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Some of the original Muppet performers, including Frank Oz, declined to work on this film.

It's also a musical, like the original Muppet Movie from 1979, so fans of song - and dance numbers, some inspired and some forgettable, should find many things to smile about.

All of that said, in a perverse way, this maturation of the franchise may be exactly what was needed if The Muppets has any hope of being the same lightning rod or have the same longevity as the original Muppet Show, which ran from 1976 to 1981.

Not exact matches

· Bret McKenzie, who won an Oscar ® for best original song for «Man or Muppet,» returns to the Muppets stage as music supervisor.

The Muppet Movie is presented in the 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio (matching the dimensions of its original theatrical exhibitions) and has been enhanced for 16x9 displays.

Best Picture Will Win: The Artist Deserves to Win: The Artist Overlooked: Bridesmaids Best Director Will Win: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Deserves to Win: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Overlooked: David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Best Actor Will Win: George Clooney (The Descendants) Deserves to Win: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Overlooked: Ryan Gosling (Drive) Best Actress Will Win: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Deserves to Win: Viola Davis (The Help) Overlooked: Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) Best Supporting Actor Will Win: Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Deserves to Win: Max von Sydow (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) Overlooked: Albert Brooks (Drive) Best Supporting Actress Will Win: Octavia Spencer (The Help) Deserves to Win: Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) Overlooked: Carey Mulligan (Drive) Best Original Screenplay: Will Win: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Deserves to Win: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids) Overlooked: Lars von Trier (Melancholia) Best Adapted Screenplay: Will Win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) Deserves to Win: Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin (Moneyball) Overlooked: Tate Tatlor and Kathryn Stockett (The Help) Predictions for Secondary Categories Animated Feature: Rango Art Direction: Hugo Foreign Language Film: A Separation Cinematography: The Tree of Life Costume Design: The Artist Documentary Feature: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Film Editing: The Artist Makeup: The Iron Lady Original Score: The Artist Original Song: «Man or Muppet» (The Muppets) Sound Editing: Hugo Sound Mixing: Hugo Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The movie lags a little here and there - it steals a bit much from the «Blues Brothers» and «UHF» and the original «Muppet Movie.»

Music (Original Song) «Man or Muppet» from «The Muppets» Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie «Real in Rio» from «Rio» Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Picture: The Artist (Thomas Langmann, Producer) Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Actress in a Leading Role: Viola Davis (The Help) Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Actress in a Supporting Role: Berenice Bejo (The Artist) Animated Feature Film: Rango (Gore Verbinski) Cinematography: The Tree of Life (Emmanuel Lubezki) Art Direction: War Horse (Rick Carter, Lee Sandales) Costume Design: Hugo (Sandy Powell) Directing: Michael Hazanavicious (The Artist) Documentary Feature: Hell and Back Again (Dafung Dennis & Mike Lerner) Documentary Short: Saving Face (Daniel Junge & Sharmeen Obaid - Chinoy) Film Editing: The Descendants (Kevin Tent) Foreign Language Film: A Separation (Iran)(Asghar Farhadi) Makeup: The Iron Lady (Mark Coulier & J. Roy Helland) Music (Original Score): The Artist (Ludovic Bource) Music (Original Song): «Man or Muppet» From The Muppets (Bret McKenzie) Short Film (Animated): La Luna (Enrico Casarosa) Short Film (Live): Raju (Max Zahle & Stefan Gieren) Sound Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Ren Klyce) Sound Mixing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce & Bo Persson) Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White & Daniel Barrett) Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash) Writing (Original Screenplay): Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)

Justin's Review: Let's cast our TimeVision back on the original star cast of the Muppets, as seen in The Muppet Caper...

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Even though it's not tugging at the heartstrings the way «The Muppets» did two and a half years ago, «Muppets Most Wanted» captures the feel and warmth of the original «Muppet Show.»

«Jim Frawley's Extended Camera Test» (17:53) restores and extends a feature from Sony's original 2001 Muppet Movie DVD (which had 13 minutes and 34 seconds).

Picture: The Artist Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist Actress: Viola Davis, The Help Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, Beginners Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, The Help Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants Foreign Language Film: In Darkness Documentary Feature: Undefeated Animated Feature Film: Rango Documentary Short: Saving Face Animated Short: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Live Action Short: Tuba Atlantic Film Editing: Hugo Art Direction: Hugo Cinematography: Hugo Costume Design: Hugo Makeup: The Iron Lady Score: The Artist Song: «Man or Muppet,» The Muppets Sound Editing: Hugo Sound Mixing: Hugo Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes