Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7819 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-03
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

From the studio
• Out-takes and Bloopers: Oz Oops!

• Backstage Disney

- Pepe’s Exclusive 'Making Of'

- Extended Interview with Quentin Tarantino

Synopsis
Everyone's favourite puppet comedians re-interpret a family classic in 'The Muppets Wizard Of Oz'. Pop star Ashanti stars as Dorothy, who lives in Kansas with her Auntie Em (Queen Latifah) while dreaming of success as a singer in Hollywood. Her wishes just might come true when a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of Oz, where she hears about a great wizard who can grant your greatest desires. Along with an unusual gang of misfits the Scarecrow (Kermit the Frog), the Tin Thing (Gonzo), and the Cowardly Lion (Fozzie Bear) she sets off to find the Wizard. But before she gets there, she'll have to contend with the jealous and overbearing Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy). 'The Muppet's Wizard Of Oz' takes a classic tale and emphasises the fun and comedic elements, as the Muppets always do.

Customer Reviews

Sadly disappointing
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.

Disappointing
Made the mistake of thinking this would be as good as the 'Muppets Christmas carole' It is not it is shallow, poorly done and americanised.