The Muppets

On their first outing since their debatably muppetesque ‘Muppets in Space’, the muppets make a return to form in 2011’s ‘The Muppets’. At the helm, we have (thankfully) a man who grew up loving the muppets for what they were, Jason Segel. Once word got out that he would be writing and starring, there was little doubt that the muppets would stray from what made them so arresting almost 40 years ago. What we have is a fantastically self aware and family friendly movie with laughs and heart. The new muppet, Walter, is Jason Segel’s little brother and the two of them are the muppet’s biggest fans. They drive out to California and take a tour from Alan Arkin of the old Muppet’s studio. When Walter over hears Tex Richmen, the greedy, oil loving tycoon is going to buy it and destroy it, he decides that he must reunite the muppets to save the theaters. Jason Segel’s love interest, Amy Adams, is fantastic as always. The two have a side plot going on that only adds to their strength of character without overpowering the muppets plot, which is, after why we’re watching this move. The cast is star studded, with plenty of cameos and pleasant surprises along the way. Plenty of enjoyable nostalgia and some of the catchiest songs for a movie in recent memory, the muppets movie is worth your time. It’s nice to see a movie low on computer animation, and actual heart. Something tat is truly hard to come by these days. Love and accept each other, kindness and laughs will always win out.