The Good:
The story itself was interesting, the best elements were definitely the character-driven subplots and characterization.
Following up on the above point, the whole "Tin Man" idea was very cool, the reason for the "lion's cowardice" was well-crafted and the no-brain thing was interesting if a bit weird.
I liked the fact they stuck with many of the story elements but came up with a whole new plot concept.
Alan Cumming was great as Glitch (the Scarecrow of sorts).
There were a lot of nods to the original The Wizard of Oz, well, the 1939 one at least. Some of them were good, some were cheesy.
The Bad:
It was just a hair too dark in scenery for me... I would have liked a little more of the vivid dream colors that made Oz, instead we got an improved version of Flash Gordon: The Series scenery.
The use of acronyms was annoying as crap, O.Z. and D.G.
D.G.'s acting was kind of blah.
A few loose ends were left at the end.
Overall: It was worth a watch, but be aware it is a 4 and a half hour commitment. It was fun and a hell of a lot better than a the fecal matter the sci-fi channel usually produces. It was no The Wizard of Oz to be sure, it's more along the lines of being a step-sister to Return to Oz. I liked it pretty good.
1 comment:
I wanted to see this badly, but did not. I will wait to get it on DVD.
It's odd that you didn't enjoy the darkness of their version of Oz, as dark and twisted is way closer to the book than the glitzy technicolor version of old. Have you ever read the books? Just curious.
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