My understanding is that Franco was basically higher than that hot air balloon during the entirety of production and never knew his lines. Disney didn't even want Franco, and Raimi had gone to bat for him after striking up a friendship during the Spider-Man films. But Franco was so incredibly unprofessional, that he and Raimi got into a massive, friendship-ending fight, which consequently killed Raimi's passion for the project. That's why you have him blithely stating that someone else could direct the sequel if they wanted to. That's not widely reported, though, because Raimi, unlike Franco, is a professional.
@isenhartproductions2677
27 күн бұрын
Yeah that totally checks out
@MBG.426
26 күн бұрын
I mean, while all of this I’m sure is true, it is NOT the reason the movie failed even a little lol. I can tell you that. If the movie succeeded no one would’ve cared if the sequel had been by the same director. It’s actually the fact the 90% of this film was created and finished with MGM Oz Style visuals when Warner Bros was brought in to analyze everything in comparison to MGMs Oz, which they own and this is a spiritual prequel to. They wanted pretty much everything scrapped, even down to the specific shade of the Wicked Witches green skin. So once that happened, the entire project had to be vaguely restyled to not resemble MGM Oz so closely and THAT is what killed his passion for it, because Raimi WANTED to make an MGM Oz prequel and it no longer truly is that, and is more of a vaguely inspired prequel lol. While I’m sure the alleged Franco drama played a part in “someone else can direct the sequel”, it’s truly more studio meddling and the ruining of a vision that squashed his passion for it.
@TimeSyncS
26 күн бұрын
@MBG.426 that would certainly explain why so many visuals were unfinished, their being changed too close to the debut. But, as the video points out, the film didn't so much fail as it just wasn't a resounding success. It turned a modest profit. But as a whole. I think we could both say that it would have been more trouble than it was worth to try to keep going when the audience response was lukewarm, the legal trouble was too sharp, the director was uninterested, and the star was a liability
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
@@MBG.426"Hey, haven't I seen you before in some copyrighted movie?" "We resemble but are legally distinct from the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Loll..."
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
@@TimeSyncS it should've been Robert Downey Jr. James Franco is no Frank Morgan. He's not even David Tomlinson in *Bedknobs and Broomsticks.* He's just ... there. When the best character in the movie was created entirely on a computer, that speaks volumes. It only makes me appreciate the puppetry on *Return to Oz* even more. Despite dozens and dozens of books, Oz has never proven to be viable as a film franchise, just standalone movies. *Wicked* has a mighty long yellow brick road to ease on down. EDIT: did not know the doll was a puppet pasted over entirely with CGI.
@KilamajaroKen
29 күн бұрын
One of the biggest reasons for this movie's existence was the popularity of Wicked: The Musical. At this point, the musical was running for about 10 years. Disney misses out of the movie rights as they were already owned by Universal. So Disney decided to make their own since the character's are public domain. This also starts a trend of Disney trying to make their own version of Wicked. Oz, Maleficent, Frozen, Cruella. Hell, they even got the star of Wicked in Broadway, Idena Menzel, to be Elsa. Let It Go is basically Defying Gravity.
@OscarFowler
29 күн бұрын
When this movie was announced, my first thought was, "Oh good - this must be the movie version of Wicked that they absolutely must be working on!" We're finally getting that adaptation more than 10 years later, but the trailers don't give me much hope that it'll be good. Given the quality of the source material, I'm really surprised there wasn't a great movie version of Wicked out by 2009.
@felipesimao4498
28 күн бұрын
Best comment EVER!❤
@dankennedy3995
28 күн бұрын
This comment is spot on. I only vaguely knew that Wicked existed when I heard of this movie. Even I knew it was just a way to try to steal the prequel spotlight. Having since seen Wicked, the musical, wow, Oz can't even touch the story to the point where it's almost an embarrassing comparison.
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
@@OscarFowler they waited on purpose for the original Broadway leads to age out of the parts. And Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard? Seriously?
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@OscarFowler The mouse couldn't get the IP they actually wanted so they got one of the stars.
@Dreadjaws
29 күн бұрын
Funny story. When I went to see this in theaters and the movie started, a bunch of people began to protest because they thought the starting scenes in black and white were a mistake of the projection. They even went to call someone and they had to be told that this was deliberate. I felt embarrassed for them. How did they not figure out it was on purpose? Particularly with the aspect ratio being different as well.
