Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The first teaser poster for "The Muppets" has been released:It's also worth noting that the film will be accompanied by a new Pixar short starring Toy Story characters. Possibly living in their new home from the end of TS3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 That's funny, I didn't know there were loads of Muppet fans here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Who doesn't like The Muppets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The Muppets Take Manhattan is one of my favourite films! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I am sooooooooo excited for this. Perfect timing as well. My daughter will be about 5 months so there should be plenty of merchandise I can get her. From what I have read, they are keeping it very true to the old days. I am especially glad Fozzie gets lots of FaceTime here. They have completely neglected him since Henson passed. I hope there isn't too much full body in the movie, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yea the full body shots in the poster just look... weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Muppet Treasure Island ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Who doesn't like The Muppets?The missus loves 'em, but they never did anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 What's a Muppet? Is it some kind of cross between a mop and a puppet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 There's a couple here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The missus loves 'em, but they never did anything for me.You are not the only one!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNxj1FdKuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Muppet Christmas Carol....best.....christmas....film....ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Muppet Christmas Carol....best.....christmas....film....ever....Right on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 154 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Even with the massively awesome talent behind this film (Kermit, Miss Piggy, etc), I have almost zero interest in seeing it. I am almost totally unfamiliar with the "franchise" (can't think of a better word for it at the moment, sorry), apart from generally knowing it exists. Maybe the creepy horribleness of the green frog are detracting from any desire to see it, too. I don't know, it just does nothing for me. I'll probably try to listen to the soundtrack at least, and maybe one day it'll be a rental, but I just have so little interest. Which is somewhat strange, considering how big a fan I am of a lot of the characters involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's to my great detriment that I still have never seen The Muppet Movie. I always was a huge fan of The Great Muppet Caper, though, and adore the soundtracks for both. I don't think I've seen Muppets Take Manhattan for 20 years.But I think the entire franchise has been steadily going downhill since Henson passed. The magic is gone. I'm not sure how I feel about a new movie being made this long after their heyday. Somewhere between "an Indy film after 19 years" and "a live-action Smurfs movie that follows the Enchanted formula."The fact that a 20-something year here has to ask "what" a Muppet is...<shudder>.I mean, I grew up on the Muppets, I was teased in second grade because I still liked Sesame Street, and I still hold a lot of fond memories for the characters.But is it so wrong that I also think this is hysterical? Maybe it's the fact that Elmo supplanted Kermit as THE face of the Muppets, and I can't STAND Elmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The Muppets (2011) Oh, I thought this was a thread about the coalition Government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davros72 1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Even with the massively awesome talent behind this film (Kermit, Miss Piggy, etc), I have almost zero interest in seeing it. I am almost totally unfamiliar with the "franchise" (can't think of a better word for it at the moment, sorry), apart from generally knowing it exists. Maybe the creepy horribleness of the green frog are detracting from any desire to see it, too. I don't know, it just does nothing for me. I'll probably try to listen to the soundtrack at least, and maybe one day it'll be a rental, but I just have so little interest. Which is somewhat strange, considering how big a fan I am of a lot of the characters involved.Hey!! I'm looking forward to this one myself. Been a Muppet fan since I was a kid in the 70s/80s. The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, and The Great Muppet Caper mainly, I like some of the "spin-off" stuff too (Fraggle Rock, Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, etc). Not sure the wife'll wanna go. She makes fun of me because occasionally a Muppet song pops up on my iPod during shuffle mode. Whatever. If our daughter was a few years older, I'd probably have no trouble convincing her to go. I have a feeling it's in good hands, though, with Jason Segel behind it. All the interviews I've read where he's talked about the film, he sounds like he wants to be incredibly faithful and true to the whole Muppet universe. Not a reboot, not a reinvention, just good ol' traditional Muppet stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,214 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Who doesn't like The Muppets?What worries me is that Frank Oz doesn't seem to be involved. Or has he dropped out earlier? I haven't seen any of the recent Muppet movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 The fact that a 20-something year here has to ask "what" a Muppet is...<shudder>.He was quoting Family Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,047 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Who doesn't like The Muppets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Epic fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,047 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 They're too creepy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff 10 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The fact that a 20-something year here has to ask "what" a Muppet is...<shudder>.He was quoting Family GuyActually I think it was from the Simpsons. Unless the Family Guy ripped the joke off the Simpsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 You're right, The Simpsons, my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Muppet Christmas Carol....best.....christmas....film....ever....Right on! Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 D'oh! My bad.Lisa: Dad, what's a Muppet?Homer: Well, it's not quite a mop, it's not quite a puppet, but man...