The Wiz

Starring:Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Stanley Greene, Clyde J. Barrett, Derrick Bell, Roderick-Spencer Sibert, Kashka Banjoko, Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens, Tony Brealord, Joe Lynn, Clinton Jackson, Charles Rodriguez, Carlton Johnson
Director: Sidney Lumet
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilizing the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family.

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Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilizing the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family.

The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky "Ease On Down the Road" and the inspirational "Brand New Day"). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee

Customer Reviews:

Fun watch.......2007-06-30

The first time I saw this move, I was about 9years old. I couldn't completely enjoy it because the monkies scared me. Today I can fully apreciate this film. It has a wide range of soulfull cast and motown music. Sit down with your family and watch this movie with a new mind. Leave Judy Garland (Dorathy) with The Wizzard of Oz, and get ready to dance along with the Wiz.

The same story.......2007-06-13

Only it's in New York, and a few new twists from the Wizerd of Oz. And all the actors are black. great movie!

A well intended effort..........2007-06-10

This movie is really interesting to watch especially if you are a kid. I remember when it first came out. I loved the soundtrack not to mention that the songs stay in your head for a long time afterwards. I especially liked the dancing skits in the movie, even though some are seriously dated and you just laugh watching them.
ONe of my fav. pts is Miss One and her cartoonish friends singing and dancing about The Wiz. Another of my favs. was Quincy Jones and revue doing their different color changing singing/dancing jigs. That was cool to watch.
MJ stole the show with his surprising acting talent. I think Dorothy should have been played by someone much shorter and younger than DR. However, she was strategically given the role to boost the film's rating being that she was in the height of her success at that time. She annoyingly whined her way thru the film. Richard Pryor was really funny as usual.
If you have never seen this movie, you should check it out at least once. It brings back memories and can be fun to watch on one of those days when it's raining out and there's not much going on.

Very Colorful.......2007-05-24

This is also a good movie, I enjoyed watching this movie with my children. They were able to see Michael Jackson before his transformation, they were able to see a lot of the stars back then. I thought it was very educational too

The Wiz.......2007-05-12

One of the best WORST movies ever made! Everything about this monstrosity ("I Can't Win") makes it great. "Ease On Down The Road" anybody? Holy great Bad!

Average customer rating:

Best band with the Worst Videos...
Great Videos MONO SOUNDTRACK
My Mind is Upside Down!
For the Value - It's Worth it!
Massive flashbacks...

Massive Attack - Eleven Promos
Starring: Olegar Fedoro , Tracey Thorn , Shara Nelson , Massive Attack , and Mushroom Vowles
Director: Wiz , Stephane Sednaoui , Jonathan Glazer , Walter Stern , and Baillie Walsh
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Customer Reviews:

Best band with the Worst Videos..........2006-03-02

Massive Attack is one of the best bands ever in my opinion, so it's twice the shame that their videos should feel like rejected concepts tossed at other bands. Rapping at a table. Bad lip-syncing down a boring street. Returning to a gritty apartment. A white guy watching his wife cheat on him with two black men. A baby singing in the womb. A stripper video that is a great example of nudity for nudity's sake. These are some of the worst video concepts ever completed, even early 90's Madonna videos had more taste than this. It's astonishing when the band and their live shows are so clearly intending to bring us something different.

I have to say though, that the video for ANGEL should be seen, as it is the one great video they've done.

Great Videos MONO SOUNDTRACK.......2004-04-11

I was pretty disappointed with the DVD's sound. I have not a problem if the band decided to release the videos in mono, but somebody along the way forgot to inform the customers about this decision, and the disc itself has printed "LPCM Stereo" on it. That is the ONLY problem I have with the soundtrack.

I don't ask for 5.1 sound, simply because 90% of music DVD's with 5.1 are "faux", in other words, echo and reverb added on the surrounds, which results in horrible sound imaging. Much better off with PCM Stereo and using your amplifier's Dolby Prologic II if you can.

Why am I disappointed? Well, I don't recall if the videos were in stereo when I watched them on TV, but if they were, which I highly think the case, then a mono soundtrack doesn't hold true to the original video as it was conceived.

Anyway, still a collection of great videos from some amazing directors like Gondry and Sednaoui.

Recommended

My Mind is Upside Down!.......2004-02-13

This is a nearly perfect music-DVD. The videos (the good ones) are top notch. They will continue to bring you back for more viewings.
There are, however, very dissapointing things on this DVD. The actual DVD menu is absolutely sparse and pretty bad. And the first four or five videos you can forget about - one of which is pretty much soft-core porn (seems bizarre and stupid).
Disregarding those minor draw-backs the remaining videos shine! If it were not for the bad things mentioned above this would easily be five stars.
Some videos are genious - they are simply works of art created around songs that are works of art unto themselves.
This DVD is no question worth the price - i could watch the videos of Angel, Teardrop, Inertia Creeps, or Karmacoma at least ten more times. I can also imagine this as a backdrop for a chill-out time with your friends
THOUGHT PROVOKING, INTERESTING, TWISTED, BUT SOMETIMES UTTERLY STUPID.
(sorry if i'm being too harsh)

For the Value - It's Worth it!.......2003-07-22

I seem to buy a lot of DVDs with videos on them, and I could not pass up these 11 promo videos from Massive Attack. It's like a GREATEST HITS or SINGLES package, so it should please the casual as well as obsessive fan. Songs go chronilogically in order throughout the disc. There are no extras - just eleven videos in stereo with no bells or whistles. But most of these don't need explaining. The good part is that you have many guest vocalists near the end - Tracy Thorne of EBTG, and Tricky to name two. So it seems to lend itself to parties or bar settings! Video quality is fine, though on widescreen televisions you may see some funky aspect ratios. This is built for squares! It's only in 2.0 stereo, but so were the singles. Wish more bands would release their videos this way!

