[Movies] Green With Envy
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I guess you could say I was...dew for a screw up?
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I'm going to bed.
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I'm going to bed.
ElJuski
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So I was surprised there wasn't anybody talking about The Muppets on here. And I just found this thread. You can read up on my full review over at littosonline, but the gist of it is, it's a pretty lousy movie, by movie standards. But it's also a fun experience. I'll never want to see The Muppets again, I don't think, but as a pop-cultural lynchpin, it really hit the spot.
Typical Juski, disliking things.
It got delayed due to creative differences. There's talk that production stopped and it might not even come out, now.
ElJuski
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Hey now, I never said I didn't like the movie. It was about as excellent as a movie-going experience can go. Had a bunch of beers and a full thing of popcorn and I was giggling the whole time. But just because seeing a bunch of my old childhood friends making jokes makes me happy, a good MOVIE makes it not. The best way I can describe it is, is it's like going to see one of your favorite old bands. They play the set, it's not as great as you remember it, but it's another good memory. Doesn't mean I'm going to go buy the concert DVD, doesn't mean I'm going to keep going to their shows.
I was just doing the Fade joke. It's okay; you haven't been here in a while. But this Gilliam Chatsworth asshole? He totally pre-stole your avatar.
Also, just saw the movie this morning and I kinda see what Juski is saying in the sense that it was an experience. Quality of the movie though? For me, that was perfect. They hit everything they should've referenced and it felt like a pure Muppet movie. I was surprised at how great the audience was for a Sunday morning crowd. I've never heard applause from a matinee audience, ever. It was also amusing when the theater would be quiet but for the sound of adults chuckling while all the kids were silent, having not gotten whatever joke was going on. For the most part though, kids were into it to. There was a lot of "Mahna Mahna" going through the audience as people left the theater at the end.
There were so many great jokes and moments. Also, Chris Cooper was something else.
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...That I will confess here, I'm the one who started it. I was being snippy back when we had the old approve/disapprove system and the comments were anonymous, and I was marking certain posts of Fade's as disapprove, with comments about he didn't like anything, because he criticized the look of a certain cosplayer who is beyond criticism. No one else would've known, except he made a post about it, and then it became a thing.
It feels good to have that off my chest.
There were so many great jokes and moments. Also, Chris Cooper was something else.
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Fade's gotten a reputation as the guy who doesn't like things, even though he actually likes many things. It's become a running joke for an overgeneralization...what's a Fade jokeand yeah, that punk makes me more angry than a...than a yak in heat.
...That I will confess here, I'm the one who started it. I was being snippy back when we had the old approve/disapprove system and the comments were anonymous, and I was marking certain posts of Fade's as disapprove, with comments about he didn't like anything, because he criticized the look of a certain cosplayer who is beyond criticism. No one else would've known, except he made a post about it, and then it became a thing.
It feels good to have that off my chest.
Dave
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Somewhere there's a slasher film with a G-rating.
So violent!
...This started silly and now it's getting insulting.
Would someone please think of the little chickadees!
BananaHands
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In my opinion, the movie was very well done. I used to rent the Muppet Show from the 70s when I was a kid and I felt that it reminded me of the show a lot more than the movies.
Although I loved the Kermit and Fozzie looking up at the stars and reflecting scene, that was usually in the movies, right?
My ONLY complaint is that there was more people singing than muppets singing. I could have done without the rap... but still... that's just a minor complaint.
Although I loved the Kermit and Fozzie looking up at the stars and reflecting scene, that was usually in the movies, right?
My ONLY complaint is that there was more people singing than muppets singing. I could have done without the rap... but still... that's just a minor complaint.
BananaHands
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Oh, and 80s Robot made me giggle uncontrollably.
ElJuski
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fuck you. Chris Cooper needs to come beat your ass. That rap was awesome.
BananaHands
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On second thought, I liked how different it was from the Muppets singing. So yeah. I also like the "Just because I have a evil mane and a dastardly british accent...."
Breaking Dawn beat it to number one for the weekend, and I'm really hoping this is a real comeback for the Muppets rather than a swan song.
Fuckin' Twihards.
Fuckin' Twihards.
BananaHands
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Also, there wasn't a scene in The Muppets that caused seizures.
Not going to lie, the rap bothered me at first. However, they saved it by pointing it out right after, which made me actually appreciate it.
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