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Disneys "OZ"
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Eggs Mayonnaise
All In With The Nuts
I want to see it, once I find a non-3D theater.
I don't do 3D.
I don't do 3D.
eloisel
Forever Empress E
Saw it today in Imax 3D. Absolutely wonderful. Lots of color, great costumes, scenery was just what I'd expect in the land of Oz. This is the best I've seen Rachel Weisz. Michelle Williams was awesome too. Loved the little China Girl and Finley. I think this movie will become a companion classic to The Wizard of Oz. Glad I saw it on the big screen because it is a movie that needs to be seen in a big way.
Lots of laughs. The witches have some pretty chilling moments. Absolutely loved the showdown between the Wizard and the Wicked Witches in the town square.
Not what I expected considering the somewhat confusing trailers.
Of all the movies I've seen recently, this is the one I'd recommend as a must see on a big screen.
Lots of laughs. The witches have some pretty chilling moments. Absolutely loved the showdown between the Wizard and the Wicked Witches in the town square.
Not what I expected considering the somewhat confusing trailers.
Of all the movies I've seen recently, this is the one I'd recommend as a must see on a big screen.
Donovan
beer, I want beer
It sucked. Wizard was a twat from start to finish, the teeny little green chick came off as clingy psycho ex crying petulantly and going emo because he didn't call her the next day, and the effects were meaningless and pointless. We've already done the "sense of wonder" bit in movies. There still has to be a story that's better than the average episode of Disney Tween Programming.
Fucking awful movie. 17 public domain OZ books to draw from and this is the shit they put out.
Fucking awful movie. 17 public domain OZ books to draw from and this is the shit they put out.
tastybeefjerky
no focus in life
I thought it was a decent movie.
Love Child
One Love
Saw it. Liked it.
Of course I mostly enjoyed the company I was with. Saw it in An old theater, made it feel slightly nastalgic. And yes I agree- the wizard was an arrogant ass and the jealous women didn't do much for me. Liked the monkey.
Of course I mostly enjoyed the company I was with. Saw it in An old theater, made it feel slightly nastalgic. And yes I agree- the wizard was an arrogant ass and the jealous women didn't do much for me. Liked the monkey.
Donovan
beer, I want beer
Tell me that plot of selfish but essentially goodhearted cad wrongs a girl, learns his lesson about finding happiness, and uses his nerd friends to win the big contest/fight/dance-off with the villains couldn't have been any fucking episode of Suite Life, Drake and Josh or any other tweenie Disney show.
It was banal and any other take is nostalgia colored by fondness for the original.
It was banal and any other take is nostalgia colored by fondness for the original.
Mirah
I love you
This is true. (Re: your last statement) As far as the names of tweenie Disney shows-I know nothing of. ; ) : D
I am a fan of Frank L Baum's writings and have a book that is worth a small amount called "The Patchwork Girl of Oz". Perhaps I will collect more.
Donovan
beer, I want beer
That's probably what annoys me. There are dozens of Oz books. A rich and full history of an alternate magical world where scarecrows become kings and sofas can talk and fly. And yet this twaddle is what they put out. Sigh. As for the Disney shows...let's just say with Netflix and a nine-year-old around I know WAY too much about their programming.
eloisel
Forever Empress E
Yeah - I never see a movie if I've read the book it is "based on." Haven't read any Frank L. Baum's books.
So far as the Wizard of Oz, love Judy Garland. However, the flying monkeys and the witch freaked me out when I saw it as a kid and haven't been able to watch it all the way through since.
I enjoyed this Oz movie. It is a good thing because I'm going to see it with a group of friends tomorrow afternoon. There are very few movies I'd pay to see a second time and this one wouldn't be one of them except the people I'm going with haven't been already and can't be talked into seeing something else.
So far as the Wizard of Oz, love Judy Garland. However, the flying monkeys and the witch freaked me out when I saw it as a kid and haven't been able to watch it all the way through since.
I enjoyed this Oz movie. It is a good thing because I'm going to see it with a group of friends tomorrow afternoon. There are very few movies I'd pay to see a second time and this one wouldn't be one of them except the people I'm going with haven't been already and can't be talked into seeing something else.
eloisel
Forever Empress E
Saw it again today - not in Imax and not in 3D. It was definitely better the first time I saw it in Imax and 3D. However, I still thoroughly enjoyed the showdown at the end.
