The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Meet the Feebles
Comedy · Music · 1989
Heidi the Hippo, star of 'The Feebles Variety Hour', discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the big show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, Vietnam flashbacks, drug dealing, and murder.
Movie details
Meet the Feebles
“Welcome to the jungle!”
1989 Comedy · Music 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Heidi the Hippo, star of 'The Feebles Variety Hour', discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the big show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, Vietnam flashbacks, drug dealing, and murder.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Meet the Feebles?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Written by
Stephen Sinclair · Fran Walsh · Peter Jackson · Danny Mulheron
Donna Akersten
Samantha the Cat / The Sheep (voice)
Stuart Devenie
Sebastian / Dr. Quack / Daisy the Cow / Sandy the Chicken (voice)
Mark Hadlow
Heidi / Robert / Barry the Bulldog (voice)
Brian Sergent
Wynyard the Frog / Trevor the Rat / The Fly (voice)
R
Ross Jolly
Harry / Dennis / Abi Bargwan / Mr. Big / Pekingese / others (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Vere-Jones
Bletch / Arfur the Worm (voice)
Mark Wright
Sid the Elephant / The Cockroach / Louie the Fish (voice)
Court is in session
Put Meet the Feebles on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.