Freed Roger wrote:A bit too many random characters pop in and out of the storyline for my liking
I think that was kind of the point- that war isn't X number of characters with preconceived dialogue. People show up, people leave, people die, you never have any clue what will happen. And when you're in a full room, the whole room doesn't stop talking so one person can speak. Ergo the overlapping dialogue, which was pretty revolutionary for 1970 or whatever.
(takes off film nerd hat)
Anyway, I can't [expletive] wait for the Muppets. I'm seeing it tomorrow.
Watched The Tree of Life a couple days ago. I was warned of its pretense, I didn't really feel like that was a problem. I thought it was really ballsy and amazing visually, but I still felt detached from it.
Just watched The Lives of Others. Fantastic. It moves at a really slow pace, but it still manages to be very gripping.
And while it might be enough to make few jokes, have some celebrities interact with the Muppets, and make a few nods to the past, that's not what Segel and his collaborators have done here.
Instead, they reached deep, and the result is a film that asks the question, "Has the world become too cynical for The Muppets?" If the answer is yes, I'll be shocked, because this is a reminder of exactly why we loved these creations in the first place, and it's so full of the same rich, warm sense of humor that fueled the best work they've ever done that for people who have never seen a single frame of their work, this will still entertain and enchant in equal measure.
