MGabbard

I absolutely love the comic. But for some reason it doesn't seem to translate well to a show.

As others have said - in a comic form as single, self contained jokes - it works perfectly. But trying to spread multiple single jokes into a show looses something. Much like Dilbert - it was genius as a comic, but failed as a show.

When I saw Dan Harmon was attached I was hopeful. But then when you see there are a ton of other producers, directors, and writers (many having multiples of each per episode) I was thinking maybe too many chefs spoil the soup and all that. But when I looked into all of these people it now made sense why it wasn't working (at least for me). All but a few of them were connected to projects I felt were not funny, or were things that I did not enjoy previously.

For those that enjoy the show - I am happy for you. Unfortunately it just didn't work for me and I really wanted it to.

I really, really, really wanted to like this movie. I love the Muppets, and Jason Segal is a talented guy who also really loves the Muppets. They had everything there for a great film, and somehow it just fell apart. The start was cute, the middle was numbing, and the end was not great. It dragged. In some places it really dragged. And the end was anti-climactic.

I have to place this firmly at the feet of the director and the producers. This is the directors first feature length film. Up to this point he has been directing episodic cable television programs (The Conchords and Da Ali G Show). It's hard to move between the mediums of TV and film, as well as between the genres of semi-adult TV comedy and family movie. I have to say I more blame the producers (and Disney) for letting this director cut his feature length teeth on something as big as the Muppets on his first try.

I recommend waiting for it to hit cable.

Many people are saying that Christopher Nolan may be the best film maker of his generation. I thoroughly enjoyed Memento, thought Batman Begins was great, thought The Dark Knight was fantastic, and after watching Inception I think the man is a cinematic genius and can't wait for his next project. But I will have lots of enjoyment watching Inception many times over until then.

He supposedly honed this script for 10 years and it definitely shows. The story is quite complex and has not a plot hole in it that I was able to observe. It has everything - loss, redemption, amazing action, great character development, mind-blowing effects that serve the story and not the other way around as many films do nowadays, and at the core is a love story not too unlike Orpheus and Eurydice. But unlike the myth the underworld is a damaged soul. And when it looks like the story is wrapped up, there's a last second twist that will throw you for a loop.

What the Matrix did for virtual reality - Inception does for dreams and takes it even deeper. This is a film where spoilers might ruin your sense of wonder and discovery watching this film for the first time so I won't give you any. But what I will say is that if you took What Dreams May Come, crossed it with the Matrix, Mission Impossible, and threw in a good measure of a Phillip K. Dick quality science-fiction story - you would be heading in the right direction.

The hype is real. You will not be disappointed. Go see this film!