Why Happytime Murders is the WORST Film of 2018 - NitPix

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2018 has been terrible. But this film came over and made it a WHOLE LOT worse. Jim Henson's own flesh and blood, Brian Henson, has come out with this massive stinker - Happytime Murders. Listen to the sounds my mouth make as I say negative things about it. The legacy of The Muppets, Sesame Street and The Henson Company have all been tainted.
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[@DikPix]

More like ‘Why NitPix is the WORST KZbinr of 2018”. My content is much better than this piss stain of a video. You spent half of it talking about muppets, then you didn’t even mention Meet the Feebles and then you do another monologue about your childhood. No one will buy your merch you pathetic man child.

[@BlakeItRain]

DikPix Lmaoo im unsubbing to this shit stain and subbing to u

[@doubleshotlarry8855]

Yeah fuck that guy.

[@legodemonrockstar]

Why so salty?

[@dokeshi6255]

Noj Malakili wooosh

[@piercecathey5481]

Wtf I hate nitpix now!

[@paradoxexe-wd5ci]

How DARE you saw Melissa McCarthy is the worst comedian when Amy Schumer is still working

[@sonicfreak04]

they're both awful

[@vinnyreed723]

Melissa is the lesser of two evils in this case

[@thanos2830]

@@sonicfreak04 but honestly I'd much rather have Melissa than Amy

[@stahppls2293]

@@sonicfreak04 Melissa is at least a nice person

[@scrimmybingus9279]

paradox.exe Rob Schneider calls himself a comedian, does that count?

[@CakefoxDots]

"Adult aimed" usually means lots of sex jokes, swearing and drugs. maturity does not equal excessive sexualisation.

[@miriamk5571]

yes thank you

[@MyPotatoAim]

Just because they’re aiming for something doesn’t mean they can’t miss the mark. Can’t tell if you’re directing that towards NitPix or Henson

[@poptartorange5621]

That's why movies like Rango/Samurai Jack are good. They are mature, with their themes and stories. Not with over the top sex and drug jokes. Gore could be there, but if it's in for a reason. Castlevania Netflix is an example, it has potential with it's action and story. But damn the stupid sex jokes and overly swearing ruined it.

[@goodboistudios3332]

So none of you are familiar with Jim bensons earlier sketch of sex and violence? Ok

[@jasmineangeletti2461]

Sesame Street needs to Sue this now it nasty I'm a Christian I hate sin

[@drivernephi1002]

“2018 has been pure garbage juice” Me watching this in 2020: “honey, you got a big storm Comin”

[@Alex-rh8mr]

😂

[@backbayproductions9508]

Don't forget 2021...

[@enalb5085]

@@backbayproductions9508 2023 is going to be even more lit

[@angelp6240]

Finger snap 🫰

[@Alondro77]

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was a TRULY mature movie which used children's characters. Hint: 'adult' is not college dorm drunk-level humor... which about all Hollywood can comprehend these days.

[@miklosmagyar2556]

Alondro77 or South Park which just throws all taboo out of the way and is actually funny (for some)

[@BritishTeaFGC]

I blame the popularity of movies like The Hangover for setting the trend for these kinds of comedy

[@calamondin8918]

I watched who framed roger rabbit when i was like 6....i understand it now....XD

[@yolomasta6940]

Holmes and Watson is even worse. I work at a movie theater as a movie greeter and I haven't seen a single customer actually finish watching Holmes and Watson. I've had people come looking for refunds halfway through the movie lmao.

[@baddgerpaw]

Holy fuck that's funny.

[@arisucheddar3097]

It really makes me wonder if there's one specific thing that has set off most people right around the halfway mark.

[@butterbomb9077]

U wish

[@liamryan7239]

Yolo Masta 69 What makes them leave?

[@Artoo44]

@@baddgerpaw funnier than the movie

[@McManners100]

Here’s the thing is that the movie was originally going to be a kinda serious investigation movie. But no studio would fund it, so when he changed it into a comedy, it finally got funded.

[@aliteralhorse5023]

Investor: Yeah, let's invest millions of dollars into this, because comedy's always make big bucks, am I right? (The Happytime murders was one of the biggest box office bomb's of 2018) This my friends, is what is referred to as a, 'big ass fuck up'.

[@keatonthekoopatroopa246]

They could pitched to Warner Bros.

[@poeterritory]

He must have forgotten to use any.

[@TheMBE2003]

Yeah, like, I remember seeing early concept art and being really intrigued. But then...........What.

[@deusexmachina9776]

@@aliteralhorse5023 Deadpool made money....

[@Radical_Rainbow]

"It's muppets but with adult themes!" That's it? That's your entire vision? Avenue Q did that in 2003.

[@skylerdaniels9190]

Part of me wonders if that's how Brian Henson got the idea

[@LaydiNite]

Also, Wonder Showzen. Not to mention Meet the Feebles, or where Jim Henson did it himself BEFORE the muppets even existed elsewehere...

[@Cure_Hana]

HTM: “Sucks to be me.”

[@Dargonhuman]

And Avenue Q did it better as it had heart, focus, passion and a series of actual messages for adults. So, you know, it still had all the major things that made productions like Sesame Street and The Muppets Show so popular, just tailored towards a more mature audience; The Happytime Murders didn't have those things and instead replaced them with juvenile humor that's off putting to adults and surface level adult themes that made it inaccessible to kids who would appreciate the immature jokes.

[@insanehippiehippieinsane3828]

Before Avenue Q there was Meet The Feebles.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"Labyrinth did bad!' "How bad?" "Jim Henson died!" "That's _pretty_ bad."

[@theace8502]

No fing crap. I have found you again and here of all places. I don't even search for you too. I just scroll through the main page lol

[@jimmy_octane]

Hey, it could be worse. It could be Amy Schumer.

