Just a silly as you would expect, The Muppets are still just as fun as they were back in the day.
Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
Dir: James Bobin
Writers: Jim Henson, Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
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| Muppet Madness
What's it all about?
It's 2011 and The Muppet Show is a thing of the past, with most of the Muppets having moved on to menial, second rate jobs and their old home, The Muppet Theatre in Los Angeles is going to be knocked down by bad guy Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to drill for oil. Bad times. Fortunately, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan (and unexplainably a Muppet himself) bombards his brother's romantic holiday and accompanies loved-up Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) to LA so he can fulfil his dream and see the iconic theatre. Whilst there they uncover Richman's evil plan and alert Kermit to the disaster that is about to unfold. They then rally the old gang back together to stage the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever in a bid to raise the $10 million they need to save their precious theatre.
Worth A Watch?
The film maintains all the old flavour of the original Muppet Show, but it's still fresh and funny. The musical numbers are entertaining and catchy - I've had 'Man or Muppet' stuck in my head for the last week. This Oscar-winning song sequence sees Segel imagine himself as a Muppet and the Muppet Walter imagine himself as a human, and the human reflection he sees in the mirror is hilarious! He (I won't spoil it for you) and the numerous other celebrity cameos are genius! Although, personally I would have loved to have seen a bit more of Neil Patrick Harris - he was born to do musical comedy. Segel and Adams are brilliant at interacting with the puppets, although I did find Adams got a tad annoying in places. Whilst a little overly-silly in parts, but it's all in keeping with the tone of the story and besides, that's what the Muppets is all about.
Let Down?
With plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, it's a great family film with jokes for the adults as well as the kids. You can however, see the Disney branding in the film - quite literally too as the gang drive past a Disney store and a billboard poster for Cars 2, Disney do love a bit of subliminal advertising!
So Overall...
You'd be hard pressed to finish watching this film and not have a warm fuzzy feeling, and that's not just due to the fuzzy characters on the screen. It's a highly enjoyable comedy that is guaranteed to brighten the miserable, drizzly Summer we're currently having.
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