Too many fans seem to be blown away

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

This is a decent enough Muppet film, with lots of fine moments and musical numbers. The underwater number with miss piggy in particular was a highlight.It does of course feature some nice human performances, and while not all of the cameos work (John Cleese!) on the whole this is a good second big screen outing for Kermit and the gang as they try to solve the mystery of what happened to Lady Holiday's (Diana Rigg)jewels.

I loved the Muppet show and the original three Muppet movies when I was a kid: The Muppet movie, this-The great Muppet caper, and Muppets take Manhattan. All of the Muppet stuff in the years before Jim Henson died and when I was still a kid. The great Muppet caper was wonderful starting with them being thrown out of their plane in their stow away boxes and landing in a pond, their ckecking into the happiness hotel and the song that went with it, miss piggy meeting Lady Holiday and her witty conversation with her. It almost has the combination of old time charm and typical Muppet humor combined. A lot of the movie has that. I really liked the Esther Williams style water ballet with miss piggy, even when I was a kid and I didn't know then what was being satired. In recent times when I've really started loving old time golden age Hollywood musicals with golden age stars like Judy Garland, June Allyson, Esther Williams, etc., that has caused me to really love the Esther Williams water ballet scene in the Muppet caper, especially when it turned out to be miss piggy's dream and then she in reality dives into a small fountain, being the only one who gets wet. Another great scene is when all of the muppets are riding their bikes through the park singing. It sort of, in a way reminds me of a time when I was about 8 years old walking through Hyde park in London with my family when I was on vacation in England. That scene, for that reason added, makes the Muppet bike riding scene and song even more terrific. There's also lots of humorous wit through the movie, especially from Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, and of course Miss piggy. And a number of great cameos from John Cleese, Charles Groden, and from the great Muppet man himself, Jim Henson in a restaurant. And the guard, while Scooter delivers a pizza, "but I hate pepperoni". Funny. Some reviewers have commented on the diamond plot not being good. The diamond plot is only a small part of the movie to me. The bigger picture, all of the things I've written above, is what makes this movie great. And of course, don't miss the cameo from Oscar the grouch.

"The Great Muppet Caper" had a fantastic start, as Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo fly about in a hot air balloon. During their flight, they see the credits and make comments about them--priceless. And, the first 15 minutes or so of the film is great. However, when the actual plot begins, the show starts to drag. Much of this is because I wanted to see Muppets--not Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg and other human actors as well as some uninteresting plot about jewel thieves. And, because the Muppets are best when not over-burdened with plot and are allowed to just cut up and be silly, the more there was plot the more the film lost my attention. Now this is not to say that the film is bad or not worth watching--but as it progresses, the laughs do become less and less frequent. For my time, the best of the Muppet films were "The Muppet Movie" and "The Muppets".

Now, I think I can tell you my perspective on this movie from two points of view: When I was a kid and when I became an adult. As a kid, you take things for granted like the amazing puppet work in this movie, the set design, the great script. All you see if you're a kid watching this movie is a bunch of colorful characters involved in a light-hearted crime drama.But from the perspective of an adult, you appreciate everything in this movie. You appreciate the wacky humor which constantly breaks the fourth wall(even in the emotional scenes), and all the cameos from some terrific actors. You've got John Cleese, Peter Ustinov, Jack Warden, and even Peter Falk! Even though these are just cameos, this film has some terrific star power and actually appreciates those great actors that don't get nearly the appreciation they do today.This movie is seriously, seriously funny. The muppets are all wonderfully realized characters who actually all serve a dramatic purpose in the framework of the film, and they interact beautifully with the main stars of the film, Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg.Charles Grodin is excellent as this thief named Nicky who really steals the show with his fantastic overacting, which actually works to this movie's advantage and serves to make it even funnier.But seriously, if you've never seen The Great Muppet Caper before, you're missing out. The Muppets crack wise and tell great jokes in practically every scene and this film will leave you satisfied with a big smile on your face. This is actually the perfect family film. It's not too sappy, and even when you think it's going to get to that point, it goes in the opposite direction.