Snagging the number one spot is the original The Muppet Movie. You can’t beat a classic! Well, maybe you can, but not on this list. As the first Muppet film made after Jim Henson’s death, it’s hard to imagine he’d be anything other than extremely proud of his team and creations. It’s festive, an excellent adaptation and shows the range of both the Muppets and the filmmakers behind it all. While Kermit is out of focus more than usual in this film, the Muppet ghosts work hard to fill his shoes. The songs are catchy and the duo of Rizzo and Gonzo as narrators and Charles Dickens stand-ins works perfectly. Caine as Scrooge is perfect casting, and his stick straight delivery and demeanor through the whole thing only enhances the fun and joy that both the Muppets and his co-stars are having as kind, Christmas-loving folks. Often called the most faithful adaptation of A Christmas Carol, the Muppets and Michael Caine work oddly well together. This movie being not only good, but good enough to restart the Muppets franchise was an unexpected but utterly delightful surprise. If you’d told me that Jason Segel, from How I Met Your Mother, was going to make a Muppets movie, I’d have probably searched for the nearest table to hide under.
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The tongue in cheek humor and self-awareness are all perfect, and the soundtrack being stuffed full of catchy musical numbers and classic songs like “We Built This City” only makes it better. Following in the footsteps of previous movies, Kermit sets out to reunite the Muppets with some help from new friends, while also dealing with a conniving businessman.
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The Muppets (2011)Īlso known as The Great Muppet Comeback (Okay, no it’s not, I made that up) 2011’s The Muppets is what brought the fuzzy crew back into the spotlight after over a decade of home video releases and moderately successful TV shows. NYC is a great backdrop for the Muppets’ shenanigans and fun, which keeps it from feeling stale. Rizzo the Rat takes a lead role, and the Muppet Babies are seen for the first time, while Miss Piggy shows off the technical marvel of being a rollerskating puppet. Basically remixing the plot of the original movie and substituting Broadway for Hollywood, Kermit gets the band back together and sets their sights on the stage. The last Muppet movie before the death of Jim Henson, and often seen as the concluding entry in the trilogy, Take Manhattan is a true gem.
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In addition to the excellent cast, Treasure Island has wormed its way up the list for several insanely catchy musical numbers including “Cabin Fever” and “A Professional Pirate.” While it’s not the most faithful adaptation of the classic, the story works well with the added Muppety charm. But no one in the history of ever has read or watched Treasure Island because they were interested in legitimate sailors. I also love Tim Curry, and the Muppets, and so I’m willing to overlook minor gaffs and other issues, because it’s freaking Tim Curry and the Muppets! As pirates! And legitimate sailors.
I love the original book of Treasure Island. Again, bogged down by an overly complicated plot and a very bizarre Kermit imposter, this film, like Caper, could have been so much more.
While it’s not a bad movie, and Fey and Ricky Gervais are excellent choices to star alongside the Muppets, it lacks that real Muppet spark that was so evident in its predecessor. The sequel to 2011’s The Muppets, Most Wanted deals with the gang getting back on their feet after a hiatus, meeting Tina Fey, and having Kermit kidnapped by an odd Russian imposter-frog. The cast is wonderful and the actual heist itself is fun, and Henson’s attention to technical details in some of the scenes is marvelous, but the plot could have been structured better. A Muppet heist movie should have been a smashing success, but the film’s premise of Kermit and Fozzie as reporters and the overly focused spotlight on Miss Piggy bog it down. First, because it was the only Muppet movie directed by Jim Henson, and secondly because it starred the wonderful Diana Rigg, playing off of Miss Piggy. Putting The Great Muppet Caper at second to last on this list guts me just a little.
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