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. Also, I like these songs. I've been watching them on youtube now and they still make me laugh just like they used to. There is something very ingrained in my psyche about this movie. I can't wait to see it again on Friday.
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.
Also, I like these songs. I've been watching them on youtube now and they still make me laugh just like they used to. There is something very ingrained in my psyche about this movie. I can't wait to see it again on Friday.
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