[@onemandubs713]

The Jimmy Swaggart Show yikes

[@marlonmontelhiggins8570]

**shudders**

[@TrumpCardMAGA]

Amy Schumer's character could have died 10 minutes in the movie and the detectives have to search for the killer and the conclusion would be them finding the killer and giving them a award instead of trying to catch them. That truly could be a "Happy Time Murder"

[@Tacom4ster]

Dane Cook and Larry the Cable Guy were worse

[@Josh-fh5ox]

I’m sorry to hear about your parents, but hey, it could be worse. Your Nan could have died as well.

[@harry426]

So it's Roger Rabbit without any love or passion for the medium and genre...

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

It's that, combined with Peter Jackson's "Meet the Feebles".... without any of the love or passion for THAT medium and genre nor the independent spirit and genuine edge

[@Blitterbug]

No, it's an amusing take on X-rated muppets. A guilty pleasure for sure, but not the huge piss stain everyone is saying.

[@starmanfriday7309]

I should have read the comments before commenting myself. I literally just made the same comment..... oops

[@03bgood]

I'd rather watch Big Mouth or The Bye Bye Man on Netflix!

[@danwilliams1989]

Dadko You mean “Cool World?”

[@kiticanax1421]

Video Intro: "2018 has been pure garbage juice." 2020: "Hold my beer."

[@Ray-dw3wg]

yep, this is the exact comment I scrolled down to see :)

[@samuelwatson1445]

@@Ray-dw3wg Hello KZbin Family!

[@cjk2761]

The only thing that made our year bad back in 2018 was silly string jizz

[@baptisimo5962]

What happened in 2020

[@tempatchtheveryweird3665]

2018 still was garbage juice

[@MrBenMcLean]

What the hell. Muppet Treasure Island is a classic. It's absolutely brilliant and I have no idea why it tanked because it is one of the best pirate films ever made.

[@sloosb]

Thank you. I adore that movie with my whole being, I've watched it so many times and all the jokes still land with me not to mention Tim Curry as a pirate villain with his own musical number? Yes please.

[@schizoscarecrow]

nice pfp js :3

[@SpitefulToast]

It didn't even tank, it made 34m on a 5m budget, and has a ton of fans. It's a great movie.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

You got that right

[@IsabellaCataldo]

I still don’t get why applying an adult edge to the Muppets or Sesame Street was such a big deal when Avenue Q and Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared already did it before.

[@shiteyanyo1111]

And both did it MUCH better

[@spongebobsquarepants1196]

@@shiteyanyo1111: I agree. WAY better.

[@chrisv3338]

Don’t forget Crank Yankers

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Ted also kind of did that as well

[@Zayywavvy]

Check out meet the feebles

[@jamesmeow3039]

"It's funny because it's silly string" A complete hack, 2018

[@unpopularopinions7407]

Frizzurd How so?

[@DuggyDarko]

@@unpopularopinions7407 seems he's riding his daddy's coat tails.

[@Roadent1241]

Honest question, what IS 'silly string'?

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

@@Roadent1241 It's this pressurized goop in a spray can. It sticks to things and comes in bright neon colors, most often used during birthdays parties. It is also a bitch to clean up.

[@legokid1902]

I honestly had no idea Dinosaur Train was done by Henson. My sister watched that shit every day.

[@eddiedingle767]

I only thought it was Craig Bartlett, creator of Hey Arnold! The only PBS show I thought he Henson family was behind was Sid the science kid

[@legokid1902]

@@eddiedingle767 Henson also did Sid? That show actually scared me

[@MrWhateverfits]

It saddens me that you made no mention of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock.

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

And his work on the first two TMNT movies, the costumes and puppetry in the first one are still excellent almost 30 years later

[@BlueKryptonite45]

Or farscape.

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

In Nitpix’s defense, one can only cram so much information into one video.

[@hectorlee9901]

PepperJack loves Fraggle Rock !

[@ajzeg01]

He created Fraggle Rock, but he wasn’t really that involved with the production of the show. He was too busy doing movies.

[@AnitaSleap1080z]

I had thought Happytime Murders would be like a puppet version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I was utterly disgusted when I saw the trailer.

[@Stroheim333]

I knew from the beginning it should be a bigger budget version of the semi-pro, highly regarded cult movie Meet the Feebles, and enjoyed it on that premise. Never judge a movie from a perspective it is not intended to be.

[@ironmaster6496]

@@Stroheim333 Meet The Feebles Is way better tought, its MORE FUCKED UP and less generic and stupid

[@thomashaberl2858]

Its not even good enough to be the puppet version of Cool World!!!

[@stephenoliveau]

@@thomashaberl2858 woah woah woah... I love that crazy doodle bitch, but come on... the whole plot revolves around holly trying to get laid. The story in happytime murders is far more interesting, and doesn't sound like a 12yr old wrote it.

[@Stroheim333]

@@ironmaster6496 No, it is not. Meet the Feebles is in many ways a mess. It is not very well done, and it was before Peter Jackson learned pacing and thought good pacing was hysterical pacing.

[@aleczitzelberger8123]

The worst part of this movie is that the premise is comedy gold, BUT also has to be played mostly straight to be funny. Think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. That movie works because it truly commits to being a detective noir film. Playing it completely straight but with a twist would make it much more humorous.

[@DarkDingo7]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I saw this film in theaters and it has some pretty serious world building. The more I think about it the only person who's written somewhat poorly is Melissa McCarthy's character who should have been tweaked to be a bit more serious

[@SmokeymcJoint420]

"The premise is comedy gold." Is it really though?

[@videogamenostalgia]

"the premise is comedy gold" It's really not. It's been done to death.

