The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Review

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  • @Bobsheaux
    @Bobsheaux  5 років тому +42

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    • @lightningmanmatthew
      @lightningmanmatthew 5 років тому +2

      Bobsheaux I don’t have enough money to donate at the moment, but if I did I would donate. I can’t believe how scummy S and his wife treated Raven and her sister in regards to laying their mom to rest

    • @Bobsheaux
      @Bobsheaux  5 років тому +5

      @@lightningmanmatthew
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    • @RavenFoxAudio
      @RavenFoxAudio 5 років тому +2

      You don't have to contribute or even share if you don't want to, but please stop replying to these kinds of posts with review requests and other unrelated things. Have a little respect.

    • @shayjaymultiversal
      @shayjaymultiversal 5 років тому +1

      @@BobsheauxBobsheaux and @Raven Fox Audio you two never cease to surprise me.

    • @forrestdupre9916
      @forrestdupre9916 4 роки тому

      How could anyone HATE this movie? It's The wizard of Oz WITH THE MUPPETS? It's actually the most accurate of any version I've seen.

  • @Frogstand567
    @Frogstand567 5 років тому +68

    You know, why not make Rowlf play Toto? He's already a dog and an iconic muppet. They could have still used a real dog that looked enough like him and then transform him when they got to Oz. Or even do like they did in that spin-off Kermit movie and use a realistic dog muppet.

    • @MovieFan1912
      @MovieFan1912 2 роки тому +9

      That would have worked better than this.

    • @IronAxel6
      @IronAxel6 Рік тому +5

      Brian Henson and his sisters originally did not want to recast Rowlf with a new performer after their father Jim Henson passed away in 1990 because Rowlf was the closet to Jim Henson's personality more so than Kermit. As a result, Rowlf had a brief cameos and did not speak in Muppets Christmas Carol (1992), Muppets Treasure Island (1996), Muppets Tonight (1996-1998), Muppets in Space (1999), A Very Muppet Christmas (2002), and The Muppet's Wizard of Oz (2005). The Muppets Wizard of Oz was the last muppet show project that Brian Henson and his sisters worked on. After they left the muppets, Disney finally gave Rowlf a speaking role and expanded his role in the 2011 Muppet movie and recasted him to Bill Barretta who was one of Brian's best friends and muppeteer of Pepe.

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 Рік тому +2

      That makes sense that the Henson siblings wouldn’t want to recast the Muppet that was the closest in personality to their dad. I have heard that Link Hogthrob used the voice Jim used when he carved the family’s Thanksgiving turkey and it was probably easy for them to not recast him because he wasn’t used very often outside The Muppet Show.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep Рік тому

      @@IronAxel6 he spoke very briefly in muppets tonight, and it’s a very merry muppet Christmas movie.

  • @patrickthehenchman2679
    @patrickthehenchman2679 5 років тому +112

    y'know, this movie seems to have a lot more cues from The Wiz than the original Wizard of Oz than would've expected

    • @freddyrichards878
      @freddyrichards878 5 років тому +13

      Waldorf: Even then it's unfaithful, DOH HO HO

    • @TheNotverysocial
      @TheNotverysocial 5 років тому +20

      Funnily enough, The Wiz is actually a legitimately good movie that many people simply do not like. It has some musical scenes that are shot like a live show, but that's its biggest problem. I frankly think that film is underrated. Roger Ebert even liked it more than The Wizard of Oz.

    • @tgiacin435
      @tgiacin435 3 роки тому +8

      I would’ve rather see them adapt the book

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +2

      @@freddyrichards878 4:19

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      4:12

  • @thequackateers
    @thequackateers 4 роки тому +38

    Disassembled Kermit and Gonzo was a childhood scar for me.

  • @catherineevelyn6540
    @catherineevelyn6540 5 років тому +55

    Seeing Kermit and Gonzo decapitated and mangled like that, might have scarred me for life.

    • @katiebutler9927
      @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +10

      Yeah. Haven't seen the decapitation of a fictional character this gruesome since the villain's death in Anastasia.

    • @charliesimmons6562
      @charliesimmons6562 3 роки тому +6

      I would always leave the room at that part

  • @bizarroguy6570
    @bizarroguy6570 5 років тому +141

    Look like someone used the ruby slippers to get rid of the copyright banned.

    • @clarecarey2594
      @clarecarey2594 5 років тому +14

      Bizarro Critic Inc there s no place like copy right there s no place like copy right

    • @04279
      @04279 5 років тому +24

      In the original book the slippers were silver, like in this movie. The ruby slippers were made up by MGM to use more advantage of the color effects.

    • @RoninCatholic
      @RoninCatholic 5 років тому +8

      @@04279 And the movie Return to Oz split the difference since they _did_ have the rights to the movie they were a sequel to, so they made the slippers silver but covered in ruby so they can be faithful to both the other movie and to the books.

