We teach kindness and sing under the flag of Jolly Roger. Popular in their homeland in the United States, rag dolls from the talk show “The Muppets” continue, thanks to their inspirers, to walk on the big screen, about once every five years getting another feature-length film aimed, as is clear, at a children’s audience. They have already taken into development the famous work, exciting not the first decade of youthful imagination, not alien to classic books. For example, in 1992, the frog Kermit, who is the leader of the Muppet Show, lit up in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' Christmas Song, and now it's time to beat another world-renowned work - Treasure Island, written in the 80s of the 19th century by Scot Robert Stevenson.
As in the previous full-length films, where figures from the Muppet Show are involved, quite famous actors do not hesitate to be a paradise on the set with puppets Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo. For example, in the “Christmas story of the Muppets” plays Michael Kane himself, and in the relaunch of the franchise already in the new “Muppets” in cameo Jack Black and Salma Hayek are seen. Here, the connection of the actors is captured not to please children grown up in the United States on the Muppet Show, although this case is respected and not burdensome, but in tribute to the talk show, akin to our great and unsinkable evening broadcast from Good Night, Kids. In “Treasure Island” noted Tim Curry, who played the evil Silver (well, his face and shines with insidiousness and malicious intent, besides his unflattering “sea role” from “The Hunt for Red October” perfectly predisposes). And Billy Bones played Billy Connolly, who, however, will later deserve fame, becoming one of the “serocardinal” heroes of the tapes, such as, for example, “Saints from the Bundock”.
Kind, but dashing dolls from the Muppet show, where, of course, the main role will be played by the Kermit frog (this glove variation of the child's hero and the embodiment of all the best of the folk nativity (what is actually a "vertep" is worth many to learn)) will fight with pirates and will search for treasures. But should I go into the story description? Absolutely nothing! Even without taking Stevenson’s book in hand, many and many people not only of my generation, but also of the older one, and also, I hope, the younger one, have repeatedly seen a wonderful musical cartoon of 1988 directed by David Cherkasy, as well as a Soviet-made film from Vladimir Vorobyov, shot in 1982, so who are Lame Silver, brave boy Jim Hawkins and Dr. Livsey is not worth reminding, and how the story will develop, too, not necessarily. The only thing I need to add is that “Treasure Island of the Muppets” will not go quite according to the original plot, but there will be no branches, only the main fragments of the history of “Treasure Island” will be chosen.
The action of this "Treasure Island" will be serene, unbridled in a good way and in something very touching, as it always happens with the Muppets. Separately, it is worth mentioning the musical design from, I will not be afraid of this expression, the great film composer Hans Zimmer, which will stand out with the performance of the Muppets from the general background. The main moments of the existence of the Muppets themselves will be preserved - for example, Miss Piggy's love for Kermit and the uncertainty of the latter, but when the variety of the names of all the Muppets, as well as those who joined them, comes to the fore, then all the action is quickly forgotten and light entertainment melodies leave the most favorable impression.
In general, you can watch this picture under certain conditions: maybe you want to get distracted and relax, maybe you decide to please your child, or maybe in this way show him how our stories of Treasure Island differ from the Yankee stories.
6 out of 10