Tag: Team America: World Police
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The ‘South Park’ Guys Made a Live-Action Sitcom About George W. Bush!?
While they will always be known as “the South Park guys,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone have more to their name than that. Their film Team America: World Police has cemented its legacy as the funniest marionette action movie/post-911 geopolitical commentary, with an unforgettable anthem. They teamed with Frozen and Coco songwriter Robert Lopez to…
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‘Ultra City Smiths’ Trailer: AMC’s Stop-Motion Animated Series is Like David Fincher and ‘Team America’ Had a Weird Baby
Take the tense mystery and suspense of David Fincher and mix it with a stop-motion animation style that feels reminiscent of the puppetry of Team America: World Police, and you have some idea of what to expect from AMC’s new series Ultra City Smiths. Created by Steve Conrad (Patriot) and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken,…
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‘The Happytime Murders’ Review: A Soft-Boiled Script Undercuts Henson’s Puppet Mastery
Back in 2004, South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone pulled the strings of the puppet action-comedy Team America: World Police. That movie may have achieved cult-classic status in the nearly 15 years since, but it was not so warmly received at the time: The late Roger Ebert gave it 1 out of 4…