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When I was a kid, I never missed an episode of “The Muppet Show.” I even remember watching it in the hospital when I had my tonsils out. To me, Saturday night was Muppet Night. I loved Animal and Gonzo –- and I entertained my third-grade class with my Swedish Chef impersonation.
I’ve always loved the Muppets –- and I still do. Muppets from Space had me giggling like an eight-year-old. I loved it!
Before I saw Muppets from Space, I thought it would be like the old “Pigs in Space” sketches. But let me set the record straight –- the Muppets never see the inside of a space ship in this movie. The story is about Gonzo -– who feels left out because he’s the only one of his kind. He has no idea what he is or where he came from. One day, however, his breakfast cereal sends him a message (really!) -– to look to the sky for his answers. That night, while Gonzo’s sitting up on the roof, studying the sky, a pair of cosmic fish speak to him and tell him that he’s really an alien –- and that his family is coming for him.
Problems arise, however, when a secret government agency finds out about Gonzo’s heritage –- and they kidnap him for more information. Then it’s up to Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, and even Pepe the Prawn to rescue their extraterrestrial friend.
Muppets from Space is a little of everything. It’s got all of the old favorite Muppets (like Kermit and Piggy and all of Electric Mayhem), and it’s got a few new favorites (like Pepe the Prawn, my husband’s personal favorite). It’s part spy film (complete with Bunsen’s Bond-like gadgets) and part college slacker comedy. Throw in a bunch of 70s music, a Hulk Hogan cameo, and a load of typical Muppet one-liners, and you get an hour and a half of serious laughs. I loved it so much that I’ve added it to my DVDs to Buy list.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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