[@christianali5431]

This needed to be done Roger rabbit of puppets. The Muppet show was on around the same time that they were making shaft movies. Put those ideas together same as how they put Spencer Tracy and The Looney Tunes together. The movie needs to be set in 1978, starring a black policeman akin to someone like shaft, Who going to have to partner up with a puppet who is like Grover, fuzzy bear, gonzo, and kermit the frog all rolled into one. All of the fluffy murders happen, complete with puppets bleeding wool instead of blood, but most of the swearing and sex are relegated to parts where it is necessary. The rest of the movie is peppered with cameos from every puppet, and Muppet that they can spare, even if it means giving royalties to Disney [it would be worth it]. We would have big bird meeting across the street. Someone walking Barkley the dog. Fraggles on the tops of buses. Waldorf and Statler in the jury. Cookie Monster binge eating at a café where the policeman is meeting a witness, or a possible suspect.

[@masterretro1585]

When robot chicken is less disrespectful then this movie.

[@symbiote1982pk]

Lovingly mocking things isn't the same as disrespect. It's OK to laugh at the goofy shit in old films and shit, it doesn't mean it's in any way disrespectful.

[@jacksaccount5848]

You know what would’ve made this better? If they made it serious. A serious mystery drama but with puppets. And they’d get real voice actors to give character depth to the main characters, then it maybe wouldn’t have sucked so much.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Unstable Fables do basically the original roger rabbit till Disney made it into a movie encouraging the writer to make it less dark?

[@marlonmontelhiggins8570]

Well, that was the original idea, but then, it was turned into...this...

[@rosagem542]

Well its not like the voice actors had a whole lot to work with. The majority of the Muppets looked generic and mundane.

[@blogerama3000]

Meet the Feebles of Peter Jackson it's the closed thing to that idea

[@collectorduck9061]

That's what I thought this was. A serious movie I mean. I never saw it and now I'm glad I didn't. But I genuinely thought it would be a serious adult movie, just with puppets (which actually might just work). And that they wouldn't play it out like a gag. Because that's all this movie is. A gag. WHAT IF IT WAS LIKE THAT... BUT THEN PUPPETS HURRRRR! is basically the whole movie. It's just sad.

[@franciscolaurean8550]

Happytime murders us the worse film of 2018 Holmes & Watson: Hold my beer

[@baddgerpaw]

I avoided that like the plague.

[@jbain4750]

I legitimately felt embarrassment watching the trailer in the theater.

[@SmokeymcJoint420]

He did clarify as to why he said it and it is completely valid.

[@magicconches.]

Holmes and Watson WAS SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED!!!

[@axel-ku9uf]

this movie is what i imagine "team america: world police" would have looked like if seth macfarlane directed it

[@TheJanitorIsIn]

You just roasted this movie in the core of a neutron star

[@casadilla111]

Oh my god that’s perfect.

[@optimisticscales7081]

Holy fuck that's good. I mean bad. I mean good job

[@03bgood]

Except Seth MacFarlane makes decent material.

[@Joe_Yacketori]

Seth Macfarlane has a better sense of humor than this.

[@jathavan424]

You know what would have been a great gag if the protag had a lit cigarette in its mouth all the time but every time he talks it would fall out (maybe at the end of sentences) and the camera would naturally move to the other character and without any explanation the cigarette is back even if the cut was less than one second or he could duck away and there's a new cigarette just something stupid like that

[@TF2Fan101]

Thank goodness The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance came out a year later and put this movie in its place.

[@realar]

THAT is GOOD puppet storytelling. Even Brats of the Lost Nebula blows this crap out of the water.

[@Rolfhn]

Sadly was cancelled by Netflix, they couldn't care less about quality

[@pepebabushki9376]

@@Rolfhn what twats :/

[@Musiclover19]

@@Rolfhn It’s not that they “don’t care about quality.” Unfortunately, the show was just way too expensive to keep it going, paying all those puppeteers and the quality of the puppets themselves just cost too much money.

[@kevinr.3542]

It was so.good.tho. damn. People in 20 years will be obsessed with it

[@thedishonoredamerican129]

It never looked good to begin with. Glad I didn't see it.

[@eartianwerewolf]

I was kinda thinking it maybe maybe maybe could have been like the Sci-fi series " Happy" .

[@thedishonoredamerican129]

@@eartianwerewolf Oh gosh no.

[@cheery-hex]

I agree. I saw the trailer and could have given it the worst movie of the year title straight after. even the trailer was absolutely disgusting.

[@thedishonoredamerican129]

@@cheery-hex Yep same

[@bazinga743]

Suicide Grunts of America the concept art was actually really good.

[@DalePWhyte]

A film like this is doomed from that start unless you do one simple thing in pre-production. Write the first draft of the scrip as if all characters are human, then in re-writes and edits include the puppets and add the surreal aspects. If the script is unfunny with human characters then changing them to puppets won't fix that, write the comedy first and then adapt it for the strange world it is set in.

[@aDriveAway]

great advice.

[@normanrogers2970]

Well you have to consider if you do it from that angle why even bother making them puppets at all? One of the the questions I asked about the movie Sing by Illumination was why they even bothered making all the characters animals it didn't add anything. Making the characters a puppet from the beginning isn't necessarily a good or bad thing it depends what you do with it they need to make the being a puppet part of their personality somehow and I like the racism idea, it was pretty decent but a little overdone.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

None of the other muppet movies treat the muppets differently to humans.

[@DaviniaHill]

Scrip?

[@stephenoliveau]

That's absolutley retarded... should we make salads with people first too, ya know to make sure it tastes good?!?! Did I miss the movie where you executed your adept plan? Or are you talking out of your ass? Nobody needs to follow your scheme you arrogant twat... you sound like clickbait incarnate... "FIX YOUR PUPPET MOVIE WITH THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK!" and it's never ever ever simple.

