Routhinator@startrek.website to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Muppet Christmas Carol is still the best movie adaptation of the story because Michael Caine is a perfect Scrooge.message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1176arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWoolyNelson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 months 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-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoMuppets Take Manhattan works because peoples is peoples.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 months 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-up3·2 months agoHe was serious and droll in Clue, but it was still hilariously done
“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.
Muppets Take Manhattan works because peoples is peoples.
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