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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz [2005]
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Sadly disappointing
Review date: 2008-05-19 Rating: 2 out of 10
As a die-hard muppet fan, I'm prepared and in fact delighted to swallow lots of cheesy jokes and silly songs and fun twists to classic plots, but I'm afraid this obviously made-for-TV outing was more or less a disappointment all around. Ashanti didn't seem to really buy in to muppet co-stars and always appeared to be acting. Now, hamming it up is totally appropriate and in fact necessary when you have muppet co-stars: I could believe that Nicky Holiday (Great Muppet Caper played by Charles Grodin) was passionately in love with Miss Piggy. Also, a lot of the plot changes were, well, boring and cheap (literally). The script usually fell flat and was at points in poor taste. (It was slightly disturbing to have the heroine of a family film say "I feel so confident and sexy" when doffing her sparkly shoes. Again, jokes in poor taste are standard muppet fare, but I'm not sure that was a joke or even consciously in poor taste.) Even for die-hard muppet fans, it's ok to give this one a miss.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
David Alan Grier
Edward Hibbert
Quentin Tarantino
The Muppets
Queen Latifah
Creators:
The Muppets (Primary Contributor)
Queen Latifah (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
EAN: 8717418085858
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-04-03
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Theatrical release date: 2005
Language: English (Original Language)