[@harrietalice7783]

It's legit heart breaking that we live in a world where Brian Froud and Jim Henson's third film never happened. Yet we get Melissa McCarthy starring in a film with what looks like a sentient sponge.

[@stsr11]

Melissa McCarthy is looking to out-compete Nicholas Cage for the title of "most 2 star films during career"

[@TF2Fan101]

At least Nic Cage has movies that are enjoyably bad.

[@stsr11]

@@TF2Fan101 Sometimes...

[@ShatteredGlass916]

Nic Cage is actually more enjoyable on screen compare to that Melissa girl. I knew she will only played one note character the moment i saw a few scenes from that awful 2016 Ghostbustets

[@patrickkilduff4355]

Hmmm. I wonder why...Is it that she is in bad movies...or that she makes movies bad? I believe a little of both. Adam Sandler was in a ton of 'bad' movies...but he made them work. McCarthy makes them worse...

[@FrenchyAU]

"Worst film of 2018" why do I feel like nitpix hasn't seen Holmes & Watson

[@youtubed3951]

H&W was fucking stupid, but not the worst film of the year.

[@youtubed3951]

@Da Gooch you a toastee? I see goodwin as your avi lol

[@themanwhoyeets869]

That's what I was thinking. Garbage movie.

[@PeterGriffin11]

Black Panther and Avengers Infinity war are other bad movies.

[@mechajay3358]

Because it never should've been released in the first place

[@Mmmmilo]

James Corden is the worst movie of every year.

[@CrystalWong]

James Corden is just very cringy

[@optomotron]

Hey Nitpix, have you ever considered doing a podcast? Your voice is really satisfying to listen too. And I realize that in part comes because you read off of a script you prepared. But it still would be interesting hearing your movie news weekly on a pod

[@michelleneeds4165]

Britains loss is America loss also.

[@milmil5350]

I knew this film was crap by the snippets of scenes they showed on commercial. I'm not saying the Muppets can't work with adult film. But *making the puppet characters revolting* isn't the way to do it

[@TF2Fan101]

Hence why The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance worked so well.

[@JRAnimationStudios]

Theory: NitPix is I Hate Everything

[@d.l9493]

IHE has more reasoning

[@sneople]

I was one of the core puppeteers on the film. I would argue that while a lot did in fact differ from what we shot from what was put out there, a lot of those changes can largely be attributed to the studio itself and not with the director, writers, or even the other talented actors and puppeteers that I worked alongside. Studio interference ultimately compromised a much better film that was initially meant to be more of a serious crime noir. With that being said, that new Sherlock and Watson movie, critically speaking, faired much worse than this did.

[@ilansilver8396]

Why would you do this to your work, and your career. The puppeteering is amazing in this movie and you should be proud of it because being the primary puppeter that is all you can control. To claim studio interference may be an accurate statement but not one worth mentioning because it has nothing to do with your work.

[@sneople]

@@ilansilver8396 I'm just giving some insight

[@Fragacide]

Can you give a little more insight on the puppet design? Whose decision was that? The bland designs are what really put me off. I enjoy dirty and pointless humor as much as i do sophisticated humor, but coming from the Hensen family, I think we're right to expect better when it comes to the characters.

[@sneople]

*Henson. And I don't think the many talented builders and designers are really at fault here. There's far too many to list and I don't know which people built each specific puppet.

[@benkeith2077]

I laughed my ass off in the movie. If I took it seriously, maybe I would feel the way nixpix does. But I just know sometimes you have to now to the absurdity and just roll with it. I hope they do release a cut in the future though that is in line with what Henson wanted.

[@vicbaez]

There already was a adult themed Muppet show. It's called avenue q and it's amazing. Also there some MTV shows in personally not a fan. My point is, Muppets drinking, swearing and having sex is not a new idea

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Greg the Bunny. Short run TV show that i recommend. It stars Seth Green, Eugene Levy. OK, Sara Silverman's in it, but not as a writer, just acting, so she's alright.

[@brainsmall]

Wonder showzen will always be better than Avenue Q

[@dc7981]

Meet the feebles

[@lucasmartinssaraiva1162]

Peter Jackson's Meet The Fables?

[@JMFabiano]

Mongrels!!!!

[@krusher181]

“simply because it’s LIT” That literally made me laugh out loud, dude. Dunno if you realize how funny you can be... that shit took me aback - in a good way

[@alexthemoviemanoutofmymind7897]

Poor Jim must be rolling in his grave

[@austinreed7343]

Enraged at his own son.

[@zardox78]

Yeah, they already had a show with adult Muppets. It was called Farscape, and it was fucking awesome. And yes, those adult Muppets were also supposed to be aliens. But aliens were just people in that universe. I think we need to stop using the word "adult" in place of the word "raunchy". Just because you have to _be_ an adult to get into the raunchy movie (in theory), that doesn't make the movie "adult".

[@faz6877]

Peter Jackson's made Meet the Feebels in 1989. I would definitely classify that one as raunchy! There is even a Vietnam flashback with in the style of deer hunter lol. Loved Jackson's early horror stuff

[@APHHyder]

I'm a bit tiffed as well that Farscape wasn't mentioned, I mean come on!! The Tv show that helped put the scifi channel on the map! ugh

[@runningcommentary2125]

'The Happytime Murders' sounds like 'Bright' with puppets instead of fantasy races.

[@christianali5431]

That’s what it should’ve been.

[@anayaspinks103]

But then in late 2019 Disney made a DisneyJr show called “Muppet Babies”

[@Attmay]

And that managed to be much less cringy than that mid-2010s ABC sitcom with the fully grown Muppets.

