The Muppet Christmas Carol

And this week's Friday night movie has been... The Muppet Christmas Carol!

Original image located here. Accessed 23th December 2022

Yeah I've already seen this one but it still ranks as my favourite interpretation of Charles Dickens' tale. That may sound absurd but I stand by it because:
a) Muppets are awesome
b) it retains Dickens' prose via Gonzo (as crazy as that sentence reads)
c) Michael Caine gives his all and is magnificent, proving that his insistence on doing it seriously paid off incredibly
d) It actually shows Scrooge learning from what the Spirits showed him
e) It has the scariest Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

So yeah, I may have seen this before (multiple times in fact) but it never gets old and it has never been ravaged by the passage of time, 

I am Big Bird

And this week's Friday night movie has been... I am Big Bird!

Original image located here. Accessed 18th March 2022

Anyone heard of this? It's a documentary on the now deceased muppeteer Carroll Spinney, exploring his life, his career and his passion in working with puppets.
As the title suggests, a lot of this documentary was focused on Spinney's greatest achievement: Big Bird. A lot is discussed on his creation, how the process of operating the giant muppet works (which sounds arduous) and his SNL appearance among other points.
Also focused is Spinney's other muppet (Oscar the Grouch), his friendship with Jim Henson, his commitment to being a children's entertainer and his rather fascinating life.
So yes, this was indeed compelling to watch and a remarkable journey through the life of a very talented man.

The Muppet Movie

And this week's Friday night movie has been... The Muppet Movie!

Original image located here. Accessed 2nd February 2022

It's a been a childhood favourite for many people but I have never, in my thirty nine years of existence, gotten around to seeing it. Well, time to rectify this I would think!
Time has certainly been kind to this movie. Over forty years later and this is still very entertaining with the jokes on point, the technical and practical effects being impressive and the heart. It's pretty much the Muppets doing their shtick and proving that what they do on TV can translate to the big screen with ease (and thus justifying the numerous movies that followed in it's wake).
I mean hey, it's the Muppets: You can't go wrong, right?
And it says a lot that I can still enjoy this movie even when I'm on the wrong end of my thirties XD

Oh and new friendship goal: Learn the words to Moving Right Along so i can sing it in the car with some other like-minded people.

The Muppets

And this weeks Friday night movie has been....The Muppets!

Original image located here. Accessed 3rd October 2014

Well there's not much I can say: I, like most people, loved the Muppets when I was a kid and thought this movie was a right laugh. 

But all that has been said before so let me say this: This movie was clearly made with a passion - a passion from people who loved the source material and treated it with the utmost respect. And it worked like a charm which is something that rarely happens (really it should happen more).