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Muppet Treasure Island [Region 2] Review

What happens when you mix one of "the" classic pirate stories with the wonderfully wacky world of the muppets and the delightfully villanous Tim Curry? Muppet Treasure Island, of course!

I first saw this movie years ago and instantly fell in love with it. Having already been a fan of the Muppets - and having loved "A Muppet Christmas Carol", another wonderful Muppet adapation of classic literature - I was not disappointed at all!

Kevin Bishop does a wonderful job as the delightfully innocent Jim Hawkins, a simple boy who wants to go off to sea like his father did, but to whom "pirates" are an abstract concept. He's easily beguiled by appearances until he's literally faced with the proof and must make a decision about those who he calls friends.

As in "A Muppet Christmas Carol" Gonzo and Rizzo are probably my two favorite Muppets. The interaction and the humor between the two of them has me roaring with laughter every single time they speak. (Gonzo: "That's right, we'd be out searching for that treasure, sailing the seven seas on a five-year mission, boldly going where no man has gone before! Say that's catchy!" and later... Rizzo: "Yeah, I'll watch for him, if he's delivering a pizza!") Of course, there is also wonderful comedic timing from the other muppets, particularly the two heckling Muppets, and some great one-liners from Kermit (I'm a frog...slippery hands?!), Miss Piggy (I'm a pig, I need committment!)

Of course, the real coup de grace for me in this film is Tim Curry as the deliciously evil Long John Silver. I absolutely love movies where Tim Curry gets to play the bad guy, and he doesn't fail to disappoint here either. Mr. Curry has said in interviews that this was one of his favorite and most memorable roles to play, and you can see how much he's enjoying it throughout the entire movie!

In addition, the music is amazing, the action (especially the fight scenes) is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, and the fact that this is an adaptaion of an amazing piece of classic literature is enough to thrill and delight me, since I am an English teacher who sometimes has difficulty getting my students interested in "the classics".

Definitely a five-star product all around...you will not be disappointed by this movie unless you hate the Muppets!

Muppet Treasure Island [Region 2] Overview

Kids love this Muppet take on Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate classic, about the pirate Long John Silver (Tim Curry) and his takeover of a ship in order to track down buried treasure. His friend and then nemesis is earnest cabin boy Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop), who teams with the captain of the ship (Kermit the Frog) and several shipmates (including Gonzo, Ratso, and Fozzie) to foil Long John's nefarious plot. An odd subplot finds Captain Kermit stopping at a desert island to find his long-lost love (Miss Piggy--who else?). The Muppets have not lost their wild sense of humor, which works on enough levels to amply entertain children and their parents in imaginative fashion. --Marshall Fine

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Labels: Island, Muppet, Region, Treasure