Routhinator@startrek.website to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoThe Muppet Christmas Carol is still the best movie adaptation of the story because Michael Caine is a perfect Scrooge.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-down1message-squareThe Muppet Christmas Carol is still the best movie adaptation of the story because Michael Caine is a perfect Scrooge.Routhinator@startrek.website to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWoolyNelson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·9 days ago“Muppet Christmas Carol” works because Michael Caine treats the Muppets as fellow actors. “Muppet Treasure Island” works because Tim Curry treats himself as a fellow muppet.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-29 days agoI love this axiom so much. If for no other reason than it gives me an excuse to think of all Tim Curry’s muppet-esq behavior in everything else he’s ever done
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoHe was serious and droll in Clue, but it was still hilariously done
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-29 days agoMuppets Take Manhattan works because peoples is peoples.
“Muppet Christmas Carol” works because Michael Caine treats the Muppets as fellow actors.
“Muppet Treasure Island” works because Tim Curry treats himself as a fellow muppet.
I love this axiom so much. If for no other reason than it gives me an excuse to think of all Tim Curry’s muppet-esq behavior in everything else he’s ever done
He was serious and droll in Clue, but it was still hilariously done
Muppets Take Manhattan works because peoples is peoples.