    • @04279
      @04279 5 років тому +4

      @@RoninCatholic Yes, sort of. Return to Oz was made by Disney and therefore they had to pay MGM for the ruby slippers and some specific elements.

    • @RoninCatholic
      @RoninCatholic 5 років тому +3

      @@04279 Disney, of course, having some of the deepest pockets in the entertainment industry and thus being able to afford to license anything they want.

  • @annadau8612
    @annadau8612 5 років тому +58

    Bob, what made Muppets A Christmas Carol and Muppets Treasure Island classics was that Brian Henson kept the movies closely assembling the source material respectfully with historically accurate costumes, set pieces, memorable songs, well-paced humor, human actors who played their characters and Muppets playing their characters perfectly as well. The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, on the other hand, has none of that.

    • @katiebutler9927
      @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +6

      Which I assume they haven't done any more book adaptations with the Muppets ever since. If they were to keep going like this, who knows what other book or book series they would botch up. What's next? The Muppets in the Hunger Games!?

    • @Autisticguywithacamera
      @Autisticguywithacamera 3 роки тому +7

      I'd like to see bobsheaux review the Treasure Island muppets movie. Maybe even a marathon of Treasure Island adaptations, that would be cool.

    • @MovieFan1912
      @MovieFan1912 3 роки тому +2

      @@katiebutler9927 Right. Like that will ever happen!

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@Autisticguywithacamera 4:19

    • @roberttreacy8271
      @roberttreacy8271 Рік тому +6

      One thing that made Muppet Christmas Carol and Treasure Island great was how the real actors played their roles completely straight to contrast from the zaniness of The Muppets (on a side note, Michael Caine and Tim Curry really wouldn’t feel out of place in serious adaptations of their respective stories). In Muppets Wizard of Oz, however, all of the actors play their roles comedically (and Ashanti’s performance left much to be desired).

  • @supermariof0521
    @supermariof0521 5 років тому +124

    The 2000's was a DARK time for the "Muppets".

    • @MrGabeanator
      @MrGabeanator 5 років тому +1

      Fire Dust true

    • @googamp32
      @googamp32 5 років тому +6

      The late 2010's haven't been much better.

    • @supermariof0521
      @supermariof0521 5 років тому +26

      @@googamp32 To be fair "The Muppets" and "Muppets Most Wanted" were pretty good. But the show on ABC was a mixed bag.

    • @MrGabeanator
      @MrGabeanator 5 років тому

      @@googamp32 true

    • @chasformer3091
      @chasformer3091 5 років тому +5

      the 2000s was a dark time for everything.

  • @noenya8047
    @noenya8047 5 років тому +109

    I hope you get to review Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s returns and the Tom and Jerry Oz sequel

    • @cottontail1039
      @cottontail1039 5 років тому +20

      And "The Wiz".

    • @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst
      @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst 5 років тому +4

      Michelle Warns
      Wade Winston Wilson AKA Deadpool Merc with the Mouth: Or even 'Guardians of Oz' for that matter done by the same guys whom did "the Book of Life"!

    • @homecruz7743
      @homecruz7743 5 років тому +6

      And Tom and Jerry and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!🐈🐁

    • @clarecarey2594
      @clarecarey2594 5 років тому +4

      NoEnya What about The return of oz (2014)

    • @CheatsythePimp2
      @CheatsythePimp2 5 років тому +4

      TBH, the Tom and Jerry Back to Oz movie was actually decent for what it was.

  • @MrJomalley123
    @MrJomalley123 5 років тому +56

    Thank God it's back in so sick of the copyright strikes

  • @storybeauty4517
    @storybeauty4517 5 років тому +88

    I remember when Scarecrow Kermit saw the wizard he actually nervously said "any relation to Frank Oz?" No joke. -_-

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 5 років тому +36

      To be fair, that is the kind of joke the Muppets would tell.

    • @storybeauty4517
      @storybeauty4517 5 років тому +19

      @@KidSnivy69 Good point. :) Just a shame this wasn't a charming adaptation compared to Muppet Treasure Island or The Muppet Christmas Carol.

    • @ForrestFox626
      @ForrestFox626 4 роки тому +10

      I wish that joke was in a better movie.

    • @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario
      @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario 4 роки тому +3

      Darius Brown yeah

  • @katiebutler9927
    @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +34

    Statler: What's that noise?
    Waldorf: I think it's L. Frank Baum spinning in his grave!
    Both: Dohohohohohohohohohoho!

  • @SweetCaptain77
    @SweetCaptain77 5 років тому +36

    Considering how after this, we waited YEARS until the Muppets in 2011, I can see how much this had impacted the franchise.

  • @fantamoon847
    @fantamoon847 5 років тому +37

    The yellow brick road literally looks like it’s made of butter

    • @whyiamafs
      @whyiamafs 4 роки тому +9

      Follow the Butter Brick Road

    • @thequackateers
      @thequackateers 3 роки тому +5

      I’m down. Love butter.

