It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This film is entertaining - in a few parts no doubt. However when you compare it with the other Muppet movies, there is no top quality in this one. The jokes are forced, the characters are one dimensional, and the script is lame. The Muppets are the top of the icing in the entertainment business, and their talents were pretty much wasted here. The main problem I have here is that they try very hard to make it it a kids film - but also add some adult elements to it. I don't mind crude jokes (I think people were really overreacting to word sexy) but it felt like they were just put in there on purpose - which is kind of child like - and its also not like the Muppets at all - to sort of struggle with their sense of humor.Ashanti's character, like I said, is very one dimensional - her role could have gone to Miley Cyrus, but since Ashanti can't act anyway, the cause was lost and it just made the movie look worse.Another problem was Eric Jacobson replacing Frank Oz as Piggy, Fozzie and Sam Eagle - he didn't seem to make a scared Lion Fozzie's voice different than Miss Piggy's.Basically the only thing that didn't change from good to bad was Pepe the King Prawn - not really playing a character, but simply being himself. All in all it's always nice to see the Muppets, but this movie just doesn't deliver anything for them.

First let me say, it is no "Muppet Movie." But you did not have to pay 7 dollars for ticket for this either. Jim Henson was a genius and his input on the muppets is notable, but being a father that has tried to show my kids the early muppet shows, I appreciate people still making muppet shows for a new generation. 70s humor is lost on my children. I do not fault anyone for trying to make the muppets up to date. They must of done a good job too because my son LOVES this movie. He knows the songs, knows the story and thinks Quentin Tarantino is hilarious (even though he does not have a clue who he is). Let me give them credit by saying they actually followed the book a lot better then the famous Judy Garland movie. Putting adult references like Pink Floyd and Empire strikes back into in is fine by me too. If you hate them doing that then you hate almost every animated movie that has come out in the last 10 years (with the exception of Pixar). Queen Latifa and David Allen Grier were fun and Ashanti was fun although she was not as strong as her supporting cast. This is a fun movie for kids that introduces old stories with old characters to a new generations. The songs are catchy and they do a good job and recreating the muppets voice and movements without Jim Henson. I am glad I did not pay 7 dollars for it, but for a good time with a small child feel free to rent it or watch it if they rebroadcast it.

There are about 3 good jokes in this. Ashanti can't act.The photography and special effects are bad and the writing is nowhere near normal Muppet standards. Some of the chemistry is still there between the puppets but apart from a few high points, it's one to watch while sleeping off Xmas dinner.Because IMDb has a 10 line minimum I have to think of something more to say but I really feel I said it all. Go and watch the original Muppet Show, or the Muppets Christmas Carol instead.

This is a direct-to-video children's movie and a satire of the Wizard of Oz. That pretty much tells you what to expect right there. Howevere, unlike most OZ satires, this actually takes allot of ideas from the book, NOT from the Judy Garland version. Silver shoes, the Witch having one eye, green spectacles, the Tinman having a back story, multiple forms of the wizard, controlling the monkeys through a hat, etc. It also has some similarities to The Wiz, particularly the fact that the Flying monkeys are a biker gang. Most of the characters are just the usual puppets with costumes added. Gonzo, however, seems to have been rebuilt from scratch, but it's still him. Just as The Screwball (for lack of a better name) is still Daffy duck. CAST Ashanti- Dorothy Kirmit- The Scarecrow (for some reason) Fozzy- The Lion Gonzo- The tin man Prawn from Muppets Tonight- TotoMiss Piggy- All four witches Rats- Munchkins Various Muppets- Flying monkeys Muppet band- Themselves in night club Statler & Waldorf(critics in balcony)- basically themselves with horns Skeeter, Dr.Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker- Emerald City Guards. A human- The WizardAlas, not as funny or a silly as "The Muppet Show", but interesting if only for the fact that it's a satire of the book, not the Judy Garland version.