A Wizard of Oz prequel. It's prohibitive to compare a stage play to cinema, but if I hadn't already seen the far more sophisticated and socio-politically amusing Oz prequel story, the Broadway show Wicked, I might have enjoyed this more. Still, in lieu of the creative use of the 1939 movie story elements (the yellow brick road, the deadly poppy field, the Wizard's looming fog-like projection), the CGI effects here are too cartoonish and distracting. And how many times do I have to say I don't like James Franco? Nobody seems to listen.
Trivia: Bruce Campbell has played a role in almost every Sam Raimi feature film. Here, he's an Emerald City gatekeeper.
Mo says:
I just watched this on TV and have to say it was rubbish. OK, maybe it was because I saw the original movie just last week but all in all I doubt that that would have changed my mind about this travesty!
ReplyDeleteNow that I look back, I believe I was too kind to this movie two years ago - maybe because of Sam Raimi. This should've been a NoMo.
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