    • @MyNameisDC
      @MyNameisDC 3 роки тому +6

      I can't believe it's not

  • @sabrinaloizides-merideth9874
    @sabrinaloizides-merideth9874 5 років тому +21

    The green glasses are from the book because the city wasn't really made of emeralds. It was a trick by the Wizard.

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому +2

      Sabrina Loizides-Merideth oh I see

  • @jenneacubero1036
    @jenneacubero1036 5 років тому +25

    Give "The Wiz" some credit, at least Dorothy had pointed out how her friends were smart, brave and genuine from scenes that had actually happened along with having her actually fear the wicked witch. And at least Diana Ross' Dorothy wasn't such a stereotype...she was a cry-baby, but not the cringy kind of sassy black woman that Ashanti played the character as.

  • @abrahemsamander3967
    @abrahemsamander3967 5 років тому +39

    I remember the wicked witch being kinda scary, especially during the scene with the crystal ball and her laughing, that was creepy.

    • @jenneacubero1036
      @jenneacubero1036 5 років тому +5

      Abrahem Samander Her death scene still freaks me out internally...

  • @moxxiedemongamer3019
    @moxxiedemongamer3019 5 років тому +36

    18:39 and yet I'd didn't realize they had a Quentin Tarantino cameo pitching an action movie sequence in a Muppets movie? that's got to be the Weirdest Celebertity Cameo Ever

    • @freddyrichards878
      @freddyrichards878 5 років тому

      He HAD to have been held at gunpoint

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому

      Pinkiepool gamerbrony28X wait um who is he?😅

    • @moxxiedemongamer3019
      @moxxiedemongamer3019 5 років тому +1

      @@gracekim25 the director of Kill Bill and Intoureous Bastards

    • @troin3925
      @troin3925 5 років тому

      Pinkiepool gamerbrony28X It’s Inglorious Bastards.

    • @moxxiedemongamer3019
      @moxxiedemongamer3019 5 років тому +1

      @@troin3925 well excuse me for misspelling

  • @wahoo8683
    @wahoo8683 5 років тому +31

    Should've gone with Rowlf as Toto, but nope! He ain't so Important these days, I'm still glad were still getting a new Muppet Movie with him being rescued and remembered.

    • @DeathLord1212000
      @DeathLord1212000 5 років тому +3

      You mean Muppets Live Another Day? Cause that's cancelled

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому

      Joey Margolian oh yeah there’s a dog related muppet isn’t it?

    • @wahoo8683
      @wahoo8683 5 років тому +4

      @@gracekim25 That's right, mac! Still I don't know what kind of witty lines he could've said If he played the part but still truly disappointed more then Kermit's Swamp Years during my teen years.

    • @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario
      @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario 5 років тому

      DeathLord1212000 what?

    • @davenierop1540
      @davenierop1540 4 роки тому +2

      Oh that would have been good if Rowlf would have used the Toto role since he is a dog

  • @Karuminu2
    @Karuminu2 5 років тому +44

    This movie shat on both the Muppets and the Wizard of Oz.
    Also I loved Raven's rant on stupid designer shoes.

    • @PinkGoldAbby
      @PinkGoldAbby 20 днів тому

      Pov: You're a weird pick-me that got bullied by girls at a young age, and now you must get out all that pent-up anger on any woman that does anything you don't like 😀

  • @Dim4323
    @Dim4323 5 років тому +9

    Wait a tic... This isn't muppets wizard of Oz IT'S THE MUPPETS THE WIZ! AHHHH!

  • @firebrand723
    @firebrand723 4 роки тому +12

    Fun fact: the lion costume from the wizard of oz was made of actual lion skin and weighed 80 pounds, add that to the list of costume problems that the wizard of oz faced

  • @jonathanbaileyartanimation2992
    @jonathanbaileyartanimation2992 3 роки тому +6

    Interesting fact: 10 years later after this came out, Queen Latifah and David Alan Grier, who played Auntie Em and Uncle Henry, would be in another Oz product “The Wiz Live!” Where David Alan Grier would play the Lion and Queen Latifah would play the title role

  • @Ravenmcbain
    @Ravenmcbain 5 років тому +20

    This was bought for me as a present when it first came out because I LOVE The Muppets and The Wizard of Oz. So I eagerly began to watch this movie and I could barely sit through the whole thing. Every five seconds something new had me cringing. I have now come to realize that a big bulk of my problems came from the fact that unlike the other Muppet movies and the wizard of Oz this movie had no heart, no brains and no courage and it didn’t feel at all like home.

    • @whyiamafs
      @whyiamafs 4 роки тому +2

      Or Oz.

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 4 роки тому

      I'm a wierd kid. I actually like this movie but my parents couldn't get me into Star Wars, I could never sit through THOSE!😂

  • @lulufan100
    @lulufan100 5 років тому +21

    8:38 Raven is me in bird form, I can rant all day about ridiculous fashion trends

  • @PoeticProse7
    @PoeticProse7 5 років тому +45

    Firstly, the only thing I give this 'movie' props for is that the slippers were, in fact, silver in the book.
    Secondly, I DEMAND more Raven rants!!! One per episode!!! Who's with me?!

