Paddington 2 vs Muppets Most Wanted

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Fucking huge question here lads

Two stonecold perfect movies

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Paddington 2, because of Hugh Grant 20
Invalid Option 5
Muppets Most Wanted, because of Ty Burrell 2
Muppets Most Wanted, because of Danny Trejo 1


spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:18 (four years ago)

Pad 2 because of Gleeson

Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:22 (four years ago)

Write in votes wont arrive in time alas

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:40 (four years ago)

nv otm

Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:43 (four years ago)

Pad 2 because of everything about it

(Most Wanted is very good)

huge rant (sic), Thursday, 24 December 2020 21:00 (four years ago)

(sigh) Do I need to watch this gahdamn Most Wanted thing already? I am a ridiculous Henson fan but have been underwhelmed (at best) by every post-Henson Muppet production. I've heard an awful lot of people hype up Kermit in a Mustache: The Movie, though.

Wet Pretzels and Other Soggy Snacks (Old Lunch), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:02 (four years ago)

Paddington 2 because of Noah Taylor

mildew and sanctimony (soda), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:12 (four years ago)

Did you see Muppets reboot 1, OL?

This is like that, minus the two biggest annoyances and with a fuller focus on capers.

You'd think Gervais in would just be subbing one of those annoyances, youd be wrong he's p much a joy in it

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:18 (four years ago)

As always to the rest of ye i hate to tap the sign yet you will forever see me tapping the sign, these movies are out a long time if ye werent just challoping along then why didn't we see polls with yr preferred wrong answer before now? Get fucked.

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:19 (four years ago)

nb that if OL did not see the untitled Muppets movie, there is no need to do so before watching Most Wanted

huge rant (sic), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:39 (four years ago)

I did see SegelMuppets, which was basically just Segel having a felt fangasm for 90 minutes, which I'm sure was fine for some but I was decidedly not the audience.

NB: there are times when I feel that The Great Muppet Caper is the apex of comedy filmmaking, so these newfangled capers had better be humdingers.

Wet Pretzels and Other Soggy Snacks (Old Lunch), Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:47 (four years ago)

If you accumulate any more fluff outve yr navel considering this you'll be able to audition, weve spake our piece its two thumbs up come back and tell us we were right tyvm

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 December 2020 23:17 (four years ago)

going in on pad2 now (8 minutes ago)

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:04 (four years ago)

lol jim broadbent's jacob bronowski voice

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:06 (four years ago)

real hedz know

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:07 (four years ago)

getting a bit dizzy trying to work out when Pad2 is meant to be set

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:54 (four years ago)

it's like a vortes of anachronism in every direction

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:55 (four years ago)

film in which small talking bear introduces marmalade to the english, is unrealistic

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:55 (four years ago)

(adding: while anachronism is generally an irrational bother to me here it's extremely good)

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 18:11 (four years ago)

knuckles's accent is somewhat less easy to place

mark s, Friday, 25 December 2020 18:39 (four years ago)

Most Wanted was fine the once, but Paddington 2 is such gentle perfection, with Hugh Grant an excellent Muppet himself. Lots of capering between the two of them, but neither features a particularly great caper, iirc.

Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 December 2020 18:42 (four years ago)

patlabor 2 vs. malibu's most wanted

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 25 December 2020 18:53 (four years ago)

I would be surprised thats not v close to gleesons natural accent

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Friday, 25 December 2020 18:58 (four years ago)

I didn't think Paddington was introducing marmalade to the whole nation, just to Knuckles, whose culinary upbringing was sheltered

Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Friday, 25 December 2020 19:46 (four years ago)

Neither film offers a realistic portrayal of prison life imo

J.G Ballard otm (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 25 December 2020 20:24 (four years ago)

paddington 2 is better than paddington 1, but muppets most wanted isn't better than muppets reboot 1, so paddington

akm, Friday, 25 December 2020 22:31 (four years ago)

(sigh) Do I need to watch this gahdamn Most Wanted thing already? I am a ridiculous Henson fan but have been underwhelmed (at best) by every post-Henson Muppet production.

Muppets Most Wanted is without question the best Muppet movie since Muppets Take Manhattan.

On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 25 December 2020 22:49 (four years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 00:01 (four years ago)

you think MMW is better than the preceding one?

akm, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:17 (four years ago)

Yes, clearly so tbh

Details are on various other threads but common points made to support include walter the muppet being a dreadful central character and there not being enough capering

Cameos/human cast better in MMW, as are the songs

NB still liked preceding one just fine

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:21 (four years ago)

I should rewatch it. I liked it when it came out, but I never saw it again (unlike the earlier one, which I've watched three times, not really intentionally, but I've run across it on tv and kept it running twice). Amy Adams and Jason Segal were really the best things about that though, admittedly, and walter was boring.

akm, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 18:13 (four years ago)

movie was sad, esp the part where Walter was eaten by a lion

Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 18:14 (four years ago)

Segal, Adams and Chris Cooper all great tbf

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 19:07 (four years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 31 December 2020 00:01 (four years ago)

7% otm

spruce springclean (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 December 2020 00:31 (four years ago)

five months pass...

I now agree with the majority vote here tbh

Eschew things thirty two times before swallowing them (darraghmac), Wednesday, 23 June 2021 00:34 (four years ago)

deems otm

bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Wednesday, 23 June 2021 00:47 (four years ago)

nine months pass...

3rd best British movie of the 21st century...

https://www.massive-cinema.com/storyboard/best-british-film-21st-century-poll-results

Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 13:14 (three years ago)

I know we're not spoiled for choice but that's a pretty grim list

Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 12 April 2022 15:35 (three years ago)

Extremely dubious about The Lobster, In The Cut and Power Of The Dog counting as British films

beepy fridges (sic), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 16:09 (three years ago)

Ditto Inside Llewyn Davis.

Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 16:11 (three years ago)

It was a co-production between Studio Canal and Anton Capital Entertainment, the latter being based in London.

But yeah, seems pretty nebulous.

groovypanda, Tuesday, 12 April 2022 16:50 (three years ago)


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