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-square3fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up176arrow-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-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoThe way he plays it straight makes the movie.
minus-squareWoolyNelson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 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-squareRouthinator@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoA friend said to me: “It’s great because Michael Caine acts like the Muppets are real, and Treasure Island is great because Tim Curry acts like he’s a Muppet.”
The way he plays it straight makes the movie.
“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.
A friend said to me: “It’s great because Michael Caine acts like the Muppets are real, and Treasure Island is great because Tim Curry acts like he’s a Muppet.”