TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Benjamin Black I hate this movie. It sucks. Let's go.Dorothy works at her diner in Kansas and dreams of being a star. She gives the Muppets her demo CD after missing the opportunity of auditioning for them, but still worries about leaving Kansas. She wants to become a sensation and sing. However, she and her neighborhood find themselves in danger when a tornado hits, and it blows her, her pet shrimp, and her trailer home away. They find themselves in the magical land of Oz where they find rats in hats, magical wizards, a scarecrow, a T.I.N. thing, and a lion.Let's start with the good things. First of all, Queen Latifah's here. To be fair, that's not saying much because she really doesn't bring much. But have you ever had that actor/actress that's so awesome, their presence makes the production a bit more awesome? That's Queen Latifah. Secondly, the scene with Kermit and Quentin Tarantino...Yeah, that scene is hilarious! Third, there's a joke Statler and Waldorf make about Fozzie in this film. It's not at all the funniest thing they've said, but this movie is so bad that it stands out as a highlight! Also, OK, David Alan Grier can be entertaining half the time he's here, but I'm mostly rooting when I see the closing credits. So I guess there's four and a half good things about this movie.So what sucks about this movie? EVERYTHING ELSE! I'll try to be brief: Let's start with the 2 bozos who ruin this movie: Ashanti & Pepe! First of all, Ashanti: WHO GAVE HER PERMISSION TO ACT?!? I guess it works in a film like "Coach Carter" because she played an urban teenager, and she has an urban style already. Here in a what's supposed to be family movie (it's not at all a family movie), it doesn't work! Half the time she's on screen, I just hear her saying "I'm trying to act, please excuse me." My younger brother and I laugh and overdub her lines by making references to her poor acting in this film (try it, it's hilarious). Secondly, Pepe. You've read in my last review of "Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" that I hate Pepe. For as annoying as he was in that movie, I can tolerate him so much more in that film than in this film! This is the film that really makes me hate him! He's not charming, he's not cute, he's not lovable, he's not anything you'd love in another Muppet! When he's not making inappropriate adult jokes, he's making awkward moments by delivering what the writers and producers wanted to be a funny line, but is actually just stupid and annoying! AND WHY IS HE TOTO?!? You really had to put him in the movie, so you gave Dorothy a pet shrimp instead of a dog?!? (I know he's a king prawn; I'm choosing to disrespect him by calling him a shrimp!)The choice to make Dorothy a superficial, star gazed teenager is stupid! It takes away from the original story; why change her motivation? The original Dorothy was a lot more innocent, likable, and relatable. The choice to make Toto a shrimp...whatever, I talked about that already. The ending is stupid! Aunt Em says to her (and I'm paraphrasing), "After our house blew away, I realized that it doesn't matter where you sing because you're always home in our hearts."...So, after your niece flies away in a tornado, an instance in which most people would die, you say it's alright if she sings because she's in your heart? YOU JUST LOST YOUR CHILD AND YOUR HOME; WHY IS HER SINGING CAREER ON YOUR MIND?!?!And, just like Pepe and his connection to the last Muppet production, there are even more uncomfortable adult jokes here. They reference a pornographic company, Pepe plays with Gonzo's nipples, and Gonzo gets aroused by a poorly animated chicken. Not only is this film full of bad acting by Ashanti, annoying lines from Pepe, pointless adaptations of the original "Wizard of Oz" story, and painful adult jokes, but a lot of these scenes are distasteful! The scene where Kermit and Gonzo are literally destroyed is scary!! And they try to make up for it by forcing a "likable" scene right after that - and it doesn't work!! That seems to be the pattern of this movie: distasteful scene/moment, followed by a forced tasteful scene/moment that really isn't all that tasteful!This is my second least favorite movie EVER (my first being "The Cat in the Hat" - THAT'S RIGHT! This is up there with Mike Myers as The Cat in the Hat!)! The music is annoying, the animation and graphics are terrible, and it's not charming or entertaining or likable! It's a slap in the face to the original "Wizard of Oz" story, and it's a slap in the face to Jim Henson's Muppets. This was the first production the Muppets released after they were bought by the Walt Disney Company; the fact that they're owned by Disney still burns my hind, but the knowing that they produced this is just punishment and sickening! This movie sucks, and if you have any sense whatsoever, you'd avoid it at all costs! BOOYIKA!

mike48128 I love the Muppets, but who wrote this mess? I have all of their earlier features. We loved their 4D show at WDW. So what happened here? Cheap sets. Cheap CGI. Looks "rushed" and low-budget. In short,it "looks" like a TV/straight to video movie, which it is. A black Dorothy? No way. It's the same thing that almost ruined the remake of R&H "Cinderella.", also by Disney. Brandy is wonderful, but she's not "Cinderella." There, with high production values, it succeeds anyway. (These are not racist comments. It makes about as much sense as casting a white "Porgy and Bess.") It would have been far better if the 1939 version was updated, which also was quite inaccurate to the Frank L. Baum book. Jim Henson, if alive, would have "imagined" it differently. However, the Muppets do look cute dressed as Oz characters. Jeffery Tambor is not my favorite actor. He is depressing and drags down both this film and "Muppets From Space".So we have a mis-cast lead, bad story, and cheap production values. Is it any wonder that this film is only for die-hard Muppet fans? I don't own it. I didn't like "The Muppets" 2011 film either. It's far better than this, but lacks, as Walt Disney used to say, "heart". Well, it's "cable fodder" and will probably show up on the "Hub" or one of the Disney channels.

Ashleigh M. (muppetlass87) Let me make three things perfectly clear:1) I adore the Muppets (does it show with my user name?) 2) I'm not a prude, so sex jokes and even some toilet humor don't offend me. 3) I don't mind re-imaginings, even modern takes, on classic stories like the Wizard of Oz.That said, this movie is AWFUL. Just AWFUL. Ashanti cannot act at all, the other celebrity cameos are wasted, the songs are horrible, the lines are corny (to be fair, corny lines are a pretty standard Muppet thing, but at least they're usually humorous), Pepe/Toto, contrary to everyone gassing on about him, is horrendously unfunny and annoying (don't you miss the old days when there was more to being funny than just spewing random sex jokes and pop culture references?), I could go on and on.Bottom line, horrible movie, not worth it, rent the Great Muppet Caper.

Jackson Booth-Millard Obviously this can never compare or surpass the 1939 classic, but it interesting to see the famous puppet team creating their own interpretation. One of the differences, besides it being Muppetised, is that Dorothy and family are black, second is that there are more "special" effects than in the 1939 version, and third, the main actress playing Dorothy is a professional chart topping singer, Ashanti. Anyway, you know the basic story already, but Dorothy doesn't just want to go home, but become a professional singer for the Muppets' tour. Starring the Muppets' as themselves in moments, but mainly Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) as the Scarecrow, The Great Gonzo (Dave Goelz) as the Tin Thing, Fozzie Bear (Eric Jacobson) as the Cowardly Lion and Miss Piggy (Jacobson) as the Wicked Witch of the West, and the Good Witches of East and North. Also starring Bill Barretta as Pepe the Prawn (or Toto), Jeffrey Tambor as the Wizard, David Alan Grier as Uncle Henry, Queen Latifah as Auntie Em and Quentin Tarantino. It was nominated the Emmy for Best Song for "I'm With You". The Muppets were number 47 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Okay!