    • @lightningmanmatthew
      @lightningmanmatthew 5 років тому +2

      Yeah! Viva la rant

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому +4

      Elizabeth Athineu yeah the reason it was Red in the famous MGM movie was to show off their tele colour technology at the time. Meaning in THEORY they could have had them silver😅

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 4 роки тому +1

      Hell yeah

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@lightningmanmatthew 4:19

    • @hudsonruff9208
      @hudsonruff9208 Рік тому

      Another good thing about the movie is that Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzie looked really cool as their characters

  • @MrJustinArt
    @MrJustinArt 5 років тому +26

    The actress playing Dorothy is a charisma vacuum. Her acting is just so wooden.

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 4 роки тому +7

      So, modern Disney?

    • @MovieFan1912
      @MovieFan1912 2 роки тому +2

      I swear just seeing clips of her performance gives the impression that she could be mistaken for a 2 x 4.

    • @roberttreacy8271
      @roberttreacy8271 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, Ashanti’s singing is good. Her acting not so much.

  • @TamamaCandyLover
    @TamamaCandyLover 5 років тому +37

    Wow I thought this movie was a fever dream I had, I remember seeing it on ABC family as a kid and liking it. But it did not age well at all. And Raven, I agree those types of shoes are hideous.

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 5 років тому +3

      It really was strange. I saw it when it premiered and remembered not liking it much.

  • @Pinka13
    @Pinka13 5 років тому +24

    The biggest thing that bothers me about this movie is that Kermit and Gonzo's roles seemed to be switched. Shouldn't Kermit be the Tin-Man and Gonzo be the Scarecrow?
    I mean, Gonzo is one of the most heartfelt, friendly, and caring Muppets out there. So it doesn't really make sense that he's the Tin-Man (I mean, yeah, you could argue that they're trying to be ironic, but whatever). Gonzo is a pretty nice guy, but remember, he's also the same guy who thinks that anything painful and/or dangerous is *fun.* Not exactly the smartest thing to do.
    And for Kermit, he's one of the most resourceful and logical thinking Muppets in the entire cast. So the Scarecrow role also doesn't make sense. Plus, though Kermit certainly isn't a jerk by any means, he can get frustrated pretty easily and he does have a tendency to snap at people when he gets mad enough. Maybe a little bit heart can help with that? 😉

    • @michaelwinchester5003
      @michaelwinchester5003 2 роки тому +8

      You clearly put much more thought into this than the writers ever did

    • @steamboatwill3.367
      @steamboatwill3.367 2 роки тому +8

      but isn't the point that scarecrow is the "smart one" and tin man is the "sensitive one"?

    • @michaellucejr.6374
      @michaellucejr.6374 Рік тому +2

      Oh yeah, I didn’t even think of that

  • @kenthuang436
    @kenthuang436 5 років тому +20

    I’ve always wanted to see the Muppets do an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. They have enough characters to adapt into characters from the book and you can’t possibly say that Gonzo wouldn’t make a perfect Mad Hatter. I know the Brooke Shields episode of The Muppet Show was based on Alice in Wonderland but I’m talking an actual full length movie and not twenty minutes of two books being greatly condensed to tell the story in twenty minutes.

    • @Bobsheaux
      @Bobsheaux  5 років тому +8

      Oh yeah, I can totally see it. lol
      Gonzo - Mad Hatter
      Bean Bunny - March Hare
      Rizzo - Dormouse
      Andy & Randy Pig - Tweedles
      Kermit - King of Hearts
      Miss Piggy - Queen of Hearts
      Fozzie - Cheshire Cat
      Uncle Deadly - Jabberwocky
      Statler & Waldorf - the walrus and the carpenter
      Rowlf - caterpillar (imagine what a pianist with all those hands could do! lol)

    • @sarahsims6164
      @sarahsims6164 2 роки тому

      @@Bobsheaux who would play Alice?

    • @Bobsheaux
      @Bobsheaux  2 роки тому +2

      @@sarahsims6164
      She's played by whoever's really big right now.
      ...Zendaya, maybe?

    • @sarahsims6164
      @sarahsims6164 2 роки тому

      @@Bobsheaux that'd work.

    • @roberttreacy8271
      @roberttreacy8271 Рік тому +1

      Muppets in Wonderland would be awesome!

  • @autobotproductions1244
    @autobotproductions1244 5 років тому +43

    It says something when Tom and Jerry's the Wizard of Oz seems like a better adaptation then the one with the Muppets

    • @ThatJohnKillion1970
      @ThatJohnKillion1970 5 років тому +9

      Scarecrow even had his revolver in that one.

    • @autobotproductions1244
      @autobotproductions1244 5 років тому +6

      John Killion and they had the original music

    • @forrestdupre9916
      @forrestdupre9916 4 роки тому +6

      The muppet version is more accurate. The Tom and Jerry version is just a shortened animated remake of the 1939 movie.

