12 years after the release of the last film The Muppets from outer space (1999) hit Italian cinemas on February 3 The Muppetsthe film that consecrates Kermit, Miss Piggy and all the other bizarre characters of the famous show of the Eighties, undisputed protagonists of the catwalks and the big screen (in America, in fact, the film released in November on the occasion of Thanksgiving, was immediately revealed as a box-office champion).
The story – the organization of The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever to save the old television studio of the Muppets Show from the plans of the evil Tex Richman who intends to tear it down to drill the ground in search of oil – is, in reality, a pretext to introduce the hilarious and confused band of puppets talking to the public of the little ones (that the adult public has always known and loved them), so that this generation too can claim to have its Muppet Movie.
The film, which finally brings to the screen an intelligent comedy, made of witty jokes capable of combining sarcasm and humor without ever becoming vulgar, arrives in Italy with great fanfare, with an exceptional testimonial, helium who sings the famous jingle and becomes the guest of honor of the show (under the video trailer), invading all the media with his presence
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As far as Disney is concerned, in fact, The Muppets it can be considered a completely anti-Disney film. In fact, not only is the comedy and the narrative structure different (very little fabulous), but it tells, through mythical characters (the frog Kermiti, the pig Miss Piggy, the little monster Gonzo, the bear Fozzie …, another world, in a certain sense, outdated, but which nevertheless manages to keep the viewer’s attention and interest alive.
Beyond the fact that, really, you can’t even think of a child who doesn’t have the slightest idea who Kermit is!
