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Muppets from Space- My Own Private Thorazine! Reviewer: Samantha Carroll Howard from Philadelphia, PA United States

Ok, I admit it. I'm a middle-aged Muppets freak. I have most of the movies and want to have The Rainbow Connection song from The Muppet Movie played when I die: it explains everything anyone would need to know about me.

Given my adoration for all things Henson, I can say that all Muppets are not created equally, both the characters & the media they "perform" in, if you will. Could have skipped some of them entirely. Way too saccharine to stand the test of time in my opinion.

But Muppets in Space is my thorazine! It's the funniest one, as far as I'm concerned. No one seems to have picked up that it spoofs practically EVERY recent movie and genre and there are lots of in jokes that children would be as likely to get as Robin Williams's hysterical interpretation of William F. Buckley in Disney's "Aladdin" (ok, I WAS the only one in the theater who laughed-is it just me?).

And how about the serious funk music? I danced around the room the first time I saw MIS (and yes, they do spoof MIB, along with buddy pix, prison pix, Star Trek, a certain girl band now considered passe, the classic psycho "no one understands me" monologue, ET, James Bond, wait, I’m out of breath (pant, pant).

I’m all right now. How about the visual jokes: "when is a door not a door? when it's ajar!"-very silly). MIS made me jones for more funk. The trademark Henson attention to detail (have you ever looked at the sets? They're meticulous!)is showcased with a more hip, less cuddly-wuddly script. There's a bit more smart-ass cynicism mixed in this time around.

Kids will love it on a completely different level, and love that the movie celebrates individuality & accepting yourself as you are (ever seen a teen who can do that? very rare).

Witty adults who are media-savvy and understand sarcasm and spoof will laugh their freaking heads off. The rest might enjoy it too, but you might have to draw them stick figures to explain the jokes.

If I get depressed, no matter how many times I see this movie, I still laugh. It got me through the death of my mother in 2001 (I watched it over & over for a VERY long time). Hey,Get up offa that thang! Dance & you'll feel better! If you can't dig the movie, you can always dance to the groove. And remember to listen to the last song very carefully, too, over the credits. George Clinton's groove "Flashlight:, a funk classic, has been "augmented" by the Muppets. Too funny. Or maybe it's just me.