Meet the Feebles
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Movie Reviews of Meet the Feebles
Movie Review: To answer your question, L. Griffin...
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, you do have the widescreen copy, in fact. Except this time there are no black bars. Why, you ask?
"Feebles" is a very grainy movie and was filmed using REGULAR 16mm color film stock, which dropped the nonexistent budget down even further. REGULAR 16mm stock inherently wields the TV-Monitor aspect ratio of 4:3 (or 1.33:1). However, if it had been shot using SUPER 16mm film stock (like "Clerks" or "Tigerland"), that wields the aspect ratio of 16:9 (actually 1.77:1) or the Academy Flat ("matted") ratio of 1.85:1.
If that had been the case, you would've had horizontal black bars for "Letterbox". But since we're dealing with REGULAR 16mm this time, the aspect ratio comprises the entire dimensions of your monitor (unless you own a widescreen TV). "Meet The Feebles" blesses every viewer with widescreen, regardless of whether or not it's DVD or VHS.
You can trust me: I have two degrees (Cinema Theory and Filmmaking).
Since you asked the question, the following is not directed toward you, BUT ANYONE ELSE bitching about how it's not in widescreen. You have common sense to ask the question, so I don't say this to you:
IT IS IN WIDESCREEN, YOU IGNORANT POSEURS! It's the likes of you who won't buy "Seven Samurai" or "Citizen Kane" because "it's not in widescreen." It IS WIDESCREEN, actually, even without the black bars. Don't you ever regurgitate some half-assed film rhetoric you ripped out of a Linda Seger book, and then label yourself a film scholar because you won't buy something that's not widescreen. Read some photography textbooks or, better yet, shoot some of your own footage and find out.
Five stars for "Meet The Feebles" on top of the five I already gave it. This film is that good.
Movie Review: "We're not your ordinary people!"
Summary: 5 Stars
If you think LOTR was Peter Jackson's best work, you might wanna consider changing your mind. Yeah, Peter Jackson has made some epics, but cut back to before LOTR. There was "Bad Taste", "Meet The Feebles", and "Dead Alive". And Meet The Feebles? Definitely the best Peter Jackson movie!
The movie is all puppets, no humans. In this movie, the feebles have a show called "Feebles Vareity Hour", a show where The Feebles showcase their talents. The star of the show is Heidi The Hippo, an ultra talented singer. However, backstage, her husband the Walrus has been cheating on her. Meanwhile, the frog is having trouble throwing knives properly, and not only that, but has a bad heroin problem. All the animals have problems, especially Bletch, who is in trouble with the underground Heroin traffic. Everything goes wrong, and the Feebles can't get their act together!
This is such a sick, twisted, disturbing, obscene, filthy, and sadistic movie. And that's why I love it! IT's so funny, and just so morally wrong! I loved Dead Alive, so I knew I would love this.
If you like sick humor, check this out!!
Movie Review: Show your friends!
Summary: 5 Stars
This one of those movies I just love to show people who have never seen it before. Most are suprised to find out the director is one in the same as the directer The Lord of the Rings Trilogy!
This movie bases around a variety hour show called "Meet the Feebles." Drama ensues backstage as the lead hippo Heidi tries to deal with depression, Willyard the knife throwing frong battles addiction to heroin, the new guy Robert (or Wobert) falls in love with the new girl who breaks his heart when he catches her with a rat, a pesky fly tries to snuff out dirt on Harry the rabbit, the producer gets caught in a web of lies and deciet between his affair and his dealings in the underworld and much more.
Meet the Feebles is full of profanity and a few explicit scenes. The fact that these are puppets softens the shock-value a bit. This movie is no more offensive than any other mainstream hollywood film out there. I don't reccommend it for children due to the language and situations.
If you are interested in this or have seen it I would also reccommend Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste."
Movie Review: 'Dead Alive Productions'? Not What I Got....
Summary: 5 Stars
What A Movie! I'd Been Reading About This Movie For Months Before I Saw It And When I Finally Did, I Wasn't Disapointed.I Won't Say Much About The Plot Because Other Reviews Have Given Good Descriptions. All I'll Say Is Its Pretty Much Muppets On Acid.
Anyway Onto The DVD Transfer. All The Reveiws I've Read Have Been Abusing 'Dead Alive Productions' For Their Crap Transfer Of This Wonderful Film.
Now... Thats All Fine And Dandy But The DVD I Received In The Mail Was Not Released By Dead Alive Productions At All. It Was Released By 'Substance'. Its Was All Region And Was Copyrighted 1999. It Had No Special Features At All But It Did Have Scene Selection And There Was Nothing Wrong With The Quality Of The Film Or Sound, Which Is Apparently Better Than Dead Alive Productions Could Do.
Anyway, No Matter Who Its Released By You Should Buy This Movie, Its Friggin Brilliant.
Movie Review: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Hippo With A Machine gun
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have ever watched Lord of the Rings or King Kong, and wondered how Peter Jackson became the directing and producing genius he has become then you should definitely watch "Meet the Feebles." Loosely based on Jim Henson's Muppet Show, with a definitive adult vibe to the movie, this is one that kid's should definitely not watch. IMO, I like to call this one "The Muppet's on Acid"....Sorry Jim, but if it weren't for you we would not have the genius of a Rat making snuff films in the basement, a Rabbit with "the big one", and an BDSM elephant that has a love child with a chicken. But you always were far ahead of your time. If you watch this movie and love it definitely thank Peter Jackson for making it and Jim Henson for the template.