Yeah, so I love wonder too, but technical wonder (a how did they do that type wonder) when not tied to anything, like say... a strikingly beautiful shot... leaves me cold. This is sort of what people said when The Lord of the Rings movies came out; they were just so impressed with what was accomplished. But technical wizardry has never been something that has driven my interest or my heart. Consider me unamazed.
When you combine that with bad puns, bad (sorry) songs, and unfunny cameos, it's more like an extended SNL skit gone horribly wrong than an enjoyable, wondrous film. Perhaps they should have spent more time on the jokes and less time on complex bike sequences?
I have no problem with nostalgia btw. I wouldn't use that word b/c of the negative connotations, but nostalgia just means having a personal connection. And your personal connection to something is how you talk about what you love about it.
I haven't seen a ton of muppets to come down definitively. In general the idea of muppets please me. In particular Miss Piggy. I thought the most recent movie was ok. But I guess I went into this one expecting wonder and was pretty let down.
I haven't seen this movie since I was much younger, but my memories of it are all fond ones. I'm pretty sure that the Muppets in general are responsible for my almost irrational love of bad puns (them and my dad, probably). I also seem to remember this film having a very strangely ambiguous ending that left me confused as a child. I'm going to see this again on Friday and I'm hoping that I remembered most of it correctly. Aside from my own nostalgia, there is something very warm and friendly and totally unironic about the care put into bringing these characters to life on screen. Earnestness is something that I find more and more to be a mark for good, no matter whether a film be straight to video b-horror fodder like Troll 2 or big-budget CGI driven entertainment like Speed Racer. The earnestness of the filmmakers translates on screen to earnestness in the characters and warmth that draws me into the world of the film
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So now I have finally revisited The Muppet Movie and my reaction is mixed. First off, the things I remember loving about it are still there. The same puns that used to make me laugh still do. Steve Martin is still the funniest celebrity cameo (but Mel Brooks, who I had forgotten about, gives him a run for his money). The ending still seems weird to me. I'm not really sure why the set falling apart on their movie is supposed to represent an ending to the journey. The theatre scenes are still the most consistently funny parts. Most of the songs hold up, but a few got pretty grating (Miss Piggy and Gonzo's bits
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When you combine that with bad puns, bad (sorry) songs, and unfunny cameos, it's more like an extended SNL skit gone horribly wrong than an enjoyable, wondrous film. Perhaps they should have spent more time on the jokes and less time on complex bike sequences?
I have no problem with nostalgia btw. I wouldn't use that word b/c of the negative connotations, but nostalgia just means having a personal connection. And your personal connection to something is how you talk about what you love about it.
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Aside from my own nostalgia, there is something very warm and friendly and totally unironic about the care put into bringing these characters to life on screen. Earnestness is something that I find more and more to be a mark for good, no matter whether a film be straight to video b-horror fodder like Troll 2 or big-budget CGI driven entertainment like Speed Racer. The earnestness of the filmmakers translates on screen to earnestness in the characters and warmth that draws me into the world of the film ( ... )
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