We're left with a film that's entertaining, a little scarier than you'd expect, but extremely inconsistent. 2 Hours 11 Minutes. She offers Theodora a magic apple "to remove her heartache", but it turns her into a hideous green-skinned creature. The 3D is utilized just as it should be in a children's fantasy epic such as this overtly, but with skill. Oscar Diggs arrives in the Land of Oz where he meets a witch, Theodora, who assumes that he is a wizard hired to kill her competitor. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuityand even a bit of wizardryOscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. "Its a good thing green is my favorite color. - Oscar Diggs. There he encounters the nave witch Theodora, who believes him to be the wizard prophesied to become King of Oz by defeating the Wicked Witch, who killed the previous king. However, three witches -- Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) -- remain unconvinced that Oscar is the great wizard that the inhabitants of Oz need and expect. Tin Man: Oooohhhhhh! [76] In total grosses, Oz's largest countries are Russia and the CIS ($27.4million), China ($25.9million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($23.4million). David Lindsay-Abaire, Release Date (Theaters): Yyyes, your Honor. She confides in Oscar that she knows he is not the wizard, but still believes he can help stop Evanora. A fun and dazzling adaptation of a classic tale, Oz The Great and Powerful works as both a stand alone introduction as well as a prequel to the classic 1939 film - that only suffers from being somewhat overlong and a weak Mila Kunis performance. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot - until he meets three witches . Stream our library of shows and movies without ad interruptions. Oscar Diggs arrives in the Land of Oz where he meets a witch, Theodora, who assumes that he is a wizard hired to kill her competitor. Oz The Great and Powerful (film) A prequel to L. Frank Baum's original Oz story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and the 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz, showing how the Wizard arrived in Oz and became its ruler.Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, where he thinks he has hit the jackpotfame and fortune are . The full trailer for Disney's fantastical adventure \"Oz The Great and Powerful\" starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. The music is fun and compliments . Besides James Franco, a Best Actor Academy Award nominee for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful features Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Friends with Benefits) as Theodora, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (for Fernando . Uploaded By: 123Movies - 123Torrents March 07, 2013, Thu at 12:52 PM Watchlist. [78] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Joe Roth, Writer: Oz: The Great and Powerful 2 is a upcoming movie will released on June 14, 2019 . [28] In 2005, Disney produced the television film The Muppets' Wizard of Oz which aired on its network ABC. Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. [12] Similarly, various other races of Oz are depicted besides the Munchkins; the Quadlings, the china doll inhabitants of Dainty China Country, and the Winkies (who went unnamed in the 1939 film). That is a vicious stereotype! [40] Costume designer Gary Jones focused on authenticity with his wardrobe designs: "We started by doing a lot of research and having ideas of the ways (costumes) should look in order to be (historically accurate) but as we went on, we really began creating a whole new world."[41]. You Might Also Like. Sam Raimi's kitschy, mediocre $200 million dollar prequel to the beloved 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." Video codec is 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 and a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track is one of the audio options. In "Oz The Great and Powerful," the young magician Oz (James Franco) finds himself in a magical land where he meets a series of characters who force Oz to spiritually mature. While it pays tribute to the original film, the main character this time is an adult, rather than a girl, and the themes are accordingly more mature. The three reach the forest and discover the "Wicked Witch" is the late king's daughter Glinda the Good Witch, and Evanora is the true Wicked Witch. [48] Regarding the tonal quality of the score, Elfman stated, "We're going to take an approach that's old school but not self-consciously old-fashioned. Disney president Sean Bailey commissioned Oz the Great and Powerful (under the working title "Brick") during the tenure of chairman Dick Cook, who was succeeded by Rich Ross, and later Alan Horn, a succession in management rarely survived by a major studio release. You've got your Sleeping Beauties, your Cinderellas and your Alices. She informed him about the prophecy that a man who had the same name as their land would defeat the wicked witch. China Girl, RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Oz the Great and Powerful and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Digital Multiplex: Oz the Great and Powerful and The Story of Wikileaks, RT25: Celebrating 25 years of Rotten Tomatoes. Disney's fantastical adventure 'Oz The Great and Powerful,' directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. We had to go 180 degrees in the other direction. To that end, Disney had a copyright expert on set to ensure no infringement occurred. 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Rachel Weisz, Abigail Spencer, Joey King, Michelle Williams. Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil. This page was last edited on 31 March 2023, at 20:25. [71] Despite the film's solid debut, which was larger than nearly all comparable titles, it clearly lagged behind Alice in Wonderland's opening ($116.1million). Recommended. Females made up 52% of the audience. Get Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+, all with ads, for $12.99/mo. Watchlist. Stay current with additional news, entertainment, and lifestyle programming from American Heroes Channel, BET Her, Boomerang, CNBC World, Cooking Channel, Crime + Investigation, Destination America, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, Magnolia Network, Military History Channel, MTV2, MTV Classic, Nick Toons,Science, and Teen Nick. Based on L. Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel,[5] the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. Overall, this simply comes off as flat, uninspired and surprisingly slow. Theodora enters Glinda's domain and angrily reveals her new hideous appearance to Oscar before threatening to kill him and his allies with the Emerald City's well-prepared army. [74], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Oz the Great and Powerful received an approval rating of 57% based on 273 reviews, with an average rating of 6.00/10. [19] Ironically, the film was approved due to the success of Snow White. Ultimately he becomes a loyal ally and helps Oz discover his true self. Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 fantasy film directed by Sam Raimi, and produced by the same people behind Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) and following the leads of then-recent Darker and Edgier versions of notable literary creations such as the aforementioned Alice in Wonderland, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, and Snow White & the Huntsman. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Super Buddies (2013) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) Into the Woods (2014) Maleficent (2014) Million Dollar Arm (2014) See production, box office & company info, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Not a Great Movie, but Still a Good Movie, Fantastic: Episode dated 17 February 2013. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Danny Elfman composed the film's score. The Oz: The Great And Powerful Cast . October 7, 2013. You billowing bale of bovine fodder!! Never underestimate the power of goodness. There he is rescued by Theodora(Mila Kunis) who also fills him in on where he is and of the prophecy he might play a large part of. Raimi opted to use practical sets in conjunction with computer-generated imagery during filming. Stargate) for the soundtrack of the film. Oz The Great And Powerful is not merely a gargantuan, complex, mega-budget Disney production in 3D, it dares to take on one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Wizard Of Oz, rated by Raimi . The production team worked under the constraint of abiding by the stipulations set forth by Warner Bros., the legal owner of the rights to iconic elements of the 1939 film (via its Turner Entertainment sister company which purchased the MGM film library in 1986), including the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland. Oz the Great and Powerful. [31] In January 2011, Downey declined the role[29] and it was offered to Johnny Depp, who had previously collaborated with the studio in Pirates of the Caribbean and Alice in Wonderland. Coming Soon. At first he thinks . Just confirm how you got your ticket. A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. At the Emerald City, Theodora's older sister Evanora tells Oscar that the Wicked Witch resides in the Dark Forest and can be killed by destroying her wand. and complaining that "while Raimi's Oz is like retinal crack, he never seduces our hearts and minds. Meskipun menerima tinjauan beragam dari para kritikus, film ini meraup lebih dari $ 493 juta di seluruh dunia dengan anggaran $ 200 juta, menjadikannya . He reluctantly takes charge of an "army" of Quadlings, Tinkers and Munchkins. 56Tomato. [29] In February, James Franco accepted $7 million to star in the film, five months before filming was scheduled to begin. PG (Scary Images|Brief Mild Language|Sequences of Action), Genre: [34], Disney wanted to reduce the film's production budget to $200million. Which is why I knew that this was an idea for a movie that was genuinely worth pursuing. wide, Release Date (Streaming): [35], Principal photography for Oz the Great and Powerful began July 25, 2011, at Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac, Michigan, employing 3D cameras.[36]. [55] Disney also promoted the film through its theme parks; Epcot's International Flower and Garden Festival featured a multi-purpose garden and play area themed to the film and Disney California Adventure hosted sample viewings inside the Muppet*Vision 3D theatre. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. When destruction befalls her land, the brave, resilient China Girl encounters Oz and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Oz the Great and Powerful Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Joe Roth Written by Mitchell Kapner David Lindsay-Abaire L. Frank Baum (book) Starring James Franco Michelle Williams Rachel Weisz Mila Kunis Zach Braff Bill Cobbs Joey King Tony Cox Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography by Peter Deming Editor (s) Bob Murawski Studio (s) Starring: James FrancoMila KunisRachel WeiszMichelle WilliamsZach Braff. Read critic reviews. 6.3 (209,948) 44. The Wicked Witches are portrayed as sisters, an idea which originated in the 1939 film. However, Roy O. Disney, the chairman of Walt Disney Productions, was informed by Baum's estate that they had sold the film rights to the first book to Samuel Goldwyn, who re-sold it to Louis B. Mayer in 1938. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Oz The Great And Powerful. "[83], Justin Chang of Variety had a mixed reaction, writing that the film "gets some mileage out of its game performances, luscious production design and the unfettered enthusiasm director Sam Raimi brings to a thin, simplistic origin story. Michigan Motion Picture Studios, 1999 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, Michigan USA, the costume designers' credits are seen fitting clothes on an elephant, the screenwriters' credit is seen within a tornado. [47] He noted that the film's score was accessibly quick to produce, with a majority of the music being written in six weeks. 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