Firstly I need to clarify that the muppets own this story in celluloid format, doesn't mean there can't be others, but if you can still make a film annually rewatchable, despite Michael Cain's lame performance, then that's pure magic.
Back to this film, I'm doing this from an adult perspective and let's just say I'm glad I relaxed into this one with a little 420 - there's enough colour and sparkle to keep you a little transfixed.
The animation itself at times really annoyed me, mainly due to its consistency, when everything full throttle, time cracking and neon blazing it all works really well. When it's Victorian London goes broadway not so much.
I'm not sure if it was my eyes, but the style seemed to constantly change from almost classic cartoon like to early morning kids tv show cgi and only really hitting it when it was perfectly between the two.
Personally once we'd moved onto Christmas present and future the visuals got better and so did the colourful imagination. I thought the transitions from one time to another and all the detailed quirks of each ghost's universe were all really well thought out and entertaining.
Throughout the motion, colours, framing are all on top form, again it's only the cgi that distracts you from this at times.
I'm not a fan of these types of songs, but they seemed to belt them out pretty well and it's the singing numbers that go all out on the crazy so I was happy to watch.
Overall it's not going to be a film on my go to Christmas countdown watch list, but I'd happily watch it again if I had some time to kill or needed a "in the background movie"and it popped up somewhere around the holiday season.
Back to this film, I'm doing this from an adult perspective and let's just say I'm glad I relaxed into this one with a little 420 - there's enough colour and sparkle to keep you a little transfixed.
The animation itself at times really annoyed me, mainly due to its consistency, when everything full throttle, time cracking and neon blazing it all works really well. When it's Victorian London goes broadway not so much.
I'm not sure if it was my eyes, but the style seemed to constantly change from almost classic cartoon like to early morning kids tv show cgi and only really hitting it when it was perfectly between the two.
Personally once we'd moved onto Christmas present and future the visuals got better and so did the colourful imagination. I thought the transitions from one time to another and all the detailed quirks of each ghost's universe were all really well thought out and entertaining.
Throughout the motion, colours, framing are all on top form, again it's only the cgi that distracts you from this at times.
I'm not a fan of these types of songs, but they seemed to belt them out pretty well and it's the singing numbers that go all out on the crazy so I was happy to watch.
Overall it's not going to be a film on my go to Christmas countdown watch list, but I'd happily watch it again if I had some time to kill or needed a "in the background movie"and it popped up somewhere around the holiday season.