The Muppets Review

I just got back from seeing the Muppets with Jake and Justin on November 26, 2011. It was a fun movie!! It was definitely geared towards a younger audience which isn't a bad thing. There needs to be something that can be appreciated by all audiences. Basically, the synopsis is Walter (the newest Muppet) idolizes the Muppets especially Kermit and has watched them through his whole life with his brother Gary played by Jason Segel. Gary is in a relationship with Mary played by Amy Adams. An oil tycoon named Tex Richman played by Chris Cooper possesses the deed to the old Muppet theater and plans to tear it down to drill for oil. There are adult themes such as corporate greed that are pretty evident in the movie, but kids won't recognize it, which is fine. It's a fun movie filled with singing and all of our favorite Muppets like Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy (who had been working in Paris as a plus size fashion editor), Fozzie (who had been working with a Muppet parody group called the Moopets), and Gonzo (who was a plumbing magnate). They had the parodies and the musical numbers that made it entertaining and isn't that what a movie is supposed to do. I like that Walter has the idea to bring the Muppets together to make one more show. They go to all of the television stations and if they raise $10,000,000 in a telethon they will be able to make a comeback. Veronica played by Rashida Jones is the one that eventually allows them to put this show on, and at the end the magic of the Muppets is experienced inspiring new generations to their amazing talents. Of course, I love the numerous cameos throughout the movie that keep the movie flowing along with a good storyline of reviving the Muppet Theater and ending Richman's plans. My favorite scene was when they had Gary and Walter singing Am I a Man or a Muppet? They had Gary singing and there was a Muppet version of him while Walter sang as Jim Parsons from the Big Bang Theory represented Walter's human form. Entertaining, fun movie that has alot of laughs, a fun cast of celebrity cameos, and a good story to it. I give this a 4/5.