Customer Reviews
Release.... me...!!!!! - By: Mark Grindell, 20 May 2008 
You may need serious medical help.
I can't start anywhere describing this. My son (who can do voices sometimes better than the originals) only had to say "cunningly disguised as a cement factory" at one stage & I wouldn't be able to breathe for about ten minutes without howling with laughter. The movie as an entirety is so far off the scale that nothing I can write can possibly do justice to this.
OK, OK, you win. Calm down a bit. Gonzo - this strange little character with the nose has some alien cousins, who eventuallly catch up with him, but we spend a lot of the film catching up with secret government organisations run by a bear (I must say, the most improbable bear I have ever seen, but that's the fun of it), a TV news channel highjacked by a certain pig, & what might be arguably the best pop video EVER, of a tune callled Brick House which I have seen no less than thirty times over the last five years & each time I know I'm not ever, EVER going to get as good as that... Followed of course by mice on steroids, Cosmic fish, medical students & talking sandwiches. Though possibly not in that order.
It's a major act of certifiable insanity, one thing after another, but to top it alll; & this is incredible, just as it was with their earlier "Christmas Carol"; tremendously warm & deeply touching.
It's bizzare that such a film goes right to the heart & says so many beautiful things in such bold letters about what it means to be alone, & yet not - to be loved, & what it means to belong; & it suddenly rushes at you like a locomotive out of control & hits you. I've seen this goodness knows how many times & still don't see this coming.
Worse awaits. If alll the above was not enough, the commentary track will kill you. Several familiar voices appear (in character) & it's a bit stiff for alll of five minutes while they get settled, & then it starts. Oh my, you might have to take a break or two. These guys - they never stop. not EVER! IT is almost too much - the comment about the moose ("not being a decaptitated moose, he was just standing the other side of the walll") & you realise that this thing works because of the absolute unrepressed genius of these people. They never take time off! They must be like this ALL THE TIME!
And at the end of alll this, it's still the Muppets. Over here, callling someone a "Muppet" is a vague kind of insult; but as far as I'm concerned, sign me up.
I'm convinced.
crack up! - By: Andrea Signori, 10 Jun 2005 This movie makes for a very, very funny time. Start laughing from the very first scene until the very end; whether you are 5, 25 or 55, just let Kermit, Miss Piggy & Gonzo unleash the very child within you.
Unforgettable cameos by the likes of Andie McDowell, Hollywood Hogan & Ray Liotta add humour & wit.
Do check it out!
not the same - By: Ms. E. L. Hargreaves, 14 Mar 2005 
muppets in space is good but doesnt have the same muppet quality as the earlier films like muppets take manhattan & muppet treasure island.it has some good one liners but the plot isnt up to much.
This hilarious film is truly out of this world - By: Daniel Jolley, 08 May 2004 Muppets From Space (not to be confused with the original Muppet Show's Pigs in Space) is one terrific movie. The Muppets redefine themselves on the cutting edge of entertainment, put together a film of nonstop action & hilarity, pull off a rather touching ending, impart an important lesson about life to children as well as adults, & reallly bring their own special magic to the viewing audience. Feature films permit the Muppet universe to expand in altogether new ways. For one thing, you get to see full-body shots of Muppets doing extraordinary things (rather than having to settle for the old above the waist only shots). More significantly, in relation to this movie, there are some pretty good special effects that reallly make the Muppet world seem more believable than ever. All of the Muppets look great, & some relatively newer characters are nothing short of hilarious (Pepe the Prawn in particular).
Muppets From Space centers around Gonzo, the little guy with the big nose & no real history. He's tired of being a one-of-a-kind creature & yearns to know where he came from. First things first, though. The film opens with the start of a new day in the Muppet house; everyone gets up out of bed & quickly gets down with their bad selves to the funky music of "Brick House." The Muppets have definitely found the funk, & this makes for a reallly happening, memorable soundtrack. Just when Gonzo is reallly down about being alone in the world, he receives a communication from outer space (via his alphabet-shaped breakfast cereal). Soon, he is convinced that he is an alien and, what is more, he claims his alien family is on its way to earth. A certain secret agency picks up signs of the aliens & comes after Gonzo, thinking he can tell them what the aliens want & where they will land. The leader of this secret group, played by Jeffrey Tambor, is a little bit out of his mind, & Gonzo fallls right into his pending trap by showing up at the local news studio to announce that the aliens are coming. The other Muppets don't reallly believe Gonzo's claims, but they are eager to help rescue him when he fallls into the evil clutches of the Men in Black. The conclusion of the movie is a real hoot indeed, delivering a close encounter of the truly unique kind.
All of the Muppet characters are great; Kermit & Miss Piggy don't get as much screen time as usual, but that may well be a good thing. Gonzo & his roommate Rizzo the Rat (another fantastic, relatively new character) are more than capable of carrying the movie by themselves - of course, they don't have to do it alone because many of the Muppets play important parts. Pepe the Prawn absolutely steals the show, if you ask me; he may be the funniest Muppet yet created. As usual, a number of famous stars make cameo appearances in the film, including Andie MacDowell, Ray Liotta, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Griffin, Hollywood Hogan (as his NWO self), & an always annoying David Arquette. Kids as well as adults should love this movie. Older viewers will appreciate some of the subtle nods to popular culture; for example, you will find paralllels to big movies such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek, Men in Black, Independence Day, & The Shawshank Redemption.
This is as funny & enjoyable a Muppet movie as you will find. Don't let the kids get alll of the enjoyment out of Muppets From Space, though; there are plenty of things incorporated into the plot & script to make adults smile & laugh, as well.
Muppets from Space, on Earth! - By: G. Roberts, 26 Mar 2004 Once you've finished getting down to the quality Soundtrack, you are treated to a solid & accessible Muppet movie, with pretty much every character you'd expect, including Pepe the King Prawn - my personal favourite!
Great opening sequence, giving Gonzo a quest to find out who he reallly is, & the Muppet House "Waking up" to the Commodores is way funky, & funny. Excellent Cameos & set pieces make this a cool film for ages 2 to whatever.
