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Enjoyable
PostedMarch 11, 2013
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from white plains, ny
Age:25 to 34
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
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I went into the movie hearing bad reviews but I thought it was very good.
Pros great story
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
Good Family Film
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
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First and foremost -- this is a children's movie that is enjoyable for the whole family. Biggest criticism -- the Wizard of Oz was so powerful because it never talked down to the audience, never tried to be cutesy or went for the cheap laughs. Today's film makers of family/children's movies need to stop going for the cutesy cheap laughs and play it straight. This story is powerful. The acting strong, the production magnificent, Let the film stand on its own. You don't have to go for the cutesy to be successful. In fact, if you get rid of the cutesy, you'd have a classic. .
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, great production, credible pre-quel
Cons at times cutesy
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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2 / 5
2 / 5
special effect: awesome idea: poor
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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from Miami, FL, USA
Age:17 or under
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
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The special effects and computer animated things were gorgeous and cool, but the overall idea of it wasn't good. Most of the movie was predictable, and the commercial gives too high expectations. The movie was not that good and I do not recommend it.
Pros great special effects
Cons bad acting, too complex, predictable
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Disney keeps up the pace...
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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from Louisville, Kentucky
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
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While it would be hard to step into the shoes of the original Wizard of Oz, this storyline gives a glimpse of what was before Dorothy, with some subtle hints all during the dialogue and soundtracks of what is yet to come. Thanks, Disney for a great and powerful movie that met my expectations. Now let's see you do something with Wicked!
Pros great story, great actors
Cons more indepth background with characters needed
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Love IMAX 3D
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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from Fort Worth, TX, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
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Great movie slow start, good story. It was interesting to see how Disney was going to do a prequel on a movie owned by Warner Brothers.
Pros great story, great actors
Cons slow
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
Must see in IMAX 3D
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
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I thought it was good, but not great. It's very different feel from the Wizard of Oz. It's more of an action film. But the 3D effect, the animation and special effects alone were worth it. They did overuse the 3D in-your-face effects, as the critics point out. I didn't identify with the characters as much as the Wizard of Oz. I don't think it will be a classic, but it was a good flick.
Pros well paced, special effects
Cons didn't identify with the characters
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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1 / 5
Very Disappointed
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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Age:45 to 54
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My Wife and I had really been looking forward to seeing this movie.
So I took her to the Imax 3-d version to let her see it the best way possible.
Sorry to say we were both very disappointed in the movie, but they had some really big shoes to fill.
The CGI parts were bad, really bad and sorry to saw the witch looked more like “the mask” painted green. They did okay at some back story to the original but was surprised to see there were no musical numbers and no over the rainbow.
We both like Mila as an actress but acting was not anyone’s forte in this picture, again bad.
I mean they took on the movie OZ, it’s not like any budget should or would ever be spared on this picture. It’s like some crappy singer taking on a song by Mariah Carrie or Whitney Houston, they tried and didn’t measure up.
You don’t take on a role of this magnitude without really spending and putting forth your best effort.
This should have been made into the movie of the century, like the original one. It sadly was not.
Pros colorful
Cons bad acting, slow, bad effects (cgi)
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
OZ the Powerful
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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from Michigan, USA
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
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Excellent movie. The story of how the Wizard ends up in Oz and how he becomes the Great and Powerful. Must remember this is before the Wizard of Oz and is the prequel.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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The Great and Powerful Oz
PostedMarch 10, 2013
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Age:55 to 64
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Great! Good plot, very good acting, astonishing special effects. Not to be compared to the original, that was not the intent, but several subltle tributes to the first. Highly recommended to kids of all ages.
Pros great story
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
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Good 3D (at last) and beautiful Oz
PostedMarch 9, 2013
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Age:45 to 54
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4 / 5
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This is true to the 1939 movie in it's appearance. What was very gratifying to me was that the 3D effects were very well done. I expect to be ducking or brushing things like snow flakes and other floating objects out of my face if it's well done 3D and this is the first film in a long time that I reccomend seeing in 3D for the fun of it.
The movie is a bit slow in a few parts and I wanted to rebel but that was probably because I wanted this movie to succeed and feared it might not.. And it does. By the end It's a very good film. Not on the level of the 1939 film but it might have been a disaster to try and recreate another great Oz film with the music and star power. This is a movie you can take the kids to and us big kids can have a good time, too. Not perfect but such a beautiful, stunning visual trip that it was definately worth the cost of the popcorn...and a well concieved vison of Oz.
Pros great story, great actors, great 3d & art
Cons pacing a bit slow
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
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oz the great and powerful
PostedMarch 9, 2013
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awesome movie i loved it i would recomend it to youuuuu!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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