Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
03-03-13, 04:26 PM
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03-04-13, 10:02 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
03-04-13, 10:13 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
To be fair, it doesn't appear that Elfman ever said that he'd "never" work with Raimi again, just that he had a horrible time on Spiderman 2 and wasn't doing Spiderman 3:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5652
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...t_and_powerful
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5652
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...t_and_powerful
i. "I'm not working on 'Spider-Man 3,'" the composer said. "I'm out of that. I won't miss not doing it. 'Spider-Man 2' was a miserable experience. It's like my connection with Sam got completely severed. As far as I'm concerned, he went to sleep, somebody put a pod next to him and when he awoke, he wasn't the same person I'd known for a decade. He went from right there number two on my list of favorite directors to the exact opposite of what I look for in a film experience which is everything I could do on 'Spider-Man 1,' I couldn't do on 'Spider-Man 2.' He got so intensely attached to the temp music that I couldn't even adapt my own music close enough. Let me put it that way. I couldn't get close enough to me, least of all anybody else who was in the temp score. It's the first time I've ever walked from a director in 20 years and hopefully the last time I have to turn my back on somebody but it became like intolerable. And I've been on some heavy duty films, so to say that, it had to be pretty bad. I've been in war zones you couldn't believe in 55 films but this is the first time I said, 'I've had it. It's just not worth it. I'd rather go back to waiting tables than to do 'Spider-Man 2' again, to have to have the same experience."
03-04-13, 10:28 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
I never knew that Elfman had a falling out with raimi over SM2.
03-04-13, 10:42 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
Me neither, but reading that it seems like Sam was really passionate about SM2 which is probably why it turned out as well as it did (compared to the other two entries.)
03-05-13, 07:58 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
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03-05-13, 08:11 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
You know these actors get soooooooooo bored at junkets so something like this obviously was fun for her.
03-05-13, 08:23 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
He's a radio personality
03-05-13, 02:38 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
It's hard to tell if that interviewer was doing schtick or was really honest...the final part about getting naked at weddings I think is a tip off that he went into that interview with an agenda. Still, Mila's reaction to everything is the best part.
03-06-13, 05:32 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
From making controversial video nasties to working on a Disney film? Ah, the time, they are a'changin'. Hey, maybe they could call this Bedknobs and Boomsticks!
HAHA! I'm here all night ladies and gentleman, thank you!
HAHA! I'm here all night ladies and gentleman, thank you!
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03-06-13, 07:27 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
For those in the Kansas City area, Union Station will show the movie for 2 weeks on their recently renovated Extreme Screen. 5 stories tall and 80 feet wide, it's the largest 3D screen in the area. They have 2 Barco 4k projectors and a JBL sound system. Might have to check it out.
03-06-13, 09:11 PM
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03-07-13, 11:16 AM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
While they are obviously way more mature in nature, the Porky's movies share a bit more with A Christmas Story than one might think. They are both comedies, and both take place during America's pasttime of the late 40s to mid 50s. Christmas Story is simply done at a time when life is a whole lot more innocent for people, and Porky's when hormones are raging.
Anyhoo, back to the topic, I hope this provides some good entertainment and doesn't reek of studio intervention like Spider-Man 3.
03-07-13, 12:47 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
Not entirely sure why, but I think I'll check this out tonight since Regal is doing 8pm showings. I'm mainly going just because it's Raimi.
03-07-13, 03:14 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
When I saw this film, I somehow knew it wasn't going to be worth the price of a ticket. It just keeps falling on rottentomatoes.com. By the time all the reviews are in, it won't even be at 50%, and might fall close to 40%.
03-07-13, 03:16 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
So you saw the film? It upticked from 54% to 60%
03-07-13, 03:24 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
That's not saying much when it's 20 points lower than it started off, and it keeps going lower every time I check the site. I've checked the site 5 times and every time it's lower than the last time. Less than half the reviews are in, and the film currently sits at a whopping 32% with top critics, and those are the critics I most pay attention to when I'm on the fence about a movie.
My prediction about the movie sucking is based off of what I saw in the trailer, and it's still and bland looking performances. Who knows? It's possible I might enjoy it if I see it on cable, in spite of reviews. However, this is not an automatic buy for me. Some movies are and I ignore the critics. We'll see what the rest of the critics say.
My prediction about the movie sucking is based off of what I saw in the trailer, and it's still and bland looking performances. Who knows? It's possible I might enjoy it if I see it on cable, in spite of reviews. However, this is not an automatic buy for me. Some movies are and I ignore the critics. We'll see what the rest of the critics say.
03-07-13, 03:28 PM
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Re: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - D: Raimi, S: Franco, Kunis, Weisz, Braff
Well there's a pretty substantial difference between when it was at 80% (and had 5 reviews) and now.
That said I'm not defending the movie, I think it looks like cheese and I'm not an Oz fan to begin with.
I do like me some Mila Kunis though, but I have Black Swan for that.
That said I'm not defending the movie, I think it looks like cheese and I'm not an Oz fan to begin with.
I do like me some Mila Kunis though, but I have Black Swan for that.