Appreciate the insight, although due to a personal bias I don't think I can ever find watching Dujardin in anything "dull."

This is especially true when you see his old bizarre sketch comedy.  The fact that a man that good looking and charming can be such a master of physical, goofy comedy is nuts.

I've heard that too.  I don't know, I got my DVD like, 8 years ago.  It doesn't feel like it's missing anything.  If it is, I'm not missing it.  I don't know if I have some holy grail DVD worth hundreds of bucks on eBay, or if the missing songs aren't that big a deal.

Yeah, and it's the best Spielberg film in years tbh.  SUCK IT USA wait I have to wait longer for The Muppets?  I didn't know that until just now. Fuck me.

Yes, let's trust the judgement of the man who directed the remake of "The Stepford Wives."  That makes sense.

Nah, he actually passed on a lot of the Muppet TV specials.  But that doesn't justify his justification of prequel Yoda in any way.  Man has questionable taste issues.

I am ridic excited about this movie because I love the promos, I love all the actors in it (especially Jean Dujardin), I love the concept, etc.

This is a lot of words but as someone who obviously cares too much about Muppet Critical Studies, you're right on the money and I agree with you and you make me happy.

I'm glad to hear that.  I am (embarrassingly) into Disney theme parks but not THAT into them that I keep up on all the news. I'd heard Muppets 3-D was being phased out a while ago and was sad I'd never see it again - I think I've seen it at least 5 times and it's always awesome.  The fact that it's the last Muppets…

Seriously.  I can lose faith in humanity but watching the last 30 seconds of that movie restores it again.  Or at least, restores my faith in felt frogs.

idk dude, i love christmas carol like crazy and enjoy a lot about treasure island and i didn't like space the one time i saw it.  maybe i need to review it, because it's been years, but i didn't find it particularly funny or awesome.

Because Henson's daughter is/was a Sony exec and when Disney's rights expired the first time around, Sony bought them.  That doesn't explain how they own Manhattan though, but Space was not Disney-produced like all the other post-Henson films.

Right?  While the film's use of Kermit and Piggy is rather bland and that might be why a lot of Muppet purists are so-so about it, it manages to do a lot of fascinating things with the narrative structure while being hilarious while being heartbreaking.  It's one of those movies that shouldn't work and yet does on…

but how can you blame him?  he lived in the sweetest version of Dickensian England that was ever put on film!  it's in the singing of the street corner choir, it's going home and getting warm by the fire…

nah, Christmas Carol is great.  Michael Fucking Caine as Scrooge is perfect casting, and it's funny as hell.  It's my favorite post-Henson muppet film.

Fucking truth.  I was on an airplane and saw it and at first was like "Oh awesome, Muppets!"  Then I saw Dr. Honeydew in leather gear.  I am normally not at all OK with exaggerated metaphorical statements regarding how some bit of pop culture violated one's childhood, but if there was ever a time where such such a…

this is why Benji is traumatic for me to this day

i agree that the muppet movie is a goddamn masterpiece, but i don't think it's fair to malign non-henson muppet movies inherently.  they're different.  the first few non-henson movies smartly placed the focus on non-henson-performed muppets, and while i agree they aren't as awesome they're still pretty fun and funny…

oh man, follow that bird was the first movie i can remember seeing in the theater.  i was so concerned for big bird.  i think it's time to re-watch that.

The things about the muppets, is that while I had a pretty decent childhood and the muppets were part of that, is that my appreciation of muppetry as an artform has only increased through adulthood.