Oz the Great and Powerful
Release Date: 7th March 2013 - Australia
Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Roth Films
Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: PGRuntime: 130 minutes
Budget: $215,000,000
Box Office Gross: $493,311,825
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
A small-time circus magician
with dubious ethics is hurled
to an enchanting land, where
he encounters three witches,
as well as the opportunity
to transform himself into a
great wizard - and an even
greater man.Cast
James Franco - Oscar "Oz"
Diggs
Mila Kunis - Theodara
Rachel Weisz - Evanora
Michelle Williams - Glinda/
Annie
Zach Braff - Finley (Voice)/Frank
Joey King - China Girl (Voice)
Bill Cobbs - Master TinkerTony Cox - Knuck
Crew
Director - Sam Raimi
Based on The OZ Series -
L. Frank Baum
Screen Story/Screenplay -
Mitchell Kapner
Screenplay - David Lindsay-
Abaire
Executive Producers - Grant Curtis, Joshua Donen, Palak Patel & Philip Steuer
Producer - Joe Roth
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director - K.C. Hodenfield
Co-Producers - W. Mark McNair & Tamara Watts Kent
Casting Director - John Papsidera
Production Designer - Robert Stromberg
Supervising Art Directors - Todd Cherniawsky & Stefan Dechant
Art Directors - John Lord Booth III,
Andrew L. Jones, Iain McFayden,
Meghan C. Rogers & Domenic Silvestri
Set Decorator - Nancy Haigh
Costume Designer - Gary Jones
Costume/Character Designer - Michael Kutsche
Makeup Department Head - Vivian Baker
Special Makeup Effects Artist - Howard Berger
Cinematography - Peter Deming
Second Unit Director - Jeffrey Lynch
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Scott Rogers
Co-Stunt Coordinator - Randy Beckman
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator: Additional Photography -
J.D. Schwalm
Visual Effects Supervisors - Pavan Kumar Potluri,
Scott Stokdyk & Joe Takai
Visual Effects Art Director - Steven Messing
Animation Supervisors - Troy Saliba &
Raphael A. Pimentel
Digital Effects Supervisor: SPI - Francisco De Jesus
Computer Graphics Supervisor: SPI - R. Stirling Duguid
Film Editor - Bob Murawski
Music - Danny Elfman
Review
Some time ago, I thought about doing a review for the 1939 classic 'The Wizard of Oz'. I grew up with this timeless classic that effectively enthralled every generation of critics and film-goers. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to do this review but instead watched the prequel called 'OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL'. While the film isn't as marvellous as the original, because there were no songs included, it still has the scenery as well as that unique fantasy feel. Few of the scenes of the prequel are ghastly frightening and one thing I do need to mention are the visuals which were extraordinary. Some of the acting performances were remarkable, even from James Franco whose character The Wizard is somewhat different than the one played by Frank Morgan. The direction of Sam Raimi is very good, especially for his skills as a filmmaker. The film's usage of 3D is handled very well and often when you see yourself in an imaginative land like Oz, you feel as though you have been immersed into to this magical, exotic land.
'OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL' is a bit better than I had anticipated, it's entirely a semi-decent prequel and the Oz fans should go and see it. So feel free to watch the movie, if you too have a brain or a heart or courage to know what it is good for you.
Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie
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Production Designer - Robert Stromberg
Supervising Art Directors - Todd Cherniawsky & Stefan Dechant
Art Directors - John Lord Booth III,
Andrew L. Jones, Iain McFayden,
Meghan C. Rogers & Domenic Silvestri
Set Decorator - Nancy Haigh
Costume Designer - Gary Jones
Costume/Character Designer - Michael Kutsche
Makeup Department Head - Vivian Baker
Special Makeup Effects Artist - Howard Berger
Cinematography - Peter Deming
Second Unit Director - Jeffrey Lynch
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Scott Rogers
Co-Stunt Coordinator - Randy Beckman
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator: Additional Photography -
J.D. Schwalm
Visual Effects Supervisors - Pavan Kumar Potluri,
Scott Stokdyk & Joe Takai
Visual Effects Art Director - Steven Messing
Animation Supervisors - Troy Saliba &
Raphael A. Pimentel
Digital Effects Supervisor: SPI - Francisco De Jesus
Computer Graphics Supervisor: SPI - R. Stirling Duguid
Film Editor - Bob Murawski
Music - Danny Elfman
Review
Some time ago, I thought about doing a review for the 1939 classic 'The Wizard of Oz'. I grew up with this timeless classic that effectively enthralled every generation of critics and film-goers. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to do this review but instead watched the prequel called 'OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL'. While the film isn't as marvellous as the original, because there were no songs included, it still has the scenery as well as that unique fantasy feel. Few of the scenes of the prequel are ghastly frightening and one thing I do need to mention are the visuals which were extraordinary. Some of the acting performances were remarkable, even from James Franco whose character The Wizard is somewhat different than the one played by Frank Morgan. The direction of Sam Raimi is very good, especially for his skills as a filmmaker. The film's usage of 3D is handled very well and often when you see yourself in an imaginative land like Oz, you feel as though you have been immersed into to this magical, exotic land.
'OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL' is a bit better than I had anticipated, it's entirely a semi-decent prequel and the Oz fans should go and see it. So feel free to watch the movie, if you too have a brain or a heart or courage to know what it is good for you.
Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie
Can't wait to watch this, but I probably need to watch the original Wizard of Oz first.
ReplyDelete-James
Good thinking, I just about to watch that significant and same classic.
DeleteSolid review. Oz really isn’t that great and powerful but it’s actually a damn good movie that actually succeeds over Alice in Wonderland in both terms of quality, quantity, and subtlety.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it is better than Tim Burton's Alice and I didn't really go see it because I didn't want to. I instead only watched the other movies of 2010 like the second TRON film.
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