![]() ![]() Swords: Are carried by pirates as they burst into the bar and demand the treasure map.Pistol: Pulled out by Billy Bones, but knocked aside where it then discharges.Pistols: Fired by a pirate into the air.Smollet and Benjamina are strung up by their feet at the top of a cliff with a fire burning through the rope that's holding them up.A foggy, nighttime scene has a weird moaning sound that turns out to be a crew member imitating a fog horn.There is a cabin fever sequence shot with weird distorted angles of the crew that might be scary to little kids.There is a scene inside the burning bar where people are frantically running about trying to escape. Pirates burst into the bar, get into a fight and then accidentally ignite gunpowder that blows up the powder keg and catches the bar on fire.Billy Bones keels over dead and Gonzo says, "We're standing in a room with a dead guy!", screams and runs out.Billy Bones is given the "black spot," a card with a black spot on it, which for sailors equates to a death sentence.Billy Bones warns everyone of a one legged man and says that such a man equals death.Several singing skulls are seen (may be scary to little kids, but they are muppets so it shouldn't be too scary).All of the pirates, including Long John Silver, have bad attitudes.The bar owner tells Jim and his two muppet pals, Gonzo and Rizzo, that if they forget to turn off the lights again, there'll be no table scraps for dinner.Some "rat tourists" are seen at a tiny bar, and beer and cocktails are seen.Long John brings the captain and crew some brandy to celebrate the voyage, but Smollet says that there will be no drinking on his ship.A bar owner asks a cow if she's drunk again.Billy Bones drinks rum and later is seen drunk and wanting more rum.TIM CURRY plays the conniving pirate whose only goal is to get the map, find the treasure and go to any means to succeed.KERMIT plays the wise and trustworthy captain of the expedition.KEVIN BISHOP plays the young lad in search of adventure and a taste of the real world.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: G For not containing any material that would warrant a higher rating. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Yes, especially if they already like the muppets. From then on, Jim must deal with the pirates after the map, while Smollet must contend with Benjamina Gunn(MS PIGGY), the woman he left at the altar who just so happens to be marooned on the island where the treasure is buried. Unbeknownst to the crew, the cook, Long John Silver (TIM CURRY), is actually a one legged pirate in disguise waiting to pounce on the treasure map. ![]() ![]() Always wanting to go on a grand adventure, Jim, and his friends Gonzo and Rizzo, ask for passage to the island and get Captain Smollet (KERMIT) to head the expedition. When pirates come after Bones, the treasure map ends up in Jim's hands. PLOT: Jim Hawkins (KEVIN BISHOP) is a young orphan who one day meets Billy Bones (BILLY CONNOLLY), a sailor who talks of buried treasure and a dangerous one legged man. ![]() Weirdest bit: There’s fierce competition, but it’s probably the talking sandwich.QUICK TAKE: The muppets go searching for buried treasure. It's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help reunite him with his long-lost family.” Simplest IMDb summary: “After Gonzo receives messages from his breakfast cereal, he determines that he is an extra-terrestrial and tries to contact his alien brethren, but is captured by an overzealous secret government agency determined to prove the existence of otherworldly life. They’re completely different species! An amazing, amazing joke just for the writers of the movie, really.” It’s never really referred to again, but it’s an amazing idea. That’s a very meta idea from the very beginning. And there's Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish act! You can’t fail to love Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish act. The pre-credits section features a few brilliant gags, including Sweetums asking “Is this seat taken?” before wrenching the cinema recliner in question out of the floor and walking off with it. ***Weirdest bit: ***It’s a film-within-a-film, which is inherently weird. Persuaded by an agent to pursue acting, he hops west towards Hollywood! Tagging along: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, 'The Great Gonzo', and a motley group of Muppets help dodge evil Doc Hopper and a cameo-filled cast on the trek to Tinseltown!” ***Simplest IMDb summary: ***“Kermit the frog wants fame. ![]()
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