MOVIE REVIEW - The Muppets

I've put this one off for a while, but after hearing a bunch of really good things about The Muppets, I took it in.

I am not going into the plot line here, because that won't allure you to this movie. It's the Muppets. And it's fun. And the family can and should go. It isn't often in Hollywood these days that less is more - way more. But here it is.

The Muppets stars, well the Muppets. And funnyman Jason Segal, and lovely Amy Adams. The Muppets are just as we left them many years ago. By today's movie standards they could be a relic, a dinosaur. For of course they are puppets, operated by puppeteers that live and breathe air, and not by a computer. Voiced too, by same. And it is so refreshing to see this kind of movie making again.

This is skillfully done. Still snappy and witty all these years later. I know, there are some that will remember them as the felty friends that got on your nerves on TV, and yes, at times they still can. But this movie is fun, delightful, and a very different kind of movie experience that you and your kids can really enjoy together. This is the perfect intersection of your generation, and your children's. You will remember the Muppets from your childhood, and your kids will be thrilled to learn of them in theirs.

A long list too of cameo's will make you laugh as the grown up and they Muppets will make your kids giggle for about 80 fun minutes. And I am a story guy, and this is a great story too, told well. With some singing production numbers and plenty of parody to go around. I wish they would make more movies like this for young families.

The Muppets. Put the computer generated characters, and animation away. Simpler can be better, way better. Rated G all the way. Really, really fun.