Massive flashbacks..........2003-07-16

In 1991 I was fortunate to be a vocalist for a band and we opened for Massive Attack during their first US tour supporting Blue Lines. They didn't bring Shara Nelson and their stage show wasn't quite worked out yet but they had 3 videos on VHS that they were handing out. The VHS has been long lost so to get this DVD is a flash from the past for me. But some of their later videos (circa 1998) I couldn't quite get into as much. Too much focus on 3-D in the camera. But still it is cool to have this DVD and travel down memory lane.....

Average customer rating:

Fun watch
The same story
A well intended effort...
Very Colorful
The Wiz

The Wiz [Region 2]
Starring: Diana Ross , Michael Jackson , Nipsey Russell , Ted Ross , and Mabel King
Director: Sidney Lumet
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Though it may be thought of as sacrilegious to remake a classic such as The Wizard of Oz, this 1978 film directed by Sidney Lumet (The Pawnbroker, Serpico) is a vibrant and entertaining retelling of the modern fable, featuring an all black cast in the familiar story of a rural small-town girl whose dreams transport her to a magical world where the battle between good and evil gives the real world a sense of perspective. Rendered in the style of a musical (based on a successful Broadway run), the film benefits from using new contemporary music from stars Diana Ross (Mahogany, Lady Sings the Blues) as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the shy Scarecrow, with music arranged by Quincy Jones. This visually and musically exciting film is less a remake than a reinvention that stands and dances very well on its own. --Robert Lane

Customer Reviews:

Fun watch.......2007-06-30

The same story.......2007-06-13

Only it's in New York, and a few new twists from the Wizerd of Oz. And all the actors are black. great movie!

A well intended effort..........2007-06-10

Very Colorful.......2007-05-24

The Wiz.......2007-05-12

One of the best WORST movies ever made! Everything about this monstrosity ("I Can't Win") makes it great. "Ease On Down The Road" anybody? Holy great Bad!

Zapped! (The Wiz Kid) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]

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Zapped! (The Wiz Kid) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]
Director: Robert J. Rosenthal
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: Scott Baio and Willie Aames team up in this outrageous comedy about a high school whiz kid who accidently gains telekinetic powers. Barney (Scott Baio) uses his newly acquired talent to gain control over bullies, win baseball games, roulette, and of course, to win the affections of beautiful girls--including gorgeous Heather Thomas! There's trouble, though, when Barney's parents discover his powers and decide that he may need to be exorcised of evil spirits. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Uncut,

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The Wiz Kid of Osbourne St.
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Manufacturer: Questar
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A nostalgic drama about one man's big dreams beyond his small street. It's the end of World War II, and the beginning of a new life for Kevin (Tony Finn), a hotshot entrepreneur who returns to his old neighborhood to make his fortune. And he's not going to do it by playing it safe or thinking small. When the first television set comes to Osbourne Street, Kevin borrows money from a local kingpin and invests his best friend's life savings to open "Kevin's TV World." His plans to become the big man in the neighborhood may cost him his friends, and his life, when the televisions don't sell.

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Animal All Day
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Animal All Day Animal's videos have built up a strong reputation among the true street riders. Their latest flick titled "All Day" doesn't disappoint. It's not only the team riders who get sections but friends too who lend their hand with some great footy. It's the respect they have for the Animal brand that make them go out of their way to clock some filming time to be part of the Animal video. All Day is actually a good title as the streets of New York don't slow down much. Most footage however is filmed at night, when the security is minimal and the shopping crowd is small. Bob Scerbo held his camera low and made sure the camera was moving which made for some great angles.

Charlie Rose with Quincy Jones (February 11, 2002)

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Charlie Rose with Quincy Jones (February 11, 2002)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc.
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An interview with musician, producer, and composer Quincy Jones. Jones speaks about his new book titled Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones, a new PBS segment of American Masters on his life, and some of his most notable work with musicians including Michael Jackson and John Coltrane.

Britepoker's Wiz Kid's Guide to Dominating Internet Poker

Average customer rating:

It should be sold on QVC
actually learned something
Very useful strategies
AWSOME INTERNET POKER TIPS

Britepoker's Wiz Kid's Guide to Dominating Internet Poker
Director: Michael Nowotarski
Manufacturer: Miaworks
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Product Description

In this video you'll learn from internet poker wiz Mike Nowotarski: - internet poker tells - how to read your opponents online - which cardrooms to play at - online sit-n-go tournament strategy - and how to find the best signup bonuses

Customer Reviews:

It should be sold on QVC.......2005-09-07

The DVD is a short instructional video about online poker. It actually gives some helpful hints on how to win while playing online. Unfortunately, at the end of every segment, the young instructor is promoting his online website where he sells additional tools to "help" you win online. I started to feel like I was watching an "infomercial".

actually learned something.......2005-05-01

I'm always skeptical of these things, but I was actually impressed. I've searched online and read info on sites that cover this topic, but I found that getting the info from a DVD was a lot easier. It covers everything you need to get started playing online and learning the different strategies that apply, things to look out for, what to look for in a poker site, etc...

Very useful strategies.......2005-04-21

I've been playing online poker for fun and for money since the early days. I'm suprised that it took this long for a good recource that focuses almost exclusively on online play.

While I knew a few of the topics they covered, I was impressed with the amount I learned or overlooked when playing online. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who is thinking about playing online...

AWSOME INTERNET POKER TIPS.......2005-04-20

I bought this Dvd and popped it into the player and it opened up my eyes. Since watching it my game has increased tremendously
I look for little things that i didnt think were possible on Online poker and it has helped my account

I have almost every DVD on Poker..this one is clearly the best...and the cheapest...strange how that works

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