Review of Meet the Feebles (1989) by Jani H — 18 Jun 2009
"Didn't you notice you were sitting on his face!
- Well, it was a bit uncomfortable but I thought it was my hemorrhoids.".
20 years later and 'Meet the Feebles' is still a hilarious movie! This film was Peter Jackson's second feature film and it makes fun of 'The Muppet Show' in ways you can only imagine. If you consider the Muppets to be the most precious thing from your childhood, do not watch this movie.
From the opening musical performance, I noticed that my feet where whiskering. The movie tells the story of a group theatre performers who are preparing themselves for a live TV show. The only "problem" here is that the characters aren't cute and cuddly... We have a huge hippo who has an eating disorder, a frog that has a drug addiction, a rabbit who can't get enough of sex, a walrus who runs the show and has his own drug business on the side etc...
Themes in the movie are jealousy, addictions, greed. Themes that work well in a crime thriller perfectly but Peter Jackson and his soon to be wife Frances Walsh, with the help of two others, have come up with an absorbing, funny and over the top puppet musical. Worked well for me years ago and still does!
For all Peter Jackson fans, 'Meet the Feebles' is a must see. The film may not be that good looking, in fact it is at times pretty "ugly" but the love for entertainment pours from every scene. When looking at this movie, it's pretty amazing that 12 years later Jackson brought us the first movie of the greatest trilogy ever made.
This review of Meet the Feebles (1989) was written by Jani H on 18 Jun 2009.
Meet the Feebles has generally received positive reviews.
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