Oz The Great and Powerful 3D

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  • Opened March 8, 2013 
  • 2 hr 10 min
  • PG | Sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language

  • When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well. Full synopsis

  • Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz
  • Director: Sam Raimi
  • Genres: 3D, Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Oz The Good and Entertaining

by MedRed

Oz The Great and Powerful has great things going for it. The visuals were vibrant and beautiful.The CGI is really good. This movie has the best use of 3D I've seen outside of an animated film (better...

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Great 3D Effects

by Bearfist

I'm not sure if it will be the blockbuster they're hoping for but then I thought John Carter would be successful... Anyways, a bit slow in some parts but overall a good movie with sometimes great...

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A fantastic beginning to the Oz story.

by relfaithsp

OK, to answer critics. If you're looking for action and explosions every second, go see something else. If you like the original Wizard of Oz, and you understand that this is a pre-quel based on the...

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

That's why the more you like the Judy Garland film, the more you might appreciate Oz the Great and Powerful. Appreciate. Enjoy. Admire. Be glad to see. Have fun with ... But as for love - well, love will be harder to come by. Read full review

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New York Observer
| Rex Reed

Nothing in it comes close to the magic, the originality or the everlasting entertainment value of the original, which only cost $2.777 million and didn’t use a single computer-generated graphic. This says more about how much better movies were in 1939 than they are today. Still, I had enough fun to predict that history (or at least a tiny piece of it) seems destined to repeat itself. People just can’t get enough of this stuff. Read full review

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

It's familiar enough to be comfortable but not so familiar that it feels worn and repetitive. Read full review

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NPR
| Bob Mondello

Oz the Great and Powerful tells the story of how the Wizard came to Oz, answering a question I suspect no one was asking, but with considerable digital wizardry. Read full review

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James Franco as Oscar Diggs and Mila Kunis as Theodora in "Oz: The Great and Powerful."