There is no movie that I was looking forward to this year more than this movie. I have been a lifelong Muppets fan. It was baffling to me how they have been just kind of back there on the backburner for so many years. There have been a bazillion remakes, relaunches, etc over the last several years and I couldn't understand how this was left alone - especially with Disney having the rights to it. God bless, Jason Segel for bringing them back to the forefront of entertainment where they belong. All the spoof trailers and posters leading up to the movie were textbook Muppets and what I grew to love as a child. The movie capitalized on that even more because they were mocking their loss of popularity throughout with an ending that explained the exact joyfulness that I - and any other true fan of them for the last 25-30 years will - felt watching this on the big screen again. Hopefully they can get back to churning out movies or television specials again like they used to.
I couldn't recommend this movie more if I tried. Its an absolute joy for adults and children alike and is so long overdue. I had super high expectations and the movie completely met them. Get out there and welcome the Muppets back, people!