We went to see the new Muppet movie as part of our family Thanksgiving, and it was delightful. The jokes were just the right mix of pop culture references, harkening back to previous Muppet movies and TV shows, and just plain funny stuff, that you could enjoy it whether you knew the Muppets before or not (and whether you recognized the celebrities or not). The plot did head to the expected happy ending, but I couldn't predict the path it took along the way, which is what I want from family fare, and which is often hard to find. The music was upbeat and catchy; I find myself humming the tunes or trying to remember the words so I can sing them to baby girl. And the costumes (for those of you who care about clothes) were thoughtful and character appropriate.
It seems like a strong come-back for the Muppets, just as cute, clever, and funny, but without those ribald jokes that you sometimes got on Muppets Tonight.
As for baby girl, she ate and napped through a lot of it (as nearly-two-month-old babies are want to do) but she was awake for a dance number and seemed to like the music and the colorful moving images one the screen (then she started sucking vigorously on her fist, so I fed her some more). It was a good choice for baby's first movie outing, not only because we enjoyed it enough to tide us over (since we won't be going to the movies again for a while) but also because it's a movie we can tell her she went to and let her watch when she's a little older without being embarrassed about the content or anything, or having to explain how we thought a baby could sleep through a movie with -insert objectionable noises here- ( that many explosions, so much yelling, so many car horns, etc.).
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