The Muppets has a new trailer out, and it’s pretty much two and a half minutes of sunshine and Beach Boys songs and Baby Goose knitting a scorpion jacket for Patches. Nothing against CGI, and there are plenty of CG-animated movies I love (most of the Pixar catalog), but for sheer cuddliness it still can’t touch puppets. There’s just something inexplicably endearing about them. I’m convinced there’s some correlation between tactile fuzziness and empathy that can explain our love of muppets, puppies, and Robin Williams’ career.
The highlight for me had to be the chickens clucking that Cee Lo Green song (with fart shoes a close second). You hear the melody and wonder, “Aw, crap, what lame substitution are they going to use for the F-Word,” and then the chickens pull an end around by clucking the entire song. Brilliant.
Opens November 23rd.
![[avatar]](http://p.uproxxcdn.com/photo/257/thumb)
![[image]](http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/thumbnails/130/110/2013/05/Man-of-Steel-morons-stopped-150x150.jpg)
![[image]](http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/thumbnails/130/110/2013/05/Wolverine-Tripod-150x150.jpg)
![[image]](http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/thumbnails/130/110/2013/05/Morgan-Freeman-last-vegas-150x150.jpg)
![[image]](http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/thumbnails/130/110/2013/05/if-i-showed-you-all-the-money-shots-in-pacific-rim-youd-have-a-70-minute-orgasm-filmdrunk-150x150.jpg)
Sunshine on my shoulders make me happy.
Some people say there’s no beauty left in the world. Those people have not seen this trailer
I’ve been saying for years that the world has been going to shit simply because of a lack of Muppets. Soon the world will be whole again.
I just smiled for 2:30 minutes. And will continue to speak with a series of ‘meeps’ for the rest of the day.
I haven’t gone to my happy place so quickly since prepubescence.
Is my comment awaiting moderation because of all the butt rape innuendos? Cause there were loads of em…loads.
I hope Jason Segel keeps his dick in his pants on this one. Though if he and Fozzy Bear do an ensemble dick-copter, I may let it slide.
Have I mentioned that if they replaced the American Idol judges with Statler, Waldorf and Triumph their audience would increase by at least one person?
The buzz around this movie is making my google searches for ‘Gonzo porn’ reeeeeeaaaal awkward.
I was just watching this trailer and my 7 year old kid said “is that a Sesame Street movie?”
I’m gonna need bail money.
Is it possible to heart something so hard you get a boner? YES
“but for sheer cuddliness it still can’t touch puppets.”
Vince we have been ove this, you just need to show us on the puppet where the bad CGI touched you.
Crude butt rape innuendo aside, I can’t remember when I was last this excited about a movie.
Wakka wakka.
“…the chickens pull an end around…”
Tell me more…
*drops pants*
Amy Adams: rightfully stealing roles from Bryce Dallas Howard since 2008.
And the day that Cee-Lo song goes away cannot come soon enough.
But seriously, this looks awesome.
The muppets are pretty much the only thing from my childhood that Hollywood hasn’t ruined yet.
Yet.
@vil Twi So I assume you didn’t watch Disney’s previous attempt to make a muppet movie when they bought the rights? the direct to TV and then immediately to the K-mart dollar bin “Muppet Wizard of Oz”?
I’d give my left nut to see the swedish chef on Iron Chef. the original dubbed Japanese one, not the new crappy american one. In fact, they could use my left nut as the ingredient in the challenge. Hopefully the Iron chef chosen is the guy who always makes one ice cream dish out of the ingredient.
Muppets: Fuck Yeah.
BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF KERMIT!