2 ½ pipes out of 4
After 12 years on the bench, the Muppets have returned to theaters with a vengeance. In a script co-written by Jason Segel, The Muppets pay homage to their original gags. Jason Segel plays Gary, the brother of Walter, a puppet whose dream it is to meet the Muppets. When they finally visit Muppet Studios they find it in ruins and being sold to evil oil baron Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) and the only way to save it is to raise 10 million dollars. Walter takes it upon himself to get all the Muppets back together and hijinks ensue. As the Muppets are brought back there are celebrities cameo’s galore and other classic Muppet moments. There are not a whole lot of original moments in the new movie so it is not as good as its previous movies but it still beats out a number of current movies. Amy Adams comes off of her Acadamy Award nomination with the supporting role as Gary's Girlfriend Mary. One problem which is only a problem for the older generation who remember the originals, the voices are not the same as they use to be. The biggest difference is Fozzy Bear who sounds completely different from his old self. Another problem I had is that they minimized Pepe the King Prawn and completely eliminated Rizo the rat, the two best characters. Because I am loyal to the original movies I can only give The Muppets
After 12 years on the bench, the Muppets have returned to theaters with a vengeance. In a script co-written by Jason Segel, The Muppets pay homage to their original gags. Jason Segel plays Gary, the brother of Walter, a puppet whose dream it is to meet the Muppets. When they finally visit Muppet Studios they find it in ruins and being sold to evil oil baron Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) and the only way to save it is to raise 10 million dollars. Walter takes it upon himself to get all the Muppets back together and hijinks ensue. As the Muppets are brought back there are celebrities cameo’s galore and other classic Muppet moments. There are not a whole lot of original moments in the new movie so it is not as good as its previous movies but it still beats out a number of current movies. Amy Adams comes off of her Acadamy Award nomination with the supporting role as Gary's Girlfriend Mary. One problem which is only a problem for the older generation who remember the originals, the voices are not the same as they use to be. The biggest difference is Fozzy Bear who sounds completely different from his old self. Another problem I had is that they minimized Pepe the King Prawn and completely eliminated Rizo the rat, the two best characters. Because I am loyal to the original movies I can only give The Muppets
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