How is there not a thread already?

Getting great reviews. Some good reading:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/ff_muppets/all/1

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/ff_betterliving/all/1

11/22/2011 12:11:34 PM

Wocka Wocka!

Mahna Mahna.

11/22/2011 12:17:47 PM

Looks good, but I'm going to Hugo first.

11/22/2011 12:18:23 PM

i'm definitely going to see this

11/22/2011 12:19:09 PM

I lost interest when I heard Frank Oz had some sort of problem with it.

11/22/2011 1:29:46 PM

And now, having googled that, I have also lost interest.

11/22/2011 1:34:04 PM

Eh I want to see for myself:

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/11/frank-oz-the-muppets/

11/22/2011 1:55:57 PM

Keep in mind, Frank Oz was in The Phantom Menace. I'm not exactly going to trust his judgement on respecting characters from my childhood movies.

He wrote a script for a Muppet movie and the studios picked Jason Segel's script. I'm just disappointed that he was too offended to provide his voice.

11/22/2011 4:14:31 PM

Muppet Babies was my favorite cartoon growing up.

11/22/2011 4:19:42 PM

I've loved the Muppets and Fraggle Rock growing up. After seeing the reviews, I think I need to go see it. After seeing how much Jason absolutely idolizes the muppets, no doubt he has done them justice.

11/22/2011 4:39:36 PM

It's at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes after 47 reviews. Certified Fresh.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_muppets/

11/22/2011 5:53:35 PM

WHOA WHOA WHOA

just now reading that Bret McKenzie wrote most of the songs

color me excited

11/23/2011 2:29:11 PM

I feel the urge to post the Muppet Babies theme here, because it is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ju75XsCO4o

11/23/2011 2:43:15 PM

Quote :

"WHOA WHOA WHOA just now reading that Bret McKenzie wrote most of the songs color me excited"

Enjoy:
http://youtu.be/aDnTo2S2BrA

Can't wait to see this.

11/23/2011 3:39:09 PM

Got tickets for tonight. Woohoo.

11/23/2011 5:52:52 PM

Quote :

"just now reading that Bret McKenzie wrote most of the songs"

CAN

NOT

WAIT

11/23/2011 6:06:58 PM

Just got back from watching. Really really good movie. I didn't even grow up watching the Muppets (I got my fix watching Muppet Babies).

Humor was very smart, and they didn't have to resort to penis jokes that only the adults would get. The guest celebrities were a treat to identify.

11/23/2011 6:36:14 PM

Saw this last night with the wife. It wasn't what I'd call a great movie but it was silly cornball fun and exactly what I'd expect from a Muppets movie.

The lack of Frank Oz as Ms. Piggy was noticeable, but his complaints about the movie beyond"dammit I'M not in it" seem kinda baseless.

[Edited on November 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM. Reason : .]

11/25/2011 11:14:18 AM

I used to hate the muppet babies as a little kid...but when i pulled that theme song up i started lolling so hard

11/25/2011 1:12:31 PM

I wouldn't say the argument that Kermit wouldn't live in a mansion while his friends are living hand to mouth is baseless.

11/26/2011 11:20:24 AM

Spoilers:::




^ If he didn't know? His friend had been out of contact for years. Even if he was trying to get in touch with them all the time Fozzie obviously had no desire to expose how far he'd fallen, Gonzo was doing pretty well and needed no help, Animal was actually getting the help he needed, Sam Eagle was doing fine, we can't really judge how the band was doing because there are successful musicians who do street performing just in their spare time, and Rowlf was just straight chillin and enjoying life.

The only one who seemed destitute was Fozzie and his own pride was clearly a factor (note the Christmas card line).

The only one that was obviously Kermit's fault was Ms. Piggy, and him running from her was clearly a part of his character.

11/26/2011 11:29:52 AM

I lol'ed at "Spoilers" for a Muppets movie. I'm going to see this tonight.

11/26/2011 2:55:29 PM

I liked this movie. Surprised at Jack Black as the guest host instead of somebody like NPH (whose line made a lot of sense)

11/26/2011 8:30:47 PM

You know SOMEBODY would have a hissy fit if I didn't put SPOILERS at the top of that post.

This is TWW after all.

[Edited on November 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM. Reason : /]

11/26/2011 8:37:15 PM

yeah you're probably right but it was still funny

11/26/2011 9:21:46 PM

pretty good movie

12/5/2011 9:24:33 AM

FAAAAAAAAAAAANTASTIC

12/6/2011 9:28:31 PM

Quote :

" However, Gervais, Crystal and several other cameos including Beth Broderick,[9], Kathy Griffin,[42] Ed Helms,[15] Sterling Knight,[43] Mila Kunis,[44] Ben Stiller,[45] Eric Stonestreet,[15] Wanda Sykes[10] Lady Gaga,[46] and Danny Trejo[9][15] were completely omitted out of the film due to time constraints"

I cant wait for the directors cut

12/7/2011 5:57:07 PM

Danny Trejo and Pepe do an Abbott & Costello routine.

12/7/2011 5:59:12 PM

bullshit that a damn mediocre zombie tv show thread gets 20+ pages and genius likes this barely makes one page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZBe7_lE9lE

12/8/2011 4:02:12 AM

This shit still has me lollin'

I guess I would find chickens hysterical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CQF_nhPUGU

12/8/2011 8:24:05 AM

Saw this tonight. Enjoyed it immensely.

12/11/2011 12:19:19 AM

Chris Cooper. Rapping. Came home and looked up the full version of said rap. Can now die fulfilled.

12/11/2011 1:51:46 AM

i was mildly interested in seeing the movie, but then i heard the writers interviewed on npr and then i REALLY wanted to see it. you can tell through their interviews how invested they are in the whole idea.

12/11/2011 9:50:05 AM

I wanna go see this again

12/11/2011 3:10:59 PM

Loved it!!!

^i will go again for sure

12/14/2011 10:59:19 PM

Guess I'll have to catch this one eventually.

12/15/2011 7:19:43 AM

So, I'm watching Sesame Street with my sons (PBS Sprout is AWESOME) and I see a lot of muppets who have been on this show for thirty plus years.

Presumably they have to make new ones every so often, but it got me wondering if they're washer/dryer safe or if a muppet has to be dry cleaned.

Anyone know the answer to this silly question?

12/15/2011 1:16:36 PM

^they constantly make replacement muppets.

12/15/2011 2:39:27 PM

That makes sense, but ruins my mental image of hundreds of Muppets hanging from a dry cleaner's conveyor.

12/15/2011 6:43:52 PM