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  • Trailer Debut for ‘Oz The Great and Powerful’!

    Sam Mendes wants to take you down the Yellow Brick Road...

    July 12, 2012

    There’s some cautious optimism out there for Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz The Great and Powerful’. It’d be an easier sell for most if not for the bad taste that ‘Alice in Wonderland’ left in the mouthes of many, but here we are nonetheless today with the debut of the first trailer for the flick in my inbox from Disney. I looked it over, and overall I think it looks visually stimulating and an interesting vehicle for James Franco, but I need to see more of the story before I can get excited for it. Either way, after the jump you can see the trailer and decide for yourself. It likely won’t be boring, that’s for sure. Take a gander at it below…

    -Thoughts? Discuss in the comments!

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    When he’s not obsessing over new Oscar predictions on a weekly basis, Joey is seeing between 200 and 300 movies a year. He views the best in order to properly analyze the awards race/season each year, but he also watches the worst for reasons he mostly sums up as "so you all don't have to". In his spare time, you can usually find him complaining about the Jets or the Mets. Still, he lives and dies by film. Joey's a voting member of the Internet Film Critics Association as well. Today the IFCA, tomorrow the world!

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    11 Comments

    1. I did like the beginning of the trailer homaging the beginning of The Wizard of Oz…

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    2. I actually wanna check this out in IMAX 3D.

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    3. You could say that about a lot of films, but I know what you mean.

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    4. I’m skeptical about this, and seeing James Franco “act” in this film trailer leads me to believe he could be incredibly miscast. Sam Raimi’s other Spidey actor, Tobey Maguire, seems like a better fit as Oz. I’m getting a Tim Burton ‘Alice and Wonderland’ meets ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ vibe from this film. I’ll go see it for Mila Kunis. By the way, I know I’m breaking my “cannot watch the trailer” rule, but it’s The Wizard of Freaking Oz, so I don’t care!

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    5. Art Direction – Check. Costume Design – Check. Makeup – Check. Could be a below the line contender in several categories.

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    6. Joseph- As long as it’s better than Alice in Wonderland, I’ll be happy…

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    7. Mark- Quite possibly…

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    8. I might be the only one, but I’m really looking forward to this film. “The Wizard of Oz” has been a classic for me throughout all my life, and I’m a huge fan of James Franco. I agree that this does give off an “Alice in Wonderland” vibe, but I still remain hopeful that Raimi can pull the visual spectacle together a lot more successfully than Burton did.

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    9. I may be the only one, but I’m really excited to check this movie out. “The Wizard of Oz” is one of my all time favorite classics, and I’m a huge fan of James Franco. I admit that the trailer does give off an “Alice in Wonderland” vibe, but I still remain hopeful that Raimi can pull together the visual elements together far more successfully than Burton did.

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    10. Sorry for the double comment. My internet connection is a bit wonky today.

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    11. Duly noted, and no worries.

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