You may have heard that there is this little movie called The Muppets, which is in theaters today!
While I am too young to have grown up watching The Muppet Show, I did grow up watching Muppet Babies {who remembers that show?} and many of The Muppets movies.
My husband and I bought The Muppet Show when it came out on DVD a few years ago and loved watching it.
With so many great memories of The Muppets being around for my childhood, I wanted to make sure that Hayden was exposed to The Muppets. There hasn’t been a Muppets movie in the last 12 years. We showed him the movies and I am so excited that Disney has brought back The Muppets to the big screen so another generation can experience it.
Newcomer Muppet Walter {who will easily steal your heart} lives in Small Town, USA with his human brother Gary {Jason Segel}. Also living in Small Town, USA is Gary’s girlfriend Mary {Amy Adams}.
For Gary and Mary’s 10th anniversary, they decide to visit Los Angeles. Walter, who is The Muppets #1 fan is invited along on the trip to check out The Muppets Studios.
Unfortunately, The Muppets Studio is run down and neglected. While touring the studio, Walter overhears Tex Richman, an evil oil man plotting to buy Muppets Studio. Instead of making it a Muppet Museum, like he has told others, he plans to tear it down and drill for oil.
Walter can’t let this happen and he goes on a search with Gary and Mary to find Kermit. After telling Kermit what Tex Richman is up to, Kermit decides that the best way to save the studio is to get the gang back together for a telethon to raise $10 million dollars so they can buy the rights to the Studio back.
Just like it’s been years since The Muppets have been on screen for us, it’s been years since The Muppets have been together. Kermit, Walter, Gary and Mary go on a journey around the world to pick each Muppet up.
Once they get all of The Muppets back together again, they face another obstacle. The Muppets just aren’t popular anymore. The Muppets are good, wholesome fun {with some adult humor, of course!} and today’s society is more concerned with shows like “Punch Teacher”. With a stroke of luck though, a TV network is able to air The Muppets telethon so they can raise their $10 million to save Muppets Studio. With some fun musical numbers and hard work, The Muppets work together to get the show ready.
While The Muppets are working hard to get ready for the show, Mary is wanting to spend time with Gary. Gary is torn between his girlfriend of 10 years and his brother Walter, who’s always been by his side. This leads to a very important question and one of my favorite musical numbers of the movie, Man or Muppet?
What happens next? Well, more musical numbers, celebrity cameos, laughs and family fun! But don’t take my word on it! Like the two grumpy old guys who can’t seem to get away from The Muppets, Statler & Waldorf say: “If you’re going to see The Muppets, you’ve got to see them in the theater! You don’t want to let them into your home!”.
The great thing about The Muppets movie is that it brings the family together. There are some scenes in the movie that showed families of all generations watching The Muppets on screen together. That was what was happening in the theater. Children are laughing at the antics of The Muppets and parents are laughing at the adult humor and pop culture references. The whole theater was laughing and grinning together.
While you are celebrating Thanksgiving, make time to go see The Muppets together in theaters!
Emily faliLV says
This is a wonderful review! You nailed it! 😉
Chrysa says
Sounds great! I really want to see this !