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GuySmiley
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Hi Guys,
Got my DVD in the post this morning and, yes this will be contraversial...I actually quite enjoyed it!
Sure, it's a totally different style of muppet film than we are used to, but overall I thought it was good - great puppetry, beautifully filmed and even though the 'plot' wasn't very imaginative I still think there is a lot here to enjoy - I especially liked Croaker with his little comments e.g. 'Don't leave me - I have abandonment issues'. I also thought that the little tribute to Jim Henson was really nicely done - nice and simple, nothing too over the top.
My biggest gripe was the songs - or should I say lack of them. I agree with others who've seen it who say there was a lot of potential for songs which was missed. The only decent one was 'Life as a Pet' - all the rest were far too short. We need more of those big muppet numbers (fingers crossed for the upcoming Christmas movie).
The DVD itself is nicely presented, with the first reel of bloopers following on straight after the movie and before the credits (some good stuff here). There is also a behind the scenes featurette with 'Joe the Armadillo' which is pretty interesting - worth watching in slow motion as the 'on-set' shots really whizz by! On set with Kermit interview isn't particularly fantastic - but still better than nothing. And, the second bloopers reel is great fun as well. Hey, I even enjoyed the scene-specific audio commentary.
Anyway, that's my opinion of the DVD - I will re-watch it, and as I said I thought it was good. Not fantastic, not great, but good.
Guy!
Got my DVD in the post this morning and, yes this will be contraversial...I actually quite enjoyed it!
Sure, it's a totally different style of muppet film than we are used to, but overall I thought it was good - great puppetry, beautifully filmed and even though the 'plot' wasn't very imaginative I still think there is a lot here to enjoy - I especially liked Croaker with his little comments e.g. 'Don't leave me - I have abandonment issues'. I also thought that the little tribute to Jim Henson was really nicely done - nice and simple, nothing too over the top.
My biggest gripe was the songs - or should I say lack of them. I agree with others who've seen it who say there was a lot of potential for songs which was missed. The only decent one was 'Life as a Pet' - all the rest were far too short. We need more of those big muppet numbers (fingers crossed for the upcoming Christmas movie).
The DVD itself is nicely presented, with the first reel of bloopers following on straight after the movie and before the credits (some good stuff here). There is also a behind the scenes featurette with 'Joe the Armadillo' which is pretty interesting - worth watching in slow motion as the 'on-set' shots really whizz by! On set with Kermit interview isn't particularly fantastic - but still better than nothing. And, the second bloopers reel is great fun as well. Hey, I even enjoyed the scene-specific audio commentary.
Anyway, that's my opinion of the DVD - I will re-watch it, and as I said I thought it was good. Not fantastic, not great, but good.
Guy!
