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  1. Avilos

    The movie could have been even better (article)

    But all the classic Muppet films where of the same length. I was not talking about modern CGI films. Where the older films not long enough?
  2. Avilos

    The movie could have been even better (article)

    None of the previous Muppet films have been longer than an hour and 30 minutes or an hour and forty minutes. This was an hour and 38 minutes. The length was the reason. Family films tend to work better at that timing. The only complaints about the film on missing scenes and its affect on the...
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    I think we can assume so unless we are told otherwise. Here is an interesting thought of Gonzo's reluctance of returning to the Muppets. Perhaps with the learning of his alien origins he felt the desire to lead a more normal life on Earth, hence his return to the plumbing business once his wacky...
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    The most obvious detail that the movie they are watching is fictionalized is that the Muppets start out to be movie stars. When of course they become famous on television. Of course it's hard to know what happened after their sets fell apart, did they get in trouble with the studio?
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    Muppetfan44, in general I agree with you. Film novelazations are really no longer needed. In the days before home video it was the primary way for fans to relive a film whenever they wanted. So fewer are made in the days of DVD and the Internet for spoilers. To make it clear my...
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    I think it is a mistake to compare any film to a novelazation. For one these are based on scripts. Not from actually worked on set with the cast and crew. They may have found out that some of this footage did not work, which is why the absence from the finished film. This is often the case when...
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