Monday, December 7, 2009

Meet the Feebles (1989)


Ever wondered what the muppets would be like in a rated R setting? "Meet the Feebles" is it. Peter Jackson (director) bastardizes the muppets, giving most of them parallels with naughty and disgusting habits. The Feebles is a group of muppets that host a variety hour on TV and the movie follows one day on the set of the show, twelve hours before the show up until the climax. Everything from sex and STD's to foul play and drug deals is showcased in this movie, which produces many disgusting and graphic (for muppets) scenes. However, most of these scenes are incredibly hilarious and laugh-out-loud funny.
"Meet the Feebles" was funny and really intrigued me because it was poking fun at Jim Henson's Muppets. However if you have a weak stomach or have true love of the original muppets, you would most likely not enjoy this movie. But if you can get past all of that I would say check it out just to see something interesting from Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings). I wonder how he got that gig after making this. "Meet the Feebles" gets a 2/5 for comedy.

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