Have you ever watched a Muppet film?

Yep. I knew I would do this sooner or later. Talk about experiences you've had watching the three originals and the... sub-par... 90s flicks. Don't get me wrong, I love everything about the post-Henson era. But they don't really match up to the magic of orignal the films. Muppet Christmas Carol was good, but it was missing something. I love Muppet Treasure Island, but the characters were casted oddly. And Muppets From Space... well... Gonzo deserved a movie with at least one musical number. You can't have a Muppet movie without one. No, I'm talkin' classics. The originals; The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhattan. Those are my favorites. There's just somethin' about a frog riding a bicycle that cements your eyes to the screen. Boy, I remember my first time watching The Muppet Movie... heck, it was a few months ago when I finally got my paws on the DVD for Christmas! Never before has something made me smile so hard my face ached. Definitely my all time top.

Enough about me, though. Has anyone seen one besides me? Does anyone have a favorite? Feel free to ask me any sorts of trivia on all six.

Muppets from Space, Muppets Take Manhattan, and Muppet Treasure Island are the movies i've seen.

I've seen Muppets From Space, A Muppets Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island.

I think I might have seen A Muppets Christmas Carol.

Just saw that Muppets Take Manhattan comes to Blu-ray on August 16th.

I also saw A Very Merry Muppet Christmas. (Not sure if that's what it's called). I really enjoyed seeing it years ago, and I've been trying to see it ever since, but I haven't had any luck.

Wasn't there a Wizard of Oz movie based on the Muppets? I enjoyed that one.

I've seen Muppets Take Manhattan, but I haven't seen any other Muppets films.

ExKizuna wrote:Muppets from Space, Muppets Take Manhattan, and Muppet Treasure Island are the movies i've seen.

This, actually

teenj12 wrote:Wasn't there a Wizard of Oz movie based on the Muppets? I enjoyed that one.

Oh yes, there was. The Muppets Wizard of Oz. It sadly was poorly recepted, what with weird character casting and Ashanti's acting being stiffer than a board.

I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

Not ever black actor/actress is from Africa

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

Not ever black actor/actress is from Africa

Isn't that the official way to say 'black people.' Like white people are Caucasian?

tvguy347 wrote:

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

Not ever black actor/actress is from Africa

Isn't that the official way to say 'black people.' Like white people are Caucasian?

A lot of people use it, but it's still racist. Not every black actor/actress is from Africa, or American, for that matter.

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

Not ever black actor/actress is from Africa

Isn't that the official way to say 'black people.' Like white people are Caucasian?

A lot of people use it, but it's still racist. Not every black actor/actress is from Africa, or American, for that matter.

Oh, I guess. What're we supposed to refer to them by then? xD

As much as I love the direction this thread's going in, I must add that I also watched the movie "Follow That Bird", which technically qualifies as a Muppet film.

tvguy347 wrote:

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:

ExKizuna wrote:

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

Not ever black actor/actress is from Africa

Isn't that the official way to say 'black people.' Like white people are Caucasian?

A lot of people use it, but it's still racist. Not every black actor/actress is from Africa, or American, for that matter.

Oh, I guess. What're we supposed to refer to them by then? xD

I've always been taught that African American is the official term for Black people (I'm black myself), Its because our ancestors originated from Africa.

tvguy347 wrote:I liked the Wizard one. It was the film with the African American actress playing Dorothy, right?

I enjoyed it too, but it was missing something. It was missing a few parts in the Muppet movie formula. Musical numbers? Check. Miss Piggy hamming it up? Check. Fozzie's jokes sucking? Check. Breaking the fourth wall? Check. Cameos? Check. A sense that this took quite a while to make? ...Maybe. Memorable for generations to come? Not really. It kind of felt like Disney had a lot of faith in this project, but decided to stop being interested a few minutes later.