So I'm supposed to be doing something important and then Masters of the Universe came on the TV and I just fell into an "awful 80's movie trance." Like when it's so bad you don't want to look away. But there was something so magical too. I think it was the puppets. And then the puppets got me to thinking, could you imagine seeing a puppet in a modern day production? Like what if one of the CSI shows had a muppet technician just walking around, always behind a waist-high counter top. It's not that far fetched either, I mean Alf had his own show in '86, that's only 25 years ago. Is that crazy to anyone else? Puppets used to be characters in serious movies. And not just shits-and-giggle movies, like Oscar nominated films used puppets. You picking up what I'm putting down?
I think it's kind of ignored by a lot of people in Hollywood, like it's a source of shame. 1980s puppets are to movies what slavery and segregation is to America. It was everywhere and it was wrong. Everyone HAD to have known, deep down somewhere, that it was wrong but it was just the way things were. A way of life.
Let me put what I'm saying into perspective: Imagine if Avatar was made with all puppets. BAM! It would have been like Labrynth where there were puppets everywhere you looked...I'm pretty sure there was even one in Bowie's tights.
Here's an off the cuff list of some of the best puppet movies/TV shows: As a matter of fact, let's put on some Dance, Magic, Dance. This song is Track #1 on my Boner Jamz mix tape I use to set the mood for my lady friend. I'm usually asked to shut it off.
Puppet Master
The Muppets
Labrynth
Fragile Rock
Sesame Street
Alf
Masters of the Universe
The Star Wars movies
I know that the list is short, and I'm trying to think of one movie that my buddy used to always make us watch. It scared the shit outta me. And I'd sound stupid describing it becuase all I could say was "uhh, there were puppets. Lot's of em. A pasture of muppets..." Some help on this?
Oh, and to leave you with a literal questions: IS there anything more scary than this character's face from Masters of the Universe?
Aside from Suzanne Sommers 2.0, I'd say no. And this puppet probably was like top-shelf, award winning craft. And now it's just a joke on a fuckin shitty blog. 25 years is a long time I guess.
