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The Muppets Take Manhattan

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I saw this movie, when i was a child, about 14 years ago.
I looked everywhere for a long time trying to find it on dvd.
Finally, thanks to amazon i found it! very cute, funny and good family entertainment for the whole family.
i'm 23 years old, and i LOVE THIS MOVIE! perfect for anyone who likes comedy!
way to go jim henson!

I grew up with the Muppets, and it's impossible not to love them. They still make me laugh (especially that Swiss chef), and what can you say about Kermit the Frog? He's a legend, pure and simple. The Muppets Take Manhattan is great fun, as the gang reunites to take on Broadway and become stars, but there just seems to be a little something missing here. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that all the players go their separate ways over the course of a big chunk of the film - I don't know. It's still a great movie that children of all ages should enjoy, but it's not my favorite Muppet film. Certainly, one thing in this movie's favor is the fact that, in 1984, Jim Henson was still alive and well, and his collaboration with Frank Oz makes this a vintage Muppets motion picture.

As the film opens, the Muppet gang are graduating from college, and the big show they put on for the school is such a hit that they decide to go to New York and take their show to Broadway. It is a decision that helps keep everyone together, but even Kermit the Frog has a hard time getting any Broadway producers to sign a show featuring song and dance performed by a frog, a pig, a dog, etc. When hope is all but lost, everyone decides to split up and live their own lives - they feel as if they have been unfair to Kermit by depending on him alone for so long. Kermit vows to stay and sell the show, and he can't way to get the gang back together. Luckily, Kermit has developed a friendship with a fashion design student/waitress and gets a job at a diner (which also features a funny and delightful little group of rats). Kermit's new three-phase plan to sell the show offers a lot of comedy but doesn't exactly pan out the way he would like. Then he has to make things right with a certain someone who has been stalking him. In the end, of course, everything works out for the best - but not before Kermit completely disappears for the two weeks leading up to opening night.

This film boasts a number of cameo appearances by well-known personalities: Dabney Coleman, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Art Carney, Elliott Gould, Liza Minnelli, Brooke Shields, and many others (including a pre-Star Trek: The Next Generation Gates McFadden). Some extra special guests from a certain street everyone knows and loves also show up for the big finale. As always, the Muppets themselves steal the show, and there are some really comical scenes of physical humor as well as funny dialogue. You even get to see what the gang might have been like if they had all met as children. By all means, watch and enjoy The Muppets Take Manhattan, but I think there are better Muppets movies out there.

I saw The Muppets Take Manhattan with my sister and nephews in a movie theater when I was about 19 years old and it is my favorite of the Muppet movies that I have seen. It's cute, funny and very entertaining and it's great for all ages and I highly recommend this movie. I had the Muppets Take Manhattan on video but I gave it away because I'm planning on getting the widescreen DVD.

While still a fun muppet adventure, this film lacks the charm or catchy tunes of the first two muppet outings, The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, though the locations in New York City are a lot of fun and there will be some scenes that will have you tickled.

The film can be viewed in wide or fullscreen format; heard in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese; and subtitled in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai! DVD extras include a lengthy Jim Henson interview, some muppet improvisation and trailers for other films.

Essential for muppet maniacs or NYC fans, lesser-choice for more casual fans -- see The Muppet Movie instead.

If you like the Muppets, you don't need to be reading this review. Just buy this classic Muppet movie. If not, I'll try to give you a glimpse of the great show this really is.
All the Muppets have just got out of college and now all leave for different destinations and job. They all split up, but Kermit tries to get them all on Broadway meanwhile with their show "Manhattan Melodies". My favorite scene in this film is when Miss Piggy is spying on Kermit and another lady Kermit is talking to. Kermit gives a hug to her, and Miss Piggy, who is being teased by some contstruction workers bend a bar of metal and then starts denting metal. It's really hard to explain, but it is absolutely hilarious. You have got to buy this DVD! I also recommend "The Great Muppet Caper", "The Muppet Movie", "Muppet Treasure Island", and "Muppets From Space".

This is a great replacement for the video tape which has been worn through my many revisits to this movie. This is a great feel-good movie with the witty cast of the Muppets. Great Cameos and just a fun movie all around. I introduced the Muppets to my 9-year-old cousin with this movie, and now he is hooked and collecting all the figurines. Great for kids and adults. Also contains some cool special features on this one as well as Muppet Movie.

This movie is very good entertainment for all ages. Iam 22, and this is one of my favorite all time movies. Kermit and his bunch have just graduated from College and they are trying to get their show, (manhattan Melodies) on broadway. But the producers in the Big Apple look at them like they are crazy. It's very funny at times and very entertaining!!! Don't miss this one, a GREAT movie if you have a family and want good entertainment! A+

This is one of the most criticized of the Muppet films but I think it is alot of fun. Especially for people originally from the NYC area, such as my self, it is rather nostalgic.

The only part that I can remember as slightly lacking was the very end scene, where the musical is actually performed, but the other aspects of this movie, and the comedy of Kermit when he has lost his memory is more than enough to make up for that.

I am totally in love with this movie!! It is my favorite Muppet movie, and one of my just general favorite movies! A fun, energetic and clever movie from start to finish! Fun songs, the incomparable fun characters created by Jim Henson and his team of geniuses! Fans of Broadway and musical theater, take note of this one too! :o) Tons of cameos make this film one you will have to watch over and over and contiunally enjoy! I've never grown tired of watching this one, I love it!

Its always been the subtle bottom line, if you've got cartoon characters that started on paper and ended up on screen..or an old story that starts with 5 people and ends up 20 years later with 5 different people, the values and morals follow those themes from generation to generation. Jim Henson's fabulous creations called 'The Muppets' went from puppet to animated cartoon by the early 90s', and from adults and college graduates they became babies. In 1984 New York was what it is today to dreamers of stardom...the best opportunities on a grid of tough streets and companies of high standards. Jim Henson and director Frank Oz used this setting for the story of a group of college graduates wanting to make it 'Big' on Broadway. This time it was the zany muppet group, accepted so much into the hearts of fans all over the world that we never thought to ask whay people walking down 7th Avenue didn't give a second look to a pig wearing sunglasses and a hat. That's half of what made this G-Rated classic so memorable, the other half uses the ever popular and so greatly familiar characteristics and taglines of these much beloved wacky animals. Brooke Shields, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines and Elliot Gould are among a few big name actors that made unfogettable cameos alongside the muppet pack. The story is just the best Ive seen as far as the muppets go; Kermit, Scooter, Ralph, Ms. Piggy, Mr. Swetish Chef, Gonzo, Fozy, Animal and Beaker among the rest of Jim Henson's adorable best friends give their best performance ever. In this must-own on DVD that brightens the spotlight even more on one of America's proudest places to be. Ill give 5 stars anyday to this wonderfull classic movie.