The Muppets' Oz Adventure Review

As an avid fan of The Muppets and The Wizard of Oz, I don't know how I didn't know such a thing existed. This is the weirdest, strangest and MOST AMAZING journey ever.

Strange for a puppet movie. Just a little bit of awkward adult humor and that explicit sexual reference to the scene where they meet the wizard / tell him their wishes. Not the silly fun of the usual doll stories we're used to.

Although it is an old film, it brought us closer to our generation. Lots of laughter but a few crude jokes I didn't appreciate. The shrimp are a riot and the rats were insane. I think the frog needs early retirement and then a second career without all the pig personalities. Still very nice.

Incredibly bad. Dorothy's leading role has evolved into an unattractive character whose only motivation in life is being a famous singer. That's it for character development. The dolls are always funny. With that, the story of the Wizard of Oz was shaken beyond recognition. I wondered why I had never heard of this movie until I rented it. It's so bad that no one wants to admit it exists, let alone seen it. I can hear Jim Henson rolling in his grave over this.

It was hard to look at. I can usually take a lot of kids shows and movies but the acting in this one was so clunky it was hard to watch. I'm not saying I'm some kind of actress, but I've seen Ashanti in a few other films and her acting was great. My kids love the puppets and The Wizard of Oz but were not interested in this movie while it was on. This worked well for background noise while we tinkered.