'The Muppets' Meet MTV's #7 Movie Of 2011

[NelsonG]

The [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676032/golden-globes-nominations.jhtml"]Golden Globe nominations[/url] were announced this morning, and for all the talk of [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676051/golden-globes-nominations-snubs-shocks-gosling-dragon-tattoo.jhtml"]outrageous snubs [/url]— [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/452756/moviemain.jhtml"]"Bridesmaids"[/url] scene-stealer Melissa McCarthy gets no love? David Fincher is denied for his work on [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/456914/moviemain.jhtml"]"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"[/url]? — there's one omission that's not getting much attention: [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/383855/moviemain.jhtml"]"The Muppets"[/url] was completely shut out.

[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/472798/moviemain.jhtml"]"My Week with Marilyn"[/url] gets a Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical nod, but not Kermit and his felt-covered pals? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association can't find a single slot in Best Original Song for any of [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/208052/personmain.jhtml"]Jason Segel[/url]'s infectious tunes? I think the HFPA needs to look itself in the mirror and ask, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0zpxC6O7nE"]"Am I a muppet or a man?"[/url]

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At least MTV has decided to honor "The Muppets," which lands in the #7 spot on our Best of 2011 Movies list, joining [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/15/5050-best-of-2011/"]"50/50"[/url] (#8), [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/474906/moviemain.jhtml"]"The Descendants"[/url] (#9) and [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/473385/moviemain.jhtml"]"Attack the Block"[/url] (#10). The full list — including MTV's pick for the best movie of the year — will be announced during a [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/13/mtv-best-of-2011-live-stream/"]live stream at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday (December 16).[/url]

Let's dwell for a minute on what exactly makes "Muppets" so darn special. For me, it begins and ends with fun: watching "Muppets" was the most pure fun I had at the movies all year. Add to that some great original songs and Segel's ability to rescue these characters from the pop-culture dustbin and give them new life, and I'm sold. A lot of people have said the film is a nostalgia trip — and they've meant that as a compliment. But I also think the movie stands on its own; it feels fresh and new, and even if you'd somehow never heard of the Muppets, you could still have a blast. Certainly, though, being a lifelong fan helps.

"I must say, there is something intrinsic of anyone who grew up with the Muppets, they have a wild love for the Muppets that comes out as soon as they come to set," [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670332/muppets-movie-jason-segel-puppets.jhtml"]Segel told us[/url] in the fall. "Almost everybody legitimately freaked out."

[b]Related:[/b]
[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/13/mtv-best-of-2011-live-stream/"][b]#10 Movie of the Year: "Attack the Block"[/b][/url]
[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/14/best-of-2011-descendants/"][b]#9 Movie of the Year: "The Descendants"[/b][/url]
[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/15/5050-best-of-2011/"][b]#8 Movie of the Year: "50/50"[/b][/url]

[b]All this week, watch "AMTV" on MTV every day at 8 a.m. ET for our [url="http://www.mtv.com/specials/best_of/"]Best of 2011[/url] lists. Then, come to [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/"]MTVNews.com[/url] at 5 p.m. as we reveal our top picks of the year![/b]



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