@isenhartproductions2677
27 күн бұрын
Lol the opposite thing happened to me a few years ago when I watched The Suicide Squad. The color went out halfway through and I thought it was a stylistic choice but after 10 minutes I realized something was wrong
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
This is why we can't have nice things.
@RealBradMiller
20 күн бұрын
I went to see Pan's Labyrinth and instead they played Apocalypto. 😂😂😂 During the Spongebob Movie, the projector froze when Patrick was staring into the mirror, and we all thought it was a drawn out joke... 😂
@beeman2075
29 күн бұрын
The most memorable scene in this film for me is the Kansas magic show scene where Joey King's character says to Oz 'Make me walk!' Joey gives such a heartfelt performance in that brief moment, contrasted against Oz being a charlatan showman with some heart but unable to help her in any way. That scene just rang far more genuine in emotion for me than the rest of the film.
@isenhartproductions2677
29 күн бұрын
Agreed, that was one of the few glimpses that showed how good this movie could have been.
@marcusaaronliaogo9158
28 күн бұрын
Ngl I also think the porcelain girl is adorable
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
She was the best character in the movie.
@johannesseyfried7933
24 күн бұрын
@@marcusaaronliaogo9158Until she started yelling. That then ruined it a bit.
@OneShot-nu6nj
17 күн бұрын
@@isenhartproductions2677 how would you make an OZ prequel? also excited for the wicked 2 part movie?
@alimfuzzy
29 күн бұрын
It's sad that, Bruce Campbell plays such a great conman, and his age would be right for the story. But always gets overlooked by the studio execs.
@isenhartproductions2677
29 күн бұрын
He would have done great in the role
@wickedlateok1697
2 күн бұрын
Bruce Campbell openly doesn't like acting and generally only does it as favors for his director friends, namely Raimi. He never really wanted to be an actor and never imagined he'd make a career out of being one. I will say it's true that studio execs overlooked him unfairly in the 90s, as he was the first choice to star in Darkman and as Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, but the studios felt he wasn't known enough.
@jayreed9370
29 күн бұрын
I've spent my whole life wishing someone would adapt the entire Oz series. We have the technology for this now. Save us from yet another "reimagining!"
@TomWDW1
29 күн бұрын
When a film from the 30s, filmed entirely on a sound stage, looks more realistic than your 2010's film... you've missed the mark, lol.
@yavoth5850
29 күн бұрын
I completely erased any memory of this film until now! What fun to revisit it with you
@isenhartproductions2677
29 күн бұрын
Right? It made half a billion dollars but has been pretty much forgotten about
@K0m30ng
29 күн бұрын
@@isenhartproductions2677 Could you do "The Nutcracker and The Four Realms" (an adaptation of the classic Nutcracker story) next? It was also part of Disney's failed next big thing. It was kinda of a messy production from Lasse Hallstorm to direct the movie then came Joe Johnston to direct a month of reshoots with Tom McCarthy writing new pages for reshoots. Then both Hallstorm and Johnston agree to recieved a directing credit together (one of the most rare thing that's ever happen on a huge movie, often times reshoots director went uncredited due to DGA rules but not with Johnston this time) but McCarthy was uncredited as writer for some reason despite some of the trailers attached his name to the writing credit. It also had Keira Knightley in the most weirdest performance i could ever think of from her with a unintentionally hilarious voice. It failed at the box office, losing Disney over $65 million. I'd love to see you break down that failure of a movie given how huge and impactful the source material was but Disney really messed it up
@orangeslash1667
29 күн бұрын
@@isenhartproductions2677 Wasn't the Wizard of Oz film made by MGM??????? Als did you see Disney's Return to Oz???????
@isenhartproductions2677
27 күн бұрын
@orangeslash1667 yes MGM made wizard of Oz but Warner Brother’s bought the rights to a large portion of their movie catalog
@MeganKoumori
28 күн бұрын
"I want to go see 'Wicked.'" "We have 'Wicked' at home." _Wicked at home..._
@tylerlong5112
27 күн бұрын
Franco gives off conman’s sidekick energy rather than the leading man.
@TimoteoDeBaum
24 күн бұрын
Yeah he wasn’t a good Oz
@One.Zero.One101
14 күн бұрын
He is a baffling actor. He is really good in some movies and really bad in some. I know this can happen to good actors but James Franco has an unusually high number of botches for an actor of his level.
