Review of The Wiz (1978) by Matthew W — 24 Sep 2007

I cried over and over again. Michael Jackson, what happened!?

This review of The Wiz (1978) was written by Matthew W on 24 Sep 2007.

The Wiz has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Wiz

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Jose P (350) on 17 Jul 2014

I like this movie because it's like the original but more kid friendly because kids love singing and Michael Jackson is in this movie…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Jonathan D (792) on 30 Oct 2014

Fantastic music and surprisingly decent performance from Michael Jackson can't save this odd mess of a movie…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Richard D (1,732) on 21 Oct 2016

With everything it has potentially going for it, it's shocking what a dreary mess this film turns out to be…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Zack S (753) on 05 Aug 2013

CLASSIC MUSICAL HIT MAKES U WANT TO EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Mã©Lissa A (257) on 06 Oct 2013

One of the best movie-musical ever. Diana, Nipsey, Ted, and Michael do an amazing job bringing the music from the stage to the screen…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Sean D (816) on 06 Dec 2015

Wiz, was weird. Awkward. Crazy. Yeah. And this was some of the worst signing that I've ever seen from our favorite artists in their heyday…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Ben S (1,411) on 02 May 2014

A nice version of The Wizard of Oz for coloured people, but then turns into an evil nightmare that WILL turn some people off…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Phoebe S (45) on 29 Jan 2017

This movie does an excellent job of capturing the surreal dream-scape type essence of Oz…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Tehe T (168) on 02 May 2014

A nice version of The Wizard of Oz for coloured people, but then turns into an evil nightmare that WILL turn some people off…

Read Review

Review of The Wiz (1978)

By Jason M (2,623) on 07 Dec 2015

A creepy and dark depiction of New York City shows with metaphors, characters and scenes the life of the city…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Pault. (4) on 19 Dec 2006

Sickly as opposed to visually stunning, Little plot no character dev, and a terrible ending made me feel cheated when the film seemed to accidently…

Read Review

Review of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

By Jackalope93 (2) on 14 Sep 2015

The film was absolute garbage…

Read Review

Review of The Lake House (2006)

By Barbarak. (3) on 16 Jun 2006

Take the two most boring people in the world. Now imagine that you're an observer to a romance between them…

Read Review

Review of Shrek the Third (2007)

By Jeri (5) on 07 Nov 2014

This movie is the worst movie at all times and it's mo use for dumb old dreamworks to make this movie.dreamworks animation is the worst place…

Read Review

Review of National Treasure (2004)

By Scottb. (16) on 05 Jan 2007

The worst movie script I have ever seen, surpassing even Star Wars Episode III, and that's saying alot…

Read Review

Review of River of Fundament (2014)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Feb 2014

Overlong, willfully obscure and scatologically extreme, the film will elicit a variety of negative responses despite offering some individual…

Read Review

Review of Doctor Mordrid (1992)

By Sean G (809) on 15 Aug 2016

Fun, cheesy little romp. One of Full Moons better from their catalog. It's basically a low rent Dr…

Read Review

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 23 Apr 1997

When a kids’ flick has nothing to offer but cute special effects, it’s easy to think the filmmakers are patting themselves on the backs…

Read Review

Review of Aladdin (1992)

By Kaden C (34) on 22 Sep 2017

A great combination of storytelling and comedy, Aladdin gives you everything you want from a Disney film…

Read Review

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

By Max W (300) on 02 Dec 2015

Poor plot, poor acting, Poor writing, poor action…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Wiz

1978

60%504 Reviews

Baadasssss!

2004

75%174 Reviews

From Beijing with Love

1994

76%89 Reviews

27 Dresses

2008

57%625 Reviews

Joy

2015

62%913 Reviews

Constantine

2005

69%943 Reviews

Dead Silence

1997

53%534 Reviews

Young Adam

2003

61%239 Reviews

Frozen River

1929

78%579 Reviews

Excalibur

1981

71%654 Reviews