    • @ShellySwirl
      @ShellySwirl Рік тому +2

      @@forrestdupre9916 Agree tbh

  • @mrcritical6751
    @mrcritical6751 5 років тому +8

    This hurts seeing how Muppet Christmas Carol is my all time favourite Christmas movie oh how the mighty have fallen

  • @welcometothemetaverse2523
    @welcometothemetaverse2523 5 років тому +5

    This movie was too shallow and dull to capture the enchantment of Oz. Yet it was too bland and awkward to make the Muppets funny.
    It failed on BOTH levels!

  • @DeepEye1994
    @DeepEye1994 5 років тому +12

    I watched this movie expecting a puppeteering masterclass fantasy film with great atmosphere like Christmas Carol and Treasure Island... instead I got a cheap remake of The Wiz with Muppets thrown in and a lot of lame jokes. Tho personally I found the Quentin Tarantino scene endearing. This film is already trash, let me have SOME comfort.
    Hey, Hollywood, or Netflix... REMAKE *THIS* MOVIE, but actually adapt the book with the Muppets and practical effects!
    Get Paul Williams to write the songs while he's still alive!

  • @savagelg6673
    @savagelg6673 5 років тому +6

    I dont think I've seen more fourth wall breaks in a Muppet movie than ever before

  • @milymonstand6199
    @milymonstand6199 5 років тому +4

    This Movie was my first introduction to the Wizard of Oz....

    • @Bobsheaux
      @Bobsheaux  5 років тому +6

      GAH! We need 30 CCs of MGM over here, stat!

  • @timmyb8353
    @timmyb8353 5 років тому +18

    I am totally on board for the Muppet version of Watchmen. So Rowlf is Rorschach. Fozzie is comedian. Thinking of other roles and character development....oh.... this gets dark. But lots of possibilities.

  • @hecatejones4038
    @hecatejones4038 5 років тому +9

    Ok, now I really want WatchMuppets to be an actual thing.

  • @tacksgmvs2070
    @tacksgmvs2070 5 років тому +7

    You know who would have made a good Dorothy? That one little girl from Sesame Street with that cat named Little Murray Sparkles. That would have been adorable. And the Wicked Witch in my opinion should have been an actual human actor and not a muppet.

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому

      Isn’t um Miss Piggy like vain or something 😅

  • @user-fp8mb2jp9x
    @user-fp8mb2jp9x 5 років тому +28

    Glad to see you’re video is unblocked bob, I always wanted to see you review this movie.

  • @Megatron_95
    @Megatron_95 5 років тому +20

    Hmm. I wonder if there will be a Muppets Treasure Island review

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 4 роки тому +4

    I think this could've worked if they followed in the footsteps of A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island

  • @dimitriwarchief301
    @dimitriwarchief301 5 років тому +5

    I liked this when i was a kid
    I had a lot bad tastes
    Still do

    • @jamesatkins5676
      @jamesatkins5676 3 роки тому

      You says you’d have bad tastes if you like something from your childhood but everyone else hates?

  • @matthewdilday7918
    @matthewdilday7918 5 років тому +7

    They couldn’t just use Rowlf the Dog as Toto, that would’ve been better instead of the prawn. The Muppets doing a take on Wizard of Oz is a fantastic concept but it wasn’t produced by the right people. Instead we get unfunny humor, some of the characters are badly cast, tasteless, souless songs and poor writing.

    • @detectivewobbuffet2778
      @detectivewobbuffet2778 5 років тому +2

      Matthew Dilday at the time rowlf was yet to be recast and they were not sure to recast him because his character reflect jim personality so much they didn't feel there was a suitable and appropriate performer for the task.

    • @matthewdilday7918
      @matthewdilday7918 5 років тому +1

      Leonardo Assale: They could’ve used a different muppet dog then.

    • @detectivewobbuffet2778
      @detectivewobbuffet2778 5 років тому +1

      Matthew Dilday to be honest putting rowlf or other muppet dog would have been obvious and if we know something about the muppets is that they are unpredictable and they (almost) never take the obvious option, and even if rowlf was toto i don’t think the movie would have an improvement

    • @ForrestFox626
      @ForrestFox626 4 роки тому

      Well since Bill Barretta voices both Rowlf and Pepe they probably decided to keep him to a role he was more use to at the time.
      It isn't a good reason, but it is all I got.

  • @MovieMadness23
    @MovieMadness23 5 років тому +8

    Ashanti might not make a good Dorthy but I’d bet she’d be a good Tiana

    • @tultsi93
      @tultsi93 5 років тому +3

      I love Tiana. ^^

    • @katiebutler9927
      @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +1

      Yeah. She's decent enough for the role...

  • @eatatjoes6751
    @eatatjoes6751 5 років тому +25

    How could they screw up the Wizard of Oz?
    Is it the guest star? *begs like Eugene from Hey Arnold* Also, the shrimp joke is just...awkward. And is it me, or is the reason why Piggy is cast as all the witches because they couldn't find any female Muppets at the time that were as recognizable as her? Or...what joke was made with that casting?

