{"id":36089,"date":"2018-05-21T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T16:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36089"},"modified":"2018-05-21T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T16:57:46","slug":"lock-up-your-muppets-the-happytime-murders-is-coming-to-screens-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/lock-up-your-muppets-the-happytime-murders-is-coming-to-screens-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock Up Your Muppets: \u2018The Happytime Murders\u2019 Is Coming To Screens This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/lock-up-your-muppets-the-happytime-murders-is-coming-to-screens-this-summer\/image006-1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image006-1.jpg?fit=363%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"363,536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image006 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image006-1.jpg?fit=363%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image006-1.jpg?resize=640%2C946&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"946\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;The Happytime Murders&#8217;, starring Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks is definitely not for the kids. Director, Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson, and the director of &#8216;The Muppet Christmas Carol&#8217;, has created a movie that will leave you wondering if Jim Henson would have allowed this if he were still alive.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not against this type of street-smart, hybrid updating of a cosy brand, but for the generations that grew up loving the \u201cMuppets\u201d and &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217;, this will shock you. Imagine Mickey Mouse exposing himself to you in a park or imagine your Grandmother, that sweet lady who personifies old-fashioned standards, ripping her top off to reveal her breasts, whilst screaming profanities at you, and swigging from a bottle of cheap cider. That\u2019s what Brian Henson has done to the &#8216;Muppets&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melissa McCarthy has starred in some great movies. &#8216;The Heat&#8217; with Sandra Bullock was fantastic, but I\u2019m just not sure about this one. I get the joke is the Muppets have a crude, foul-mouthed side, that they\u2019re just like humans, but that joke could wear thin when repeated throughout the movie. For me, McCarthy always delivers a great comic performance, and in this, I see no reason to doubt the casting directors choice, but she does seem to divide opinion on whether she is actually funny or not. I\u2019m a fan, so I\u2019m on side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tagline \u201cNo Sesame. All Street\u201d is genius, but the movie is packed with scenes that feel like they\u2019ve earned their place for shock value only. The sex scene in the puppet-cops office springs to mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;The Happytime Murders&#8217; is &#8216;Who Framed Roger Rabbit?&#8217; for the new generation, but &#8216;Roger Rabbit&#8217; was gentle and fun. It didn\u2019t stub out the cigarette butt of nostalgia in the face of its audience and then urinate on them. Brian Henson has done exactly that to &#8216;The Muppets&#8217;, which is a real shame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is it funny? I\u2019m sure it will please some, but the problem is, I just keep thinking about Mickey Mouse exposing himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_26095\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8tA96F7hGU8?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"The Happytime Murders - Official Redband Trailer - In Cinemas Monday\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8tA96F7hGU8\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Happytime Murders&#8217;, starring Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks is definitely not for the kids. Director, Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson, and the director of &#8216;The Muppet Christmas Carol&#8217;, has created a movie that will leave you wondering if Jim Henson would have allowed this if he were still alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5200,5202],"tags":[3765,14391,14395,14390,14396,12901,27,14394,14393,14398,14401,11645,14400,14392,1988,14397,14389,14399],"class_list":["post-36089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-films","category-reviews-films","tag-animation","tag-brian-henson","tag-elizabeth-banks","tag-henson","tag-jim-henson","tag-joel-mchale","tag-los-angeles","tag-maya-rudolph","tag-melissa-mccarthy","tag-muppets","tag-no-sesame-all-street","tag-puppets","tag-sesame-street","tag-the-happytime-murders","tag-the-heat","tag-the-muppet-christmas-carol","tag-the-muppets","tag-who-framed-roger-rabbit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9o5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64635,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/08\/netflix-announces-cast-of-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio\/","url_meta":{"origin":36089,"position":0},"title":"Netflix Announces Cast Of Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s &#8216;PINOCCHIO&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"20\/08\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Netflix has announced the cast of Academy Award\u00ae winner Guillermo del Toro\u2019s upcoming stop-motion animated musical feature 'Pinocchio'.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Entertainment","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/entertainment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinocchio.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60322,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/02\/isobel-waller-bridge-releases-debut-single-september-and-signs-to-mercury-kx\/","url_meta":{"origin":36089,"position":1},"title":"ISOBEL WALLER-BRIDGE Releases Debut Single &#8216;September&#8217; And Signs To Mercury KX","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"28\/02\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Award-winning composer, artist and musician Isobel Waller-Bridge announces her new signing to Mercury KX. 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