Conference bookie::movies

    I gave this to my 6-year-old nephews last fall, & watched it with them
    a couple of times.  They enjoyed it, and so did I.  I read the R.L.
    Stevenson novel when I was quite young, and I enjoyed the fact that
    many of the scenes remained recognizable, though Muppeted-up -- for
    example, Jim in the apple barrel.  I liked the songs and many of the
    jokes, and thought Connolly and Curry in particular were well cast.
    I haven't seen other Muppet movies, and was suprised by the quality of
    this one.
    
    -Stephen

    
>>    And what else has billy connelly been in?

I believe he was in the TV sitcom "Head of the Class" as the teacher who 
replaced Howard Hessman (sp?) toward the end of the show's run.  Perhaps 
that's what you remember him from.

Walker

    THANK YOU!   Yes! I used to watch that show.
    
    It's been driving me nuts! I could partially see him in my mind's eye
    in a tv show setting and have been going through all the recent shows
    and not having any luck. Wouldn't have thought to go back that far. 
    
    and I never remember where the website it to check these things!
    
    thankyouthankyouthankyou!
    
    RE:-2
    
    What the previous note said about staying with the plot and recognizing
    scenes. For the Muppets christmas carol they did the same thing. They
    stay pretty close to the story, but with their own adaptions to include
    muppet characters. I haven't read Treasure Island in so long I couldn't
    tell you how much it strayed from the story. For some reason an
    adaptation of a story done this way bothers me much less (and sometimes
    seem more true to the story) then something like the recent Hallmark
    20,000 Leagues under the Sea rendition (on TV). Maybe because you don't
    expect anything with muppets to stay with the story, but would hope a
    serious remake would. Oh well, different topic/different notes file.
    
    I'd like to see more Muppet re-tellings of stories. I like these better
    then their "original" stories (except for the first muppet movie which
    still ranks high up there).
    
    janetb.

    
    	http://us.imdb.com
    

    If you're a Muppet fan, check out "Muppet Classic Theatre"
    It does famous short stories (3 little pigs, boy who cried wolf, etc)
    with a funny Muppet twist.  Lots of good lines like:
    
    Wolf:  You're supposed to say "Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin
    Ms Piggy: Are you implying I have facial hair?  Womp
    
    Anyway, my kids like it too. :-)
    
    Warren

    RE:4  thanks for the reference - I've added it to the laptop bookmark
    file - now maybe I won't have to ask this question again..
    
    re:5 - are these on tape or on TV/Cable?
    
    janetb.

    We got this movie for our 2-year-old for Christmas, and she has never
    let me watch -- uh, I mean, she has never wanted to watch it beyond the
    first 1/3 or so. Not that she doesn't like the Muppets -- she loves
    them -- but it takes her a while to warm up to something new. (btw, she
    highly recommends the Muppet Classic Theater video mentioned a few
    replies back).
    
    I'll probably have to watch MTI sometime while she's napping, just for
    quality control, you understand.
    
    The drunken sailor at the beginning (Connelly?) is also the voice of
    one of the sailors in John Smith's crew in Pocohantas.
    
    				Jim B.

    
    I've seen this not that long ago, it's playing on MediaOne's channels
    sometime this month and I want to catch it again! I thought it was done
    pretty good! Plus whatshisname, tim curry is in it.
    
    

    And Billy Connolly!!!