spoiler spoiler where and o where be the kid movie that do not have evil villians . how could elmo and of all character and be in a movie with such a nasty villian . steal his blanket away and make fun of him . i watch elmo world 5 day a week with my kid ( 4 and 2 ) and i must admit that i find the 15 minute episode to be very well do . from mr. noodle to dorothy the whole thing be all about can do preschooler . so and why and in this terrible movie would they create this very unnatural dependency that elmo have on his blanket . elmo no longer be the encouraging fun love muppet . . but he be a panicked and insecure and selfish muppet . the opening 5 minute be joyless and despite all the sesame street favorite be put in every frame in each shot . the people be particularly bad . what would possess any of these talented educator to make such a movie . i could sense the this be a bad idea but i have to honor my contract in every single performance by the sesame street regular . my daughter be in absolute tear when the blanket get take away . . and why not . the movie have just brand on to your brain that elmo must never be seperated from his blanket . so and why in the name of all thing good and innocent and would the movie writer and director and and producer immediately take away his blanket and thrust it into the hand of an evil person who tower over the muppets . this be sadistic film making at it bad . . elmo be for pre schoolers . huxley and the greedy villian ( who be tag on the packagin with the innocent sound doesn not like to share ) be very ominous and and taunt elmo with the blanket and make fun of his tear . unbelievable . i do not get past this part a my daughter be in sob at this point . . and despite my fast forwarding to the end to show her that elmo get his blanket back . . i could do little to save the evening . while i fast forward i could see that the rest of the movie be fill with threat and intimidation and and flat out pick on little defenseless kid . muppets in cage . outrageous . the maker of this movie should be ashamed of themselves for violate the spirit of elmo and sesame street for create a movie that will certainly scare little one and make them cry . this be a poorly write and ill concieved bit of film making . grouchland be indeed smelly and trashy . . . and so be this movie .