[@surfacematter2098]

You mean a new muppet babies? Like the one that came out in the 90's? Wait, that was animated..still, I loved it!

[@JMFabiano]

@@Attmay Yet it's "safer" and more obviously for kids than the 80s series. BTW I recognize your screen name. Former Closing Logo Group member?

[@maxleunig4072]

2:08 See-Sam Street? *Chevy Chase pops up on my TV* "Sesame Street. Sorry." Ohhh. (props to both of you who will get the reference)

[@JMFabiano]

Please stand for the Grouch National Anthem

[@maxleunig4072]

@@JMFabiano No no no, with the Grouch National Anthem, you stay sitting down. DOWN IN FRONT, MAN!!

[@anyamalkin2670]

I’m sorry did you just say dinosaur train is not iconic?

[@jordandehart6905]

I genuinely had no idea this was an *official* Henson production. I thought it was kind of impressive as a non-Henson work since the Muppet designs are pretty high quality. That said, I still remember the utter shock both me and my sister both had when we first saw a trailer for this film on TV.

[@gilbertotabares8196]

The past: *2018 was just the worst.* 2020: *Ya might wanna sit down for this.*

[@theceron1999]

I'm genuinely a lil' disappointed you didn't mention Farscape when talking about the Henson Company's other work between selling the muppet license and the film.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

I didn't even know they were involved in Farscape, that is really interesting.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Yeah me too that's a GREAT POINT I am also disappointed that he didn't Dinosuars which was Jim Henson's last show before he died or The StoryTime Hour

[@explorinjenkins349]

Rygel was kino.

[@halfdemonprince]

What’s funny is there’s already a much better movie that does the “puppets doing adult stuff” shtick, it’s called “Meet the Feebles.” That movie was made in 1989, yet it did everything that “The Happytime Murders” tried to do better. That movie is twice as grotesque and crude as “The Happytime Murders.” It had characters eating shit, having orgies, shooting heroin, attempted suicide, a rape scene, aids, and it ended with a mass shooting. However, it worked because the shocking imagery served a purpose, to juxtapose the light-hearted innocent children’s entertainment with the dark reality of the show business. The gross-out imagery and crude jokes in “The Happytime Murders” only served the purpose of pure shock value, which dwindles after the first few times. If there’s one thing I can say positively about this movie, it’s that the world building was alright. I can tell that Brian was trying to go for a “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” vibe with the puppets being entertainers who work on children’s television by day then live regular lives once the cameras turn off. However, that aspect also falls flat since “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” used the cartoon characters mainly as a metaphor for black people. In the 40s, the highest paying and most respected job for blacks was in the entertainment industry. Even though some of them worked for establishments in their name, they were still treated as second-class citizens who were not allowed to attend their own clubs as customers. The whole plot with Judge Doom bulldozing Toon Town was a reference for black ghettos getting bought out by white development companies to build white suburban neighborhoods. I feel like if “The Happytime Murders” played everything completely straight and tried to be a noir cop parody, it could have worked. Even though I don’t think this is the worst movie of 2018, it is the most frustrating because it had so much potential to be good. I know all movies have the potential to be good, but it’s more apparent for some than others. Especially since the son of Jim Henson worked on it.

[@vocalcalibration8033]

Another thing about Roger Rabbit is that it wasn't so bogged down in its own belief that sex and drugs makes a film adult. It had some edgy humour sure, but this film feel like it was written by a 13year old who thinks that sex is, in and of itself, funny.

[@RealCoolGuy]

Meet the Feebles was awful...

[@JimmyneutronwasokayIguess]

RealCoolGuy I never saw it so I can’t comment but to be fair it was made for a niche market. That doesn’t necessarily make it good but it does mean that Jackson wanted to make a movie that wasn’t going to appeal to the majority of people. There’s a weird kind of integrity there in the sense that you’re just making the film for you and people like you. The Happytime Murders is a mainstream film so it has perhaps less of an excuse

[@RealCoolGuy]

@@JimmyneutronwasokayIguess I actually saw it very recently for the first time ever. I can see why people like it... It was very edgy and dark comedy / black comedy. Not my style of film or sense of humour and it was hard for me, personally, to get through...I probably should have stopped the movie but didn't; and continue to let it play as I was busy with other things... Happytime Murders is not really for me either... But I freakin' love the Muppets!

[@FoxUnitNell]

Sort of get the black analogy but I just saw it as a direct parallel to the dismantling of street cars so big oil could sell more cars, highways and oil to people whom needed public transportation.

[@mattrobert5]

step off. Muppet Treasure Island is a ten out of ten. A TEN OUT OF TEN!

[@naranara1690]

When you're a professional *pi-raaaaaaaaate*

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

Video: 2018 has been pure garbage juice. 🗑 🧃 2020: Hold my beer 🍺

[@fever1801]

"Feeble minded Muppet hater" Was that intentional

[@tysargent9647]

Probably. And why does he not like The Great Muppet Caper?

[@sloosb]

@@tysargent9647 or muppet treasure island only a 5/10? that movie imo is on par with Muppet's Christmas Carol

[@dccalling5960]

Literally every time you start a video I get secondhand anxiety from the undistilled rage you guys present. Go make some tea or hug it out or something, for the sake of us all.

[@brocklamerton3676]

I thought the movie was made to parody mupets not a serious movie that is super embarrassing

[@WiGgYof09]

Brian Henson said that he intentionally made the movie a hard R so that kids would not have accidently seen it. Personally, i think he would have been better off making it PG or PG13. The story had great potential, but the studio made him turn it into a jokey mess. I think people would have liked it better if Brian Henson had been left to his own devices like he was with Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.

