July 7, 2007
love this "modern" Wizard of Oz
The Wiz Reviews and Ratings
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June 30, 2007The magical adaptation of the Wizard of Oz put an urban spin on the movie.Diana Ross and Michael Jackson are a dynamic duo in this movie. Along with Nipsey Russells making you tap your toes with his fabulous song SLIDE SOME OIL TO ME........Mabel King as Evilene had us rolling on...( read more)
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June 29, 2007Ewww I hated it. You can't beat the original, so don't try. I almost fell asleep! And I would have if I didn't see it in school....
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June 28, 2007Wow...where to begin... umm... it has it's fans. I liked the music... but damn was it scray...for all the wrong reasons.
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June 25, 2007it was a inspirational movie and i loved the dancing and singing, especially "Ease on Down the Road"
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June 25, 2007it would be really good if it wasnt a musical. I love the way the munchkins were graffiti though. But that song at the end "just believe in yourself or whatever" was soooo boring.
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June 24, 2007A notably bad remake of Victor Fleming's 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz. The only good thing is the soundtrack, with some really good songs performed by Diana Ross and Michael "The Thing" Jackson
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June 17, 2007If you love musicals, you should definitely see "THE WIZ". This was one of the best movies featuring talented African-American actors. Diana Ross (who played Dorothy) was phenomenal and sensational.
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June 14, 2007Michael Jackson did a great job on playing the scarecrow. The Black version of the Wizard Of Oz!!
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June 13, 2007I love this movie, wonderful music, Michael Jackson when he was black..."Ease on down the road!"
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June 8, 2007I love this movie!!!! Back when Micheal was black, and before Diana was just a ball of hair!!
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June 5, 2007Horrible animations, but it worked for that time period. Besides, the music rocked!
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June 1, 2007A star studded movie that does an excellent job of portraying a cinema version of the Tony Award winning play starring Stephanie Mills. This movie did receive crticism from broadway fans for using Diana Ross as the role of Dorthy rather than Stephanie Mills. Though she does a goo...( read more)
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May 28, 2007All theses remakes, but will somebody please remake The Wiz! Although, there's know scarecrowl like Michael Jackson!
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May 24, 2007The first modern Black musical. It may not be "Stormy Weather" with Lena Horne or the Nicholas Brothers, but you have to give it its props.
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May 17, 2007This urban musical take on the classic story "The Wizard Of Oz" is without a doubt one of the worst musicals I have ever seen! The cast were all bad (Diana Ross' performance as Dorothy was terrible), the songs were forgettable, the direction was flat. way overlong and lacks the m...( read more)
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May 15, 2007good lord this was worse than watching Tommy! Geez back in the day was all about drugs n musicals. I can def see why people needed the drugs!
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