@ParadoxFreak
26 күн бұрын
They thought this film was too dark for a PG film? Did Disney forget they also made Return to Oz decades earlier? 😅
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
I didn't. I was a fan of that ever since it was first on The Disney Channel shortly after it came out.
@anubusx
22 күн бұрын
That film is disturbing.
@SirBlackReeds
3 күн бұрын
Different executives and a different MPAA back then.
@OpticalSorcerer
27 күн бұрын
NGL, I put this in the "should've been an animated musical" pile for Disney.
@mermaidtingzzz
24 күн бұрын
That’s much all their reimaginings and Star Wars projects.
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@OpticalSorcerer they can't even do that right anymore if the wishy-washy *Wish* is any indication.
@OpticalSorcerer
22 күн бұрын
@@Attmay That seemed more like a corporate thing. The OG concepts changed WAY too much for it to be natural progression, imo. Plus Julia made it clear that Disney didn't really clue them in on what was going on when writing the songs; Jennifer even said "This Wish" was made before the script was written, explaining why it was vague.
@constructionproduction4965
29 күн бұрын
This film is one of those films where you enjoyed it as a kid but you haven’t re-watched it to see if it’s still holds up to your memory
@theroguecybersoldier2629
27 күн бұрын
I watched it a bunch when it came out, and still do. I like it and it's good enough for a prequel to the MGM classic
@constructionproduction4965
27 күн бұрын
@@theroguecybersoldier2629 no, I was just saying that it’s like a common sentiment with films that he talked about in the series. I liked it when I was younger but it’s been more than a decade since I watched it and during the review I remember scenes thinking oh I remember how strange that’s one scene was. etc
@gos_707
29 күн бұрын
Fun fact, Disney infinity a toy comes to life game. Similar to Skylanders and Lego dimensions. Were originally attached to model characters for James Franco, and Mila Kunis, as Oz and the wicked witch. There were some concept arts of it, but it was never released to the public, but you can find some concert arts to what could’ve been.
@gabrielmenchaca1715
26 күн бұрын
And you know what’s funny, Lego Dimensions has The Wizard of Oz in their game. >D
@ajzeg01
26 күн бұрын
You know it was bad when they included The Lone Ranger but not this
@K0m30ng
29 күн бұрын
Could you do "The Nutcracker and The Four Realms" (an adaptation of the classic Nutcracker story) next? It was also part of Disney's failed next big thing. It was kinda of a messy production from Lasse Hallstorm to direct the movie then came Joe Johnston to direct a month of reshoots with Tom McCarthy writing new pages for reshoots. Then both Hallstorm and Johnston agree to recieved a directing credit together (one of the most rare thing that's ever happen on a huge movie, often times reshoots director went uncredited due to DGA rules but not with Johnston this time) but McCarthy was uncredited as writer for some reason despite some of the trailers attached his name to the writing credit. It also had Keira Knightley in the most weirdest performance i could ever think of from her with a unintentionally hilarious voice. It failed at the box office, losing Disney over $65 million. I'd love to see you break down that failure of a movie given how huge and impactful the source material was but Disney really messed it up
@tiamystic
28 күн бұрын
Oh yeah I forgot that existed. What was the story again…? Saw it once and forgot everything except the costumes
@untunedguitar45
26 күн бұрын
@@tiamysticbasically it was a role reversal thing, the rat king was really an old woman who was misunderstood and the sugarplum fairy turned out to be a twist villain
@KTheKrusader
25 күн бұрын
Yes I would too! I remember being so excited for it because I’m a huge fan of the source material but felt like the film didn’t do it as much justice as I hoped in a lot of ways. It had so much potential- if only things behind the scenes and with the writing happened differently.
@prettydvmb
25 күн бұрын
Agreed except Keira Knightleys performance was fantastic. Loved her voice tbh.
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@K0m30ng between this and *The Sorcerer's Apprentice,* how long before the dancing hippos got their own movie if those were hits?
