Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Evidently, I've never seen "Muppets Take Manhattan" in its entirety because I had no idea The Muppet Babies originated here. Of the original movies, it seems to rely on reference humor the most; at least it felt that way. Plenty of appearances from outside Muppets on top of the usual Hollywood cameos. That ain't a complaint, and good luck forgetting the image of Dabney Coleman using a chicken for a hostage anytime soon. But it also has that reliable Muppet spirit; good-natured in its quest for Broadway stardom and even the occasional belly-laugh. There's just an undying purity to this movie.7/10

Not as well remembered or watched as The Muppet Movie or Muppet Christmas Carol, The Muppets Take Manhattan starts off strong and funny with a lot of classic Muppet humour. There's the family- friendly, nice musical numbers, followed by touches of adult comedy. We have Animal chasing a woman at college, with Kermit capping it with a hilarious therapy punchline. The wonderful Rizzo the Rat, overlooked in The Muppet Movie and with a smaller role in The Muppet Caper, bursts forth in full force here- the rats in the restaurant is a perfect concept, and Rizzo passing on the Muppets' table when they mention being cash-strapped is quick, smart humour. ("What a rat"). Rizzo is the creation not of Jim Henderson but of Steve Whitmire, who was sadly shipped off from the Muppet Studio and Disney earlier this month. He will be missed.Unfortunately, as with Caper, and unlike The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan also suffers from running out of steam in the second half. You know things are going to slow down when our heroes sing a sad song about parting ways; the rats have a marvellous, energetic scene in the kitchen, but the others have less success, with even Gonzo's latest chaotic stunt (this one involving a boat) being a bust. When Kermit loses his memory (an old cliché), we have some nice touches- the joke about him probably being a missing resident with an Italian name from a nudist colony is edgy ("I don't feel Italian," he says). The frogs he joins up are amusing in a weirdly anemic way, suiting the amnesiac Kermit's new demeanour. You know, from the cliché, that what will get Kermit's memory back is a good hit to the noggin, and you know, given Piggy's propensity for violence, that she will deliver it. But what's great is how insulting Kermit gets to provoke it. ("Will be bringing home the bacon! Sue-ee!") Hiiii-yaaah. RIP, the great Jim Henson- and so long, the talented Steve Whitmire.

I love "The Muppet Movie" and have watched it several times. It's fun, it's funny and, most importantly, it's entertaining. Tonight I decided to try re-watching some other older Muppet films and was absolutely dumbfounded by how bad "The Muppets Take Manhattan" was considering the wonderful characters they had to work with in the film. Think about it...Kermit and the gang...and they were boring! The film is all about their trip to New York in order to go to Broadway--but there are simply few laughs and no joy in the film. Most of the songs, apart from the sequel song (which was also re- used in their last film), were bland and forgettable, the laughs are few and the plot isn't particularly engaging. The only good things, the many cool stunts to make the characters seem more real by having them walk seemingly independently of the puppeteers, were nice--but this was not the reason I watched the film. My feeling is that only the biggest (and perhaps most undemanding) fans will enjoy this one. My vote for the worst of the Muppet films.

Jim Henson's wily characters make their third movie outing. "The Muppets Take Manhattan" isn't quite as good as the previous two movies, but it's still very enjoyable. The plot has Kermit and friends graduating from college and deciding to put on a Broadway show, only to arrive in New York and find out that it's harder than they thought. Gotta work to survive in the Big Apple! As with the previous movies, there's no shortage of musical numbers, and there's plenty of famous people in bit parts (including a few as themselves). Since this was the final Muppet movie before Jim Henson died, it makes sense to do what they do at the end of the movie: it's as though they've finally achieved their destiny.Yes, this one isn't quite the same as the first two, but I still liked it. Frank Oz, after years of providing the voices of some of the Muppets, proved himself to be a very competent director, and went on to direct fine movies like "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", "What About Bob?", "In & Out" and the original "Death at a Funeral". The point is that you're sure to enjoy "The Muppets Take Manhattan".