The songs are routine, but the inconsequential plot leaves plenty of time for engaging asides.
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02/09/06
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
71 %
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Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 12
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews for The Great Muppet Caper
1 - 17 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
That first film with the muppet crew had to be a success; this time it was more difficult. Nonetheless, the caper plot that Henson and company worked out manages to hold adult interest for quite a while.
05/20/08
During their late-70s heyday the Muppets won huge TV audiences with their corny puns and showbiz in-jokes, but stretched to feature length the formula loses some of its snap.
05/20/08
A brisk and consistently funny family entertainment. [new DVD review]
12/18/05
We don't care about some dumb diamond the size of a baseball, and as Muppet fans we're probably also indifferent to Henson's ambition to satirize old movie genres.
10/23/04
Top Critic
The movie contains several more cheery, Disneyesque songs than are necessary, but they are made tolerable by the presence of Kermit and Miss Piggy.
08/30/04
Top Critic My least favorite Muppet movie. But it's still the Muppets, so it's worth a viewing.
11/13/02
Lacks the warm wit of the original movie, but hey, the old-school Muppets were a funny bunch of freaks!
07/25/02
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