Morbius Fitzgerald I kind of had enough hopes for this to watch it and maybe I could like something this guy did. Oh my god I was wrong. Okay first of all, I should tell you all that I absolutely love the idea of Oz, a magical world that children can escape to and make it their own, a lot can be done with that. Return To Oz, the 1985 film, is actually my all time favourite film so I am more than open to any Oz adaptation. How does an independent film company make a movie about Oz when its run by Leigh Scott? I'm not convinced they did. So lets take a look.The film starts off with a Middle Earth style narration explaining that a munchkin created Oz when the world was full of magic and when it was created Wicked Witches were at war with the Wizard. He decides to give them a book with a word that can make anything happen, the key to the book is missing, only to be with Dorothy, magical crap happens and they get transported to 1990s America. Confused yet? Get used to it. So Dorothy grows up and becomes a children's writer who writes stories about Oz it turns out that a talent agency wants to sell the book and hopefully get it published. When she goes to New York (the place everyone associates with Oz!) she decides to write but can't.Then you have a scene which has probably the most cringe worthy dialogue EVER FOR ANYONE OF ANY AGE! First of all the talent agent requests Dorothy sex's herself up and when they get into the publisher's, they want the Dorothy in the book to wear skintight leather pants and jacket after real Dorothy says that fictional Dorothy is 11 years old! Okay, Leigh, you do realize that this is a family film? Not only that but the way the publisher reveals it is so dumb that Peter Griffin would laugh at it. There is so many things wrong with this scene that it's just not funny. Almost everyone has grown up with at least one version of the Oz story being told to them. Did anyone actually read this scene aloud before filming it? You can't throw crap like this at an audience and expect them to go along with it!So, lets just say for the sake of the review that you'd keep watching this movie after that scene, Eventually it gets revealed that real Dorothy and fictional Dorothy are one (who would've guessed?...) Then Uncle Henry left a letter for her after he died revealing that she was his Aunt thanks to the fact that she went into a tornado into the land of Oz and stayed there with enough time for 110 years to pass and when she was transported back, they (Uncle Henry and Aunt Em - Em doesn't have a single line in this movie, by the way) raised her as their own. WHAT?! This is the dumbest twist in a movie since Monster A-Go Go, this is like magic moonbeam dolphins on the titanic, there is no way that Scott gave a crap when writing this scene. Whether you grew up with the books or the movies (The Wizard Of Oz or Return To Oz, PICK ONE!) this is the jump the shark moment. No I take that back, this is jumping the shark while nuking the fridge and frying the coke ALL IN ONE EASY SWIPE!Okay so yet again, lets just say, hypothetically, you kept watching after that twist, its revealed that the talent agent is actually the Wicked Witch of the West who is also coincidentally played by the actual movie's producer (at least they got SOMETHING correct, anyone who financially backs THIS while reading the script has to be evil!) They go through this rushed climax, even though the people of New York act like there's nothing wrong when Dragons are on the empire state building (how would people not notice that? When were there dragons in Oz?! How did that get no attention?!) Dorothy tells the Witch how many good time they had (no they didn't) and she saw the good in her (how?) and used the power of the silver slippers to stop her. Then through some bullsh*t no one remembers anything besides Dorothy and the Scarecrow, New York is restored to life and they go along their merry way.My complaints about the plot...no comment. The CGI is awful, when the graphics of Pong and Space Invaders are better than that of a movie your making, stop making movies! The acting is pretty awful and if you look at the cast you'll see that is no easy thing to buy, you have Sean Astin, Christopher Lloyd and Lance Hendricksen in the cast. They all give pretty bad performances because the best actress out of the whole movie...was the film's producer who actually makes me miss Mila Kunis as the witch.Overall this movie did not just not understand what Oz was about, oh, it understood, but it was made as a movie with one goal in mind - to destroy everything about it that made it credible. They spend all their time in this movie in New York. Yeah, an Oz film spends more time in New York than Oz! This movie is without a single doubt in my mind the worst movie ever made. So long Star Wars Holiday Special, adiós Batman And Robin, Superman 4, Howard The Duck, High School Musical this movie outdoes you all in terms of horribleness. Avoid this movie at all costs.PS. I actually forgot to mention the book with the word...apparently that was all the Wizard's plan, the book is actually the entirety of the Declaration Of Independence and the American Constitution...you wait 2 and a half hours for THAT ending. Think about that.

Sophie Callaghan When I finished watching this, I said aloud, "That was, like, the worst thing I have ever watched in my life." There wasn't even anyone in the room to hear my words, I just needed to audibly vent my disappointment. The script! The acting! The one liners!All awful. I only bought this on a whim (yes, I spent my hard earned money on it) because I trust Christopher Lloyd. Never again, Lloyd, never again. Back To The Future will not give you immunity forever. My least favourite element, and there are plenty to chose from, are the exchanges made between Dorothy and Uncle Henry. Geez, could she look any more meek and demure! Even in the parts when Dorothy was attempting to convey bravery, I still felt the burning urge to punch her in her stupid, pathetic face.Don't watch this drivel. It is a trap.Especially if you love The Wizard Of Oz.

Big Critic Was very surprised with how great the movie turned out and there were a couple of promising actresses in the movie. Thought Noel Thurman (sp?) had a great role. She is obviously talented and imagine she'll be snatched up very soon by larger production companies. I admire new retakes on older movies and thought it was refreshing and unique. I'd like to see more of these type of remakes by this director. He obviously can pick a great cast. I was a bit surprised by some of the poor reviews. This was an entertaining movie. Does anyone have recommendations for other remakes like this? It will be interesting to see where this director goes from here and whether any of his cast develop. I think there's a lot of potential. Will be following this cast.

ice_sarah This is just so awful I can't even begin to describe it. This is BY FAR worse than Return to Oz, The Tinman, The Wiz and all the other horrendous Oz adaptations I've seen outside the 1939 film. If you are an Oz purist - I suggest staying clear.Cheap budget (I think someone just took some Mortal Kombat arcade animations and shoved them in here), wooden acting, atrocious dialogue and a story that defecates all over the Oz universe.What began as a promising story (picking up where Return to Oz attempted) with Dorothy going about her life in the "real world" thinking that Oz was only a fantasy, turned into a complete farce with Dorothy becoming Uncle Henry's Aunt in one of many ridiculous plot twists.If you want to see your original favourites turn into your worst nightmares, a scarecrow who resembles a man with a paper bag on his head with a crayon face, Dorothy hitting on one of the Hobbits from Lord of The Rings in a Manhattan bar, and the death of Uncle Henry, go ahead... otherwise, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!L. Frank Baum is turning in his grave.