[laughs hysterically]Homer: So to answer your question, I don't know.Muppets are great because they stay firmly on their side of the uncanny valley. You just have to accept a fictionalized world where large frogs and pigs walk upright, talk, wear clothes, and get it on.Now as for the people in the Zemeckis-like motion-captured movies -- Polar Express, Beowulf, the upcoming Tintin -- those are creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The Swedish Chef needs his own movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I don't understand why the Food Network hasn't picked him up. HE is the original Food Network star.Giada, Claire, Marcela, and the Swedish Chef. I wouldn't be able to look away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's also worth noting that the film will be accompanied by a new Pixar short starring Toy Story characters. Possibly living in their new home from the end of TS3?Apparently there will ALSO be a short film attached to Cars 2 this year. That one's called "Toy Story Hawaiian Vacation"; Nothing seems to be known about the one attached to The Muppetshttp://www.slashfilm.com/toy-story-short-run-the-muppets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 But I think the entire franchise has been steadily going downhill since Henson passed. The magic is gone. I'm not sure how I feel about a new movie being made this long after their heyday. Somewhere between "an Indy film after 19 years" and "a live-action Smurfs movie that follows the Enchanted formula."That is completely Michael Eisner and Disney's fault. In a nutshell, Eisner loves them, bought them for Disney. However, the love for the Muppets did not go over well with the bean counters. While accountants where in the process of ruining Disney for many years, they could never figure out to make money off the muppets. So they let them languish in obscurity for many years. Now that John Lasseter is back and more creative people are given more control, we are starting to see things like this now. And to that I say, hallelujah!I mean, I grew up on the Muppets, I was teased in second grade because I still liked Sesame Street, and I still hold a lot of fond memories for the characters.But is it so wrong that I also think this is hysterical? Maybe it's the fact that Elmo supplanted Kermit as THE face of the Muppets, and I can't STAND Elmo.Elmo is of the devil.Even with the massively awesome talent behind this film (Kermit, Miss Piggy, etc), I have almost zero interest in seeing it. I am almost totally unfamiliar with the "franchise" (can't think of a better word for it at the moment, sorry), apart from generally knowing it exists. Maybe the creepy horribleness of the green frog are detracting from any desire to see it, too. I don't know, it just does nothing for me. I'll probably try to listen to the soundtrack at least, and maybe one day it'll be a rental, but I just have so little interest. Which is somewhat strange, considering how big a fan I am of a lot of the characters involved.Fozzy, Rizzo the Rat and Pepe are my favorites. You really are missing out.And I pity you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Pepe is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's to my great detriment that I still have never seen The Muppet Movie.You simply HAVE TO SEE IT.The best Muppet film. Even if you just see it for the number of famous cameos (and there are a lot of them). -James Coburn-Mel Brooks-Dom Deluise-Steve Martin-Bob Hope-Elliot Gould-Telly Savalasand the list goes on and on...(The best cameo is at the end, not to give it away). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Now that John Lasseter is back and more creative people are given more control, we are starting to see things like this now. And to that I say, hallelujah!Like the Muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody? Maybe we should have known they were quietly staging a comeback all along.If that's the level of insane talent behind this movie, we're in for a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 will this have a giacchino score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 154 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hey!! Fozzy, Rizzo the Rat and Pepe are my favorites. You really are missing out.And I pity you. Just to be clear, I was kidding. The Muppets are great, though I haven't seen many shows (and none of the films). Still - big fan of the John Cleese one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 They just haven't been the same without Henson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krang 1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Or Richard Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 will this have a giacchino score?He already did Muppet Monster Adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,373 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 are we posting our favorite muppets clips now? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOkJYurtECI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Never mind the new movie, when are they going to release season 4 of The Muppet Show on DVD? It's been 3 years since season 3 got released! I want the Star Wars episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Screw that, I want the Muppet Babies released already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'm with Wojo on the Elmo thing. And Scrappy Doo is another one who can burn in hell.Ok, confession time. When I was little my favourite toy was a Roosevelt Franklin muppet that my sister got for me when she was on holiday in Spain. I took it on holiday, on days out, everywhere. Indeed there are very few photographs of me as child without my right arm disappearing into Roosevelt Franklin's legless torso. I still have him and although he's a little tatty now, he sits proudly atop the crates that I keep my football programmes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 That's awesome. Roosevelt Franklin was a great Muppet that practically these days, nobody has even heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,404 Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Trailer is out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davros72 1 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Awesome trailer."Kermit the... F-frog" Jason Segel seems like such a natural fit for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I saw that trailer before Pirates 4 this weekend, and cheered when I saw "The Muppets." Like, hands in the air, loud "wooh-hoo" cheered. I knew there was a movie coming, but I didn't know who the human players would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,022 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 And Lois Lane is in this too! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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