Peter Jacksons Meet The Feebles is a film which, if happened upon while channel surfing, could certainly be perceived as a childs film, too. This couldnt be further from the reality, and watching it for more than a minute or two will definitely prove that. Feebles is about a group of puppets who are members of a stage troupe, not unlike The Muppets. The audience is subjected to the backstage antics of these puppets and its not long before it's clear that, if anything, they are more like the anti-Muppets. Meet The Feebles is branded as a black comedy and it certainly is that; as black as it gets, really. Even for fans of dark humour, it would still be hard not to be at least a little disturbed by the flick. Adultery, hard drugs, porn, AIDS - these are difficult topics to stomach even at the best of times, and seeing them as the films dominating themes, played out by these seemingly harmless creatures takes the vulgarity to a whole new level. Its like that dirty feeling when realising now how Disney classics were often littered with adult jokes, only Feebles is much worse. Many dont care for the flick and it was even banned by censors in Ireland, who apparently didnt approve of the dark humour. With a tagline like, "From the creators of Bad Taste, comes a film with no taste at all!", who could blame them?
Joe is a television junkie. A film fanatic. A pop culture know-it-all. An interactive media masters student, and a bass player.
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