We received a copy of Muppets Most Wanted on Blu-ray Combo Pack to watch and review. Here is what we thought of the film. Opinions are 100% our own.
The kids, or rather, Eva, didn’t want to watch The Muppets Most Wanted. She told us that she does not like The Muppets. My wife was a bit crushed at hearing that because she LOVES The Muppets. So, we watched Muppets Most Wanted without the kids. It was a great decision since we could watch everything and not miss a joke because of the kids yelling or asking questions. There were plenty of great jokes in this movie, too. I personally liked it more than the previous Muppets Movie. While I liked that one I liked Muppets Most Wanted much more.
Clip: I’m Number 1, You’re Number 2
Gone are Amy Adams and Jason Segel who were in The Muppets with Jason Segel’s Muppet brother Walter. Walter is in this movie and plays a smaller role. He’s still important but he has a smaller role. Center stage is taken by Kermit the Frog and his doppelganger Constantine the World’s Most Dangerous Frog. As for the human characters the two main ones in this movie were Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey and Ty Burell. In this whirlwind caper the Muppets get a manager named Dominic Badguy and he sets up a number of venues for the Muppets to play all over the world. He’s a bit shady as you will find out. Tina Fey is Nadya a guard in The Gulag where Kermit ends up after he’s bamboozled by Constantine. And rounding out the human cast is Ty Burell from Modern family as Jean Pierre Napoleon an inspector on the trail of a number of robberies and there are some great moments between he and Sam the Eagle.
The movie was packed with so many cameos. I kept pointing out all the great people popping up all over the movie. I really loved the guys in the gulag especially when music started. The songs in the movie were excellent especially the song “I’ll Get You What You Want”. That song was a riot and I just loved how Constantine would just tell the other Muppets that he can get them what they want. It just kept happening and that was a funny little callback and then a song.
Clip: Keeping Up Appearances
If you have a chance to pick up Muppets Most Wanted and watch it go ahead and do that. It was a very funny movie and makes me wish that there was still a weekly Muppet show on TV.
Clip: Welcome to the Big House
Clip: Badge Envy
THE MOST WANTED FAMILY MOVIE OF THE YEAR! DISNEY’S MUPPETS MOST WANTED
Bring Home the Fun on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and Digital HD August 12th Also Available on Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD & On-Demand!
“Unnecessarily Extended Edition” Features Hilarious Bonus Content, More Music, More Mayhem, and More Muppets!
BURBANK, Calif. May 16, 2014— The Muppets are back in the globe-trotting, star-studded musical comedy adventure Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted,” available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD, DVD, Disney Movies Anywhere, and On-Demand August 12th, 2014, from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey, this must-own family film makes its in-home debut with THREE versions of the film: The Original Theatrical Cut, the Statler and Waldorf Cut, and The Unnecessarily Extended Cut, featuring hilarious bonus content, plus more music, more mayhem, and more Muppets!
The #1 comedy in America three weeks in a row, “Muppets Most Wanted” picks up immediately following the events of the smash hit “The Muppets,” as Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal and the entire Muppet gang head out on a world tour. But mayhem follows, as the Muppets find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine – the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog!
Now Muppet fans can experience this laugh and song-filled caper like never before on Blu-ray Combo Pack in an all-new “Unnecessarily Extended Edition,” featuring 12 minutes of exclusive scenes not seen in theaters! Also included on Blu-ray and Digital HD are additional hilarious bonus features, including Statler and Waldorf’s version of the movie, and the laugh-out-loud gag reel, “The Longer, Longest Blooper Reel in Muppets History.”
This most sensational, inspirational, celebrational home entertainment release also includes the featurette “Rizzo’s Biggest Fan” and music video “I Can Give You What You Want,” performed by Bret McKenzie.
Starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Animal, Ricky Gervais (“The Office”) as Dominic Badguy, Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) as Jean Pierre Napoleon and Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) as Nadya the Prison Guard, “Muppets Most Wanted” also features very special guest appearances by Tony Bennett, Sean Combs, Rob Corddry, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Salma Hayek, Ray Liotta, Ross Lynch, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christoph Waltz, and more!
“Muppets Most Wanted” was directed by James Bobin (“The Muppets,” “Flight of the Conchords”), written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller (“The Muppets,” “Get Him To The Greek”), and produced by David Hoberman (“The Muppets,” “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”) and Todd Lieberman (“The Muppets,” “The Fighter”).
Bonus Clips
Muppets Most Wanted Tina Fey Bloopers
Muppets Most Wanted Ricky Gervais Bloopers
Don’t miss the most fun, most wanted Muppet movie ever when “Muppets Most Wanted” debuts in the following formats with bonus features as listed:
Bonus Materials Overview for These Products:
Blu-ray Combo Pack (BD + DVD + Digital Copy)
Includes:
· The Unnecessarily Extended Cut
Bonus Materials Overview for These Products:
Blu-ray Combo Pack (BD + DVD + Digital Copy)
Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere*
Includes:
· The Statler and Waldorf Cut
· The Longer Longest Blooper Reel in Muppets History
· Rizzo’s Biggest Fan
· “I’ll Get You What You Want” Music Video Performed by Bret McKenzie
Bonus Materials Overview for These Products:
Disney Movies Anywhere
Includes:
· Frog-E-Oke: I’m Number One
· And more!
*Digital bonus offerings will vary per retailer
Bonus Materials for These Products:
Digital SD
1-Disc DVD
Includes:
· “I’ll Get You What You Want” Music Video Performed by Bret McKenzie
Rating: Feature Film: “PG” in U.S., “G” in Canada (CE)