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This simply irresistible first feature from the Muppets has Kermit the frog going from the swamps to Hollywood to be a star. As he travels and picks up his usual friends (Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear), Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) is in pursuit, looking for Kermit to be the spokesman for his frog-leg cuisine. A loose rendition of The Wizard of Oz, the film incorporates the same cagey humor as their breakout syndicated TV series The Muppet Show. This is one of… More >>
Plenty of other reviewers have already commented, correctly, on how low-quality the image is on this DVD. In an age when movies from the 50′s are restored to crystal clarity, this treatment of a movie from 1979 is unacceptable. But another problem is that the movie just isn’t very good either. Sure, we all love the Muppets. But look objectively at the movie itself. The plot about the villain trying to kill Kermit feels too nasty given the overall light tone of the film. The assassin brought in to shoot Kermit with a speargun is especially creepy. Of course, scary elements in kids’ films have a long and respectable history. But here, they feel out of place. Another problem is the utterly moronic level of much of the dialogue and the extreme overacting. Yes, I know, it’s a kids’ film. But Disney has shown us how kids’ movies can entertain adults as well. Although it has its moments, The Muppet Movie nevertheless features scene after scene of really lame dialogue, jokes, and plot points. A key example is Mel Brook’s cameo as a German mad scientist. He enters the scene clicking his heels like a member of the Gestapo. Do we really need Nazi references in a Muppet movie, even if they are from Mel Brooks?
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Would somebody please explain the Kermit’s 50th anniversary advertising to me? The Muppet Movie came out in 1979, and if they are saying 50th anniversary that would be 1955. I know because I am 50 and the Muppets did not come til much later. Maybe 50 years in a frog’s life is 26 years to you and me.
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the muppets rule, no questions asked this is a very very awesome exciting lovely movie
buy it!!!
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The original DVD of The Muppet Movie is incredible. The special features alone make it worth the 25$+ you can get it for. From what I have read the new version is PAN AND SCAN!!! Awful. And it doesn’t seem to have those extras, which include the Muppet Screen test, a true gem!
Please Disney, release the original dvd!
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The dvd quality is excellent. The movie plays great and if you love the muppets is a must have movie.
Rating: 5 / 5
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