@OctaviusGeorge
15 күн бұрын
You all forget this film was supposed to be watched in stereoscopic 3D and checking interviews with Reimi, it is show he took it seriously and went to school to learn everything about 3D and how to implement it and that makes the blocking, framing, CGI and photography look weird when seen in 2D, 3D was an integral part of the film and watching it without it is like watching the original Wizard of Oz black and white from start to finish without that striking transition. (Watched the movie on 3D on the quest 3)
@RariettyC
21 күн бұрын
More 2010s big budget fantasy movies should have taken notes from Lord of the Rings (by using on-location shooting to build a believable fantasy world), but instead they all thought they could pull an Avatar if they put the actors in front of a blue or green screen (while ignoring that Avatar's environments only really look that good because James Cameron is a meticulous time hog who exists beyond the normal limits afforded to a typical VFX pipeline)
@davidcarter4877
29 күн бұрын
The Temple Run tie-in game was the superior version ngl.
@MichaelCharles-zn6rh
26 күн бұрын
i was SO mad when they pulled it from the app store
@NoshuHyena
6 күн бұрын
The replacement of the china girl reminds me of the The Thing remake, where all the effects were bad CGI, but later on it was revealed that they were originally all practical effects and models, and when footage of the original effects reached the public, they looked absolutely incredible compared to what we got.
@williamhanekom9882
24 күн бұрын
This film had its moments, but I'm still incredibly salty at how the wicked witch was handled. It's one thing to take an iconic villain and make them a woman scorned cliche, but the fact that she was manipulated and didn't turn wicked on her own volition is just insulting. She didn't even change that much when she transformed, which is ironic for the director of the evil dead movies.
@lavernebennet7395
22 күн бұрын
yeah like it was always going to pale in comparison to Wicked's version of her backstory but even without that it's like cmon man
@Zombiesnyder13
29 күн бұрын
Sam Raimi is too good for Disney
@TheHalloweenSpirit
29 күн бұрын
He did a good job with Doctor Strange IMHO
@gabrielmenchaca1715
26 күн бұрын
@@TheHalloweenSpiritsame here
@nathanliteroy9835
20 күн бұрын
@@TheHalloweenSpirit Disagree, thought it was uneven and lazy, especially Scarlet Witch's part
@CountCrane2065
24 күн бұрын
I feel bad for everyone who worked on that practical puppet. Such a waste
@LightspeedA113
10 күн бұрын
You should talk about A Wrinkle In Time (2018) next
@Attmay
5 күн бұрын
@@LightspeedA113 Disney screwed that up twice!
@EllaBrownHart
28 күн бұрын
I have to say as a fan of the entire 14 book original oz series: the misogyny in this movie is really annoying to me. Baum was a supporter of early feminist movements of his time, and you can see that in how Oz is functionally a matriarchy, with the wizard being a usurper who deposed the rightful ruler (Ozma.) So to see this movie where the most powerful people in this world are fighting over and becoming war criminals for a man?!? It completely destroys the vision of Oz Baum was trying to create.
@BeansKneez
22 күн бұрын
this!!! i remember so little about this movie, but mila kunis's character was so infuriatingly "woman written by a man" i never forgot about it.
@nathanliteroy9835
20 күн бұрын
After this movie I started to think that Reimi is a hack, and it colored how I saw his other movies - or maybe opened my eyes. He's a good director, but when it comes to doing the story, he's unable to - when he was asked to do Warcraft movie, he also made an original script instead of adapting what's already there. It was so sad to see how he relied on primitive predictable narrative done in a dumb way that is built around a love story, a failed protagonist, and that idiotic fighting over him. Biggest yawn.
@Attmay
5 күн бұрын
@@BeansKneez she hasn't exactly done other women favors in real life.
@KeeganMcKinney
29 күн бұрын
Personally, aside from the missing slippers, I don't see the need for a sequel to this prequel.
@untunedguitar45
26 күн бұрын
And besides we already got a sequel of sorts with The Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns
@connection7165
21 күн бұрын
@@untunedguitar45That movie is so boring lol it has nothing of what makes the wizard of oz magical.
@owenkelly3476
28 күн бұрын
2:21: "I'm ruined. There's nothing left for me now..except Disaster Artist."
@lmf8503
29 күн бұрын
I am a big fan of the OZ books. I would love to see actual adaptations, but it is very difficult for anything to step out of the shadow of the 1939 film and Wicked. One other thing of note: When Oz lands in Oz, the aspect ratio changes, colour is added AND the 3D gets cranked up. That alone made it worth seeing in theatre.
