mitsubishizero Another childhood movie of mine that I enjoyed. It's more or less aged well. I like the movie because it's almost coming of age and shows Kermit before the Muppet's. The reason I say it's a coming of age movie is because the film chronicles Kermit exploring the outside world for the first time while growing up and finding a place for himself.

FilmFanInTheHouse Kermit's Swamp Years (2002, Dir. David Gumpel) Kermit the Frog whilst on his travels back to the swamp he grew up on, remembers one of his earlier adventures. Kermit, Croaker, Goggles and Blotch are sent on a wild adventure into the outside world, when Croaker and bully Blotch and kidnapped and placed in a pet store. It's now up to Kermit and Goggle, with help from a friendly dog called Pilgrim to save them. But someone else has his eye on them. Dr Krassman wants to buy all the frogs and use them in biology lessons.When you first look at 'Kermit's Swamp Year's', it should be obvious at first, that it is not going to live up to the fun you get when watching a 'Muppets' title, but after watching Kermits life, it's obvious what is missing; The Muppets. Most things are here. The suitable story, the quality of the puppets and even Waldolf and Statler. The songs are slightly disappointing, with the longest song being quite bad. It can sometime feel very drawn out, and makes you really miss the likes of Miss Piggy and Gonzo. But still if you are a Muppet fan, then you should at least catch up on this story, but youngest are gonna like it more."I'm not a froggy pants." - Young Hugo Krassman (Hampton Dixon)

rlkrumland There are some very cute things about this film (especially the 'out-takes') and the usual Muppet humor prevails overall. There were some good jokes for the grown-up's as well. (My husband loved the tire tracks on one of the frogs.) However, I was a bit disturbed with the fact that the frogs were going to be dissected. My 3-year-old loved the Muppets, and I think the exaggerated acting was appropriate for her. But the repeated posing above these friendly frogs with sharp knives gave me a chill and frightened her. We talked it through, and she was okay in the end, but couldn't there have been a better climax for what is obviously a young children's movie?

whitepigeons3 My 3 year old daughter loves this movie. We've seen it too many times. It was hard to watch the first time. The acting is horrible! The puppets out-act the humans. I'm only to guess that the message is don't dissect frogs in science class. Lame unless you're really little.There is also something deeply weird about this movie. It's like it keeps changing its character. At first it's one style and then the next style. I actually feel bad for the actors and actress in the movie. It's like they sold out any chance of doing a future movie for this horrible creation. The music is weird too. Bits of 80s pop, sad hard rock attempts and other forms that just don't sound right in a children's movie.I also don't like the fact that they keep saying "shut up" and insulting each other. It's just not a good example. The animals are loving, the humans are not. Bad.You may wonder why I gave it a five. Um... well. I'm not 3 years old.