by Robert Scocchi
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when South Park The episode “Casa Bonita” came out in 2003, and we witnessed Eric Cartman's unhealthy obsession with what he calls “Disneyland Mexican restaurants” as he made a desperate attempt to kidnap Butters and hide him in a bomb shelter for a week until he could kidnap him. He gets to attend Kyle's birthday party at his place in the titular restaurant. After watching the movie directed by Arthur Bradford Beautiful home my love! A documentary about Trey Parker and Matt Stone who actually bought a Denver restaurant out of bankruptcy and spent $40 million on a slick renovation and restoration that required a significant amount of work to accomplish, and I now know that Eric Cartman's behavior in “Casa Bonita” wasn't nearly as exaggerated as Absolutely.
It was filmed in the same way 6 days To the air (also directed by Bradford), Beautiful home my love! It shows how dedicated Parker and Stone are to their creative projects that they apply the same monastic obsession to what most reasonable people would consider a very unwise investment.
Beautiful home my love!
Between runs South ParkParker and Stone decided to embark on their most difficult project yet (sorry, Book of Mormon) in Beautiful home my love! The 52,000-square-foot Mexican restaurant was in complete structural disarray and financial turmoil during its final years before closing after a decades-long affair, and Parker and Stone teamed up with investors to see what they could do to save Parker's favorite childhood restaurant from becoming a rundown relic of the past.
Wanting to recapture the magic he experienced as a child and pass it on to future generations, Parker initially believed the project could be completed on a budget of $6.5 million, but it took very little time to realize that new carpeting and furniture and a new coat of paint wouldn't be enough to return the establishment to its glory. Long before.
Working with the same level of perseverance that is used to produce an episode of the series South ParkParker and Stone know right away that they've made a very stupid decision, but they decide to see the project through to the end, even if it means they have to spend $30 million of their own money to get it done. As costs continue to rise, you see the light slowly go out of their eyes, but they continue to move forward in good spirit because they know that the legacy they will leave behind if Casa Bonita stands for another 50 years will be worth it. sincerity.
The best kind of unintentional comedy
There's no doubt that Parker and Stone are naturally creative and funny partners, if that's even possible Beautiful home my love! It tells me nothing about the duo that I didn't already know, which is that they know how to keep the viewer laughing when things get serious — even when they're busy replacing HVAC and fountain repairs, looking for an executive chef, and figuring out how to open Casa Bonita so they can… To start making money from their investments. I'm not a big fan of renovation shows because they're so boring, but… Beautiful home my love! It never loses its sense of humor because it's not in Parker and Stone's DNA to not be funny.
Although it's not particularly funny, I found myself laughing out loud more when Parker was agonizing over what kind of props he should buy for his puppet shows before being told that there was a newly discovered structural problem that would need to be addressed that would cost millions of dollars. The only thing missing from this documentary that would confirm that Trey Parker is essentially Eric Cartman in human form is him South Park The creator rings the bell in unbridled excitement and shouts “More sopapillas please!” While trying to evade the police before hiding in Blackbart Cave until things blow up.
Everything for kids
Beautiful home my love! is an interesting documentary about what happens when a passion project—and an incredibly misguided one—comes from a real place. After Parker and Stone's first tour of the restaurant they bought “as is,” it became clear as day that they would spare no expense because the kids (and their parents) deserved to experience this wonderful, silly restaurant concept that shaped their personalities. They were when they were just children themselves. There are several moments in the documentary when they just want to raise their hands and count their losses, but they continue to push forward despite the obstacles they face.
Once again, Trey Parker and Matt Stone prove in no uncertain terms that if you're creative, ambitious, dedicated, and have $40 million, anything is possible.
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