I liked The Muppets but I didn't love it.  The script has more than its share of slow spots and some of that old fashioned Muppet mayhem, such as what was seen on The Muppet Show and the first two movies.  Also, Frank Oz was missed doing Miss Piggy and Fozzy.  The new guy they have doing them is okay, but he is not Frank.  He gave both of those characters the right attitude that is missing.

 I took my friends' 8-year-old daughter to see "The Muppets" and she loved it. That was gratification enough. As for what I felt, I didn't know what to think. I don't know if it's because I'm older, it's the 21st Century, or Jim Henson's dead, or all of the above. Watching the old-school Muppet show at my grandma's house on a black and white TV over 30 years ago.....can't beat those memories. It's a 20th Century phenomenon that can't be quite replicated today.

I was visiting a friend and he had The Muppet Show on in the background while we played cards.  I saw the episode with Sylvester Stallone and he looked like he was about 19.

It's a shame your theater experience was such a bad one, Bob.  My daughter sat on my lap the entire movie absolutely enthralled by the story (a pretty mean feat for a 3-year old).  When we left, the adults were drying their eyes and reminiscing about their youth while their children sang "Manah manah" all the way to the car.  It was truly an ALL-AGES show and you're actually the first person I've heard of who didn't have this same experience.

Now, a large part of my kid being so into it is the fact that my wife and I "prepped" her over the course of the previous year, watching the old movies as well as our Muppet Show DVDS (which admittedly, was as much for our enjoyment as hers).  I can't speak for the other parents but they must've done the same.

I won't deny that the movie was more for us than our kids though.  A friend of mine called it "a love letter to our childhood".  I think that's a pretty apt description.

I thought the movie was a great homage to the old show and movies and I really enjoyed the flick.

My one question is simply this...Where's the other seasons to The Muppet Show?  I have 1-3, but those came out years ago and it makes me wonder why they didn't re-release all the shows and movies either when the movie hit theaters or now that's on Blu-ray?  For an industry built on double, triple, etc.-dipping the American public, it seems a very odd move.

 Aren't you supposed to review the Blu-Ray or DVD? I don't care to read about your theories or hear about your movie-going experience. I want to read a review of the Blu-Ray or DVD to find out if it's worth purchasing.