{"id":8610,"date":"2017-03-18T10:19:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=8610"},"modified":"2017-03-18T10:19:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:19:30","slug":"belated-movie-reviews-167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2017\/03\/18\/belated-movie-reviews-167\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated Movie Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net\/muppet\/images\/2\/26\/Brick-house.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/300?cb=20090629042316\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muppets_from_Space\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Muppets From Space<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (1999) focuses on the loneliness and quest of Gonzo for his own kind. The late Henson&#8217;s ensemble focuses on contrasting Gonzo&#8217;s plight with the Muppet theatrical company of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fonzie, and the rest of the gang, as well as a family of lab rats, and how such families come together to face down threats to the individuals that make up such families, even as they wrangle and annoy each other.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a sweet, frazzled movie, climaxing with the appearance of Gonzo&#8217;s kind from outer space. True to form, they are supportive and happy to find Gonzo, even when he realizes his real family has been there for him all along: Kermit and the gang. Sweetly instructive for children, this movie has less to offer the adult viewer, but is a reminder of the glory of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Muppet_Show\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Muppet Show<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (1976-1981), which charmed children and adults alike during its run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muppets From Space (1999) focuses on the loneliness and quest of Gonzo for his own kind. The late Henson&#8217;s ensemble focuses on contrasting Gonzo&#8217;s plight with the Muppet theatrical company of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fonzie, and the rest of the gang, as well as a family of lab rats, and \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2017\/03\/18\/belated-movie-reviews-167\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8610"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8618,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610\/revisions\/8618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}