MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1996 Michael John Legeros
(BV)
Directed by Brian Henson
Screenplay by Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher, and James V. Hart,
from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly, Jennifer
Saunders, Muppets
MPAA Rating "G"
Running Time 99 minutes
Reviewed at General Cinemas at Pleasant Valley, Raleigh, NC (16FEB96)
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Robert Louis Stevenson gets the musical Muppet treatment in this swashbuckling story of a boy, a rat, and a Great Gonzo who find adventure on the high-seas, under the judicious green thumb of a gracious Captain (Kermit the Frog), and the watchful eye of a particular pirate (Tim Curry, as Long John Silver). There's a surprisingly solid story to go along with the expected in-jokes, asides, and anachronisms; credit one of the writers, James V. Hart, who also co-wrote HOOK. But just as Renny Harlin and Geena Davis failed to patch the leaks in CUTTHROAT ISLAND, so have Brian Henson and Frank Oz sunk themselves with MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND. They've made a fine kid's movie that's *way* too slow for anyone over the age of eight. Even the songs are dull. Except, that is, for "Cabin Fever," an amusing number in mid-film that most adult viewers will be able to relate to. Arrgghh.
Grade: C-
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Mike Legeros - Raleigh, NC
legeros@nando.net (h) - legeros@unx.sas.com (w)
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