Amazing local folks with his slight of hand and rudimentary prestidigitation, he takes coins as payment for his trickery, and quite often more coins than is rightfully his share. Traveling the country in wagons and tents and makeshift stages with a band of somewhat ragtag sideshow performers, Diggs’ stock in trade is that of a “magician”, or perhaps more appropriately, a charlatan or con man, if you will. Oscar Diggs is your average early 20 th century carnie. And this is where OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL begins. BUT….what we don’t learn in either the 1939 movie or in the first Baum Book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is how the Wizard became the Wizard and how he came to Oz. Frank Baum (with some moviemaking license, of course), Dorothy gets caught in a twister, her house kills a wicked witch, she travels the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard of Oz and along the way meets Munchkins, a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion.
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL FULL MOVIE WATCH SERIES
We all know the 1939 MGM story of “The Wizard of Oz.” Itself based on the 14 book series of turn of the century “OZ” novels by L. Reawakening the child-like wonder within each of us with dazzling, breathtaking visuals, Peter Deming’s stunning cinematography, creative storytelling, Robert Stromberg’s eye-popping production design, gorgeous costumes and touchstones to a place “somewhere over the rainbow”, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL is guaranteed to earn its place in the annals of cinematic history as one of the most visually spectacular literary inspirations of our time. Frank Baum, Sam Raimi and his own band of Ozian tinkers, tailors and painters bring us Disney’s OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. Tapping into imagination and the literary world of L. There’s no place like Oz.” Then fly to your local movie theater and you’ll find yourself right in the middle of the merry old land of Oz quicker than you can say, “Wicked Witch of the West” – and all without the necessity of a tornado.
That's not much for Disney and the Pile of Gold it put out for this Thing.Click your heels together and repeat. It is such a Mediocre Movie that Slightly Betrays the Source Material and is Another Expensive Extravaganza that is by Most Accounts Disappointing and Adequate at Best. Overall, the Movie can be Recommended in a Gaudy kind of Display with Enough Color to Capture the Eye, but the Movie is Not that Captivating. There are a lot of Explosions and Fireballs to Pump the Sub-Woofers and Danny Elfman's Recognizable Style is Noticeable from the First Few Notes (did someone say repetition). The Flying Monkey is OK and the China Doll is the Most Memorable. The Prequel has its Moments of Appeal, but Hardly Awe Inspiring. He Grins and Smirks and All the Women On Screen, and in the Audience, are Supposed to be Charmed Out of Their Pants. James Franco is a Movie Star (and some may question why) and Not an Actor, so He can by No Stretch of the Imagination Pull off the Charm Needed for the Wizard.
It can Work Very Well in Limited Quantities but when that's All there is, that's All there is. The Other Worldliness of the Superhero and other Fantasies. A Mega-Million Dollar Spewing of the Plasticized, Industrial Art that has become the Standard for This Type of Thing. It has a Certain Eye Candy Appeal that also Lacks Warmth, Depth, and Anything Resembling a Soul. If You didn't Know that this Movie was Directed by Sam Raimi, You wouldn't Know that it was Directed by Sam Raimi.
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