Search results

Four days after seeing it for what the first of what I suspect will be many times, I`m delighted to finally give two enthusiastic thumbs up for Muppets Most Wanted. As much as I loved and will always treasure TM2011, I desperately hoped that Disney and the Muppet creative team wouldn't go...

I'm a sensitive, God-fearing man who wishes no ill will on people and will happily pat a passing kitten on the head. But you don't want to see the look on my face when I visualize MMW grossing less than a derivative, intelligence-insulting, talent-wasting piece of garbage like The Nut Job. :grr:

I am somewhat surprised that nobody has yet mentioned this rather encouraging Forbes article about the value of "small franchises" to giant corporations like Disney: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/03/21/why-even-small-franchises-like-the-muppets-matter/ Thank you, Ms...

^^See, kids? That's what happens when you don't do your homework (JHC hasn't owned the Muppets in 10 years, so the Muppets weren't part of the Chick-fil-A pull-out). Also, when you get dropped on your head as a child... ;)

I refuse to panic, for a couple of reasons: (1) Quite simply, this is an excellent movie. I'll say more in the review I plan to post when I have more time, but it's a significant upgrade on TM2011 in many respects - smart, funny, well-paced, fabulous music, terrific visuals, expertly-produced...

Mrs. Otter and I are going today! And we're taking along 15-20 people from our church youth group and our church in general - we did the same thing when The Muppets came out in 2011 and it was a blast! But wait ...It gets better...One of the youth group parents was kind enough to give us a bus...

Everybody's entitled to their opinion about ANY Muppet project. That's why it's called a "discussion forum" instead of an "everything's awesome forum." ;) Two days before Mrs. Otter and I saw The Muppets in 2011, two longtime friends of mine posted on FB that they took their kids (aged 4-6) to...

I spotted two weeks' worth of references to The Muppets Take Manhattan on ABC's Tuesday-night sitcom Trophy Wife. In Parts 1 and 2 of "The Wedding," Kate (Malin Akerman) points to a clip of Kermit and Piggy's wedding scene - playing on her laptop - as inspiration for her "re-wedding" to...

Mrs. Otter and I got to watch the Muppet appearances on GMA and Live! over the weekend (we'd taped them Friday morning) - lots of fun and some great appearances by everyone involved. Highlights: * GMA's Lara Spencer being more "in on the joke" with Pepe than in previous appearances (The two of...

In a similar vein - despite Variety's reviewer claiming that MMW has turned the Muppets into disposable, inoffensive fluff, the magazine is simultaneously trumpeting that the Muppets "have their mojo back" in THIS article (which is worth reading if only for the comments from Gervais, Burrell and...

Quite frankly, one of the reasons I'm looking forward to MMW is the human cast that was chosen. Apart from the fact that they're all unabashed Muppet fans, I've loved Ty Burrell's work on Modern Family (he's one of the few people on that show that consistently gets me laughing out loud) and Tina...

Not worried, gang. At the time these posts began to arrive, Rotten Tomatoes had the MMW reviews at 40% positive, but some much better reviews have joined the fray and it's now up to 67%. I expect this figure to rise the closer we get to the release. (And I might add that two of the movies...

Mrs. Otter and I caught the first half hour's worth of GMA's Muppet spots before I headed to work (we're taping the rest, plus Piggy on Live!) and we had a few good giggles, especially with Pepe serenading Lara Spencer from the makeup room and her responding that "this is a song that we sing to...

I know they're owned by different companies now, but I can't help but hope that the buzz from Muppets Most Wanted (and the astounding roll-out of Muppet appearances in the run-up the film's release) will help the Fraggles. Even taking Disney's deep pockets into account, I get the sense that...

I second that! (Although that clip was actually pretty good. "Begging your pardon?" "Yeah, begging your pardon?")

I have no issue whatsoever with overtones of GMC and MTM - occasionally, some of the same themes and tropes wind up re-occurring in a movie franchise, but that doesn't mean the writers gave up trying to do something original. Stoller, Segel and Bobin gave the Muppets some noteworthy character...

I'm quite surprised that nobody has yet commented on Lipton's recent release of several more Muppet clips, including three quick hits of Kermit's "Be More Tea" philosophy and THIS delightful little number: Seriously, I just love this ad, from a visual and musical perspective. I hope it gets...

Of course, this episode was extra-special for Canadian Muppet fans because Gonzo wound up on the same show as controversial Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, leading to THIS observation from The Globe and Mail cartoonist Brian Gable...

As we've seen over the past two nights (and in the Electric Mayhem appearance nearly two years ago), Kimmel and his crew are wise enough to see the potential in the ENTIRE Muppet cast, not just the usual suspects. Sam Eagle fit perfectly in last night's appearance. Honestly, I don't think...

"Best Whatever-That-Thing Is..." I'm sorry, that just made me giggle...