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Muppet Treasure Island [DVD] [1996]
 
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Muppet Treasure Island [DVD] [1996]

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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, Dave Goelz
  • Directors: Brian Henson
  • Writers: James V. Hart, Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher, Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Producers: Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Martin G. Baker
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Feb 2003
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00007KFNU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,942 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Kids love Muppet Treasure Island, a take on Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate classic, about the pirate Long John Silver (Tim Curry) and his takeover of a ship in order to track down buried treasure. His friend and then nemesis is earnest cabin boy Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop), who teams with the captain of the ship (Kermit the Frog) and several shipmates (including Gonzo, Ratso, and Fozzie) to foil Long John's nefarious plot. An odd subplot finds Captain Kermit stopping at a desert island to find his long-lost love (Miss Piggy--who else?). The Muppets have not lost their wild sense of humour, which works on enough levels to amply entertain children and their parents in imaginative fashion. --Marshall Fine


Amazon.co.uk Review

Muppet Treasure Island was the fifth big-screen Muppet adventure and the second directed by the late Jim Henson's son Brian. Robert Louis Stevenson's tale has been filmed in a variety of ways, but this is the first to feature a Caribbean cruise for rats, pirates who bemoan their reputations by song and Billy Connolly. The Scottish comic is just about upstaged for high camp larks by Tim Curry, who as Long John Silver is clearly having the best fun since Rocky Horror. Newcomer Kevin Bishop rounds out the human cast, but of course what everyone wants to see is which of the Muppet gang plays which part. Kermit is Captain Smollett, with Fozzie as Squire Trelawney and Miss Piggy as long-lost love Benjamina Gunn, who's held captive by the Zanzibarbarians.

All the pirate movie trademarks are to be found: treasure maps, swordfights and the drinking of rum. But it's in the truly wonderful songs that this version comes alive. "Cabin Fever", "Sailing for Adventure" and "A Professional Pirate" are among the most dazzling pieces of puppet choreography ever attempted by Henson Productions. The subsequent Muppets from Space didn't manage to scale the same heights of hilarity, probably because it dared to reveal where Gonzo came from. So this is definitely the highlight of his and Rizzo's screen career.

On the DVD: Muppet Treasure Island includes the excellent 23-minute documentary "The Tale of the Story Beyond the Tale", heavily featuring Gonzo and Rizzo. The comic duo are all over this DVD: in the animated menus, introducing all the extras and featuring in the commentary from director Brian Henson. Between all these additional features there's plenty of new (and old) jokes as well as amazing insights into the technical wizardry at work. We also learn this movie featured the very first CGI Muppet (surely a contradiction in terms?) The movie hasn't arrived in the most pristine of transfers, but even in the sing-along feature for a couple of the best songs, the sound is still excellent. --Paul Tonks

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully entertaining film for the whole family, 23 Feb 2003
By Joburble (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
Muppet Treasure Island is a must if you like the Muppets!
The light hearted fun factor of the movie goes from begining to end, with stars Billy Connolly (who has a small but pivotal part), and Tim Curry doing a wonderful job.

This movie is good enough to buy on dvd even without the bonus materials, but with them it's even better. There is a good mini documentary about the making of the movie that shows you some of the sets, as well as small interviews with a few of the cast and crew. The sing along bonus feature is a bit of good fun for the children too. The movie has a feature comentary by director Brian Henson that is informative and pleasant to the ear. This movie also has plenty of good one liners, and the "Cabin Fever" scene is great!

I have been wanting to buy this movie for years and now that I have I am not dissapointed. I am happy with the sound and picture quality and the only drawback for me is that Disney didn't put it out on dvd sooner.

This is definately a movie that has appeal even after you have seen it a number of times.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly funny - Stephenson meets the Muppets, 26 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Muppet Treasure Island (1996) (Disney) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a truly brilliant film starring the Muppets and an all star cast with great performances from Billy Connoly and Tim Curry among others. The songs will have you laughing and wanting to join in (I especially enjoyed the singing heads at the beginning). The jokes are also on perfect Muppet standard. An all round good film for children and adults alike.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stevenson should have loved to view this, 18 Jan 2004
In a 1 to 5 stars classification, this DVD deserves 6 stars.
The film is great: the adaptation of the Robert Stevenson classic tale to the Muppet word is clever and perfect. The team that made the film even managed to have a role for the Jazz band and the cooker, in a smart variation to the Stevenson's tale. Smart how fights were changed to no killing and amusing sequences. Great, the idea to introduced rats on a ship as tourists in a "Carabean Pirate Cruise" (Rizzo the rat's idea). If you like The Muppets you will most certainly love this picture.
Sound is in Dolby Surround and there are subtitles. As extras you can view the film with background commentaries, the interviews about the film and a Sing-along. Pity this sing-along only plays 2 songs and does not include all the film musics, because they are great particularly "Shiver my timbers" and "Professional pirate".
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