@jmann6130
28 күн бұрын
Yeah I know what you mean I grew up reading the books so there’s so many characters we have been robbed from seeing most obviously Princess Ozma and Mombi and my personal favourite Tok-Tok
@christiansenator
29 күн бұрын
I find it insane that despite being responsible for like 19 out of the Top 20 grossers of all time, Disney also produced enough stinkers to create this genre. It's also fascinating how the latter directly informs the former, they retreated to such safety with Star Wars, Marvel, and live action remakes
@DespiteEverything42
29 күн бұрын
12:00 onwards.. seeing this makes me so sad!! Not only did the puppeteer(s) put so much work and effort into this creation but the scenes which show the marrionete interactions without CGI actually look BETTER than the final project.. they could have done so much more with this character Otherwise i always remember liking this movie? It was a cool concept, i had heard of Wicked but didnt have the money or ability to find it so i was like 'This must be the same thing, minus the music' so i kinda inflated it cause now when i look back on it, there are some really good parts but the rest of it is like.. ugggrjaha
@KevinThurman
22 күн бұрын
Forgot to mention that Oz was a predator taking advantage of a naive young girl, then took advantage of her equally naive sister right in front of her. So you wonder why she couldn’t control emotions she had no understanding of? But she’s the bad guy and Oz is our apologetic hero. 🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼
@cameronharms7109
29 күн бұрын
I was so excited for this film when it was released. I didn’t mind the aesthetic. What bothered me was all these powerful women just dropping their panties for this lame conman
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@cameronharms7109 fear of male sexuality permeates everything Disney has ever done outside the Howard Ashman era.
@gstone8255
14 күн бұрын
I love this movie ❤️❤️ It’s amazing 👏👏❤️
@leedouglass4106
29 күн бұрын
I saw this in theaters because my husband wanted to?? And it was... Well, I'm excited to watch this video about it lol
@ToaAxiomMan
29 күн бұрын
Given the description of what the unmade sequel's synopsis (take it with a grain of salt, this is only just my speculative fan theory) would've been likely either Oz and Glinda's daughter would've been either an expy of Ozma or actually turning out to be Ozma and that the one behind the curse could be the Nome King
@OneShot-nu6nj
17 күн бұрын
honestly that would track.
@asdfghjkl3003
29 күн бұрын
I remember watching this at eight years old and having no clue what was going on
@Rachel-xu4br
6 күн бұрын
I had a new appreciation of the Wizard of Oz after watching this movie the first time. The thing that makes it stand out more than ever is all the little special effects they managed to do without CGI. They didn't CGI sparks coming out of her finger tips from trying to grab Ruby slippers, or a tornado ripping through a farm. That red smoke and flames were so real, it even caught Margaret Hamilton (Witch) on fire. The Wizard of Oz crew had actually work hard in order to get their effects, but not going to lie, some with huge risk. The only thing that's good about the CGI in this film is that it didn't hurt anyone. The only way this film would've been made with practical effects would be if Tim Burton directed it. He's the only person in the industry (that I can think of) that tries to use Claymation (for example) anytime he can still and other practical effects.
@TheGrifhinx
3 күн бұрын
How about Disney stop milking IPs and just... do one piece of every IP then move on
@Hewylewis
22 күн бұрын
You know, the original Wizard of Oz was shot entirely inside, too, yet you give it a pass?
@enough2715
21 күн бұрын
Are you dense? The OG looks leagues better.
@Hewylewis
21 күн бұрын
@@enough2715 Better or not, both films were shot exclusively indoors. Shame on you for insulting me like that.
@gqueirogabr
2 күн бұрын
My man took no heat off that swing at James Franco 😅😅😅
@SirBlackReeds
3 күн бұрын
"The movie just wasn't very good," regardless of whether the statement is factually correct, has never stopped studios from making sequels before.
@Alejandroigarabide
28 күн бұрын
Minus budget and marketing, the film only ended up grossing less than 40 million dollars of pure profit. Not the kinds of money Disney sees as franchise potential.
@SkyeID
9 күн бұрын
I never even heard of this movie. The last Oz media I've seen is the frightening 1985 film "Return to Oz" with Fairuza Balk.
@Skaiser_Wilhelm7938
29 күн бұрын
Crucify me, I liked this film on release, even though I wasn't a big fan of the Wizard of Oz. The fact that Sam Raim directed this film has only made this film more special and significant.
