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| Muppet Treasure Island : 3 of 5 | |
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7.09.2004
8:01 PM | Link |
 OK, now I've finally seen all five of the Muppet feature films. I discovered this movie at the very end, and I didn't even know it was a Disney picture until I watched it! This time the Muppets are all cast in a crazy version of Treasure Island, which actually stays fairly true to the story even though there's plenty of crazy gags along the way. I loved how they found roles for even the Muppets that seem out of place - Waldorf and Stadler (from the Muppet Show balcony) end up as wooden sculptures on the ship's bow, and the Swedish Chef cooks a feast for the natives on the island, who all worship Benjamina Gunn (they had to get Miss Piggy in somewhere!). There's also a gang of vacationing rats on the trip, who have lots of funny scenes as typical cruising tourists. Tim Curry does a fine job as Long John Silver, and the kid who plays Jim Hawkins is pretty good (though his singing voice is so high it sounds ridiculous!). There are some really funny musical numbers - my favorite was Cabin Fever, where everyone goes crazy on the ship and a huge calypso party erupts! It's cool that Gonzo has a big role as one of Jim's pals, but I think Fozzie gets cheated - all he does is act stupid and talk to his invisible friend who lives in his finger. Anyway, this was a fun film to end the Muppet movie series!
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