Not Great, Not Even Good, But Watchable
Alright, I just saw the thing, yes I'm a bit slow, and while not great, not even good, let's face it, this looks watchable, which is a whole lot better than what I predicted would happen with any future projects when Disney bought the muppets. What I find most aggravating is the total lack of creativity and cleverness that was so apparent in, to put it bluntly, every muppet film produced under JHC. Even IAVMMCM, while garnering the most mixed reviews amongst fans, contained a lot of very clever twists and humor. The trailer for this new film makes me worried. Makes me sad. I am hoping that it isn't that bad; there are some instances which actually look promising. But this'll be nowhere near the creative genius of Jim Henson; nor will it even come within1000 miles of the directorial genius of Brian Henson. All it will be is a boring formulatic un-creative story; all the creative stuff within Disney began a slow death with the passing of Frank Wells, until it surcummed to a painful last breath with the release of the craptacular Pocohontas 2. And ultimately, Oz is a cheap outlet to sell merchandise and probably introduce character meet n greets at DCA.