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The Muppets (2011)

Timby said:
Christopher said:
Timby said:
My Dad died last September. The Muppets were his absolute most favorite thing in the whole world -- when my wife and I see this movie tomorrow, I have a feeling I'm going to be a goddamn mess.
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When my father passed away last year, we played "The Rainbow Connection" at his memorial service.
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Jeeeezus. Delivering my Dad's eulogy in the church was hard enough -- if "The Rainbow Connection" had been played, I probably would have collapsed into a babbling mess. :p
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Two of my friends played "The Rainbow Connection" as their first dance at their wedding. Clearly, it is a multi-functional song.
 
I am determined to get my entire wedding party to perform the number "Somebody's Getting Married" from The Muppets Take Manhattan, complete with vocals and choreography. I think it would incredible.

I will also give a speech in the form of "Right Where I Belong" right after Kermit regains his memory. Basically, I want my entire wedding ceremony to be the last 15 minutes of that movie.

Of course, I should probably start dating someone first. :p
 
^ We're aren't going quite that far, but we are going to have a Muppet wedding. The wedding party will enter to "Somebody's Getting Married" and the bride will march in to "He'll Make Me Happy". :)
 
archeryguy1701 said:
I'm sure this isn't the inclusion you guys were hoping for, but I think Rizzo did have a brief "cameo", if you could even call it that. I might be wrong, but in the Muppet Studio as they're zooming in from the rafters down to the hammocks for the nighttime discussion between Kermit and Fozzie, I'm pretty sure I saw Rizzo sleeping on one of the rafter boards. Like I said, it doesn't count for a whole heck of a lot, but I do believe he was "in" the movie.
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Pretty sure I also saw Rizzo during the studio cleaning montage, riding on someone's broom.
 
Just got back from seeing it. While it was overall enjoyable with some funny and touching moments, it lacked the magical spirited-adventure of the older films. I don't know. I wanted to enjoy it, I really did, but it felt off.
 
Emh said:
Just got back from seeing it. While it was overall enjoyable with some funny and touching moments, it lacked the magical spirited-adventure of the older films. I don't know. I wanted to enjoy it, I really did, but it felt off.
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I think if you're expecting it to affect you the way the old ones did as a child you're never going to be satisfied. Perspectives are just different.
 
I went Friday with a friend with my son and his daughter. My son loves the muppets, so I knew it was going to be a hit in his eyes. For me it just hit the exact balance of comedy, heart and nostalgia that no other movie has in a LONG time.

There were some great touches, like the picture of Jim Henson among the other celebrities in Kermit's office in the beginning. I was absolutely beaming when they began the show with the original Muppet Show theme. And when I heard the familiar twang of Kermit's banjo, I thought I'd lose it. It was a wonderful book end to the original Muppet Movie.

Well done, and a refreshing change.
 
This was probably the first really good Muppet movie since Christmas Carol. I think a lot of the criticisms that I was worried about were blown out of proportion, that the movie had a good theme and didn't really soil any of the history. It felt a lot less Disney and a lot more Henson.

Heck, I thought having a new muppet in it would be frustrating, but oddly enough I identified with him. As a kid I grew up with the Muppets, and a dream that I actively worked towards was being part of them and meeting Jim Henson. I remember how crushed I felt when he died, and seeing his face placed throughout the movie (like the banners in the streets, the picture in the theatre) really brought it all back to me. And sitting there with my son, who was about the same age as I was when I saw 'Great Muppet Caper' in the theatre, it was bittersweet and awesome.
 
Hoser said:
This was probably the first really good Muppet movie since Christmas Carol.
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Muppet Treasure Island is a hoot ... and I even have a special place for Muppets From Space (it's really not a bad film), but the new flick was classic Muppets, through and through. It didn't blow me away -- the recycled plot from A Very Muppet Christmas was a bit of a letdown and I wish the story had been focused on the Muppets more than Walter and Gary. But the film was joyful and enjoyable. I really liked the parallels between the film and the real world -- the question about whether or not the Muppets could still be relevant in today's world and the definitive affirmation that they most definitely are. Plus, the fact that my 4 year-old daughter is *still* singing songs from the movie (we saw it on Wednesday) makes it a certifiable hit in my book. ;)
 
Samuel Walters said:
I really liked the parallels between the film and the real world -- the question about whether or not the Muppets could still be relevant in today's world and the definitive affirmation that they most definitely are.
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This was easily my favorite thing about this new movie.
 
i just got back from seeing this and thought it was great. it was a lot of fun and very heartwarming. and yeah, like others have said, probably the first Muppet movie i've enjoyed since Christmas Carol.
 
I saw it today in a packed theater. An excellent blend of comedy and musical performance with the ability to tug at the heartstrings here and there, damn you Rainbow Connection!

While I've always enjoyed every muppet production, this one feels like the best since both The Muppet Show and the original Muppet Movie. My only regret is that they didn't give Gonzo a bigger part as he's my favorite but it doesn't dretract from the movie.

I burst out laughing when they sung Mahna Mahna during the credits.
 
Lowdarzz said:
I saw it today in a packed theater. An excellent blend of comedy and musical performance with the ability to tug at the heartstrings here and there, damn you Rainbow Connection!
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Yes, it's so odd how whenever that song comes on the theater suddenly turns on the air ducts higher and kicks dust up making my eyes tear. Weird.
 
Badass Digest has posted some interesting deleted scene/ original ending info!

Man, I hope we get alternate version of the film on DVD... this stuff sounds pretty good!
 
Wow, that ending is ten times better. Not just for the reasons detailed by the reviewer, but more Statler and Waldorf is always a great thing in my book. The deleted scenes expanding Richman's background are sorely missed, too.
 
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Most importantly it redeems Waldorf and Statler, who at the beginning of the movie are helping Richman find a loophole in Kermit's contract.
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That's wrong; they were under the same impression everyone else was.

I think the backstory for Richman would have been a nice elaboration on the basics that we got, but the rest of the ending I much prefer as is. Kermit saying that the Muppets will stay together even without the theatre is a superior moment, and I like that they subverted the "race to raise money" (I was indeed expecting somebody to give them $1, but then they did the digit reveal).

And I think the Statler and Waldorf joke would actually not have worked that well for newbies; it's funny if you know these guys' decades of history, but in a new film where they only make a couple of token appearances it doesn't have nearly the same impact.
 
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