"During their late-70s heyday the Muppets won huge TV audiences with their corny puns and showbiz in-jokes, but stretched to feature length the formula loses some of its snap.
- Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
We don't care about some dumb diamond the size of a baseball, and as Muppet fans we're probably also indifferent to Henson's ambition to satirize old movie genres.
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"
Jamie M. added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago
"During the opening credits Fozzie asks Kermit what B.S.C. stands for, but Kermit doesn't know either. B.S.C. stands for British Society of Cinematographers.
Gonzo's classification as a "whatever" is officially cemented in this film, as this is the label affixed to his shipping crate en route to Great Britain. "
darthCornell added this to a list 9 months, 2 weeks ago
"Re-watch - May 8th
If this was more than my 2nd viewing, I'd be surprised...unless of course I watched it a few times back in the early '80s which I kinda doubt. But it's safe to say given how little of it I recalled that I haven't seen it since the '80s, which gave me a fairly fresh take on the film. Having recently watched the entire first 3 seasons of The Muppet Show, this film felt right in step for me. Those who lament the self-aware humor of last year's The Muppets clearly never watched t"