donderdag 31 mei 2012

REVIEW: The muppets

Plot:

Walter, a puppet, lives with his brother Gary (Jason Segel), a human, in Smalltown. The two became Muppet fans when they watched The Muppet Show in their youths. As adults, Walter and Gary continue to live together in their home town of Smalltown. Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and he invites Walter along so he can see the Muppet Theater. Gary is pleased to spend time with both Mary and Walter ("Life's a Happy Song"), though Mary feels that Gary's devotion to Walter detracts from their relationship.

In Los Angeles, the three visit the Muppet Theater to find it in ruins. During the tour around the facility, Walter sneaks into Kermit the Frog's office and discovers Statler and Waldorf selling the theatre to Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), an oil magnate, and his associates Bobo the Bear and Uncle Deadly. Waldorf explains that the Muppets can raise 10 million dollars to re-buy the theater in a certain amount of days. Once Statler and Waldorf leave, Walter learns of Tex's true intentions: to tear down the Muppet Studios and drill underneath for oil.
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The movie it self:


The muppets are back and they are still as good as I remember them from my memory. We meet again with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, The chef, etc...


This time around there is a new muppet in town, called Walter. Aldo Walter had his moments to shine and he was even funny. But for some reason I don't find him as lovable as the others.


Also ass in every show or movie there are humans. This time you got Gary and Mary played by Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Now for there performance, there both very good for in a muppet movie but nothing to special. Segal's character (Gary) is one who fits into the muppet universe but the character from Adams wasn't really what it should have been to fit in the universe.


As last, there is no muppet movie without music. This time you get the muppet intro as it should be. There are also  a lot of new songs, all of theme are very good. The least favorite song of my personally was the 2 solo songs of Mary.


Now you are probably thinking I have something against the character Mary. But no, not really. I just don't like the songs.  


The Blu- Ray it self:


The picture quality, is very good. There are very vivid colors and good details. 
The sound is also very good. Dialogue and music is very clear and enjoyable. 


Conclusion:


The movie is very enjoyable for every age 6 and up. This is a must see. If you don't own it already (shame for you) and not planning yet to get it. At least rent it.


As for the Blu- Ray, you get everything you want from it, excellent picture and audio quality plus a lot of extra's. Such as bloopers, all the (spoof) trailers in Full HD and so much more.


final score: 10/10


As a small extra, I'll include the funny trailers from the movie:
Watch them in this order:
















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