[@goodjobeli]

@Brandon Roberts except avenue q is mainly about growing up so there's actually a reason for there to be dirty shit

[@markiangooley]

Jerry Juhl’s writing was responsible for a lot of the excellence of The Muppet Show and the early Muppet movies (including Treasure Island and Christmas Carol). Often overlooked.

[@SuperCuttyBlackSow]

Meet the Feebles was definitely the best movie of this style.

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

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[@JMFabiano]

And Mongrels TV series wise.

[@chocolatebarr7504]

Slenderman, Dark Web Unfriended, Skyscraper, Night School, Nutcracker and the 4 realms, Sherlock Gnomes, Truth or Dare, 50 Shades Freed, Show Dogs, Winchester, Holmes and Watson Edit: I forgot Posession of Hannah Grace (shows how forgettable it was, also funny that it was released in December), The Nun (that spit take scene tho), God's Not Dead, Gotti

[@marcespinoza6068]

Agreed but Skyscraper was at least watchable

[@lukecherchenko5930]

God that Nutcracker movie was so fucking bad

[@jdraven0890]

Yeah, I would much rather watch this than Holmes and Watson!

[@redlightmax]

Nicholas MusicianBada "Sherlock Gnomes" and "Holmes and Watson" - is Moriarty trying to destroy Holmes' legacy?

[@ObsessedwithZelda2]

Idk, Slenderman was pretty funny for me

[@jojothebard6687]

Jim Henson is spitting in his grave. If there is one thing, ONE thing you should never do is to corrupt the surname “Henson” with this garbage of a film.

[@pollertry4003]

He's spinning so fast that we could use him as a renewable source of energy

[@PeterGriffin11]

Why is he spinning?

[@MrLordFireDragon]

@@PeterGriffin11 Get out of here, Miles. Neither you nor any other cast members of your film should be near this garbage. Run while you still can.

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@MrLordFireDragon NO! I need a answer.

[@nelsonnoname001]

Funny you say that.._ I think he would of loved the film

[@MrParkerman6]

I feel like this film tried to do for Muppets, what Roger Rabbit did for Cartoons and failed at it miserably.

[@Attmay]

The difference is that *Roger Rabbit* used classic cartoon characters people recognized, but this used no recognizable Muppet characters.

[@MrParkerman6]

You don't have to use recognisable characters to be successful, otherwise nothing would have every been successful and none of the main characters of Roger Rabbit were recognizable when it came out.

[@LeoRikimaru]

"Less likable than James Corden" Ehhhhhh... lets not go crazy here.

[@baz5042]

One hundred percent forgot this movie existed.

[@henrichvonruben9114]

I remember getting bombed with ads for the movie non stop same sex scene and then nothing until this video showed up in my recommended

[@Karmy.]

@@henrichvonruben9114 same

[@erikoldland9046]

I don't have a worst film of the year, but I know that the best film of every year is Who Killed Captain Alex.

[@thin_white_duke1]

Erik Oldland what about the room... for me it’s: 1. The Room 2. Who Killed Captain Alex . . . . 2001. The Silence of the Lambs ..,

[@oceanman_8370]

And the best game of every year is SUPAH MAYRIO BROTHERS 2 BABY!

[@MrJohnlennon007]

BIG HOLLYWOOD MOVIE

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Erik Oldland *DO YOU KNOW THE WAE?*

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

The worst part is I feel like they should have known better. In 2014 there was a film of sorts called The Fuzz. It was about a cop puppet and a Al Pacino-esque puppet and the joke was that it was an adult movie but they're puppets. It wasn't very good.

[@aceofclubs002]

I personally think "Muppet Treasure Island" may have a bit less heart than most Muppet movies, but as a direct parody of Treasure Island I think its easily a 7/10.

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

What about the scene where Long John was gonna shoot hawkings?

[@aceofclubs002]

@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario What about it? It's almost instantly diffused by Silver saying he'd never harm Jim.

[@nathanmurphy7585]

Disrespectful to Jim Henson...worst thing ever.

[@colleen4ever]

His son ought to be ashamed of himself.

[@huskiesghost]

My understanding is Jim Henson liked dark and crude humor and wanted it to be implanted more with his Muppet creations. If anything...he may has been proud of this. Just seems people are too used to the light hearted side. And I'm sure Jim's son knows this more better than anyone else.

[@aidanreed8359]

No it is not disrespectful to Mister. Jim Henson and no It is not the worst thing ever Mister. Nathan Murphy

[@SmokeymcJoint420]

This is in no way a defense of the movie but I do love how you think TIME magazine is some sort of credible source for anything. TIME has become one of the biggest jokes in the industry a this point, they are floundering as a company.

[@gallowshumor1784]

Whoosh

[@billzco6137]

I in no way read Time...but its still a shit movie....because I can see with my eyes when they showed the trailers.

[@aaaah540]

How?

[@thatcinemacynic1328]

"Someone who's less likable the James Corden." I think that's being a bit unfair to Melissa McCarthy.

[@bellabozied7303]

Great commentary and made so much sense when you talked about the different camera angles from the movies!

[@SynthMusicWorld]

So I guess Brian Henson wasn't aware that Peter Jackson basically did this already with 1989's "Meet the Feebles?"

[@keatonthekoopatroopa246]

And Avenue Q. and Greg The Bunny.

[@heliopyre]

I wish he'd stop doing adaptations and make some random shit again. or a sequel to The Frighteners

[@Mattrellen86]

There are some good ideas in the movie. Maybe someone should try to do the same thing with cartoons. We can have a plucky rabbit as the main character, teaming up with a private eye...hey, maybe he won't even like cartoons, so there can be room to develop the character. Make it about one specific murder to give it focus, and, if we really want to go the distance, make it so that the rabbit was framed for the murder. We name the name character Roger, call it Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, make sure it's actually ironically aware of the absurdity of cartoons in the real world, and make it a parody of the genre. I'm sure that would work, and it would no doubt leave a legacy most would never even try to reproduce, and the few that try end up with complete trash as they're unable to understand what makes such a movie amazing.

