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"[84], 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. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up Using a hidden smoke machine and image projector, he presents a giant image of his face as his "true" form and a fireworks display to intimidate the Wicked Witches. Theodora's tears leave streak-like scars on her face, reflecting her weakness to water in the original story. They don't tell Olivia that an evil spell has been cast on her by someone she never knew. The circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and threatens him. Oscar escapes in a hot air balloon but is sucked into a tornado that takes him to the Land of Oz. Females made up 52% of the audience. As her first act, she flies to Quadling Country and easily breaks through Glinda's barrier. 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. The Flying Monkey is OK and the China Doll is the Most Memorable. [13] Abigail Spencer plays May, Oscar's temporary magic assistant in Kansas and one of his several fleeting loves in the film. [32] Sam Raimi was hired to direct in 2010 from a shortlist including Sam Mendes and Adam Shankman. Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi, based on the Oz novels L. Frank Baum. Puppetry was employed for a physical version of the China Girl to serve as a visual key-point for actors to manipulate. [13] Tim Holmes plays the strongman who attacks Oscar for trying to court his wife (played by Toni Wynne), prompting Oscar to take the hot air balloon that sends him to the Land of Oz. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. "[31], Kapner and co-writer Palak Patel were turned down by Sony Pictures[30] before the project was set up at Walt Disney Pictures in 2009. King also plays a young girl in a wheelchair volunteering in Oscar's magic show in Kansas. [54] The film had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on February 14, 2013. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's opening sequence is presented in black and white. "[81] Critic Alonso Duralde also admired the movie: "That Oz the Great and Powerful is so thoroughly effective both on its own terms and as a prequel to one of the most beloved movies ever made indicates that this team has magic to match any witch or wizard. It has a Certain Eye Candy Appeal that also Lacks Warmth, Depth, and Anything Resembling a Soul.But here it is. The film's 3-D share of the opening weekend was 53%. Evanora is carried away by a pair of flying baboons as she vows revenge. Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. A frustrated circus magician from Kansas is transported to a magical land called Oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the Wicked Witches using his great (but fake) powers. There's a generic hero’s journey, woefully underwritten characters and poor casting choices. 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That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. [3] It topped the box office on its worldwide opening weekend with $149 million. Reluctantly dr… A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. [39] Physical sets were constructed so the actors could have a visual reference, as opposed to using green screen technology for every scene. I also think there's the advantage that I'm able to write narratively, and when I'm able to write narratively I can also move quicker because that's my natural instincts, I can tell a story in the music. Even a sophisticated grade-schooler will find these doings weak and overblown. 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It can Work Very Well in Limited Quantities but when that's All there is, that's All there is. Which is why I knew that this was an idea for a movie that was genuinely worth pursuing. [51], The original soundtrack to Oz the Great and Powerful was released digitally and physically by Walt Disney Records on March 5, 2013. [30], Oz the Great and Powerful was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and digital download on June 11, 2013. Also from the 1939 film is that several actors who play Oz characters make cameos in the Kansas segments, such as Frank, Oscar's assistant whom he refers to as his "trained monkey" (Frank's "Oz" counterpart is the winged monkey Finley) and a young girl in a wheelchair who serves as the Kansas counterpart to China Girl (in Kansas, Oscar is unable to make the wheelchair-bound young girl walk, and gets a chance to do so when he repairs China Girl's broken legs); Annie who inspires Oscar to be a good and great person (Annie's "Oz" counterpart, Glinda, also inspires Oscar to be a better person) informs him that she has been proposed to by John Gale, presumably hinting at Dorothy Gale's parental lineage. We're left with a film that's entertaining, a little scarier than you'd expect, but extremely inconsistent. If he's not enchanted, how are we supposed to be?" Stargate) for the soundtrack of the film. The filmmakers had to toe a fine line between calling the film to mind but not infringing upon it. That's not much for Disney and the Pile of Gold it put out for this Thing. Bad Boss: Has shades of this … Oz: The Great and Powerful 2 is a upcoming movie will released on June 14, 2019 . Stephen R. Hart and Bruce Campbell play Winkie guards at the Emerald City. [34] Franco received training for the role from magician Lance Burton. Oz the Great and Powerful A con artist and stage magician, a tornado sends him to the Land of Oz. Glinda brings Oscar's group to her domain to escape Evanora's army of Winkies and flying baboons. In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising. [16][17] As in the 1939 film, Glinda travels in giant bubbles, and the Emerald City is actually emerald; in the novel, characters wear tinted glasses to make it appear so, though during the battle preparations sequence Oz can be seen wearing emerald goggles. Therefore, Disney was unable to use them nor any original character likenesses from the 1939 film. [30] Sony Pictures Imageworks was contracted to create the film's visual effects. [44] This extended to the green of the Wicked Witch's skin for which Disney used what its legal department considered a sufficiently different shade dubbed "Theostein" (a portmanteau of "Theodora" and "Frankenstein"). [29], Roth initially sought Robert Downey Jr. for the title role of the Wizard. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. On March 7, 2013, Variety confirmed that Disney has already approved plans for a sequel, with Mitchell Kapner returning as screenwriter. 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