The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:12
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6/10
Reviews for The Great Muppet Caper
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The songs are routine, but the inconsequential plot leaves plenty of time for engaging asides. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2.5/4 |
...just as silly and uneven as its predecessor. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A brisk and consistently funny family entertainment. [new DVD review] Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
still the second-best Muppet movie you'll find Full Review |
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2/5 |
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2/4 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The movie contains several more cheery, Disneyesque songs than are necessary, but they are made tolerable by the presence of Kermit and Miss Piggy. Full Review |
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3/5 |
My least favorite Muppet movie. But it's still the Muppets, so it's worth a viewing.
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2/5 |
Too much Miss Piggy. I always hated Miss Piggy. Kermit was too good for her.
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4/5 |
Lacks the warm wit of the original movie, but hey, the old-school Muppets were a funny bunch of freaks!
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