Review of The Muppet Movie (1979) by Dawdlingpoet — 19 Jul 2022

This is really quite a charming watch nowadays, as its obviously made pre-CGI and I find it quite nostalgic. I grew up watching the Muppets - The Muppet Show, Muppets films and the Muppet Babies cartoons etc. I sometimes prefer the real life (2D?) puppet style of animation compared to sometimes almost neon coloured CGI films. I was particularly impressed to see a scene featuring Kermit riding a bike - that can't have been an easy scene to film, certainly.

I was pleasantly surprised to notice some good celebrity cameos/appearances, inclduing Steve Martin and there are plenty of amusing moments. There are one or two jokes that adults are likely to get, rather than kids, which is nice to see, given I'm watching it as an adult. One example being Rowlf the dog talking to Kermit while playing the piano, where he says 'Stay away from women, thats my motto' Kermit says 'I can't' ? and Rowlf admits 'I can't either, that's my problem'.

I liked seeing the story of how the various Muppet characters met up (Kermit and Miss Piggy meeting for the first time!), Kermits naive optimism and everything. It is, of course, very cheerful and in a good way. I liked the music and I would certainly recommend this film, yes.