If you are acting against the strong character of the Muppets, your performance needs to be overblown if you want to be noticed, and Tim Curry not only gets noticed, but he actively stands out within this movie. He is able to easily and effectively manipulate the audience to feel whatever they need to feel from his immense acting prowess. Tim Curry’s Long-John Silver, like Michael Caine’s Ebenezer Scrooge, is pitch perfect. They all set off from port for an adventure on the seas until the mutinous pirate crew that crewed the Hispaniola tears the ship apart to get the map and the treasure. The three eventually meet the ship’s cook, Long-John Silver (Tim Curry), and they all become fast friends (despite the fact that Billy Bones told them to be wary of the one-legged-man) as the captain, Captain Abraham Smollet (Kermit the Frog) and Mr. Bunsen Honeydew) and Beaker, sponsor the trip by getting a ship, the Hispaniola, and a crew. The insane Squire Trelawney (Fozzie Bear) and his assistants, Dr. The Admiral Benbow burns to the ground in the distance as Jim, Gonzo, and Rizzo set off to find a ship and a crew to find the treasure. When the Inn is attacked by pirates for the map to Treasure Island that Billy Bones has, he gives the map to Jim and tells him to run. The 2005 and the 2013 releases have 26 chapters total as they don't have the hidden treasure video clips in those discs especially the blu-ray.In the continuing trend of the Muppets adapting classic literature, the Muppets got their hands on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate story and did what the Muppets do best, create exceptionally controlled and hilarious chaos.īilly Bones (Billy Connolly) tells Jim Hawkins and his friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, about the legendary treasure of Captain Flint and to be wary of the one-legged-man at the Admiral Benbow Inn. The * and (continued) indicates that those chapters are only on the commentary feature and un-selectable in the scene selection for the main movie which leaves only 26 chapters select-able through the menus. The 2002 DVD has about 49 chapters available on the Disc. Hidden Treasure Video clip - The Fighting Frog*.Hidden Treasure Video clip - How it was Done*.Hidden Treasure Video clip - The Pig and the Pirate*.Jim, Gonzo and Rizzo Escape (continued).Hidden Treasure Video clip - Jim and Frank*.Hidden Treasure Video clip - The Elephant Story*.Hidden Treasure Video clip - Silver Sings*.Hidden Treasure video clip - Tim and Him*.Hidden Treasure video clip - Making Muppet Music*.Hidden Treasure video clip - Tim's Grandfather*.Hidden Treasure video clip - Parking Lot Pirates*.Trelawney & Son, Master Ship Builders (continued).Hidden Treasure video clip - Dangerous Moments*.With adventure in their hearts and treasure chests of gold in their eyes, they set sail on the bounding main only to discover danger at every turn - including Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy), Treasure Island's worshipped lvoe goddess, who's dressed to kill!įeaturing a rollicking musical score by Academy Award - winning Hans Zimmer ( The Lion King), Muppet Treasure Island is a real gem that "explodes with wit, weirdness and widly inventive fun" ( New York Post)! Jim hires the great ship Hispaniola where he meets the good Captain Smollet (Kermit the Frog) and the evil yet charming Long John Silver (Tim Curry). It all begins with young Jim Hawkins inherits a long-lost map to a pirate's treasure. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate tale takes on life of its own in the hands of the hilarious Muppets! Muppet Treasure Island - the Muppets' very first action-adventure - is the fun-packed, music-filled, swashbuckler the entire family will enjoy over and over. 3.3 2013 DVD/Blu-ray release - Of Pirates & Pigs Collection.3.2 2005 DVD release - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition.
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