The St. Crispin's Day Speech could have been better but, it is a Disney movie. To get any grittier than it was, Disney would have had to produce it out of one of its other movie companies and not put the Disney name on it.
This thread has made realize I am blessed when it comes to entertainment. I don't go into movies prepared to love or hate them based on what someone else thinks so I can feel how I do about it based on how I experience it. I don't have a limited budget of money or time so I can see what I want without having to expect it to hold me over until I can afford to or find time again to go be entertained. I have a mentally stimulating job so I don't require my entertainment to mentally challenge me as well. Having said that, doesn't mean I can watch any old garbage and be happy with it. Just means that I'm blessed to be in a bit better position than some so that I can enjoy a movie for what it has to offer.
I still liked the movie. If you haven't seen it and you enjoy going to the movies for the big screen experience, then this is a nice one for that.
The St. Crispin's Day Speech could have been better but, it is a Disney movie. To get any grittier than it was, Disney would have had to produce it out of one of its other movie companies and not put the Disney name on it.
This thread has made realize I am blessed when it comes to entertainment. I don't go into movies prepared to love or hate them based on what someone else thinks so I can feel how I do about it based on how I experience it. I don't have a limited budget of money or time so I can see what I want without having to expect it to hold me over until I can afford to or find time again to go be entertained. I have a mentally stimulating job so I don't require my entertainment to mentally challenge me as well. Having said that, doesn't mean I can watch any old garbage and be happy with it. Just means that I'm blessed to be in a bit better position than some so that I can enjoy a movie for what it has to offer.
I still liked the movie. If you haven't seen it and you enjoy going to the movies for the big screen experience, then this is a nice one for that.
Conchaga
Let's fuck some shit up
^I generally agree with your point. If you feel that the price you paid to be entertained was fair and you were entertained, who gives a rat's ass? Some of us just like our escapist entertainment (which is what movies like this are all about) to actually allow us to escape into it. If I can't stand a character because I've seen the same character a thousand times in a thousand other movies or shows, I have a hard time letting go of reality and delving into the narrative. Same with the plot, score, cinematography, cgi, and actors. Big budget movies have big budgets so that they can attempt to create imagery, sound, characters, and a story a person could momentarily suspend reality to believe it truly exists. It doesn't take a Juilliard-schooled film major to point out glaring problems in some films that can completely ruin the experience. For example, the TV show Revolution states that the power, meaning electricity, stopped working around the globe simultaneously, however for some reason that also means internal combustion engines powered by fossil fuels no longer work, too. Then, in one episode there's a big electrical rain-storm? So, batteries and early fossil-fueled engines don't work, but since lightning is natural, it's ok? See what I mean? Kinda ruins the experience.
Personally, I don't agree with the ticket prices at movie theaters and would rather spend my $20-per-person entrance fee at a museum, or stage play, or symphony, or a high school musical, or anywhere else that doesn't see profit margins above 30% and 40% in the eight-digit dollar range. I'll make some exceptions for movies I've been a mega-fan of since I was a kid, like Skyfall or The Hobbit - G.I. Joe can go suck a cock for attempting to rape my childhood, however. I just refuse to be gouged for anything less than spectacular film-making otherwise. Same goes for buying DVD's, Blu-Ray's, or video games. As their production costs are nowhere near the prices they charge. No other products on earth, besides high-end designer merchandise, charge those kinds of markups.
As for this latest Disney nostalgia-milking cash cow? I'll wait until it's in the four for $20 bin at Wal-Mart next year, watch it once, then exchange it at Gamestop for a percentage off a $5 used game.
Personally, I don't agree with the ticket prices at movie theaters and would rather spend my $20-per-person entrance fee at a museum, or stage play, or symphony, or a high school musical, or anywhere else that doesn't see profit margins above 30% and 40% in the eight-digit dollar range. I'll make some exceptions for movies I've been a mega-fan of since I was a kid, like Skyfall or The Hobbit - G.I. Joe can go suck a cock for attempting to rape my childhood, however. I just refuse to be gouged for anything less than spectacular film-making otherwise. Same goes for buying DVD's, Blu-Ray's, or video games. As their production costs are nowhere near the prices they charge. No other products on earth, besides high-end designer merchandise, charge those kinds of markups.
As for this latest Disney nostalgia-milking cash cow? I'll wait until it's in the four for $20 bin at Wal-Mart next year, watch it once, then exchange it at Gamestop for a percentage off a $5 used game.