The Muppets (2011)
Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 203
Fresh: 194 | Rotten: 9
Clever, charming, and heartfelt, The Muppets is a welcome big screen return for Jim Henson's lovable creations that will both win new fans and delight longtime devotees.
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 3
Clever, charming, and heartfelt, The Muppets is a welcome big screen return for Jim Henson's lovable creations that will both win new fans and delight longtime devotees.
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On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their
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Cast
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Jason Segel
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Amy Adams
Mary -
Chris Cooper
Tex Richman -
Rashida Jones
ABC Executive, CDE Exec... -
Steve Whitmire
Beaker, Kermit, Rizzo, ... -
Eric Jacobson
Animal, Fozzie Bear, Ma... -
Dave Goelz
Beauregard, Dr. Bunsen ... -
Bill Barretta
Bobo, Dr. Teeth, Fozzie... -
Peter Linz
Walter -
Alan Arkin
Tour Guide -
Bill Cobbs
Grandfather -
Zach Galifianakis
Hobo Joe -
Ken Jeong
"Punch Teacher" Host -
Jim Parsons
Human Walter -
Ed Pepitone
Postman -
Kristen Schaal
Moderator -
Sarah Silverman
Greeter -
Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo
TV Executive -
Raymond Ma
Elderly Asian Man -
Tuan Shu Lan
Elderly Aisan Woman -
Donald Glover
Junior CDE Executive -
Dahlia Waingort
TV Executive -
Jonathan Palmer
Reporter One -
Don Yanan
Reporter Two -
Michael Albala
TV Executive -
Julia Marie Franzese
"Punch Teacher" Kid -
Gunnar Smith
Gary Age 6 -
Connor Gallagher
Gary Age 9 -
Justin Marco
Gary Age 13 -
Cameron Kasal
Laughing Kid -
Justin Tinucci
Laughing Kid -
Alex Jackson Long
Laughing Kid -
Aria Noelle Curzon
Waitress -
David Rudman
Janice, Miss Poogy, Sco... -
Matt Vogel
'80s Robot, Camilla, Cr...
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All Critics (210) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (194) | Rotten (9) | DVD (8)
A film bursting at the seams with sheer, unadulterated joy: watch it, and the world seems just that little bit brighter...
Top CriticIt may not entirely work as a movie, but The Muppets shines as a piece of touching pop nostalgia.
The purity of the nostalgia turns this franchise film into a love letter to childhood.
You can rest easy - if you have previously loved the Muppets, you will likely currently love The Muppets.
The chorus of one of the songs declares, 'I've got everything that I need, right in front of me.' For 120 minutes, that's precisely how I felt.
[Filmmakers] hew close to the essential innocence informing the Muppets' silliness.
The giddiness that Jim Henson & Friends brought to the original Muppets is missing. The antic energy, the old vaudeville/TV variety show references are just plain alien to modern kids.
A Muppet film that not only lives up to the franchise legacy and, for some, might just end up being one of their all-time favorite adventures with Kermit and the gang.
The muppets are back, just like we remember them, with catchy tunes and meta humor. Also, a great cast of cameo appearances is paired with a fun story and iconic characters that haven't been detrimentally modernized.
A luminous and loving tribute to the man who breathed life into nothing but felt and faux fur.
Marvellous. The Muppets manages to revitalise the family classic to create a hilarious and life-affirming delight.
You can tell that these filmmakers grew up cherishing what was best about the Muppets. ... From the script to the colors to the body language, it all has Henson's heartbeat.
As a died-in-the-wool Muppets fan, this overripe nostalgia trip only almost captures that Henson magic. There are moments of exhuberance, but they're scattered and isolated.
An energetic return to form reminding audiences, both young and old, why everyone should love The Muppets.
Everything here just works. Its weird, colorful world is breath of cinema fresh air. The Muppets is a world where you just have to believe that these "muppets" are real and not question the whys and how of it.
If you're not a joyless maniac with a soul of anthracite then you will work hard to imagine how this project could have been better handled.
Warrants multiple viewings. I am currently considering raising my children on this film. If you don't come out feeling complete joy, you might want to check with your parents that they didn't find you in a crashed spaceship in a cornfield.
Disney's "The Muppets" is a solid family movie that breathes new life into an old franchise. Who'd have thought that were even possible?
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Beneath the cleverness you'll find warmth, sweetness and real affection for our fine felt friends.
Henson's Muppets had a nice line in dry wit. They were anarchic. Segel's are corporate stooges.
During The Muppets' numerous highlights, movie-going is rarely this much fun.
The film's broad smiles and big-heartedness are bracingly disingenuous, the self-referential jokes well handled. Only the affection emanating from the audience is sincere.
If, like me, you are a parent, there will be something life affirming about taking your children to see these ageless old friends.
Welcome back, Muppets.
Director Bobin milks laughter and tears in generous, equal measures, leaving us hankering for more.
Audience Reviews for The Muppets
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- Walter: Wow Gary, I think it's so cool you're taking Mary to Los Angeles! I can't believe you guys have been dating for ten years!
- Gary: Well, yeah, Mary wanted to do something really special for our 10th anniversary, and she's always wanted to go to Los Angeles!
- Walter: Make sure and send me a postcard from the muppet studios!
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- Elderly Aisan Woman: Is this Universal studios?
- Tour Guide: Yes it is.
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- Walter: September? That's almost six months from now!
- Fozzie Bear: That's nothing. Once, I waited a whole year for September.
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- Mary: Not now eighties robot.
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- Hobo Joe: Why does everybody forget about Hobo Joe?
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- Mary: Gary I've gone home, I love you but you need to decide, are you a man, or a muppet?
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Like The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle a few years ago, The Muppets cashes in on its nostalgia, supposing that the audience misses their bygone days. And while I vaguely remember enjoying the show as a child, there isn't much about the original that this film brings back. Whereas The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle had some remarkably funny puns, there isn't much to laugh at here. I chuckled a couple times, mostly at the remarks by the two curmudgeonly spectators, but there weren't any guffaws. Most disappointing were the musical numbers with the exception of Chris Cooper's rap; during her songs it seemed that Amy Adams was forcing a grin, knowing she should look happy. The plot unfolds just as anyone knows it would.
Overall, I wasn't impressed by this film, but Muppets fans might find something worth liking if only for the nostalgia.