Gustavo Schroeder A The Muppets Take Manhattan is about the Muppets trying to get their show into Broadway. First of all the Muppet characters are great. I loved Kermit, Piggy and Rizzo in the movie. Everyone else should have stayed home for this one. Look, I love the Muppets, but one of the things that just does not work in this movie is that there is an overabundance of characters and most of them are not really used at all. Take Gonzo and Fozzie for example. Great characters, but in this movie they really had nothing to do and most of the other like ten muppets were kind of shoehorned in. Muppets movie or not, rule number one of screen writing is everything that happens in the movie should advance the plot in some way and there were so many characters that did not belong in this movie because they had nothing to do. The story should have focused entirely on Kermit, Rizzo and Piggy, which is what they kind of did but they also let the other characters interfere every now and then and it took me out of the movie.The movie really starts off strong but after the first 30 minutes or so it's really hit or miss. The humor isn't as clever as in the first part of the movie and things just conveniently happen like Kermit getting hit by the car to get the amnesia subplot going on or the son of the producer picking up the script to the Muppets' play. Also, there was a part where I laughed out loud but it's unintentionally funny. The part where Piggy gets her purse stolen and she chases the guy with the roller blades, they show these shots from far away of Piggy chasing the guy and it's just so clear that it's someone in a Piggy costume chasing after the guy. I laughed really hard at that.The movie has some great sequences like when they split up and they sing. That's pretty good and the best part about this film is the Baby Muppets sequence. I love that part. Some great songs and the design of the Muppets is great of course. Very lighthearted movie and really not offensive, but I would say most of it is forgettable, mostly due to the script. But I still had an enjoyable enough time with The Muppets Take Manhattan, although the script isn't too solid and there are way too many characters for me to care. It's an OK movie with one or two great moments.6.5/10

MartinHafer 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.

kylehaines96 Director Frank Oz gives us the third of Muppet movies with The Muppets Take Manhattan. The movie follows Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rowlf, Scooter, and Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem trying to sell their play Manhattan Melodies to Broadway but are having a really hard time to do it. The musical numbers are fantastic, the humor is downright funny. Like The Great Muppet Caper it has its share of slow spots but I still eagerly recommend The Muppets Take Manhattan.Rated G.1hr 34min/94min.***1/2/****

TheLittleSongbird I personally don't think it is QUITE as good as Muppet Movie or Great Muppet Caper, and one or two scenes towards the beginning could have been better paced, but along with those two Muppet movies, Christmas Carol and Treasure Island, The Muppets Take Manhattan is one of the better Muppet movies by far. It has a great story, different but still a fun one, bouncy songs especially It's Time for Saying Goodbye and the superb Together Again, the Manhattan locations are clever and truly stunning and the cameos from the likes of Liza Minelli, Joan Rivers, Brooke Shields and Gregory Hines are fun personified. And the Muppet performers are once again spot on, and any scene with Miss Piggy especially is a joy. Overall, terrific fun and recommended. 8.5/10 Bethany Cox