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I'm a little behind on NaNoWriMo and starting to get sick (plus seven photo shoots this weekend), so my Friday Flashback must be short.Last night my daughters and I rented The Muppet Movie. This was my favorite movie when I was 9 (it came out in 1979) and I had the LP to it. I even played the role of Ms. Piggy (though I refused to wear a pillow) in our 4th grade musical, singing "Never Before, Never Again." I felt strongly aware that my own daughter is 9, seeing it for the first time, and wondering if she would feel the same way about it, or if the changes in culture since then would have blunted her.
But I had not seen the actual movie for almost 30 years. I remembered certain parts: Kermit riding the bicycle with his spindly frog legs, Piggy and Kermit running through a soft-focus field of flowers, Animal and his crazy drum playing.
I had no idea how adult-funny it was, at least in the first 20 minutes. It defintely bogged down in plot halfway, and lost its comic edge, but the opening scenes are a gold mine of funny, riffing on religion "Lost? Try Hare Krishna."
And the 70s drug culture. "Uh oh. Zoot skipped a groove again." Even the ordinarily corny pun-jokes work at first: "Drinks are ON THE HOUSE!" (I somehow didn't see that one coming. I forgot the audience.)
But of course, there's Kermit's opening song. I had heard it since then, of course, and seen dozens of parodies. But I admit it, seeing him up on a big screen, in a swamp, singing with his banjo, I busted out bawling. But then, it's been an emotional couple of days for me. We won't even go into THAT...
If only more songs were like this.
We can't wait! We had a big night when HSM2 came out, but with HSM3 in the theaters, it's even bigger!Let me know if you get to see it and what you think! I felt HSM2 was more glitzy and polished than the first one, but the original had a spontaneity that was lost in the sequel.
I've been listening to the soundtrack to 3 and haven't fallen in love with any songs yet (unlike with 2, when "You are the music in me" was an instant fave.) But I may feel differently after the movie!
We're dressed and ready to go!
Many cinematic wonders have occurred around him. On sets. In editing rooms. On screen.
Right here on Facebook, they have an ad that asks you to click over to his web site to commemorate 25 years of big screen roles for Tom, the first starring role being Risky Business.
I hovered over the button, remembering Nicole, thinking of Katie, and Suri, and the stupid Oprah moment, the nasty things he said about Brooke.
I don't like him as a person. He's derailed. Shown colors that clash to me.
But still, I clicked. And I recommend watching the video that skillfully--in true Hollywood emotive fashion--takes you through 25 years of the movies that involved his acting.
And I will say that, for a moment, I remembered the old Tom, the boy who I kissed the TV screen for while watching Top Gun, the young man who made me want to run away to an island in Cocktail. Who impressed me with his depth. His action prowess. His intensity. On the screen, he still can.
http://www.tomcruise.com/
