Diane and I finally saw The Muppets: Most Wanted at the $3 show. When the movie first came out, Western NY was in the grip of the Polar Vortex (remember that?) and travel bans were in place. I thought The Muppets: Most Wanted used the Pink Panther movies as a template. The most dangerous frog in the world, Constantine, breaks out of a Gulag prison and pretends to be Kermit. Kermit finds himself in the Gulag prison run by Nadya (Tina Fey). Tina Fey’s doo wop version of “The Big House” was the highlight of the movie for me. Meanwhile, Ricky Gervais tricks the Muppets into taking a world tour. On the tour, Gervais and Constantine commit some heists which leads to The Biggest Theft in the World. There’s plenty of silliness in this movie. If you’re in the mood, The Muppets: Most Wanted will mildly entertain you. GRADE: B-
This movie scared Kevin to death. He wanted to know why someone always go put in jail in kids’ movies. Since his Dad puts people in jail, it was hard to answer this.
Patti, turning a Gulag prison into a Broadway stage was one of the more incredible reaches of this movie.