Review of The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

I was fortunate enough to attend one of the premiere screenings of this film at the TriBeCa Film Festival in April. Granted, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz isn't Citizen Kane, but it is a fun outing, a movie that will entertain both kids and adults, and in that way it holds true to the vision of Jim Henson. I do agree that Ashanti is neither a great singer nor a great actor, but she's a popular recording artist that is kid friendly (how many of those can you think of), and she really isn't why you're going to watch a Muppet movie, now is she? The plot actually holds amazingly close, considering, to the original L. Frank Baum story, complete with SILVER shoes and 4 different witches, including Glinda, the witch of the SOUTH not north as was changed for the old classic film version. I am not going to give more away as this film has not been aired yet but I must tell Muppet fans that while Oz does not hold up to any of the original theatrical films during Henson's life, it is much better than most recent Muppet outings, has many very funny moments, and is DEFINITELY worth watching, if only for Pepe, who is hilarious! Enjoy!