    • @ouroborosi
      @ouroborosi 5 років тому +13

      Personally i found Piggy as all the witches the only briljant move of this movie.
      (knowing her ego she probably black mailed the actresses hired to play them, and from the bottom of her big hart volunteered to play al 4 roles)

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 5 років тому +2

      Probably because the were following the movie adaptation of The Wiz instead of The Wizard of Oz.

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому

      KidSnivy96 oh

  • @klassicalmuzik
    @klassicalmuzik 4 роки тому +5

    I actually didn’t mind Ashanti being cast as Dorothy. Maybe country singer Jessica Andrews would have been a better choice since she was a country girl like Dorothy, but her style of country pop music wasn’t as popular in 2005 as Ashanti’s Princess of hip hop/r&b music. But I think Ashanti brought some spunk, attitude, and a mind of her own to the character of Dorothy. Ashanti also interacted with the muppets fairly naturally, and I think it’s pretty obvious that she had fun making the movie. Critics felt that the storyline of Dorothy wanting to be a super star singer was selfish. But personally I didn’t see anything wrong with her going after what she wanted. And Dorothy comes to her senses later on in the movie about how its ok to spread her wings and go chase her dreams, but don’t leave the ones you love behind and don’t forget where you came from.
    Ps for some reason Miss Piggy as they wicked witch of the west reminded me of Tiffany “New York” Pollard from Flavor of Love lol (not physically but personality wise)

  • @wellthatwaswierd4570
    @wellthatwaswierd4570 Рік тому +2

    If they were going to mess up the home is where your heart is message, why not have her conclude that "fame is nice and all, but it doesn't mean anything if your family isn't there to share it with you" or something

  • @gentlerat
    @gentlerat 5 років тому +3

    Book Dorothy was pretty much Hailee Steinfeld as Maddie from True Grit. Her lack of visible fear, sentiment or amazement at anything was part of her character and probably typical of 19th century farm girls.

    • @josiahagin2100
      @josiahagin2100 4 роки тому

      Are you referring to the original True Grit or the Coen remake?

    • @gentlerat
      @gentlerat 4 роки тому

      @@josiahagin2100 the Coen remake. I've never seen the original.

  • @Jennithebaker
    @Jennithebaker 5 років тому +6

    Can we talk about how good the wizard of Oz in concert was? With Jewel and Nathan lane!? It was self aware, cute and actually pretty good.

    • @MovieFan1912
      @MovieFan1912 3 роки тому

      Jewel? Are you talking about Anne Hathaway?

  • @strongrex2615
    @strongrex2615 5 років тому +5

    1:19 Bob, it all came down to whoever wrote this movie in the first place. The Muppets Wizard Of Oz really could have been something. The person who wrote this movie clearly had no respect for either The Wizard Of Oz or The Muppets.

  • @Kattchatt
    @Kattchatt 2 роки тому +3

    I can't walk in high heels well, especially the skinny heals. Those are a nightmare and a pair of broken anckles waiting to happen.

  • @vincent1935
    @vincent1935 5 років тому +6

    I would also like to point out that in a addition to the references and the R&B number, the movie is also dated because of the “I wanna be rich and famous” plot that feels really tacky and hard to sympathize with in a post recession era and where we now know that being a celebrity is very overrated. It makes one wonder why anyone would want to be a celebrity.

  • @garthdavis2502
    @garthdavis2502 5 років тому +5

    David Alan Grier and Queen Latifah both later started in The Wiz. Coincidence? I think not.

  • @Petrico94
    @Petrico94 5 років тому +2

    Did Robot Chicken direct this movie and the muppets just took the place of the usual stop motion dolls?

  • @TheNotverysocial
    @TheNotverysocial 5 років тому +8

    I honestly found The Wiz to be my favorite adaptation of this classic story, and possibly the second best film version. This seemed like an awkward hodgepodge of the book and most of the major adaptations to date with original aspects. It sure don't help that David Alan Grier and Queen Latifah are Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Retroactively.
    See MGM's Wizard of Oz or Wiz 1978 and stay clear of this film I'd say.

    • @katiebutler9927
      @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +4

      You have a point there. Both of those movies are still good 👌

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@katiebutler9927 David Alan Grier Was on Stuart Little Who play’s red right

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@katiebutler9927 4:19 Toto is your friend
      In a uh you got uh
      4:24 Toto is your friend
      4:26 Toto is a prawn a rescue from the diner because you won’t let me have a dog

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@katiebutler9927 I love David Alan Grier

    • @j3nxi._
      @j3nxi._ 2 роки тому +1

      @@katiebutler9927 Who does David Alan Grier Plays in the movies

  • @deadsllence1995
    @deadsllence1995 5 років тому +5

    LOL I lost it at Bob's reaction to Raven's rant! She literally said what I was always thinking!

