Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
There’s an exchange in the preshow for Muppet*Vision 3-D at Disney World that goes a little something like this:
Sam the Eagle: Will you stop this foolishness?
Gonzo the Great: What kind of foolishness would you like to see?
To me, that statement is the essence of the Muppets. And with that in mind, here’s today’s Friday Favorite, presented without context:
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.
I think even Disney was surprised by the success of 2011’s The Muppets. It revitalized the brand in a way that was unexpected considering the straight-to-DVD languishing that the Muppets had been suffering in recent years. Having a big name writer in Jason Segel and cult favorite Bret McKenzie to write the songs helped, but more than that I think people were eager for a real return of the Muppets they knew. The story had a clever setup, using new character Walter as a way to remind people what they loved about the Muppets, and it was full of stars either in cameos or full roles. (It’s the best film Jack Black has been in in a long time.) But beyond that, The Muppets captured the essence of the Muppets, that crazy, surrealist energy that only a band of misfits could have. It’s too early to tell whether the sequel, Muppets Most Wanted, can recapture that magic, but take a look at the first teaser trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcw2Aje5KU0
I could listen to Animal yelling out “Sequel” and other random words all day long. Continue reading
Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
The Muppets were an important part of my youth, as was Jim Henson’s work in general. Sesame Street taught me to learn and to love learning. Fraggle Rock taught me about how to relate to the people around me in love and harmony. But the Muppets were maybe the most important, because they taught me to be different, and to love that I’m different. So it makes sense that the Muppets would be the ones to make my theme song:
The Love Pirate 