The Muppets

posted by admin, January 11, 2012 @ 9:34 am

Movie: The Muppets

  • Director: James Bobin
  • Release Date: November 2011
  • Writers: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
  • Run Time: 103
  • Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical

Tagline: Muppet Domination

Review: There are very few of us twenty somethings who grew up without the Muppets. Between Sesame Street, Muppet Show reruns, and videocassettes of the various Muppet movies, we saw these guys all the time. We even had one or two theatrical releases of our own during the 90s. My personal favorite of those is The Muppet Christmas Carol, which is still annual holiday viewing. In recent years, since the very underwhelming Muppets from Space, weve seen them pop up now and again, mostly in similarly underwhelming TV projects and in short, yet hilarious, YouTube videos. I am quite happy to say that, in this newest movie, the Muppets are back in a big way!

The movie starts by introducing us to a new Muppet, Walter, and his strangely human brother Gary. Gary has planned a trip with his girlfriend, Mary, to Los Angeles, and he is taking Walter along to visit the home of his heroes, Muppet Studios. They find the studio to be in disrepair, and hear of an evil plot to destroy it. Can the Muppets, and everything we hold dear about them, be saved? To get my one complaint out of the way, I do feel that this movie was a bit rushed in places. I wanted more time with these awesome characters, and it did feel as if they were trying to get from one place to the next a bit too quickly.

That said, I spent nearly the entire movie with a smile on my face. These are the Muppets that I grew up with, doing what they are best at doing, with that gently edgy humor at which they have always excelled. While there are some moments that are very touching, it is mostly very funny, with lots of nods to The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie. While new little Muppet fans should enjoy this, it will be much more meaningful to those who have a history with Kermit and Co.

Clearly made with love for Jim Henson and his creations of fur and felt, The Muppets is the most delightful movie Ive seen in theaters this year.

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