THE MUPPETS

4 out of 5 stars

“it’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to meet the muppets on the muppet show tonight! and now let’s get things started, why don’t you get things started. it’s time to get things started on the most sensational inspirational celebrational muppetational...this is what we call the MUPPET SHOW!”

LOL, what a clever comeback to the big screen after several years! with the help of jason segel and the musical talent of bret mckenzie from flight of the conchords, the muppets are brought back to the silver screen for an awesome reunion this thanksgiving. ;)

we have newbie muppet walter, who is the muppet equiv./”brother” of gary (jason segel), whose life changed when he watched the muppet show for the first time as a young boy. growing up in smalltown was hard for walter as a muppet esp. since he couldn’t ride roller coasters with gary b/c of his height issue. (LOL, aww...) but walter gets really excited when he finds out that gary has purchased bus tickets for a trip to...los angeles! gary and walter sing their way to the bus stop, picking up gary’s GF, mary (amy adams), and the trio are off to visit the old muppet studio in LA. while on the muppet studio tour led by alan arkin (LOL, there’s a LOT of celeb cameos in this movie), walter stumbles into kermit’s old office, where he overhears evil oil tycoon, tex richman (chris cooper) talk about his plans to destroy the studio and drill for oil down below. walters freaks out, and the trio then go to kermit the frog’s mansion in beverly hills to convince him to get back with the ol’ gang. LOL, cut to them tracking down all the different muppets including gonzo who’s now a corporate mogul who’s made millions in the toilet/plumbing biz, miss piggy who is a vogue editor living in paris, fozzie bear (WOCKA, WOCKA!) who’s playing with the moopets in a crappy reno casino, and ah-nee-mahl who is in a celeb anger management rehab center....with jack black. hahahahaha... :)

all the songs are great, and like i said, there’s a ton of celeb cameos in this one. i mean, if the muppets needed your help, who would turn down their requests, right? although the muppets may not be popular now, they still bring back that sentimental feeling of when you first watched and giggled throughout the muppet show. (i’m talking to you- ppl born in the late 70s and early 80s) and even after all these years, the muppets still got it! i would have preferred to have them spoof more pop culture throughout this one, just like they did in their trailers... but hey, it’s the holiday season, and i’ll take this. GREAT job, all around... ;)