Title: ALL OF US UNDER ITS SPELL
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Title: ALL OF US UNDER ITS SPELL
Print Status: Available
Title: ALL OF US UNDER ITS SPELL
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I saw it with an wide age range family group – two in their 60’s, two in their late 20’s/early 30’s, my wife and me in our mid-30’s, and two of my kids at 6 and 4. Everyone loved it. My Cars-obsessed 4 year old boy announced it was the greatest movie ever. My 6 year old girl was singing and dancing. It really was magical. It hit home for everyone in at least my group.
Co-worker just came in and said that her kids said almost the exact same thing the ER’s kids said…greatest movie ever. I can’t disagree with them.
It will be interesting how it performs this weekend.
I saw it. Loved it. I smiled the entire movie. My 5 year old and 2 year old loved it too. We have got them up to speed on all the old muppet movies the past month or so. My daughter, the 5 year old, declared this one the best.
I’d put it just behind The Muppet Movie and Muppets Take Manhattan, but in front of the others.
I loved it, Its being a while since a movie make feel like a kid. And I really hope that this is not the last thing we see of the muppets.
The Muppets was exactly what I expected it to be. Nothing more, nothing less. You can’t not leave the theater smiling, but there were also some very odd choices they made in the film. Like the two human leads were apparently dating for a decade, but he wakes up in his childhood bed every morning. Like that atrocious rap sequence. Like Animal being basically taken off screen for no apparent reason. Some of the tongue-in-cheek moments were just a bit over the top (explosion, maniacal laugh).
The highlight of the film, for me, was Kermit’s solo-ensemble song in the first act. That was a nearly perfect Muppet moment, and Kermit sells it better than most human actors. The Rainbow Connection was perfect, as though it had been shot 30 years ago. And the human characters sell the Muppet characters as being “real” in a way I haven’t seen since Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
It was a fun nostalgia trip for anybody over the age of 25. And it was a nice introduction to the world of the Muppets for those under the age of 10. But the big bucks comes in the space between those age groups, and I don’t think the movie does enough to sell itself to those consumers.
Well I think your examination is spot on. There’s no way a good natured family-oriented story like Muppets was going to compete with a marketing juggernaut aimed at self-absorbed teens like Twilight. The Economics just don’t work out, sadly.
Which is a shame, because right now, we all need a lot more foam rubber and smiles, and a lot less sparkplepires and navel gazing. The movie was fun, largely without being saccharine (okay, there were spots) and how could you not leave with a smile that made your head hinge like a puppet?
I think I felt the same way you did. I so much wanted to share this with my kids and brought all 3 of them. I don’t think I stopped smiling once (except for that rap scene; I almost think it was intentionally cringe-inducing). Anyway, my kids had mixed reactions. My 12-year-old thought he was too cool to be there and made every effort to not enjoy himself. My 9-year-old thought it was okay, and my 6-year-old daughter was thoroughly delighted, laughing and clapping the whole time. So we’ve got at least 1 new fan in the family. I recommend it to anyone who has any nostalgia for the Muppets; you won’t be disappointed.
The movie doesn’t open here until next year, but I am so looking forward to it.
I have no idea if they’re shown in the US as well, but in the UK we have these joke shorts that play before each movie made by Orange, and the current one is a very charming Muppets short. If you don’t get those – or just haven’t seen it – I highly recommend looking for it on Youtube. Search for Muppets and Orange.
We were treated to a new animated short featuring the characters from Toy Story and it was quite good.
I loved it, but the ending seemed a little forced. I guess they cut a bunch of stuff from the film to get it where they wanted time wise? Like the Oil Tycoon was suppose to have a flashback to his childhood where the muppets came and did a show at his birthday and everyone was laughing but he can’t laugh (thus him just saying “menicial laughter”) but at the end that part of his brain is knocked back into wack. But they cut it all.
Jim would be proud.
Yes to this.
Also, my super-pontificating review: http://cliqueclack.com/flicks/2011/11/26/muppets-2011-review/
Please please please, Tom, lose the St. Lucia ad that pops up, and won’t shut up, and has no close button. I know you didn’t design it, but its very i irritating and distracting from the site
I haven’t seen the ad myself, but you’re the second person to report to me about it.
I’m no fan of auto-playing ads. I believe I’ve located it and turned it off.
Thanks for the head’s up!
Ahhh so jealous it’s not out in the UK till FEBRUARY!!!!!!!!!!
had to go and watch 50/50 and immortals instead I feel soo wrong (with immortals, 50/50 was awesome both incredibly funny but heartbreaking at the same time!)
Oh, man, loved this movie. It had that muppety hope that makes optimism more than just a cheesy attitude and more of a cherished character trait.
I just saw the Muppets movie this past Friday. I have to say I was smiling the entire time.
I have to say I have yet to warm to Amy Adams in any major role she’s ever had. She’s just not convincing to me and all of her acting seems forced.
My biggest Laugh out Loud moment of the movie is when the 80’s robot made the dial up sound. Working in the IT field and using dial up to connect for so long it brought back memories. Granted most of those memories were about how painful it was to wait for dialup but memories none the less.