Alright people, before you try knock Ashanti, let me just give y'all a little food for thought. "The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939)", this version is by far the most beloved version of all versions L. Frank Baum's classic story. One thing that y'all need to remember is that when Judy Garland starred in it, it was meant to become a big-budgeted classic. MGM was one of the top studios back in the "Golden Age of Hollywood" and almost anything that came out of that studio was meant to be a picture of class and prestige, from their "B" movies (i.e. "The Thin Man", 1934, William Powell and Myrna Loy) to their classic "A" pictures (i.e."San Francisco, 1936, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Jeanette McDonald), these films have stood the test time. If only there were more studios like MGM.
Now, the Muppets version of the "Wizard of Oz" was light-hearted family fun. Granted, I have seen Ashanti act better ("Coach Carter"), but her acting was meant to be over-exaggerated, because after all she was working with the Muppets. Granted, this film is far from a classic, but it's meant to be a lot of fun. Now people tell me, when you have ever seen any award winning acting in a Muppets film, (i.e. 1969's "Hey Cinderella), just watch that film and you'll see that the acting is the same in that film as it was in the "Wizard of Oz". So before you even try to say anything bad about the film and compare Ashanti with Judy Garland, please try to put things in perspective and remember that we are living in two different time periods and things were a lot different then than they are now.
Now, the Muppets version of the "Wizard of Oz" was light-hearted family fun. Granted, I have seen Ashanti act better ("Coach Carter"), but her acting was meant to be over-exaggerated, because after all she was working with the Muppets. Granted, this film is far from a classic, but it's meant to be a lot of fun. Now people tell me, when you have ever seen any award winning acting in a Muppets film, (i.e. 1969's "Hey Cinderella), just watch that film and you'll see that the acting is the same in that film as it was in the "Wizard of Oz". So before you even try to say anything bad about the film and compare Ashanti with Judy Garland, please try to put things in perspective and remember that we are living in two different time periods and things were a lot different then than they are now.