The Muppets was a bit too long, a little too meta, but it's The Muppets so how can you not like it? The movie wasn't Great but it was very good and had a number of laugh out loud moments so I definitely recommend it. Interestingly, the movie was put in perfect perspective by what came before it. The previews before the film were pretty terrible (save for Tintin) and made me appreciate a good family movie. However, the movie was preceded by a Toy Story short which was arguably the best part of the whole evening. The thing that stuck out to me about the short was that it was better at making jokes that both kids and adults would laugh at. Too many of the meta jokes in The Muppets were just straight in-jokes or comments that did nothing but break the fourth wall whereas the jokes in the Toy Story short had elements for all ages; kids and adults would both dance albeit for completely different reasons.

But I don't want to sound too negative. Again, The Muppets is a quality family film and one of the better flicks of the year - check it out.