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    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    I'm glad someone brought up how this film fared with kids. It occurred to me almost immediately that few kids would really get into it. It was so bloody talky! I far preferred a tone where asides were made for adult viewers' benefit instead of presenting the muppets being smarmy and...
  2. J

    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    As a P.S., nothing quite gets me like "saying goodbye".
  3. J

    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    I guess I spoke too soon on the spoof issue. I've always enjoyed spoof of genre, whereas I've always found spoof of specifics to be cheap. I think a Muppet western would be cool, but I'm not sure the world is ready for Muppet Silverado. By the same token, I'm not sure Forrest Green was a...
  4. J

    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    I'm actually of the opinion that Muppet Family Christmas was the best thing ever done with the muppets. I don't think they ever achieved a truer feeling of family. How can you possibly resist anything in which Grover says "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, puppets, thank you." :p
  5. J

    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    I guess I should have mentioned that I did watch the entire movie. It wasn't easy but I stuck with it!:D
  6. J

    Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    Hi! I've been a longtime lurker on the site and until now, haven't felt the need to voice an opinion. I've been a muppet fan for many years, and will always hold the muppets very close to my heart. As Frank Oz once said, "so much of Jim Henson's work had a genuine sweetness to it." This is...
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