  • @meta527II
    @meta527II 5 років тому +5

    I'm glad I kept this in my watch later playlist just in case the copyright claim was lifted

  • @DLAbaoaqu
    @DLAbaoaqu 3 роки тому +2

    WALDORF: “When Dorothy goes home, I want to go with her.”
    STATLER: “Why do you say that?”
    WALDORF: “‘cause I want out of this nonsense!”
    BOTH: “DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!”

  • @FlanGaming
    @FlanGaming 5 років тому +3

    I rented this movie as a kid and then proceeded to be very confused and uncomfortable.

  • @moxxiedemongamer3019
    @moxxiedemongamer3019 5 років тому +12

    DAM And I'd thought the Tom & Jerry Wizard of OZ crossover movie was BAD This feels like Mediocre TV Movie with The Muppets doing a Shitty Wizard of OZ Crossover movie

  • @harlowitter3060
    @harlowitter3060 5 років тому +5

    Bob: 6:49 "she's pressed ham."🥁
    Miss Piggy: "HIIII-YAH!" while giving him that classic karate chop 😂
    Word of advice, people: NEVER use pork language within Miss Piggy's earshot.

  • @heighbeut99
    @heighbeut99 5 років тому +8

    I think I'll stick with The Wiz live.

    • @whyiamafs
      @whyiamafs 4 роки тому +1

      YESSS!! I LOVED THE WIZ LIVE!!!

  • @nathanforester5993
    @nathanforester5993 2 роки тому +1

    The Muppets have finally made a return to the style of Christmas Carol with Muppets Haunted Mansion.

  • @CheatsythePimp2
    @CheatsythePimp2 5 років тому +5

    Surprised you didn't make a nod to how this took almost everything from The Wiz.

  • @jacksullivan4741
    @jacksullivan4741 5 років тому +4

    Personally I’m waiting for the muppets count of monti cristo

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 5 років тому +4

    Wicked Witch of the East was such a steamed ham

    • @ArtyFartyBart
      @ArtyFartyBart 5 років тому +1

      Ah, you're from upstate New York?

  • @ZionKraze
    @ZionKraze 5 років тому +19

    I dunno, Muppet Babies was a decent job on the Wizard of Oz.

    • @mitchfletcher2386
      @mitchfletcher2386 5 років тому +6

      And yet, they did it better than their adult counterparts.

    • @katiebutler9927
      @katiebutler9927 5 років тому +5

      @@mitchfletcher2386 Yeah. And an even earlier version of that in the Muppets Go to the Movies tv special did it better!

  • @PhoenixRising87
    @PhoenixRising87 5 років тому +5

    Not to defend this movie (it is bad), but the "Girls Gone Wild" reference isn't out of place. The Muppets have always had adult references.
    But yes, this is a bad movie. And Pepe the prawn is easily one of my most hated characters in all of media (not just Muppets).

  • @sarasaland4709
    @sarasaland4709 5 років тому +26

    Does Fair Use exist in the land of Oz?

  • @queenofawesome2550
    @queenofawesome2550 3 роки тому +5

    17:49 I think it would have been funny and in the spirit of The Muppets if they did their own parody of the torn up Scarecrow scene. Have Kermit reciting parts of the original quote and Gonzo chime in saying "Geesh you're telling me!" 20:55 we even see they could have done something like that when the Wizard removed Kermit's head and we still see his mouth moving.

  • @Seanatonin
    @Seanatonin 5 років тому +4

    Two things that go well together? Bobsheaux and Raven Fox. The Buddiverse and Bob's Box.

  • @JustAPrayer
    @JustAPrayer 3 роки тому +2

    It’s a shame how terrible this movie is, because it actually remembers details from the Oz books most adaptations don’t remember, like the color coded way the land was supposed to look, the witches all wearing white, the silver slippers, etc. it’s a shame how few adaptations remember those things is all.

  • @jasonsiscos2788
    @jasonsiscos2788 5 років тому +5

    6:34 🤦‍♂️ I can’t believe the advertised Pink Floyd’s dark side of the moon.

  • @rommix0
    @rommix0 5 років тому +3

    I remember watching it when it premiered on ABC (2005 iirc). I remember it not being good. This is like The Last Jedi for Muppets.

  • @klassicalmuzik
    @klassicalmuzik 4 роки тому +2

    3:33 when uncle Henry asked Dorothy if she missed the bus, I think he was referring to just the general city bus, not the muppets bus. The general city bus was probably how Dorothy got around town.

  • @monstercombo007
    @monstercombo007 5 років тому +10

    Glad to see it unblocked. Today I had a very bad day.
    But this makes me happy as a Fan of your work and Jim Henson in General.
    Love the new theme song BTW.

  • @welcometothemetaverse2523
    @welcometothemetaverse2523 5 років тому +5

    Why didn't they have Rowlf be Toto? Not only is he, well...a dog but he is simple and likable enough to be Dorothy's companion. Pepe is fine, but he's more like an annoying pest to Dorothy here than a loved one, certainly better in small dosages.

