Oz the Great and Powerful

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Zach S it is an okay film. Not bad, not great, it needed more time in the editing suite. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Blu B Is it a trainwreck? No. Is anything broken? No not really. It's a pretty standard fantasy adventure. Makes perfect sense but it leaves a lot to be desired and nothing about as a whole is consistently "Good". The acting is barely passable and shaky at best. Franco sometimes does a good job but than other times it feels like he's in a Seth Rogan comedy and it just doesn't match at all. Milas as the Wicked With....yeah she's not that good. Her Weistz have no chemistry and are just subpar as the villians. Mila & James also ahve no real chemistry together. The humor in this also...is just so awkward and not really funny. It's not terrible but it's constantly flat and lacking any charm. It's like dumb 00's humor more than charm. Everyone else is forgettable save for the china glass girl who was good. Her scenes were great and is the one character I wish ahd more exploration and time. Too bad it feels like for long parts she feels forgotten about along with the other band of comrades. The music isn't bad. It's somewhat forgettable but it does fit a fantasyland like Oz. The cinematography is all over the place but mediocre as a whole. Tons of production value, special effects, and effort put into tis but the CGI scenes just lack the charm and don't look as good as practical sets and it becomes very noticeable. Other times it feels like a fantasy action movie akin to Harry Potter or a horror movie at times which feel out of place. The direction is alright though. There are some nice sets but a lot of fights just feel oversaturated with CGI. The editing isn't bad and the pacing is okay. The first half feels like a retelling of the Wizard of Oz almost rather than a origin story. And than it becomes half about The Wicked Witches than Oz so it loses focus despite being more original. On top of that add the shaky acting and humor and you can see why this really isn't anything to ride home about. Compared to other prequels or modern takes on tales/books from around this time like Hansel & Griddle Witch Hunters or Snow White and the Huntsman....this is a step above those. But still most could skip this and not miss much. Stick with The excellently made Wicked & The Masterpiece Wizard of Oz (1939). Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Tiffani L Amazing best ever awesome so entertaining need another one with cast Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Stephen C What the **** did I just watch?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $234,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed the movie, but if you think about the story of Theodora, she was just a normal and a loving girl, then she turned into a wicked witch just because her sister told her lies. It shows that no person is born evil... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Audience Member Franco phoned it in like the 2011 Oscars. The generic-brand “Wicked” film we’ve had at home for over a decade, has now been forgotten by the lucky majority of the public. From the choice to exclude musical numbers to the decision to over rely on CGI instead of practical effects, this film seems to ignore the aspects that audiences love so much about the original film adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz”. Its CGI is already showing some age, but it has a painted effect style that allows it to hold up better than most of its contemporaries. With a prioritization of shots that would look great in 3D, it is very much a product of its time down to the miscasting of James Franco and Mila Kunis as the leads. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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