@Eric_1991
29 күн бұрын
Same
@wattsisnaim8111
20 күн бұрын
One of the DVD bonus features talked about the pitch meeting that led to the film. After several bad pitches, the guy was asked, "What are you reading to your kids right now?" "We're reading the Baum books. We're in the 4th one where it tells how the Wizard got to Oz." "Now THAT'S a movie I would like to see!" As someone who has READ the Oz books, the problem here is, that's NOT what the whole book is about. That's literally just from one chapter, just a page and a half! And yet, they still changed most of it! There is a fundamental problem with any adaptation of an Oz property. There are a lot of interesting characters and stories in the books, that would be great to see on screen, BUT the 1939 film is what the world knows as Oz. Not only does it create certain copyright issues (like Ruby Slippers), but areas where it differed from the book are considered canon to most people. Such as the idea that Oz was just a dream, or having "real world" characters represented as a parallel character in Oz. Not to mention, making the Wicked Witch of the West the primary villain. If a screen version doesn't include these elements, people think it isn't following the source material. This movie suffers from trying to build from the actual source material, but not much of it, and yet try to follow the 39 film, but not too closely, and also be it's own thing, yet part of a greater franchise. I agree, more practical effects, less CGI. Also, it came out when 3D was all the rage, so they spent WAY too much time throwing stuff at the camera to impress audiences. For what it was, I don't think it was that bad, but definitely not that great either. Like Oz himself, it didn't achieve greatness, but goodness.
@Terminal_Apotos
29 күн бұрын
I actually really like this movie, Sam Raimi is an amazing Director and James Franco was great in the leading role.
@akshaytrayner1960
29 күн бұрын
It’s a shame because it’s actually good so much potential
@MichaelCharles-zn6rh
26 күн бұрын
and that potential is WICKED
@aarongoozman
11 күн бұрын
If you watch the behind the scenes and making of documentaries from Disney, while they never had a hand in the creation of the original, they sure as hell try to gaslight viewers into thinking they did. Lots of it bouls down to, "yeah, we didn't make that original timeless classic.. But Walt Disney offhandedly mentioned making at adaptation at one point, and thats basically the same thing.. Love us."
@mrmichaelencke
23 күн бұрын
I enjoyed this film. It is a fun adventure that has several problems but they don’t bother me much.
@raven_canopy8195
22 күн бұрын
James Franco should just stick to being in late night comedy films with Seth Rogan 😂😂😂
@caseycopeland626
29 күн бұрын
Pitch meetings are tight!
@Alejandroigarabide
28 күн бұрын
Mentioning an awesome video series that has nothing to do with this video is super easy, barelly an inconvenience.
@dragonfire810
17 күн бұрын
I’m hoping that Disney could remake The Wizard of Oz starring Darby Campp from Christmas Chronicles as Dorothy Gale.
@mr.sand7899
29 күн бұрын
James Franco comes off as if he's stoned throughout this whole movie.
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
He probably was.
@walker1984
26 күн бұрын
It's funny though because Franco has given a good performance before. Did he just not care about the idea of doing a Wizard of Oz prequel?
@fergusclarken8437
29 күн бұрын
Can we get a sequel without James Franco?
@christopherkim7549
23 күн бұрын
I actually loved this film. Sure it will not win any Oscars and could have been so much better. But considering all the crappy movies that comes out these days , especially from Disney, this movie is quite good.
@bradwolf07
3 күн бұрын
I always wondered how James Franco got the part of the Wizard. Sure, he has the conman vibe, but not a successful one. Another comment mentioned Bruce Campbell, and I agree with them. He would have been PERFECT for the role. Sadly, he was overlooked AGAIN
@MrChristophSteininge
29 күн бұрын
I watched the movie, and while not super excited I found it well made and enjoyable. Why must every well made movie be expanded into an endless franchise? The movies which bore such expectations never got a sequel like Stardust from 2007, for example. I would have watched such a movie but it never came to be.
@kamilaa.20
2 күн бұрын
Looking back I think this was one of the signs that Disney was going to decline in quality. As Lindsey Ellis put it “look pretty and do as little as possible” - not a direct quote I might be getting it a little wrong but point still stands.
@BizzareFriend
29 күн бұрын
I rmeber watching this when it came out and being confused with the plotwists 😭 and the story just kept getting longer and longer
@6sKi6z6
27 күн бұрын
I remember this. My gf at the time had previously read all of the Oz books, so when the commercials showed the china doll, she got excited that they were including more characters. I really appreciated how none of the ads or even the movie cardboard standups at the theater showed the Wicked Witch’s face. It was always shrouded in darkness. Then, the movie came out and that face reveal was absolutely terrible. Mila isn’t exactly a good actress and that makeup looked ridiculous. Franco was totally miscast too. All in all , it was a disappointment.
