By: caleb
Your experiences kinda mirrored my own. I wanted to really, really love it, and liked it, appreciated it, but it just didn’t seem as all-around as great a film as I wanted it to be. I went with an...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
I’ve seen older viewers, who remember the Muppets from before, saying they simply love the movie. Haven’t heard much about success with kids, though, either way. Did your young relative like the film,...
View ArticleBy: caleb
She said she did, but she looked kinda bored to me, only perking up when she saw Selena Gomez or during the “Muppet or a Man” bit–she thought the phrase “very manly Muppet” hilarious, apparently. She...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
I know a number of women who don’t care for Miss Piggy, especially how she’s the only major female Muppet. It would be nice to have more variety. The Muppets are like Pixar this way — really wonderful,...
View ArticleBy: Ed Sizemore
My 9 year-old nephew liked the film. He’s had a lot of exposure to the Muppets. He’s seen all the more recent films like Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppets from Space. That might be the difference.
View ArticleBy: Thad
I loved it. It wasn’t perfect but it was close enough that my heart’s really not in criticizing it. @Caleb: Heh, yeah, “very manly Muppet/Muppet of a man” is the Bret McKenzie-est lyric in a very Bret...
View ArticleBy: Tara Tallan
We all went yesterday, and my two kids, 11 and 8, were laughing pretty loudly through a lot of it. Predictably, my son’s favourite bit involved Gonzo and his sudden decision to rejoin Kermit and crew....
View ArticleBy: Johanna
Oh, that’s an interesting means of evaluation, Tara. I hadn’t thought about it in terms of performance. If this gives parents and other adults reason to watch more Muppets with kids, that’s a good thing.
View ArticleBy: Tara Tallan
Oh– and while I couldn’t tell you the name of that big blue muppet, he was certainly a regular on the Muppet Show. Among other things, he was part the show’s theme song performance. I remember his ears...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
Oh, sure, I know his visual — but he seems to be in the movie just to be able to recreate the opening theme song. I expected to find out at least a name after all these years. :)
View ArticleBy: David Oakes
You just have to be old enough to remember the 1970 “Great Santa Claus Switch”. http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Thog (Not the Marvel Demon.)
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View ArticleBy: George G.
Very late to the conversation, I realize, but was prompted to come see what you had written about the film after seeing your post that the DVD was coming out. After I saw it, I was thinking of writing...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
That’s a great analysis, very thought-provoking. I’m reminded of how some comic creators treat Kirby — they say they’re working to be faithful to his vision on certain characters, while truly being...
View ArticleBy: George G.
Thanks! I think the comparisons to treatments of Kirby is exactly on point. I’ve seen others make a similar observation (not entirely analogous, but close) that in order to really have been honoring...
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