“Oz the Great and Powerful”: The Nerdist News Interviews
by Perry Michael Simon on March 7, 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful hits theaters in the U.S. this weekend, and Nerdist News’ own Dan Casey got a chance to talk about the film with director Sam Raimi and stars James Franco, Rachel Weisz, and Zach Braff.
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“Oz the Great and Powerful” is all smoke and no mirrors, no fantasy, just effects without affect. To be honest, more like Oz the Amiable and Un-threatening. The best, funniest Oz thing I’ve read lately is DA YELLER BRICK ROAD, a revisionist telling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Uncle Remus. The conceit is it was originally by Remus (who didn’t exist) and then “borrowed and cleaned-up” by Baum. Hilarious and charming. All that “Oz the Great and Powerful” is not.