@DiscoTimelordASD
29 күн бұрын
I enjoyed "Return To Oz" the most. This movie was just too sterile to work with all that CGI.
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
Fairuza Balk was the closest in age to Dorothy as L. Frank Baum conceived her.
@maxwellkafka
29 күн бұрын
I vaguely remember thinking it was OK, but haven’t thought about it since now
@tonybrewer7536
27 күн бұрын
Same
@GeneralKenobi6000
29 күн бұрын
Please do G-Force
@nicoleh3703
4 күн бұрын
I think they'll wait until 2039 for when Oz enters the public domain.
@TheBeird
29 күн бұрын
Another good entry. You gotta do Pan next. That film looks bonkers, as though it were pulled in several directions by people who hated each other, the audience, and life itself
@ebindelgado9660
29 күн бұрын
The only thing I remember is how those Flying monkeys scared the shit out of me as a kid
@commiehunter733
22 күн бұрын
Oz the great and powerful was a solid movie... adults and kids can both enjoy it
@walker1984
26 күн бұрын
It might have been better off merging 2D animation and real people like Mary Poppins and Roger Rabbitt
@sharkanenoa5928
29 күн бұрын
This is the last movie sam raimi directed before doctor strange in the multi verse of madness and I feel sad for him
@KeeganMcKinney
29 күн бұрын
I honestly enjoyed the film. My only concerns with the film were the missing slippers and not having any connection or acknowledgement towards Wicked.
@foxesofautumn
14 күн бұрын
I can't feel too sorry for Disney over their copyright woes since they're the reason the original WB film is still in Copyright. They're the ones who kept campaigning to extend copyright for a crazy amount of time so every time it comes back to bite them on the arse I just laugh.
@Maniac536
28 күн бұрын
Answer: it contradicted existing media people already liked/preferred
@jramirez8637
27 күн бұрын
a huge chunk of it is nostalgia since I was 10 years old when this movie was released but I've always genuinely enjoyed this movie, as bad as it is overall. The costume design has always been *THE* highlight for me.
@robertlee2092
25 күн бұрын
I watched this with my kids who love the original and 80’s Oz movies, and they got bored and asked me to turn it off halfway through.
@brickman409
21 күн бұрын
Tbf, the entirety of the original Wizard of Oz movie was also filmed inside a studio. Matte painting backgrounds and physical sets instead of green screens and CGI, but still.
@absolutelypositivelyme
26 күн бұрын
I completely forgot this movie existed.
@gabrielmenchaca1715
26 күн бұрын
I was only interested in this movie because of Sam Raimi. I was 11 when this came out and the thing that grabbed my attention was that one of the trailers had the phrase, “From the director to the Spider-Man trilogy”. I didn’t really care that much about The Wizard of Oz but I love Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and if they hadn’t shown that phrase in the trailer or if I didn’t find out that Raimi was directing, I would not have seen it. I don’t even remembered if I liked it or not. It was just a movie that I saw, that’s it. This movie must’ve kept him away from the director’s chair for awhile because between this and Doctor Strange 2, it had been 9 years since he directed a movie. I feel really bad for Raimi.
@luisrizo8813
28 күн бұрын
06:55; Joe Roth, not Tim Roth.
@anubusx
22 күн бұрын
😅
@trevorthesorcerer
28 күн бұрын
Something interesting. The film was probably canceled by the end of 2013 since thier were supposed to be two Disney infinity figures featured from the movie.
@nathanliteroy9835
20 күн бұрын
This movie after the previous one was the reason why I was sad when hearing that Reimi was going to do Dr. Strange. And I'm sad that my expectation was fulfilled. I also wanted to like Oz movie because I've read the sequel books as a child and there was tons of wonderful quirky stuff there, and the Oz country is interesting and strange. However not only the worldbuilding was hollow, but narrative was also formulaic and dumb.
@peternystrom921
16 күн бұрын
Franco is freaking brilliant in Pineappel express tho.
@lilhernandez6679
29 күн бұрын
Just wanna say your videos are really funny and interesting keep doing what you’re doing!!!
