The Muppet Movie

Director: James Frawley
Genre: Family entertainment

I really thought Miss Piggy was going to show her leg off in a nod to the famous Claudette Colbert scene in It Happened One Night, during that above scene, but nope it didn't happen.

Jim Henson's muppet puppets come to life, well sort of...I believed they had some sort of muppet soul in their fuzzy little bodies and that's saying a lot. Here's why I mostly liked this.

• Nostalgia, I use to watch the Muppet Show way back when and always liked it, so this was a neat trip backwards to see all those wacky different muppet characters in a feature length movie.
  

• Road trip movie, I always love those as they appeal to the adventure of seeing what's around the next bend in the road. I love road trips too! And that's exactly what we get here, Kermit the frog is on a road trip with his pal Fozzy Bear.
  

• Cameos of famous stars, so cool seeing all these great actors and actresses in one movie. I do wish they had been given just a little bit more screen time. Even an extra line that made their presences a part of the story would've been welcomed. As it was, the stars pop in out of nowhere, deliver a short throw away line, then are gone. Only Steve Martin and Mel Brooks had a bit longer cameos.
  

• Orson Welles! any film with an Orson tie in gets bonus points from me. I loved that desk that he was seated at, that's a recreation of the office set from the James Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967)

Jim Henson made magic with his furry little muppet critters, the TV show was a smash hit and it works here too in a full length movie.