Geld her oder Autsch'n!

The "Maulwurf" was a popular weird puppet on TV.

René Marik brought his favorite characters to the big screen and... it bombed.

This was not his fault, or maybe not entirely.

The movie's tone is very dark (though still a comedy), which actually makes it more interesting. At the same time all the quirky characters are getting screentime.

The cinematography is very gritty, the set pieces and locations are surprisingly run down - many dramas about social outcasts don't even achieve this look.

The story is surprisingly entertaining and makes good use of the characters previously only known through short skits.

3.6 is definitely very underrated. If you haven't seen it, and are a fan of Maulwurf, or want to see some bizarre German movie, check it out.

But some of you may already known this. It is based in something mildly popular (in Germany at least). There is nothing that is really sacred here, and it doesn't really pull any punches. But the weight it lays on the comedy more than often misfires or even backfires. While the Muppets are made for the family and this clearly isn't, it still should have working jokes to support it.

Don't get me wrong though, the movie itself is so out there that it might be exactly right up your alley. I'm just trying to warn you, that this is not just something regular, but something different (and I'm not only referring to the talking puppets). If you can dig that, you might have more fun with it, than most did (see also IMDb score) ...