Review of Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) by Steve G — 16 Nov 2013

Leather pants, street slang ("yeah, baby"?), PC (monkey complaining about monkey stereotypes), make-out sessions... *smh. Missing Baum's spirit. Undermines the entire point of the 1939 film...the wizard is a bad man for deception; as well as being a bad wizard.

Just out of curiosity, why does one sister have a British accent & the other an American?

Also, why were Glinda & Auntie Em played by the same actress?

That said, the battle scenes were surprisingly impressive, at times.

The china doll scene was the one scene that truly held any kind of emotional resonance. It was painful.

Michelle Williams & Rachel Weisz were particularly impressive. Franco, while earnest, was not so convincing.

"I hate you", "Bubbles are just for show" ...great dialogue.

I may not be the first to point out that the entire basis of heroism is upon deceptive pretense. yay.

And then he, the deceiver, exonerates the witch's wickedness as somehow not her doing. The acts of evil that she committed, she was not responsible for. This is where 21st century cultural marxism makes its inevitable mark on even the greatest of stories. The statement from the wizard was on par with the actions of the witch.

I hate so much that there are kids who will see this first, and then watch the 1939 version, and believe that everything that happened here is what led to that film. They'll see Margaret Hamilton & think she got that way because of being spurned by James Franco. They'll see stockings under a house, & think it's a hot Rachel Weisz. They'll see Frank Morgan & wonder if that's what Franco will look like when he grows old... I can't live with that knowledge.