Most of the negative reviews complain that it doesn’t slavishly follow the 1939 movie. Which makes me want to see it. Although the last time I watched the original I realized it’s REALLY weird, a lot weirder than I remembered. Kind of like the first time I watched Willie Wonka as an adult and figured out just how much Wonka hates kids. Both are completely different movies when viewed through grown up eyes in front of a brain that’s largely forgotten the movie.
This new version of “Oz” has excellent special effects, but I’m not sure if the story will be as entrancing. I’m also not a fan of James Franco, I have to say.
“Most of the negative reviews complain that it doesn’t slavishly follow the 1939 movie.”
It’s the prequel to the Wizard of Oz, not a remake of the original.