  • @MeltingMan234
    @MeltingMan234 5 років тому +17

    So, when are you going to cover Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz?

  • @tornado5d267
    @tornado5d267 5 років тому +8

    i would give anything to have watchmuppets be a thing

  • @Quartz_111
    @Quartz_111 5 років тому +4

    This movie was my childhood~☆

  • @sarahtelles1931
    @sarahtelles1931 5 років тому +4

    Be careful Bohsheaux, a new Swan Princess movie exists.

  • @bridgettherose609
    @bridgettherose609 3 роки тому +2

    10:10 When it came to copyright, Jim Henson’s philosophy was to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Disney probably doesn’t follow that same motto. Doesn’t change that the songs in this movie are pretty forgettable

    • @321SPONGEBOLT
      @321SPONGEBOLT 2 роки тому +2

      Except for "When I'm With You" and "The Witch is in the House".

    • @bridgettherose609
      @bridgettherose609 Місяць тому

      @@321SPONGEBOLT Agreed

  • @bjornjonsson6583
    @bjornjonsson6583 3 роки тому +2

    "The most uncomfortable Muppets movie ever"?
    You have obviously never seen Muppets Most Wanted!

  • @keshiaanders6452
    @keshiaanders6452 5 років тому +5

    You probably won't like my idea of how I portrayed the Oz characters in my Battle Royale series then.😥
    I portrayed them like fairytale equivalent of the Fantastic 4 with references to the original novel series & the movie 😅.:
    *Just like the movie, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion were originally human & farmhands of Auntie Em & Uncle Henry, but were there before Dorothy moved in.
    Until they were caught in the Oz twister that transformed them into the Oz trio that we know with no memories of their past lives.
    *Dorothy & family officially moved to Oz (just like in the novels) and becomes a new Good Witch of Oz to protect those from the now resurrected villains (Witch of the West, Nome King, etc.) .
    *The Scarecrow (officially going by the nickname of "Sunny" ) has super intelligence & elastic abilities (making him the Mr. Fanastic of the crew) and later developed a relationship with the mute, crippled, and depressed Marissa aka The Little Mermaid (after being brought back to life).
    *Tin Man is pretty much the same as the book & the movie, only he's developed more into a tough guy with soft heart kind of character.
    And he falls in love & later be in a relationship with Ellie "C.I.N.D.E.R" Block aka Cinderella (who portrayed as a female mechanic with a robotic suit).
    *The Lion becomes more brave over time, as well as developing super strength & ultra-sonic roars that can damage.😅

  • @Xanegoh
    @Xanegoh 5 років тому +6

    I agree with Raven. I'm a guy, and I hate the way those shoes look. Never understood the appeal.

  • @thetinfoilhatter5268
    @thetinfoilhatter5268 5 років тому +3

    I can't wait to see Watchmen: Muppet Edition in theatres

  • @ecojosh1
    @ecojosh1 5 років тому +3

    15:14 I hate it when movies give makeovers to characters who were more attractive before their makeovers.

  • @gothnerd887
    @gothnerd887 5 років тому +4

    I remember this from my childhood and my siblings Muppet obsession

  • @eamonclark4952
    @eamonclark4952 11 місяців тому +1

    “And in this movie she wants to get home because, because”
    Because because because because because of the wonderful things he does

  • @williampulfer-melville8536
    @williampulfer-melville8536 4 роки тому +2

    Apart from all that Leather fetish they actually gave the Wicked Witch of the West an Eyepatch like in the novel

  • @bjornjonsson6583
    @bjornjonsson6583 3 роки тому +1

    "Did the teddybear have four arms?"😂

  • @homecruz7743
    @homecruz7743 5 років тому +16

    Glad your review is finally up! Have you seen The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance yet? 🐖🐀🐸🦐🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️

  • @Dim4323
    @Dim4323 5 років тому +4

    Also those are silver shoes,
    In the original novel.

  •  4 роки тому +2

    18:38
    Quentin:and then just as Dorothy and the wicked witch charge at each other BAM!!! Blow out fight scene

  • @animehunter23
    @animehunter23 5 років тому +2

    I think when Muppets wizard of Oz came out Disney owned the rights to the Muppets. Maybe they were worried about copyright from MGM?

  • @slashingkatie7872
    @slashingkatie7872 5 років тому +7

    Isn't it sad that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse did a better Oz Parody than the Muppets?

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 5 років тому +3

    Nice to see Raven has a good opinion on shoes. I actually also find heels pointless. Bob, you've got a keeper.

  • @abrahemsamander3967
    @abrahemsamander3967 5 років тому +11

    Wow that is weird looking cinematography for a muppets/oz movie.

  • @avacornthelastponybender8583
    @avacornthelastponybender8583 3 роки тому +1

    Pepe: and not only that, I'm naked OK!
    MUST BE A BOBSHEAX!!!