@725TommyG
24 күн бұрын
RDJ would have ate with the part of Oz
@MashaRistova
23 күн бұрын
James Franco and Jared Leto are the same person in my brain
@dani3po
28 күн бұрын
$493,311,825 on a $215,000,000 budget is not a big hit. Also, movies filmed in sound studios can look great. The Battle of NY in the first Avengers movie looks incredible even today.
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@dani3po it's Disney that insists on cutting corners while spending mountains of money in the process. They have no sense of either physical or emotional realism, but they are more than willing to sacrifice the latter for whatever they think the former is.
@samhainabyss
25 күн бұрын
disney also did an adaption of an Oz sequel with Return to Oz, technically, if disney wanted to they could adapt other books like Ozma of Oz
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@samhainabyss they bought the rights to the sequels when Walt was alive. There was almost a Disney Oz movie in the 1950s with some of the Mouseketeers called *Rainbow Road to Oz.* But instead, they made *Babes in Toyland* with Ray Bolger as a villain. Nevertheless, they held onto their license to the books; it was about to expire under Ron Miller, hence RTO starting under him and finishing as Michael Eisner had just ascended to head of the studio.
@MJTRadio
25 күн бұрын
I have despised all things related to The Wizard of Oz all my life, so every time one of these doesn’t work out, it feels like a little win. I’m not betting against Wicked, but I’d be suuuuuper entertained if the studio ends up regretting splitting it in two.
@tiamystic
28 күн бұрын
I request to add that bullshit A Wrinkle in Time to this series please. 🥺 Ruined my favorite book
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
They ruined it twice!
@thecaveofcreatures1728
27 күн бұрын
I never even knew this was a Disney film. All this time i was convinced it was 20th Century Fox. Same difference now, but still...
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@thecaveofcreatures1728 Didn't 20th Century Fox have some claim to *Muppets Wizard of Oz?*
@Leratopink12
29 күн бұрын
I loved this movie 😅😅😅 so far most of the flops you have covered I personally enjoyed like John Carter 😅 do I have bad taste in movies?
@isenhartproductions2677
29 күн бұрын
I enjoyed John Carter way more then I thought I would, it's a solid film
@Attmay
26 күн бұрын
I knew a lot of people who liked that movie, so I'm surprised it didn't do better. It's like Disney subconsciously wanted to make it a commercial failure so they could use its failure to justify so many rehashes since then.
@redbearddan2000
28 күн бұрын
I don't know whether it fits the category, but I'd like to see a video about such movies as Around The World in 80 Days (2004) and Alice Through The Looking Glass which were Disney's huge box office bombs in past
@sheismymom
28 күн бұрын
I remember seeing it in theatres. As an Oz fan I was really disappointed.
@Elphaboy
26 күн бұрын
I wish the wizard was Lee Pace, he would have amazing!!! And I fully agree with your criticism of Mila I was fine before she was green but once she was green all I head was angry Meg ALSO the fact that they didn’t make Rachel use an American accent it actually only made it look like Mila couldn’t do an English accent it was NOT a good choice Sam really REALLY sucked here!!!!!!!
@bbro43
25 күн бұрын
I would have left the China doll faceless and just CGI'd the face
@BugsyFoga
29 күн бұрын
I mean there was technically a sequel, it was called the wizard of Oz
@mathieuleader8601
26 күн бұрын
Oz the Limp & Stilted and the cgi was such an eyesore!
@GeneralKenobi6000
29 күн бұрын
Mars needs moms is in this category?
@Attmay
22 күн бұрын
@@GeneralKenobi6000 that movie was such a big flop that it dragged *Carter of Mars* down with it. I refuse to use Disney's dumbed-down title for it.
@nilus2k
28 күн бұрын
Saw it opening night with my wife. One of the rare date nights we had when my oldest son was very young. Was such a disappointment. We thought Sam Raimi + OZ was such a cool idea but it became clear that this wasn’t good. Had similiar thoughts on Doctor Strange 2. The Disney machine seems to chew up and spit out Raimi. At least that’s my hope. I’d love to see him do another great movie outside of the system
@oksobasicallyimmonky
9 күн бұрын
Multiverse of Madness isn't even ugly tho
@mdragon12
27 күн бұрын
Imo, it failed the moment they got someone who’s acting was very cheesy in the referenced work the lead was from.
@Ganondorfdude11
26 күн бұрын
This movie felt like Disney trying to gain copyright over stuff that was already in public domain. Like a futile version of a movie made just to keep the film rights.
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