Has anyone seen it? I quite enjoyed it, not a classic like the 1939 version but still good fun. My thoughts:
The Wiz - 3.5/5
Interesting modern (well, 1970s) pop take on The Wizard of Oz - with Diana Ross in the Dorothy role and a very young Michael Jackson as the scarecrow. While there's nothing that reaches the heights of Somewhere Over The Rainbow - there are indeed some catchy Motown/pop songs, such as You Can't Win, You Can't Break Even (the first song that Michael Jackson sings), He's The Wizard and Ease on Down The Road
It is rather sad and poignant looking at how poor MJ is treated by the rather un-PC crows, who are so mean to him
I thought Diana Ross was playing an older/grown up Dorothy (she was 33 at the time), I think she argued the Dorothy character is ageless.
The Wiz - 3.5/5
Interesting modern (well, 1970s) pop take on The Wizard of Oz - with Diana Ross in the Dorothy role and a very young Michael Jackson as the scarecrow. While there's nothing that reaches the heights of Somewhere Over The Rainbow - there are indeed some catchy Motown/pop songs, such as You Can't Win, You Can't Break Even (the first song that Michael Jackson sings), He's The Wizard and Ease on Down The Road
It is rather sad and poignant looking at how poor MJ is treated by the rather un-PC crows, who are so mean to him
I thought Diana Ross was playing an older/grown up Dorothy (she was 33 at the time), I think she argued the Dorothy character is ageless.
