Peter Jackson's grotesque twist on The Muppets, is a decent enough watch if you want to see some puppets doing sick and depraved stuff. There's murder, sex, AIDS and drugs. The film is far too concerned with being grotesque, rather than funny. The voices don't have the delivery t...( read more)
Brian Sergent, Donna Akersten, Mark Hadlow
A massacre of puppet performers results in a full-scale investigation leading to the main suspect, Hilda, a large hippo.
DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
Stats: 1,115 reviews
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October 3, 2009
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September 29, 2009
Why spend millions on The Lord of the Rings films when they could have used the money to make a Feebles Trilogy? This is a great film with probably the finest Vietnam flashback ever! Another great early Peter Jackson, before he started using Oscar bait.
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June 19, 2009
"Didn't you notice you were sitting on his face!
- Well, it was a bit uncomfortable but I thought it was my hemorrhoids."
20 years later and 'Meet the Feebles' is still a hilarious movie! This film was Peter Jackson's second feature film and it makes fun of 'The Muppet Show' in ...( read more) -
March 2, 2008
Peter Jackson's transgressive parody of The Muppet Show, featuring such sick jokes as an MC rabbit with AIDS and a heroin-addicted, knife-throwing Vietnam Vet frog. Not totally lacking wit, but far too nasty and mean-spirited for most, and the puppet costumes are as cheap as the ...( read more)
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July 16, 2007
Warped, sick, and twisted but all in a good way. This is Muppets Gone Wild complete with drug addicted rabbits and slutty hippos. The downside is that it goes on far too long and the New Zealand accents are really thick making hard to understand.
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