The “Muppets” franchise proves how weak it has become when it churns out this adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel “Treasure Island”. This film feels cheap even by “Muppets” standards and at times, you wouldn’t know it features the Muppets.

In “Muppet Treasure Island”, Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) finds a treasure map and goes on a journey to find riches. He meets the cook, named Long John Silver (Tim Curry “Charlie’s Angels”), who intends to help his fellow pirates get the treasure for themselves by killing the Captain (Kermit the Frog) and the rest. Jim Hawkins must now save the crew from certain death.

The Muppets are really dull this time around. They don’t get enough screen-time considering they’re supposed to be the stars. Miss Piggy was really not funny this time around and normally she’s at least mildly amusing. Jim Hawkins should have really been played by Kermit the Frog in my opinion and not by a human. Long John Silver should have been played by Swedish Chef as they both do cooking. Tim Curry is alright but I would have preferred to see him in a version without the Muppets. Billy Connolly (“The Last Samurai”) gives a decent performance.

The action in this movie is edited so horribly that it can’t even be deemed as amusing. The special effects are severely poor, which lowered my enjoyment of the film as I felt it was like they didn’t care that much. The Muppets don’t get to feature enough for fans of the “Muppets” franchise and there is not enough “Treasure Island” stuff for people who aren’t so keen on the deranged puppets. The humour is pretty lousy as well and although I’ve never found them hilarious, I’ve seen them do a lot better. If you like the other stuff in the series then maybe you’ll find some fun here but I think you’ll agree it’s one of the worst things to carry the “Muppets” name.