The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
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Actor: Ashanti (II), David Alan Grier, Jeffrey Tambor, Queen Latifah, Quentin TarantinoBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
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- Everyone's favorite story becomes one twisted tale as Kermit, Miss Piggy, and all The Muppets turn theic novel by L. Frank Baum into a madcap adventure filled with brains, heart, courage . and a whole lot of laughter! Grammy Award winner Ashanti stars as Dorothy, an aspiring singer whose dreams of fame and fortune seem worlds away from coming true in the Kansas trailer park where she lives wi
Movie Reviews of The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Movie Review: A Satisfying Muppet Adventure
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, this is not the most "edgy" the Muppets have been. If you want something tamer, go to Sesame Street. As for the voices, Dave Goelz is still Gonzo, while the "replacements" (who are still long-time Muppet players) do a fine job with the rest (Fozzie's Lion, at its most cowardly, sounds a lot like Piggy in the beginning, which I think threw some people off). Despite a contrived joke or cameo here and there, this is consistent with the Muppets I've been enjoying for 20+ years. Ashanti is passable, and despite my hatred of modern "R&B", the music stayed enough away from sounding like a wannabe "The Wiz". David Alan Grier gets some good screen time, and Jeffrey Tambour is always amusing. The "religious" joke where Kermit asks a scarecrow-pecking crow if he's seen "The Passion" (to which the crow says, "No, don't tell me how it ends") is really just a modern equivalent to the "Titanic" joke (where everyone prior to the movie's release knew the boat's history before the movie came out). If you can handle that joke, you can handle this movie. They've made better stuff, but this is fun stuff nonetheless. A good mix of Muppet Show/Movie and Muppets Tonight characters, too, and a nice nod to elements of the original Wizard of Oz book that haven't appeared in the many movie and animated version that preceded this one. (P.S. I'm giving it 5 stars because 4.5 stars isn't an option. For the Muppets, I'll round off.)
Summary of The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
MUPPETS WIZARD OF OZ - DVD MovieThere were good intentions in this Muppets adaptation of L. Frank Baum?s classic Emerald City story of Dorothy?s journey to see the Wizard with hopes of fulfilling her dream of stardom: the film is a nostalgic nod to the original 1979 Muppet Movie, where Kermit leaves the swamps for Hollywood to become a star, picking up some friends along the way. Grammy winner Ashanti plays Dorothy Gale, an aspiring singer who serves meatloaf to truckers and lives in a Kansas trailer park with her Aunt Em (Queen Latifah). In the ensuing chaos of a giant tornado, she gets dumped in the Land of Oz?along with her pet shrimp, Toto (Pepe the Prawn). Dorothy soon meets the familiar Scarecrow, Tin man, and Lion (Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzie, respectively) and together they journey to see the Wizard (voiced by Jeffrey Tambor) who promises to grant her celebrity wish if first she defeats the Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy). While the Muppets have survived a few cinematic flops before, this film is bereft of all they represent--the endearing innocence, engaging silliness, and cagey humor of Jim Henson?s legendary variety series. Instead, a mean-spirited cynicism with sexual subtext prevails that is not only unfunny, but also mildly offensive. In a desire to appear edgy and culturally relevant by the filmmakers (and executive producers Brian and Lisa Henson), the timeless spirit of the vintage Muppets is missing, as are the signature voiceovers by Frank Oz and Brian Henson. Onscreen chemistry between actors and Muppets feels contrived, not to mention Quentin Tarantino?s bizarre cameo. When Kermit delivers a religious joke of questionable taste, viewers might yearn for the swamp years, when Kermit the frog and the Henson Company could do no wrong. (Ages 4 and older) --Lynn Gibson
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