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The Great Muppet Caper Reviews

Apr 13, 2025

Its muppets at its cheesiest, and I love it. It knows what it is and rolls woth it, having an emotional story that doesnt take itself too seriously. Must watch.

Apr 13, 2025

It’s a fairly enjoyable movie, though not without the horrible comedy

Feb 2, 2025

Amazed at some of the negative reviews here. It’s a silly fun movie made for kids. The songs are mostly catchy, the plot is pretty simple, and there are some very funny moments, like when Gonzo tries to hail a cab. This isn’t Citizen Kane, nor is it supposed to be. Take it for what it is: a simple, clean film aimed at kids under 10, but enjoyable for the whole family.

Dec 30, 2024

Did not like it at all. One of the worst in the series. Pacing was slow and the story was underwhelming.

Sep 22, 2024

10% rating ... The plot seemed very disjointed and uneven. Wasn't entertained much.

Sep 19, 2024

Memorably funny and charming, 'The Great Muppet Caper' is most definitely the wittiest and slyest entry in the deservedly loved and praised franchise. Jim Henson brings his uniquely staged vision that matches so well with the screenplay.

May 19, 2024

Although Kermit the Frog and the gang still provide the comedic and entertainment value, sadly its story seemingly fell rather uneven and complex.

Sep 22, 2023

Guess I'm pissing off all you Muppet fans for the unspeakable crime of...preferring this film over The Muppet Movie which I thought was fine but a teeny bit overrated. What can I say? I did really like The Great Muppet Caper with its fun songs, really good visual effects that help sell the illusion that these sentient puppets are individuals in their own right, amusing plot and finally, being really funny. The fact that Jim Henson directed this time around might have had something to do with it. Shame that this would end up being his only Muppet movie before he passed away a decade later. I still think the 2011 film is the best Muppet film but, presumably because it wasn't hyped up as a work of art by the fans, I found myself enjoying their second big-screen adventure much more than their original story from 1979.

Mar 11, 2023

Only for the biggest fans.

Nov 26, 2022

Easily my favorite Muppet movie. I grew up watching this one the most. For me there is nothing quite as entertaining as Gonzo throwing himself onto oncoming traffic to hail a cab. I also love how much of a love letter it is to Hollywood.

Sep 3, 2022

This is a fun, family friendly Muppet film set in London. Its quite entertaining, with a number of musical numbers and the usual range of zany characters. It's pretty much what you'd expect of a The Muppets film - madcap in nature and pretty entertaining. The plot doesn't entirely make sense but that doesn't matter too much as there's plenty of fast paced scenes and action to keep the viewer watching...this is a relatively decent film of its type, likely to entertain most kids I'd have though, yes.

Jul 8, 2022

My attention span really fell off after the first act with this one. They started out great with the 4th-wall breaking and setting up the premise, but once it became clear that they weren't building off of the excellent first movie and were instead using the characters as though they were real actors playing parts it became a lot less interesting to me. The best part by far of the whole thing was when they end up in John Cleese's house; the slapstick and some of the songs were good too. Not a bad movie in any category, just rather unmemorable outside of its biggest highlights.

Aug 26, 2021

Melhorzinho que alguns outros, mas ainda sim, não tem o ‘glamour' da minha memória afetiva com os "Muppets Baby" da infância, o mesmo fascínio e encanto, nunca serão…

Jul 16, 2021

This muppet movie was pretty good. Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and the other puppeteers did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was kind of entertaining and humorous. This movie is more for children, but if you grew up watching the Muppets then you'd probably enjoy this movie. That's what I think anyway.

Jun 30, 2021

The strangest and funniest of the Muppet films, its charm is rooted in a classic, madcap jewelry heist script loaded with some of the sharpest quips of the Muppet catalog. All told through innovative puppet performances and effects, as well as hilarious turns by the human cast which charm even decades later.

Jun 26, 2021

The Muppets are back in a mystery-sleuthing adventure This concentrates on a fashion designer Diana Rigg as Lady Holiday in London Her jewels are stolen and her conniving brother, the late Charles Grodin as Nicky frames Miss Piggy for the crimes Now Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzi Bear working as reporters come to her aid to clear her name The filmmakers still nail down the break-the-fourth wall humor Lots of meta jokes and glorified cameos It's a shame Grodin passed away recently But I love how straight faced his performance is interacting with the muppets particularly miss piggy There's a musical number in here too throwback to the Esther Williams musical days The plot is pretty uneven and the actual heist doesn't happen until after halfway through But the characters are still colorful bringing the laughs

Mar 9, 2021

I love this mystery-comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 10, 2021

Tough Call - I grew up on this movie and had no idea of it's backstory other than that "Dad from Beethoven" was on it when we got it on VHS. I watch it nowadays and either cringe at the music sequences or laugh my ass off depending on the scene. You can't beat the fact that Charles Grodin was in a Muppet film as a supporting actor with a crush on Miss Piggy. And the cameo appearances of John Clease and Jack Warden really held up well. Overall, I like it a lot but its not on the same level as "The Muppet Movie." It's hard to hate on anything Jim Henson directing live-action movies - he was a beyond genius.

Jan 12, 2021

This was a damn funny movie. The Great Muppet Caper doesn't have a grand story, and its songs aren't nearly as good as the original Muppet Movie's, but it is ten times funnier and a lot more imaginative.

Jul 14, 2020

It's an OK movie. It isn't as good as the original Muppet movie, but it's probably worth seeing.

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