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"The Muppets" is the tale of two brothers -- puppet Walter and human Gary (Jason Segel). For the tenth anniversary of his dating his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams), Gary plans to take her to Los Angeles.
Of course, Gary has to bring Walter along. Gary and Mary are innocuous white bread. Walter is the ham in their sandwich.
In LA, the odd trio visits the decrepit, vacant Muppet Studios, and avid fan Walter finds out that it is going to be torn down by villainous oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper).
Richman is a hiss-worthy villain. His mantra is, "maniacal laugh." And Cooper does a spirited, incongruous rap praising greed.
If the Muppets don't raise US$10 million immediately, a contract states the Studio will fall to the villain, who has evil plans to destroy it.
The Muppets have to be brought together again for a benefit to save their studio. It seems like an impossible task. They are spread across the country in various states of decline and deterioration.
Kermit the Frog is now holed up in a sprawling Bel Air mansion, which he once dreamed of sharing with his former flame, Miss Piggy, who has gone on to become Vogue's "plus-size" editor in Paris. Consummate entertainer Fozzy Bear is slumming it in Reno with a tribute band dubbed the Moopets; Gonzo is consumed by his work as CEO of the plumbing company Gonzo's Royal Flush; and Animal is seeking treatment at the Fresh Pathways anger management clinic.
But never underestimate the power of the past and the peculiarities of the present. Walter struggles to save the Muppets he loves.
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影片《布偶》講述的是木偶沃爾特和人類蓋瑞（杰森?席格爾 飾）這兩個好兄弟的故事。蓋瑞和女友瑪麗（艾米?亞當斯 飾）相戀已經十年了，他計劃帶瑪麗去洛杉磯慶祝戀愛紀念日。
當然了，蓋瑞免不了要把沃爾特帶在身邊。蓋瑞和瑪麗就像兩片平淡無味的白面包，而沃爾特一直夾在他們中間插科打諢。
在洛杉磯，這個奇怪的三人組合去參觀了年久失修、門可羅雀的布偶劇場。沃爾特是布偶秀的狂熱粉絲，他得知這個劇場很快就會被卑劣的石油商人泰克斯?瑞奇曼（克里斯?庫柏 飾）拆除。
瑞奇曼是個極其可惡的壞蛋，時常瘋狂地大笑。庫柏在這里的表演情緒飽滿，刻畫出了一個家財萬貫卻錙銖必較的貪婪形象。
根據合同，如果布偶們無法立即籌到一千萬美元，劇場就會落入惡人的手中，被夷為平地。
為了拯救劇場，必須將布偶們聯合起來。但這貌似是一個不可能完成的任務。他們如今分散在全國各地，處境也每況愈下。
青蛙卡米特如今蟄居在貝艾爾市一幢占地甚廣的大宅里。他原本夢想著與女友豬小姐在這里共筑愛巢，然而豬小姐卻離他而去，到巴黎的《Vogue》雜志做了一名“特大號服飾”編輯。笑話大王福滋熊在里諾市過著貧民生活，一直跟著一個叫做“Moopets”的翻唱樂隊表演。冒失鬼當上了“冒失鬼皇家排水公司”的執行總裁，整天忙個不停。Animal則是在“新途徑憤怒控制中心”接受治療。
但是永遠別小看舊日時光的威力，此時此刻更加不同尋常。沃爾特奮力拼搏，以拯救他所熱愛的布偶秀。
（China.org.cn Rebecca 譯）
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