Note -- I have now seen Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring three times. I feel I don’t need to write a review for it. I shouldn’t have to tell you that you need to see the film. If you are a lover of film, or even a casual moviegoer, chances are you’ve already seen it, and if you haven’t, well you’re slacking. I will talk about my feelings on the film with my regular top ten list of the year. The film I want to talk about isn’t The Fellowship of the Ring, but another film that is directed by Peter Jackson.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT THAT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18

"All right you fat slag, move your as*! -- Trevor the Rat

That's the first line of spoken dialog in Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles. That little phrase comes after a dandy little music number that introduce the Feebles. It's hardly an offensive line, compared to some of the other things that happen in the movie, but it caught me off guard. You see I had no idea what I was getting into before watching the film, and I damn near wet myself when I heard that rude little phrase come from the mouth of a rat -- who smokes.

What is Meet the Feebles? Well it's a hysterical/rotten little film that was spawned by film maker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring). It's quite simply one of the funniest, dirtiest, and most unique film ever made. It's Meet the Feebles.

To imagine what Meet the Feebles is, simply take the world of the Muppets, with a spice of Fraggle Rock, and then add a good hard helping of pornography and death, and you'll have Meet the Feebles.

I don't adore the film just for its shock value, I adore it because it's an absolute joy to watch from start to finish. So before I get into the icky stuff, let's talk about what else makes Meet the Feebles a wonderful piece of cinema.

Few films adore their characters in the same fashion as Meet the Feebles. In that respect, the admiration for its characters could be compared to Robert Altman's Short Cuts and P.T. Anderson's Magnolia. Although the characters are adored, it doesn’t give them Walt Disney like immortality. This film is for the adults, with adult consequences, and no matter how adorable the Feebles are, they are not immortal.

I guess part of the charm of Meet the Feebles is how the film makers take a topic (talking puppets) that would usually be intended for small children,and they go out and make it as extreme as possible. I admire that.

The story is simple enough -- as it should be. Robert the hedgehog wants nothing more than to join the wonderful cast that is the Feebles. The Feebles are a group of actors and performers who work for a walrus named Bletch. Bletch is the big bad boss who has a rat named Trevor working for him. Trevor smuggles drugs to the Feebles, and has a frog who is a Vietnam veteran eating out of his hands. Trevor is also trying to get Robert's love interest into porn films. There's a rabbit who has a sexually transmitted disease, a fly who works for the Enquirer, a anteater who ejaculates from his nose, and a slew of other odd-ball characters. It's the characters that make this film, not the plot.

Stuff to watch for

3minutes13seconds A walrus and a cat have hot passionate sex together. The walrus is upset because he didn't get to pop his cookies.

16minutes38seconds Strange little fluffy critters tear up an elephant's bathroom. The money shot is one of the little buggers urinates into the sink. After the elephant throws them out of the bathroom, a large barrel runs them over and squishes them, and Trevor the rat eats some of the squished innards.

25minutes27seconds Harry the Rabbit has a three-way with two other rabbits. As the bunnies copulate, a horny anteater watches, and it appears that he drools semen.

26minutes32seconds Robert the hedgehog walks in on a strange porn film that involves a Cow with unusual piercing on her udders, and a cockroach with a whip.

32minutes53seconds A sneaky fly has been having a cuisine in Harry the Rabbit's toilet. Need I say more?

34minutes23seconds A drug addicted frog tells young Robert what Vietnam war was like. This section is a wonderful little satire on The Deer Hunter.

Those are just a few of the highlights to this very sick film. Meet the Feebles is not for everyone, but for a select few, I think it might tickle your funny bone.













Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: Good for Groups
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age