Abdel Gulabkhan
This film is absolutely terrible. Its boring from start to finish really poor acting no imagination Rubbish characters tin man dressed in a suit?? Scare crow dressed in a suit with a bit of straw??? Really come on this movie has no budget No imagination Walking round a modern day Kansas city, this movie is terrible. Nothing from Oz here just awful story line so annoying and worse than watching paint dry. Really this movie has no resemblance to the great wizard of oz film I loved. This film just stinks so bad I had to write this review. Save your life not wasting time watching it there is no magic just boring silly directed film. No wonder it was never in the cinema its so bad
dmong .
Billed as the 'much awaited sequel'. Should be billed as 'mumbling mannequins walk about a bit and talk about winkies'. OK I'll try and be positive. The DVD has a great sleeve, which is presumably where the budget went. Now for the negatives. No Wizard. Oz is a blink and you'll miss it quarry scene. Barely a Lion (did the costume budget not extend to a second day's rental?). Not really Dorothy. Not really Toto. No Munchkins. No witches. No yellow brick road. No songs. As stories go there is...nothing. My six-year old daughter could have come up with a better premise for a film. Nothing is resolved by the end of the movie, not that there is really any sort of mission or problem to resolve.The script is laughably mawkish and pretentious. My daughter found it really funny the way everybody talks about winkies and nobody even cracks a grin (For non-brits, winky = phallus). Which in my mind pretty much hits the nail on the head as far a microcosms go, in that how seriously can a movie - a kids' movie at that - as bad as this take itself? The answer is very. Unfortunately for the rest of us who shelled out 3 quid on a DVD the joke is on us.
Chris Cook
Pretty much nothing happens in the entire film! Oz is shown briefly and then it's just an old quarry, there are absolutely no sets or special effects. The Tin Man, Scarecrow & Lions costumes are awful.Dorothy isn't Dorothty (I think, but it's not clear). Toto isn't Toto. My 5 year old was left bored and slightly perplexed. Luckily the DVD was only £3 and that's over priced. Running out of things to say about it to make up the minimum 10 lines on here it is that bad.If you buy this film your kids will unfortunately be disappointed.Expect to see it in poundland soon! It really is a terrible terrible film.
minervache
After the Wizard is a cute and quirky film which follows some of the OZ characters after Dorothy's return to Kansas. If you are looking for a sweet heartfelt family-friendly film with nostalgic views of the power of American Midwestern values: compassion, love, hope, perseverance, gratitude, friendship, kindness to strangers and animals, imagination, second chances, self-reliance, the importance of reading, thinking on one's own, this film fits the bill. This film will especially appeal to Oz fans and people who love dogs. If you are looking for a Hollywood big budget, slick, high-speed, violent, action film which highlights special effects, this film is not for you.In his directorial debut, Hugh Gross, who also wrote the screenplay pays tribute to L. Frank Baum and his series of The Wizard of Oz books. Gross testifies to the influence the stories and their derivative films have had on generations of Americans.The film has two threads intertwining throughout the story. One is the story of Elizabeth, a modern day "Dorothy" trying to survive real life adolescent problems. The film hints that Elizabeth, an orphan, has undergone severe hardship, resulting in her belief that she is "Dorothy" of Oz fame. The second thread is the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, traveling across the United States, searching out "Dorothy" when things go amuck in OZ. This second thread adds comic relief and a series of life lessons, as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman undertake their journey.Orien Richman and Jermel Nakia, respectively portrayed the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow with sweet innocence. P. David Miller, as the Lion, captured both the fear and courage of his character. Jordan Van Vranken as Elizabeth, Helen Richman as Mrs. Murphy, and Loren Lester, as Dr. Edwards were believable. Peter Mark Richman played a likable and charming Charles Samuel Williams.I smiled throughout Seraiah Carol's short but enjoyable scene as an animal shelter attendant.Dana Rice's photography was striking, particularly the shots of the landscapes of the American Midwest. Stephen Main's music excelled in evoking emotional response throughout the film.This is a film with both a heart and a brain and I highly recommend it.
