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The Muppets Are Back! Maniacal Laughter Eighty’s Robot Silly Songs and More

November 24, 2011 by Momstart 5 Comments

On Saturday I got the kids out of bed and said hurry, get dressed and downstairs for breakfast, we’re going to do something fun today. So they got dressed and then I had to make a short stop at the doctors office and then we raced to the movie theater. We missed our check in time by five minutes but we still made it in time to get a seat. As we were going into the theater, the kids figured out that we were watching a movie, and since they were handing out Muppet stickers they could only hope we were watching The Muppets.

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Once we were seated I told them we’re going to watch the Muppets, and Zoe said, I GET TO SEE MISS PIGGY? uh yep, I told her and she couldn’t wait for the movie to start. The Muppets was aimed at my age the 30 to 40’s audience, you know the children of the 80’s. But it was also intended to entertain a newer audience introducing them to the craziness we all know as The Muppets. The Muppets was hilarious. We had slap stick humor, musical dance numbers, old jokes, new jokes, fart shoes, rap music, actor cameos and The Muppet Show. After the movie I asked my whole family what their favorite part was, hands down, it was when they did the Muppet Show.

The Movie Synopsis in my words:

The Muppets begins in Smalltown USA, a cute white picket fence kind of town where everyone knows everyone. As we begin to meet the characters, Walter, Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) they break out into music. It was like watching a full blown musical with the dancing in the streets number. It was over the top just as you expect the Muppets to be. Gary and Mary were on their way to LA to spend their ten year anniversary when Gary decides to invite his brother Walter along. Mary was not happy!

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First stop for the third wheel trio was The Muppet studio where we get the plot line filled with lots of maniacal laughter. Big Oil man (Chris Cooper) is going to tear down the studio and dig for oil unless The Muppets can raise 10,000,000. Walter, Mary and Gary set off to find Kermit and then they all have to bring The Muppets back together to save the studio. Zoe is intently sitting there through all of this and suddenly I hear her anxiety as she says, “mommy, daddy, where is MIss Piggy?” That was the same question that was on the mind of all the Muppets too. We had to tell Zoe she’s coming so that she would sit there and watch the rest of the movie. As the Muppets asked Kermit where she was, he said, no. We’re not going to get her. Finally they convinced him. And it didn’t go well, Miss Piggy and Kermit had a small falling out and the only way for Kermit to fix it was to admit feelings for MIss Piggy and he wasn’t ready to do it. But my daughter was just happy to see Miss Piggy. I loved Emily Blunt.

The Muppets in the car

So without Miss Piggy, everyone goes back to the studio to continue without Miss Piggy. But she comes back on her own and comes up with the craziest idea to help save the studio. In fact my favorite part in the movie was what they did and Kermit’s reaction. That’s all I’m going to say, you have to go see The Muppets and come back and tell me what your favorite part of the movie is. Our family loved it.

Filed Under: Movie review Tagged With: Gary, Jason Segel, Mary, Movie review, The Muppets, The Muppets Show, Walter

Behind the Movie The Muppets Interview with Jason Segel & Nick Stoller

November 7, 2011 by Momstart 6 Comments

I’m really excited about taking my kids to see The Muppets in a few weeks, especially since I had the chance to meet, Miss Piggy, Kermit, Walter and the writers Jason Segel and Nick Stoller.

The Muppets

Jason Segel as you all know is actually in the movie and he and his brother Walter (who is actually a Muppet) are the two biggest Muppet fans in the world. And Jason not only plays this character he IS this character. His love of The Muppets helped bring this new Muppet movie to life.

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Nick Stroller says that The Muppets are perfect for the whole family, “Kids are just watching a goofy guy sing a song with a bunch of puppets and it’s fun. And adults are experiencing it on a whole different level and I think there’s something neat about the whole family walking away having enjoyed something together, having a shared experience.” and I completely agree. Adults get to laugh along with their kids and everyone may be laughing at a different meaning.

 

Q: Favorite Muppet Movie?

Nick’s Favorite Muppet Movie before this one: Muppets take Manhattan

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Jason’s Favorite Muppet Movie before this one: The Great Muppet Caper. “It was just like, it was the video we had. The video you have, just watch it over. And I love the song Happiness Hotel. For some reason that song, I just love that song.”

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Q Favorite Muppet?

Nick: Kermit first because that’s you know, he’s the best. But, but then Beeker is my favorite.

Jason: Also picks Kermit, saying that Beeker is awesome too.

Q: What is Walter like

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Nick: Walter is like the eyes and the ears of where we hope our new audience will be. Just crazy Muppet fans with a wide-eyed naïveté who think anything is possible and they’re just super, super excited to meet the Muppets.

Jason: He reminds me of what Kermit would have been like before he became famous.

The Muppets Are Coming

Something I’m really looking forward to in the movie is the improve. Jason said, and I agree after meeting them, they are SO SMART, The Muppets that is. This is what he said, “I didn’t realize how talented these puppeteers are. And I was saying, I said it a few times. I’m sorry if I’m repeating myself but their job is to be invisible basically, is to disappear. And it’s such a shame because they’re comedians and actors and hilarious improvers and they’re hiding under this table most of the time. You’ll never see their faces. That was what I walked away from most impressed by is how crazy talented guys are.”  Plus Jason himself is pretty cool and fun to watch.

Jason Segel Muppet Mania

So get ready for some fantastic talent in The Muppets November 23rd.

Travel expenses, interview opportunity, and photos are courtesy of Disney/DreamWorks.

Filed Under: interview, Movie review, personal Tagged With: Disney, Jason Segel, movie, Muppet Mania, Nick Stoller, The Muppets

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