The Wiz Reviews and Ratings



  • January 29, 2009
    Diana Ross and Michael Jackson were funny and brillant singers. A+ I LOVED IT!!!
  • January 28, 2009
    Loved the songs and dancing, but some parts scared me!
  • January 25, 2009
    The best acting, the best music!
  • January 18, 2009
    oh god. this is was horrible!
  • December 27, 2008
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that the director of this Action & Adventure, Classics movie had done a really good job of directing this movie because ...( read more)you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...i think that richard pryor plays a good part throughout this movie..i think that its a really good Action & Adventure, Classics
    movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a good Action & Adventure, Classics
    movie 2 watch n its good
  • December 23, 2008
    A must see and Have in your DVD collection.
  • December 14, 2008
    dis movie is great specially since diana ross n michael jackson iz in it
  • December 8, 2008
    An awful remake of the wizard of Oz
  • November 28, 2008
    this was the sorriest attempt at a reamke i have ever seen it should be shredded
  • November 13, 2008
    It's a bit weird, but it's an interesting take on the Wizard of Oz. It's neither as good nor as timeless as the original though.
  • November 12, 2008
    The only film that her co-star Billy Dee Williams is not in. But as far as the rest of it goes,its sensational from beginning to end. No where else you can find Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross and Michael Jackson together in one picture. Who would have thought that director Sidney Lumet...( read more)(the man who was behind "Serpico", "Dog Day Afternoon",and "12 Angry Men")who take the reigns of making a musical featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson?
    It was anybody guess and it became of the biggest hits of the late 1970's
  • November 1, 2008
    pretty good.
    My favorite Sing is Ease On Down The Road!
  • October 25, 2008
    How the hell did anyone think this was a good idea? Much less someone like Sidney Lumet agree to direct the bloody thing? Simply put the idea of remaking The Wizard of Oz was a terrible idea that someone manages to have an even worse execution. I mean I love old school Michael Ja...( read more)ckson and admit to being somewhat of a Diana Ross fan (She can sing.) but everything is so watered down that no one gets to show the talent they really have. More or less any copies of The Wiz should just be buried in a big dark hole.
    P.S This comment is directed at a C.L Winston, while I am not a fan of this film the reason for this has to do with the choices made by the WHITE director and writer not the "band of singing negros" or the "damn civil rights assholes". Those people or their skin color have nothing to do with the quality of the film. So while I'll be enjoying and praising the works of many gifted black writers, actors and directors, you'll be on your porch wearing your funny pajamas and pointy hat being bitter and missing out on a wonderful part of the world. Oh how I pity you.
  • October 22, 2008
    The stage production was waaay better!
  • October 10, 2008
    Saw it on stage which inspired me to see it on a DVD. It wasn't as good but was okay.
  • September 19, 2008
    Micheal jackson is my hero. was kinda cheesy but i love me some Michael Jackson (ease on down, ease on down the road)
  • August 2, 2008
    alot of hip in the wiz.....the african american version of the wizard of oz.....u dig it....very colorful indeed...
  • July 29, 2008
    Ugh. I am not sure of what I watched there. It felt like a nightmare. It was a nice try to do something cool and unique, but it fails miserably.
  • July 25, 2008
    It's a kooky version compared to the stage take, but it's still great. Music is daaaamn catchy.
  • July 24, 2008
    Good take on an old classic
  • July 23, 2008
    All black cast. Need I say more
  • July 1, 2008
    Haha, this was hilarious. And good, mind you. But hilarious.
  • June 23, 2008
    Eh. I liked the original better.
  • June 10, 2008
    You can't win, chile. You can't break even and you can't get outta the game!!!!
  • June 1, 2008
    Urban OZ very funny, any fan of M. Jackson or OZ should watch it!
  • May 28, 2008
    This is one of those bad movies you can't help but love...
  • May 3, 2008
    made when all of these stars were at the top of thier game.
  • May 3, 2008
    lol gansta wizard of oz
  • April 28, 2008
    Very good rendition of the original.
  • April 20, 2008
    The love the escapism of this movie. This is a throw back to seeing movie just for the enjoyment.
  • April 13, 2008
    Jackson and Pryor and Ross... Oh my!
  • March 19, 2008
    Fabulous movie...Michael Jackson is HOT
  • March 11, 2008
    i love michael jackson..well when he was black and an amazing musician.i have to see this one!!
  • March 11, 2008
    I love this movie!! i know 99.9% of the words and all the songs!! Micheal Jackson was so cute then!!
  • March 6, 2008
    the old good Lumet directs Dianne Ross in this serial productions of musical in eighties
  • March 2, 2008
    Ease on down the road... and the witch, well her fingernails scared the shit out of me.
  • February 27, 2008
    honestly, i was really bored until Micheal Jackson came into the movie. lol. but after his first scene i thought it was great, the music and dancing. a great take on the original.
  • February 26, 2008
    you can't get out of the gaaame..love that movie
  • February 24, 2008
    Michael Jackson scares me...... a LOT...

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