On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theatre and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
There is no movie that I was looking forward to this year more than this movie. I have been a lifelong Muppets fan. It was baffling to me how they have been just kind of back there on the backburner for so many years. There have been a bazillion remakes, relaunches, etc over the last several years and I couldn't understand how this was left alone - especially with Disney having the rights to it. God bless, Jason Segel for bringing them back to the forefront of entertainment where they belong. All the spoof trailers and posters leading up to the movie were textbook Muppets and what I grew to love as a child. The movie capitalized on that even more because they were mocking their loss of popularity throughout with an ending that explained the exact joyfulness that I - and any other true fan of them for the last 25-30 years will - felt watching this on the big screen again. Hopefully they can get back to churning out movies or television specials again like they used to.
I couldn't recommend this movie more if I tried. Its an absolute joy for adults and children alike and is so long overdue. I had super high expectations and the movie completely met them. Get out there and welcome the Muppets back, people!
