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A good movie

Continuing with my quest to watch all the Muppet movies this year, it was time to watch this 4th installment. Honestly, even though it has some decent ratings, I wasn’t expecting much. Indeed, by now, I have seen so many adaptations of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale, a story I never really loved, and therefore, I didn’t think this one would be much better. Eventually, I was actually positively surprised and I would go as far as saying that it is so far my favorite movie starring the Muppets. Indeed, this time, they really went all the way concerning the production value and the whole thing looked pretty amazing. Furthermore, I really enjoyed the mix of this rather gloomy tale with their typical cheerful jokes (above all, Gonzo and Rizzo were some great narrators). Also, this time, instead of putting as many Muppets as possible on every single screen, those characterds were very well used and there was a very good balance. Finally, the masterstroke was to have Michael Caine to play Ebezener Scrooge and, as usual, he delivered a very solid performance. The only issue I might have is that I have seen this story too many times by now to really care about it but it was still one of the best adaptations I have seen. To conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I really enjoyed it and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10
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Added by johanlefourbe
9 years ago on 26 May 2014 21:02

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