Thursday, November 3, 2011

Disney’s The Muppets: New movie clips star Walter, Miss Piggy and Fozzie


Although “The Muppets” claims to be through offering us more parody trailers – say it ain’t so! –  the marketing campaign for the movie hasn’t slowed one bit. A series of new video clips, the latest posted Nov. 2, provide some looks at the actual movie.
The video clips, posted on the Muppets Studio You Tube channel, provide quick looks at “The Muppets” movie, offering tidbits of plot, character development and (very) slight spoilers.
So, if you want to avoid knowing anything more about the movie don’t read what follows the following official film synopsis or watch "The Muppets" video clips. 
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper)to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds.
To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

The new clips for “The Muppets” follow “Surprise Ticket,”(released to Yahoo Movies as “Coming With Us”), which is about how new Muppet Walter ends up in L.A. in search of the Muppets Studio. All the clips keep with the lighthearted, family-friendly tone that focuses on sight gags, tongue-in-cheek humor and the personalities we have come to expect from our felt friends.
In “Idea,” Walter – the Muppet made for the movie who represents all patient fans who have waited for more than a decade for the gang’s return to the big screen – comes up with a tasty idea to share with Gary and Mary. And offers a bit of exposition as to the Tex Richman plot in the process.
“Showdown” features Miss Piggy at her martial-arts best, demonstrating she is indeed one of a kind.
“Muppet Man,” posted by Muppet Musings, showcases a soon-to-be-classic sight gag, with Fozzie Bear the brains (or at least the head) behind the plan.
Although “The Muppets” is slated for release Nov. 23, 2011, I’m hoping to see a few more clips before the first screening. How about you?

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