Review of The Great Muppet Caper (1981) by Brent S — 15 Nov 2008

My least favorite of the 3 Jim Henson Muppet movies.

This review of The Great Muppet Caper (1981) was written by Brent S on 15 Nov 2008.

The Great Muppet Caper has generally received positive reviews.

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By John P (2,089) on 14 Oct 2013

Decent Muppet film, but a bit of a lame story - an obvious heist, with the guy from Beethoven - but they often reference the fact it's a movie…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 09 Aug 2014

The muppets in London. Solid muppet film, similar to the first in terms of jokes and interesting puppetry but the story is a bit more elaborate…

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By Alex M (2,014) on 06 Oct 2014

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By Trenton R (321) on 04 Jul 2014

The second movie in the Muppet franchise was kinda a letdown. There were a lot of good parts and some were just eh…

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By C.m. W (117) on 27 Mar 2014

A worthy addition to the Muppets film series but it's not as good and memorable as the first movie…

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By Steven G (866) on 16 Jun 2014

Too many unnecessary musical numbers, and sometimes the film is downright boring. But it's still the muppets, so there's charm aplenty…

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By David E (805) on 02 Jan 2014

I love all Muppet movies, and I think this is best! This is one of the funniest comedies ever made, and the songs are great…

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