Now for something where I panic less...

[secondlina]

Except not really...

I just learned a few weeks ago about this upcoming movie called the "Witches of Oz".



The story is : Dorothy Gale discovers that her best selling novels are actually based on suppressed childhood memories of her time in Oz, and that she may be in danger of experiencing it all over again.

Christopher Lloyd ...  Is the Wizard of Oz . REALLY? NICE. I think my heart just stopped. DOCTOR BROWN!

You can visit the following website to see a teaser trailer of the movie.

My reaction to this movie is strange. Half of me is going "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, a potentially good Oz-themed film, oh my god!" while the other half of me is going "Great, something else with a really high budget Namesake has to compete against". But I think the "Oh my god" part of me is winning. Why? First off, that movie actually looks good, and the director actually seems to be a Oz-book-reading-and-loving dude. Second off, I picked popular fairy tales as a subject for Namesake. The fact that other things would come out was to be expected. Not to mention the adventures in Oz is just the first chapters of Namesake. Third, i'm a sucker for anything with the Oz witches. Fourth, interest in Oz from a lot a viewers might actually be good for Namesake. The only thing I don't like about this movie is how they made Dorothy the writer, editing out Baum completely. Kinda what Tim Burton did with his Alice movie.

But, hey. The special effects look rad. Amiright?

This was suppose to come out in 2010. Got pushed back to 2011. But it seems to be doing well, since they have the whole cast and actors listed.

Next post will have a drawing, I swear. Bad lazy panicking artist, bad!

- Isa

Comments

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I've read Wicked and seen the play based on Wicked. I didn't especially like the book, but I found the musical hilarious (it's was like a Disney movie). The main reason why I didn't like the book is that it really doesn't seem to match with the idea of what the original creator had of Oz, or the image I had of it. Maguire's Oz is too... I dunno. It's not a bad book in itself. But as an Oz adaptation, I don't like it much. It lacks the fairy tale quality that most adaptations have. I think I would have liked it better if it was just a book with original characters. With original characters, I probably would have loved it. But hey, that's my opinion :D It still spawned a musical I enjoyed.

I'm overly critical of all things Oz.

I can't wait to see Beastly! We should go together if we can.

I hope you're doing all right. you looked a little tired yesterday :( Let me know if you need anything!

[starmetal-oak.livejournal.com]

Yeah, a lot of people either love or hate Wicked (the book). I liked it because I just liked the re-imagining of characters and Oz. It's definitely not like the original, but I think that's why I liked it (not that I don't like the original, I just like reading different interpretations).

I'm good! But yeah, I was tired. I think I had a bit of a cold or something because I wasn't feeling normal. Just one of those days I guess ;)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I think it probably depends how much people love the magic of Oz. My love for Oz pretty much comes from the fact that i'm completely mesmerized by the strange magic, rules and creatures of the land. Wicked was somwhat magic-less (Since Elphaba being able to do anything is a big deal) and creature-less.

If you're less into the magic and more into political things, battles, character development... and of course, tragedy, then Wicked is awesome.

I did like how Elphaba evolved though. I have to say, I loved reading parts about her childhood, her toughs, especially when she was stranting to loose it towards the end... and the whole aspect of magic being difficult and somewhat alien to everyone was cool. Hence why I think I would have liked the book a lot more with original characters. My own image of what Oz should be interfere with my capacity to appreciate the read.

Well, hopefully delicious poutine killed the cold! :D