The Muppets

Post by **Daniel** » November 13th, 2011, 3:02 pm

Miss Piggy spoofing Pretty Little Liars:

Priceless.

I'm so addicited to PLL. Love that theme song!

Original theme for reference.

Post by **ShyViolet** » November 14th, 2011, 11:47 am

Cute!

Post by **Dacey** » November 18th, 2011, 10:12 am

Fantastic early review!

http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The- ... -5560.html

Post by **Ben** » November 18th, 2011, 6:03 pm

The Hollywood Reporter is also a fan:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review ... iew-262541

Post by **EricJ** » November 18th, 2011, 6:31 pm

"Fan" seems to be the keyword--
I'll wait for a consensus of reviews that go into more isolated detail beyond "Oh, it's wonderful to see them again!"

(Something about that just brings up old memories of the Rocky & Bullwinkle movie constantly having its characters say "Oh, I loved your old show!", before kicking in with the snide modern gags...)

Post by **Dacey** » November 18th, 2011, 10:23 pm

Snore.

Post by **Randall** » November 18th, 2011, 11:09 pm

Regardless of anyone else's cynicism, I'll be taking the family to see this next week.

Post by **Ben** » November 19th, 2011, 6:14 am

I think both reviews go further than just saying it's nice to see them. But that's the point: it is nice to see them.

Huh, someone can't take possibly being wrong about this, can he? And until we have seen it, we won't know.

GeorgeC · Post by **GeorgeC** » November 19th, 2011, 1:52 pm

The Invasion has begun...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1

MUPPET MUSIC WEEK ON SIRIUSXM!

Beware! Look around and play close attention to your neighbors!

Those, staring unmoving half-shells of eyes with pupils painted on...

Why, they're not flesh anymore...

THEY'RE FOAM!

Post by **EricJ** » November 19th, 2011, 2:11 pm

Ben wrote:I think both reviews go further than just saying it's nice to see them. But that's the point: it is nice to see them. .

No, seriously, did you see the R&B movie (with all its preciously cutesy nudges and strategic but insincere onscreen nostalgia-marketing gushes intact)?
Jason & Amy are one step away from being Piper Perabo.

Post by **Randall** » November 19th, 2011, 2:32 pm

I have to admit, that's a scary thought.

Post by **Ben** » November 20th, 2011, 4:26 pm

The Muppets are not Rocky & Bullwinkle.

Post by **EricJ** » November 20th, 2011, 7:30 pm

No, but the disingenuous parading of celebrity cameos to say "Oh, where have you been, living in tragic obscurity all these years?...Wouldn't it be a better world if the show could come back again for our cynical world, and we could all get in touch with our inner children?"...IS. Twelve years since, and I still cringe.
(And it was for pretty much the same reason. Classic Media wanted to sell their T-shirts, and Disney wants desperately to sell theirs. Maybe this one isn't AS MUCH of a non-stop infomercial as CM's was, but the motivations aren't exactly innocent.)

And anyone find the whole "Kermit broke up the group" plot...well, "offensive", yes (imagine a Disney cartoon where Donald and Goofy got into an angry Beatles-breakup with Mickey over royalties), but also ironic, considering what happened to the group in real life?
(In a way, Jim Henson was Kermit, when he tried brushing the Muppets aside to make the Creature Shop the engine of the company...Although seems like kind of a hatchet job on Kermit, seeing as it was HA's own attempt to solo-market Miss Piggy that almost drove the marketing into the ground in the early 80's.)

Post by **ShyViolet** » November 20th, 2011, 7:38 pm

EricJ wrote:(imagine a Disney cartoon where Donald and Goofy got into an angry Beatles-breakup with Mickey),

That actually sounds kind of cute.

Post by **Ben** » November 21st, 2011, 2:57 pm

I don't need to imagine...it's happened once or twice. Actually, it's happened with the Muppets too...

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