Oz: The Great and Powerful

Celestin · 07-13-2012, 07:07 AM

First trailer.

I like the concept for this film - showing Oz in his youth and using his talents as a con artist and an illusionist to defeat the witches who have a real magic at their disposal.

It has a good cast - James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Ted Raimi (what? I like him) and cameo from Bruce Campbell. Though I'm still not sure about Franco playing someone who should be a very charismatic person.

Also, the idea of changing the aspect ratio and colors between worlds seems interesting.

All in all, I plan to watch it when it comes out.

Lion · 07-13-2012, 07:45 AM

I think Franco will do the role justice. I've been waiting for this movie for awhile, since I heard about it a year ago, and seeing the first promo I'm still hyped about it. Hopefully the movie lives up to expectations.

Rents · 07-13-2012, 07:52 AM

Sounds like if well put together it'll be amazing

Wildfeather · 07-13-2012, 08:28 AM

You know, It's pretty sad that I was expecting this thread to be about Oz (our mod) in some way, shape, or form, and not a movie reference at all.

Lol@prequel because that went so well for Star Wars, amrite?

Howdy · 07-13-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildfeather

You know, It's pretty sad that I was expecting this thread to be about Oz (our mod) in some way, shape, or form, and not a movie reference at all.

Lol@prequel because that went so well for Star Wars, amrite?

Pretty sure they made a metric fuckton of money, so yeah.

Bill Door · 07-13-2012, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildfeather

You know, It's pretty sad that I was expecting this thread to be about Oz (our mod) in some way, shape, or form, and not a movie reference at all.

This is about him. This is his life story.

Nae'blis · 07-13-2012, 01:41 PM

inb4 Oz changes his avatar.

Ash · 07-13-2012, 03:36 PM

Been waiting for this since the rumors first started. Anything with Mila Kunis will be seen in theaters by me.....10 times.

TheSoundOfSilence · 07-13-2012, 04:45 PM

When I saw the thread title in New Posts, I thought it was Ozzeh's birthday.

Ash · 07-13-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSoundOfSilence

When I saw the thread title in New Posts, I thought it was Ozzeh's birthday.

Fool. The Great Cocksydra the Incurable's birthday is September 27th. What a terrible person you are, not knowing that!

Riley Poole · 07-13-2012, 10:42 PM

I'm still waiting for Oz to come in here and make a comment of some kind.

Taure · 07-14-2012, 09:48 AM

On top of the general awesomeness that is the trailer, I really love it when the music kicks in. I can't find the track, so I think it's part of the original soundtrack for the movie. Can't wait for more to be released.

Celestin · 07-14-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Taure

On top of the general awesomeness that is the trailer, I really love it when the music kicks in. I can't find the track, so I think it's part of the original soundtrack for the movie. Can't wait for more to be released.

Some opening parts reminds me strongly of Harry Potter's soundtrack (from 6th movie). And the rest is classic Elfman that I recognized without even knowing he was doing the soundtrack for this film.

KHAAAAAAAAAAN!! · 07-14-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Celestin

Though I'm still not sure about Franco playing someone who should be a very charismatic person.

As long as there's plenty of pie to go around on set, I'm sure he'll do fine.

CareOtters · 07-14-2012, 11:38 AM

I'm dressing up as Oz for the premiere.

Riley Poole · 07-15-2012, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CareOtters

I'm dressing up as Oz for the premiere.

Here's a reference picture.

Warlocke · 07-15-2012, 03:52 AM

I see from that picture that Oz has met Thing.

Heh, I had just gotten around to plowing through the last half of Son of a Witch last night. I've gotten each of the sequels to Wicked as they came out, but, these days, it's so hard to drag my ass away from the computer to read a real book...

Two more to go.

As for the trailer: I guess they're trying to go a step beyond the old movie's transition from sepia to color, by not only changing from black & white to color, but 4:3 to widescreen.

I do like the over-saturation of the colors.

That scene with all the teapot houses reminded me of a section of Alice: The Madness Returns.

Who knows, maybe we'll see some halfway decent HP/Oz crossovers come out of this. Lord knows no one ever made a decent Wicked crossover, despite the abundance of material they were given.

I guess the songfic regurgitators were too busy using their heads to plumb the depths of the musical's ass to notice the depth of the books.

Celestin · 11-14-2012, 09:06 AM

A new trailer.

I liked the previous one more, but this one is not bad either.

All-Powerful-Oz · 11-14-2012, 05:21 PM

What on earth?

Shinysavage · 03-20-2013, 04:56 PM

Saw this tonight, and it was...ok. I wouldn't say it was great, but it wasn't particularly bad. The plot was incredibly obvious, some of the characterisation was severely lacking, and the CGI was weirdly mixed, but there was a fair bit of fun to be had. The finale was pleasingly inventive, especially.

07-13-2012, 07:07 AM	#1
Celestin God of Magic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Poland Gender: Male Posts: 2,386	Oz: The Great and Powerful First trailer. I like the concept for this film - showing Oz in his youth and using his talents as a con artist and an illusionist to defeat the witches who have a real magic at their disposal. It has a good cast - James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Ted Raimi (what? I like him) and cameo from Bruce Campbell. Though I'm still not sure about Franco playing someone who should be a very charismatic person. Also, the idea of changing the aspect ratio and colors between worlds seems interesting. All in all, I plan to watch it when it comes out.

07-13-2012, 07:52 AM	#3
Rents Internet Hobo Penis Man Level 95 Epic Creeper Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Seattle Age: 19 Gender: Male Posts: 1,149	Sounds like if well put together it'll be amazing __________________ ~Undergoing Improvement Measures~

07-13-2012, 08:28 AM	#4
Wildfeather Avatar Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 1,313	You know, It's pretty sad that I was expecting this thread to be about Oz (our mod) in some way, shape, or form, and not a movie reference at all. Lol@prequel because that went so well for Star Wars, amrite? __________________

07-13-2012, 01:41 PM	#7
Nae'blis Death Eater Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: House of the Holy Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 528	inb4 Oz changes his avatar. __________________ We rode on the winds of the rising storm, We ran to the sounds of the thunder, We danced among the lightning bolts, And tore the world asunder. He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind was gone. N - Na - Nae - Naeb - Naebl - Naebli - Naeblis* - aeblis - eblis - blis - lis - is - s -* <3 Minion

07-13-2012, 03:36 PM	#8
Ash Dark Lady of Starfall Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta Age: 19 Gender: Female Posts: 1,334 DLP Supporter	Been waiting for this since the rumors first started. Anything with Mila Kunis will be seen in theaters by me.....10 times. __________________ Check out my podcast, History of Westeros <MattSilver> I don't get what Ash's truffles have to do with opera music. steam

07-13-2012, 10:42 PM	#11
Riley Poole Headmaster Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On The Eastern Seaboard, USA Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 977	I'm still waiting for Oz to come in here and make a comment of some kind. __________________ My new attempt at fanfiction. Time jumping, cross dimension hopping, multi-genre adventure-fest with a lot of character development and sucky adventure description. Not really much of what the title suggest. Only here on DLP

07-14-2012, 11:38 AM	#15
CareOtters Unspeakable Join Date: Jun 2010 Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 714	I'm dressing up as Oz for the premiere.

07-15-2012, 03:52 AM	#17
Warlocke God of Magic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The armpit of Ohio Age: 36 Gender: Male Posts: 2,013	I see from that picture that Oz has met Thing. Heh, I had just gotten around to plowing through the last half of Son of a Witch last night. I've gotten each of the sequels to Wicked as they came out, but, these days, it's so hard to drag my ass away from the computer to read a real book... Two more to go. As for the trailer: I guess they're trying to go a step beyond the old movie's transition from sepia to color, by not only changing from black & white to color, but 4:3 to widescreen. I do like the over-saturation of the colors. That scene with all the teapot houses reminded me of a section of Alice: The Madness Returns. Who knows, maybe we'll see some halfway decent HP/Oz crossovers come out of this. Lord knows no one ever made a decent Wicked crossover, despite the abundance of material they were given. I guess the songfic regurgitators were too busy using their heads to plumb the depths of the musical's ass to notice the depth of the books. __________________ "14 year olds don't need to know who Dobby's shagging. More to the point, nobody needs to know who Dobby's shagging." - TheInquisition "Let me tell you a little something about love, Dennis: It has a voracious appetite. It eats everything, friendship, family; it kills me how much it eats. But I'll tell you something else. You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have." - Arnie Cunningham, Christine

11-14-2012, 09:06 AM	#18
Celestin God of Magic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Poland Gender: Male Posts: 2,386	A new trailer. I liked the previous one more, but this one is not bad either.

11-14-2012, 05:21 PM	#19
All-Powerful-Oz I am over 9000 pounds! The Magical Eggplant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Baile Átha Cliath Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 6,675 DLP Supporter	What on earth?

03-20-2013, 04:56 PM	#20
Shinysavage Avatar Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Age: 25 Gender: Male Posts: 1,797	Saw this tonight, and it was...ok. I wouldn't say it was great, but it wasn't particularly bad. The plot was incredibly obvious, some of the characterisation was severely lacking, and the CGI was weirdly mixed, but there was a fair bit of fun to be had. The finale was pleasingly inventive, especially. __________________ "Join me again next week on 'Let's Make No Fucking Sense', when I will be waxing an owl." Hallowed WBA The Archive Riddle Harry Potter and the Discworld Harry Potter: Hero of the Wizarding World? Formerly Harry Potter, Magnificent Bastard. Savage Words - my blog

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