[@bisexualichigo4227]

I remember one of my friends made me and a bunch of other friends watch it. He was laughing through the whole movie and the rest of us were like: 😐😐😐😐😐 He was like “did you guys like it?”, and we said yes, because yes, we lied.

[@jonathan1610]

hey man love you're videos! keep up the good work :)

[@joedubner5846]

“Someone that’s less likable than James Cordon” Ima use that insult. That’s a good one.

[@Transmission_Rory]

I know it's too recent but will Holmes and Watson replace this film as the worst of the year?

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Nah, it has at least two clever jokes in.

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

I think so... Until Melissa McCarthy makes another film

[@nocreativename]

You say “til the cows come home” and show the scene when she goes into her house lol. I see what you did.

[@OutoftheWayFilms]

"2018 has been pure garbage juice." Oh, you just wait two more years...

[@goodjobeli]

If I wanted raunchy puppets I would just support my local theatre company's production of Avenue Q, at least that's good (way too good for it's own good).

[@gotrillla608]

Instead of trying to make people laugh with jokes, they should have just made a genuine cop team up movie just with muppets. It would have been a lot funnier if they tried to make it serious.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Bart Allen or turn it into hot fuzz, a elite Policemen having to team up with a muppet wich cannot be mature for even a second and eventually becoming a functional team

[@OPTIMISTKIND1776]

Check out original concept art. It looks just like what you suggested. ✝️

[@SukoYote]

That does sound like a better alternative. If we wanted a more adult version of the Muppets, we would watch the "failed" ABC series. (Seriously, I wish that second season had been made.)

[@Attmay]

​@@SukoYote Did they have any story ideas ready for season 2 before they pulled the plug? I watched the show and I thought it had potential but it never overcame some key mistakes, especially having Kermit and Miss Piggy broken up while he dates another pig and transing the Swedish Chef. That was the line especially when *Sesame Street* still goes out of its way to insist Bert and Ernie are "just friends."

[@SukoYote]

@@Attmay To my information, a second season was all set to go. However, a new executive came in and just dropped the show. And I don't know what all happened in the series because, due to when it aired, I kept forgetting when it was on.

[@riftshredder5438]

Did the DVD version of Muppet Christmas Carol also cut out the song "When Love Is Gone" seriously, since I don't have the VHS tape anymore the only way to see that song is on KZbin

[@realar]

Sadly yes.

[@riftshredder5438]

@@realar I hate it that they edit that song out in every version of the movie after the VHS and Laserdisk

[@commandertorres]

The moment you started talking about your christmas experience was interesting considering how AWFUL my holidays were. They often made me close to suicidal and I had no muppets christmas carol to escape to... I felt trapped inside a maddening nightmare i couldn’t awaken from...

[@jax3636]

YO IS THAT RUN THE JEWELS I HEAR

[@ThomasWilson4]

He picks the most bomb ass music, like Soul Coughing too

[@DominatorTV9999]

I HEARD IT TOO

[@lejigglyqueenteemo6029]

@@DominatorTV9999 lmfao i started dancing before I even recognized the song!

[@fuckingloser2817]

I know you get it

[@benimanah]

Gza and, jurassic 5 and raekwon beats too

[@adiveler]

There are much better ways to make adult versions of something usually related for kids rather than filling it with gore, porn and vulgarity (like having more depressing tone, diving into the psychological consequences of famous fairy-tale, adding more gray, and etc).

[@blondbraid7986]

Exactly, I'm tired of this mentality that gore and porn will make anything more adult even if the story is still just as simple as a kids film, or heck, even simpler than most of the good kids films. Just look at Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with some seriously dark scenes that still creeps me out as an adult, managed to do so with a G-rating, and because they couldn't just toss a bunch of gore and explicit imagery in a Disney film, they actually got to be creative in conveying a dark tone in all the villain's scenes.

[@faz6877]

Some film makers think the gore or swearing is the actual joke. Evil Dead 2 or Dead Alive (Brain Dead) used lots of gore, but was done with quality and style. This movie should have taken a page from Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Unraveler but that actually takes effort and clever writing, something the writers clearly didn’t had or were too lazy for

[@darwincity]

Meet the Feebles?

[@connornoiles2447]

Seeing the ''silly string'' scene in the trailer made me deeply uncomfortable, espically cause I was there with my mom..

[@suzannenichols6900]

I'm a new subscriber. You're the movie review I didn't know I was waiting for and I'm enjoying you thoroughly. I may not even agree with you on the movie, I'm not sure. I haven't seen it and I don't even go to movie theaters anumore. But I'm enjoying your reviews immensely.

[@oliverbluebug]

Yo I saw this movie with my dad and I’m like 14, along with the silly string scene being so unfunny and painful, it was extremely awkward and me and my dad made eye contact multiple times during this scene cuz I swear it lasts TEN FRIGGIN MINUTES and I can tell we were both thinking “oh god I’m not suicidal but honestly this makes me want to kill myself”

[@zingzaber6989]

@chunkycake101 Are you the living embodiment of the word *ass-hole* ?

[@Euphoriasmotion2011]

You're 'like' 14? Do you not know how old you are? Maybe make eye contact with your dad again and ask him.

[@jrrtt25]

chunkycake101 wtf does this even mean? Is it difficult being simultaneously maximally unfunny while also being maximally unwarranted?

[@jrrtt25]

Euphoriasmotion2011 do you always tease teenagers in KZbin comments or were you just born an unhappy bitch?

