The Muppets (2011 film)
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While it may not reach the delirious heights of The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted still packs in enough clever gags, catchy songs, and celebrity cameos to satisfy fans of all ages. Read Critics...
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Mar 21, 2014 · There are undeniably inspired bits in "Muppets Most Wanted"—one is tempted to recommend it just to see Ray Liotta performing a number from "A Chorus Line" in a Russian gulag, and Burrell's running gag about the differences between European crime solvers and his American counterpart gets laughs—but the comedic tone is inarguably more frantic ...
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the gang are as sweet as ever, but as far as the human actors go, cutesy has been replaced by snarky in Disney's newest Muppets film, Muppets Most Wanted.
With Kermit in a notorious Russian prison, Constantine uses the Muppets' performances to cover for heists all across Europe. Meanwhile, an Interpol agent ( Ty Burrell) and CIA Agent Sam Eagle ( Eric Jacobson) work together to solve the mysterious high-profile robberies.
- James Bobin
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell
- Beware the Evilen Froggen.
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By Eric Goldman
Posted: Mar 12, 2014 4:00 am
2011’s The Muppets did exactly what it was intended to do, revitalizing the beloved characters and reintroducing them to new and old fans alike. So now that the Muppets are, once again, considered “a viable franchise”, as the opening song of Muppets Most Wanted humorously notes, where do they go? On tour, of course!
This installment finds the group getting a new manager, Ricky Gervais’ Dominic Badguy (the last name is French, he insists, and not pronounced like you’d think), who brings them on that tour as part of his big new plans… Plans that secretly include replacing Kermit the Frog (performed by Steve Whitmire) with the master criminal, Constantine, a look-alike amphibian -- minus a mole, that is -- who manages to switch places with poor Kermit. With the rest of the Muppets thinking Constantine is their fearless leader, they travel from city to city, not realizing the tour is a cover for Dominic and Constantine’s crimes and a master plan to ultimately steal the Crown Jewels.
Since I saw Muppets Most Wanted a few days ago, I keep being asked the go-to question for the sequel to a well-recieved movie: “Is it as good as the last one?” So let’s get it out of the way - The answer is no, not quite. The Muppets wasn’t just a funny, likable movie, it was a deeply heartfelt one. Writers Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller and director James Bobin took the nostalgia so many of us feel for the Muppets and made it a focus of the movie, with a genuinely touching film that was very specifically about the Muppets meaning a lot to people and why it was time for them to come back.
It would be a mistake for Muppets Most Wanted to try for the same thing and it doesn’t. Now that the gang is back together, it’s much more of a classic, wacky Muppet adventure film, with some unmistakable echoes of The Great Muppet Caper, using a similar crime-based story. And on that front, while perhaps not hitting all the beats the last movie did, Muppets Most Wanted is another big success. I’ve already referenced the opening song from the film, “We’re Doing a Sequel,” and it’s absolutely terrific - a meta, oh-so catchy ode to franchises. One of the lyrics notes, “Everybody knows that the sequel's never quite as good,” which is indeed usually the case, yes. But that doesn’t mean we still can’t get satisfying, entertaining sequels, and Muppets Most Wanted is certainly one of those.
Muppets Most Wanted is a fun, joyful film that once more reminds us why the Muppets are so wonderful. The human stars are clearly having a blast (and how could they not?), and with great jokes and incredibly catchy songs, Kermit and the gang again show why they are such enduringly lovable characters.
Mar 21, 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted: Directed by James Bobin. With Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Steve Whitmire. While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Mar 21, 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper.
