2011 Movie Reviews

Review: Bobin and Segel Do Justice with ‘The Muppets’

Evan Crean

The Muppets Poster
“The Muppets” © 2011 Disney Enterprises, Inc

Disclaimer: I normally don’t write reviews in the first person. Given my lifelong appreciation for the Muppets though, I felt my opinion wouldn’t carry the same weight otherwise.

Growing up in the late 80s/early 90s, I watched Jim Henson’s Muppets in all their wonderful forms: “Sesame Street,” “Fraggle Rock,” “Muppet Babies,” and reruns of “The Muppet Show.” Like other children my age, I was drawn to Kermit the Frog and his friends because of their vivid imagination, unflinching optimism, and ability to express themselves through entertaining songs.

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Evan Crean

Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .

2 thoughts on “Review: Bobin and Segel Do Justice with ‘The Muppets’”

  • I just caught “The Muppets” over Thanksgiving and I *loved* it! Jason Segel and Amy Adams did such an incredible job! And then… the muppets! It made me kinda teary eyed seeing them all together again. Me and my parents laughed so much through the whole movie! I just wish there was more Beaker. 🙂

    • I saw it over Thanksgiving with my family as well. My sister got a bit misty when they started singing “Rainbow Connection.” It was the song with the paintings that got to me though. I was really happy that they were back. More Beaker would have been cool, but they did have some funny parts in there like when he was shrunk and when he was in the Barber Shop Quartet. I didn’t realize the first time I saw it that they were singing Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in that skit.

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