[@rainysaotome7349]

Euphoriasmotion2011 I don't think they meant it as they don't know how old they are. While it certainly was a weird placement of the word "like" it's a habit to include that word in sentences, I've heard people do it many times, you don't really think about it when you do it.

[@tammyn1775]

Avenue Q did it better.

[@03bgood]

And Crank Yankers.

[@jorgearnoldson3107]

And Meet the Feebles.

[@kanzo-bajooie7021]

And Fur TV

[@Mikey5781]

Got my jumper in the post boys. thanks ❤️

[@whobitmyname]

English Man to the rescue !! 6:48 Two appropriate words: waning or fading. Feigning, however, means something else. Up, up and away!!

[@philingrouille7198]

An R rated muppets movie sounded great, but i think the main problem is it made the movie dated, really quickly. And Melissa McCarthy isn't that loved since her Ghostbusters fiascoes.

[@goodjobeli]

If you want R Rates Muppets done well just see Avenue Q at your community theatre, it's a lot better, even if they're ameteurs.

[@DarkDingo7]

@@goodjobeli why can't we just have both, I don't get the one or the other mentality everyone in the comments has

[@lunasperidot8760]

Melissa Mcarthy can work, she just needs to have a good script and director. Spy is good proof of that I feel

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

@@lunasperidot8760 It really. Really. Just. Isn't. She got boring very quickly in that film. Yet again another "har har I'm Melissa McCarthy" film disguised as something else.

[@lunasperidot8760]

@@philingrouille7198 Yeah that's pretty much is but at least McCarthy is funny once in a blue moon.

[@magicmac6184]

Me: watches intro Me: was the emoji movie movie this year? Me:*looks it up Me*finds out it was 2017 Me: ok let’s keep going

[@theolast9727]

>2018 was garbage >BumbleBee came out in 2018 Pick one

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

The second one

[@realar]

Bumblebee is better than most Transformers films.

[@blacktoothfox677]

Well, I had NO intention of seeing this film. Then you showed me silly-string spunk and I HAVE to see it. Thanks NitPix

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Same

[@inninetytwodays]

Fun fact, I actually walked out the theater half way through of this movie when I saw it. Jim Henson would be rolling in his grave if he saw this.

[@foreskinmcfat-nutsjr]

Why the fuck did you even got to see it the bells wrong with you bro

[@mechajay3358]

Bryan has completely forget what his Dad did that made the Muppets special. It's real shame.

[@jonmcintyre1144]

2:09 was that mispronunciation based on that scene from Follow that bird?

[@TrevorLentz]

"my mum could be glugging down the gin" Just... what is this channel (other than amazing). hehe

[@ThomasWilson4]

Most underrated channel of 2018 for sure.

[@jackrowley6094]

Muppet treasure island a 5/10?? How dare you....

[@pixieoftheopera]

Jack Rowley that movie is 10/10

[@Fragacide]

Most agreeable comment here.

[@nailsnailsgoodinbed]

Right!? The absolute disrespect

[@silverscorpio24]

I don't understand why Melissa McCarthy has as much love as she does. She's alright but she's not great.

[@michael.471]

“2018 has been pure garbage juice,” **2020 laughs in the distance**

[@alexstaehlin236]

Worst realization of 2018: Melissa McCarthy isn't Amy Schumer.....

[@Danefrak]

Alex Staehlin both Garbo oof

[@alexstaehlin236]

@@Danefrak if they could both fit on screen at the same time, I'd struggle to believe it wasn't a promo for a trendy new Garbo Shake Hut.

[@scarface44243213]

I really dislike Melissa McCarthy, but she's really good in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Which is definitely her best and most serious role ever

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Have to ask, people keep saying that 2018 was a shit year, but what made it worse or better than any other year? I think people just like to complain and latch onto negativity, perpetuate it because, hey, everyone else is doing it. The year had it's high moments and it's low moments, like every year, violence is down, divorce is down, employment is up, I think there have been more positive things than negative. I mean, maybe your mom died this year, maybe you lost your job, if so then it's totally fair to say 2018 was a rough year for you. But if all you're going off is the always hyperbolic and depressing news headlines then you should maybe just chill out and count your blessings, life is what you make it and thinking everything sucks is enough to make everything suck.

[@colleen4ever]

THANK YOU!! 2018 was NOT a bad year for me personally at all.

[@pauljohnson7548]

Well said. People need to relax and enjoy life because it's pretty short.

[@funnycreep]

Tysm for getting it. Nobody gets it. Bad things happened to me in 2018. But that is NOT the same thing as saying “2018 sucked” like I am so sick of hearing that shit every new year.

[@android19willpwn]

A couple things. First, that boi was *long* . People frequently say "oh man, it was a long year" but by the end of 2018 I was constantly shocked by the fact that things I thought had long passed were actually just the beginning of the year. Moreso than any year I can remember. Second, it had a distinct lack of good points. There were good things in it, but nothing that stood out as particularly amazing. At least as far as media *I* consume goes, which is mostly movies and video games. Granted, we got Spiderverse which was kick-ass, but that was at the very end and people had pretty much moved onto 2019 by then. Third, this was when the fallout of all of 2016's bad decisions really started to hit home. Now, I still think 2016 was a worse year, but when you take the subjective length of 2018, add in a lack of memorable high points, and then put that right after the much shorter 2017 that was full of great shit to distract us from the immediate fallout of 2016, it sure seems bad.

[@natem1579]

@@gwenzhead566 he literally said if you're mother died or something than sure, 2018 was bad. But I'm pretty sure the majority of people had an average year.

[@jsb8261]

Let's not forget Fraggle Rock in the Jim Henson legacy.

[@thegavel628]

and Brian Henson did FARSCAPE.