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Coming from Disney. Apparently its a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Seems a tad similar to Burton's Alice in Wonderland, but might still be worth a look.
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 08:05:40 am » |
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 09:45:10 am » |
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from what i can see in the trailer it looks like they're trying to make it more action based, i'll reserve judgement until i can see more of it though
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 09:55:03 am » |
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from what i can see in the trailer it looks like they're trying to make it more action based, i'll reserve judgement until i can see more of it though
That seems more in line with the original stories. It was Hollywood who brought in the songs and dance numbers. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 04:10:19 pm » |
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Huh. As someone who absolutely loves the original books (my dad has the entire collection, or at least the ones by Frank L. Baum) I have no idea what to make of this. I always have problems with books to movies. Count of Monte Cristo was a disaster, but Lord of the Rings was quite good. From the trailer I am a bit...confused as to who is who (aside from the flying monkey bit) and are we sure about James Franco as the Wizard?
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“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2012, 08:30:02 pm » |
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Well, for what its worth, the Wikipedia entry has a good bit of info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz:_The_Great_and_Powerful"When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until 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. 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. 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."
So lets see, Theodora - The Wicked Witch of the West, Evandora - The Wicked Witch of the East , Glinda - The Good Witch of the South I guess the North had more important things to worry about. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2012, 08:36:43 pm » |
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Unless you go by the books and then it's Wicked Witch of the East - Nessarose, Wicked Witch of the West - Elphaba, and The Good Witch of the North - Glinda who also appears to be the Southern Witch sometimes but when she is the southern witch the Nothern one is called Locasta.... *sigh* waaaaay too confusing.
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2012, 08:40:20 pm » |
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So which Witch is witch?
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2012, 02:23:21 am » |
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2012, 02:33:35 am » |
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Only bad witches are ugly Though some hide their ugliness on the inside. |
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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2012, 06:58:30 am » |
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Good Heavens - they are doing my unathorized biography!
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2012, 08:55:58 am » |
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I think this looks pretty interesting.
If course I probably won't ever see it, because that's what always happens with movies.
But, I'm looking forward to seeing some reviews of it on our fine forum.
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 08:47:02 pm » |
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Only bad witches are ugly Though some hide their ugliness on the inside. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2012, 11:01:04 pm » |
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I really enjoyed the book Wicked. Wonderful artwork as well! To bad I missed the play when it was in town  "Oh We love the old one" |
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« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2012, 07:10:18 am » |
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Yes, that certainly resembles Disney's recent Alice in Wonderland film...which I generally liked, except for Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter, so I'll give this a look. The shot of the teapot city also resembles the one in the recent Alice: Madness Returns game...I'm sensing a pattern! The books & original movie did such a good job with worldbuilding, I hope they manage to incorporate some of that in here, & not just string a series of action setpieces together I actually really liked the "real world" segments in Alice in Wonderland. -R |
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« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2012, 06:15:20 am » |
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*head tilt* I always wondered what was so pressing that she could leave a little farm girl to wander around Oz alone, because no other adult in Oz seemed to think that was okay. Should be fun, hope they don't mess it up. |
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« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2012, 04:25:32 pm » |
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Should be fun, hope they don't mess it up.
Agreed. This is my thought with most book to movie creations. |
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« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2012, 06:18:16 pm » |
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I've always wanted to see the soldiers in an action, instead of just marching around and chanting, "Oh-Wee-Oh, OOOOH, oh..."
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« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2012, 06:28:28 pm » |
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I've always wanted to see the soldiers in an action, instead of just marching around and chanting, "Oh-Wee-Oh, OOOOH, oh..."
I thought that's all they did. That's action enough....right? |
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« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2012, 02:26:29 am » |
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I've always wanted to see the soldiers in an action, instead of just marching around and chanting, "Oh-Wee-Oh, OOOOH, oh..."
I always thought the Winkie guards were singing "Oh Wee-Oh, OOOH, oh...". However after watching the film with captions I found out they were singing "Oh We Love the Old One". Some believe they were singing "All we own, we owe her" or "Oh we loathe the old one". I guess it is a Rorschach test afterall. Anyway I am really hoping that this new film is as Great and Powerful as the Man himself. "We often mingle with the world, but our discovery is hidden away, as it can be in a small compass, and no one suspects who or what we are. We pass as tourists among our fellow-men" - Mystery Airship Pilot 1858-1898 |
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« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2012, 01:07:39 am » |
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Dusting this old thread off to introduce the new Trailer. Looks epic!
Ohh and its got goggles! |
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« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2012, 04:10:33 am » |
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Ohh and its got goggles! Not just goggles, but painted plastic flip up goggles by the looks of it. What's the budget of this movie?  |
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« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2012, 06:42:53 am » |
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I saw this description of "The Wizard of Oz." today.
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets, then teams up with three strangers to kill again!
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« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2012, 11:18:26 am » |
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They have at least kept the Emerald City and Oz pretty much as it appeared in The Wizard of Oz without 're-imagining it'
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« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2012, 02:29:56 pm » |
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I saw this description of "The Wizard of Oz." today.
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets, then teams up with three strangers to kill again!
Doh! just beat me to it! Rick Polito of the Marin Independent Journal printed in Northern California is locally famous for his droll, single-sentence summations of television programs and movies which the newspaper reports will be broadcast. For the Wizard of Oz, he wrote, "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again." Like Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz has dark undertones and I hope they get properly explored. |
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