Do you like "Muppet" movies?
By TereFaerie
@TereFaerie (386)
United States
February 12, 2007 10:50am CST
I love most of the movies made by Jim Henson productions, including the Muppet movies, but my favorites are the non- Muppet movies like Labyrinth and the Dark Crystal. Do you have a favorite Jim Henson movie?
I have loved the Dark Crystal since I saw it as a pre-schooler. It is one of my favorite movies and I hear they have been working on a sequel to be released next year.
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@unusualsuspect (2602)
• United States
13 Feb 07
Never saw anything with the Muppets, but I have Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Anybody who admires the Henson non-muppet creations should try Farscape. One of the main characters is actually a Henson creature, and there are lots of others scattered through the series. Some of them are incredible.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
13 Feb 07
Well I loved the actual Muppet Movie, that was great. The humor and story line were very good, not to mention all the guest appearences in there. I love Labyrinth though. It's one of my favorite movies. David Bowie was excellent as the Goblin King, like the role was written with him in mind for it.
@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Labyrinth is definately my favorite. I watch it a lot... even if it's on just in the background. I've loved it since I was a little kid. I even have the songs from the movie on my i-pod.
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@jmcafam (2890)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Jim Henson movies are awesome. I love all the Muppet's movies. My favorite is the Dark Crystal too. I would watch it over and over as a child. I was able to find it one day at the store and had to get it. Now my children are watching it. I had no idea that they were talking about a sequel though.
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@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
12 Feb 07
Well I used to when I was a kid, but not anymore.
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@strangegurl16 (78)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I still love the Muppets Take Manhattan.
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@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
17 Feb 07
Dark Crystal is one of my favorite movie from Jim Henson. I saw it when I was young and I was happy to see it in DVD 5 years ago and I bought it. Now that you are talking about that, I want to watch it again :P
@shiningfae (403)
• United States
20 Feb 07
OMG, I am the biggest Muppet geek! I love all of the movies, but there will always be a special place in my heart for The Muppet Movie. I love the song at the end where all the Muppets are standing under the rainbow singing about how life is like a movie and you can write your own ending.
Labyrinth and The Drak Crystal rock, too. I'm also a big fan of other non-Muppet projects that the Henson Creature Shop has done, like Farscape.
@krebstar5 (1266)
• United States
2 Apr 07
I adore muppet movies. In fact, Labyrinth might be my favorite movie of all time. The Dark Crystal is another great choice though. The story is quite good and the puppets are just amazing. Seriously, the visuals are incredible and nothing is computer generated. I often feel that puppetry is becoming a lost art because everything is computer animated now. The Dark Crystal is an exllent example of how effect puppetry can be. The characters might just be puppets, but they still have clear emotions. Oh, and I've also heard about the sequel. I'm really excited about it and it will be interesting to see the characters older. Have you seen any of the artwork for the movie that has been released? It's really pretty. I'm so excited.
Oh, and there will also be a Fraggle Rock movie. I'm quite excited about that too.
Here's an article about plans for the new Jim Henson movies: http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2006/050306.shtml
I'm so glad to find more muppet fans around here!
@JJLoa44 (346)
• Canada
12 Feb 07
I love the muppet movies, and dark crystal, but if I had to pick a favourite it would be Labyrinth. Adore that movie. Too much fun.
I hadn't heard that they were doing a Dark Crystal sequel though - that's really interesting! I'm going to have to look out for that - thanks for the heads up!
@Metallideth (572)
• United States
2 Apr 07
I saw the original Muppet Movie, and both Labyrinth and Dark Crystal a very long time ago (10 years at least), but I hardly remember either of the latter. I should watch them again some time.
I didn't know Farscape was a Jim Henson production. That's pretty cool. I never have watched it, but I've heard lots of good things about it.
@sloanjosiecat79 (299)
• United States
11 Apr 07
big fan of the movies, especially labryinth, of course that have someting to do with my little obsession with david bowie :P.
@Slayer2004C (154)
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1 May 07
I love the "muppet" movies too.
I have always enjoyed the Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
I'm not sure which one i prefer.
But I am planning on getting the special edition DVDs soon!
@arunr175 (1678)
• India
21 Nov 12
It seems you are talking about The Muppet Movie released in 1979, I haven't seen that movie as I think it's quiet boring and so I didn't have the guts to watch it ...
@Bizziebod (3497)
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12 Feb 07
I loved The Muppets when I was a kid, they used to be on every Saturday night and I would never miss an episode - My favourite Jim Henson production was Fraggle Rock! The theme song was brill!
@nglanfield (559)
• Turkey
17 Feb 07
I remember watching the Muppet Show every saturday evening as a kid - fozzie bear was my favorite.
I loved The Muppet movie, but my favorite is Muppets Christmas Carol. Labyrinth is also brillant with David Bowie and his songs.