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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Directed by Sam Raimi
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Overview
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.
Rated PG | Length 130 minutes
Actors
James Franco | Mila Kunis | Rachel Weisz | Michelle Williams | Zach Braff | Bill Cobbs | Joey King | Tony Cox | Stephen R. Hart | Abigail Spencer | Bruce Campbell | Ted Raimi | Tim Holmes | Toni Wynne | Rob Crites | William Dick | Gene Jones | John Lord Booth III | Suzanne Keilly | Shannon Murray | Ralph Lister | John Manfredi | Robert Stromberg | Channing Pierce | Brian Searle | Russell Bobbitt | Julie Gershenson | Dan Nelson | T.J. Jagodowski | John Paxton | Melissa Exelberth | Steve Forbes | Arnold Agee | Deborah Puette | Julius Kline III | Theresa Tilly | Betsy Baker | Ellen Sandweiss | Bella Shepard | Sasha Kida Reynolds | Ja'Vonne Cousins | Victoria Lurz | Dashiell Raimi | Oliver Raimi | Brandon Hamilton | Stevie Lee | Martin Klebba | Danielle Ragland | Bart McCarthy | Timothy Patrick Quill | Nicholas Lindsay-Abaire | Bill E. Rogers | Dan Hicks | Mia Serafino | Lanika Wise | Mikayla Bouchard | Nellie Ann Prestine-Lowery | Emma Raimi | Jayne Violassi | Jay Schwalm | Wendy Cutler | James Bird | Kenneth D. Ciszewski | Chester F. Guilmet | Robert Buck | Jim Moll | Phillip Huber | Bernie Allemon | Dan Cota | Dale Drew | Spencer Frost | Jon Overgaauw | Eduardo Piedra | Eric Potts | Jordan Rafael | Adam Romano | David Spradlin | Mani Love | Michael Witous | Christophe Zajac-Denek | Chidi Ajufo | Talia Akiva | Apollo Bacala | Kelly Bacon | Cameron Barnett | Robert T. Barrett | Colin Bryant | Ron Causey | Grady Chambless | Lee Christian | Michael Clossin | Neil Ellice | John C. Epperson | Mike Estes | Jessee Foudray | Logan Fry | Nesti Gee | Derrick Gilliam | Ryan Groves | Brice Harris | Niki Haze | Ron Heisler | Dennis Kleinsmith | Doug Kolbicz | Kef Lee | Davy J. Marr | Julia Metas | Bob Jay Mills | Reza Mir | Jessica Nichole | Jor él Quinn | Gene Richards | Ari Rufino | Keith Schloemp | David Schwager | Ashley Siloac | Amy Sutherland | Eric Adam Swenson | Kevin Thompson | David Waldman | Filip Watermann | Matt Weinglass | Otis Winston
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
A funnish, family oriented fantasy that worked well enough for me. Probably my biggest issue is that this new Oz film really has no cultural relevance like the original Wizard of Oz did. The original Wizard came out during the depression and it’s change from black and white to color, from dull reality to fantasy, feels like escapism at a time it was most needed (though fantasy films weren’t necessarily embraced during the depression).
While Oz: The Great and Powerful follows these same conventions, which is a nice nod to the original, it doesn’t have the same impact to me.
Still, a decent enough movie, though I don’t think I’d call it a classic in the making or anything of the sort.
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