i believe this movie had some decent elements but overall i didn't feel it hit its potential peak ever in any scene in the movie. The acting was bad... Dorothy was god awful... they couldn't have picked a more experienced and better actress among the big names? Beside the big headliners i believe The two main witches Glinda and the wicked witch stole the show entirely, they had grace yet power in different ways. I hope to see them in more films. Noel is both beautiful and talented and i look forward to seeing her on the big screen in many more to come because as we all know that woman has a very bright and shining future ahead of her.

This is a review of the close to 3 hour miniseries and not the considerably shorter theatrical release. The Witches of Oz is written and directed by Leigh Scott, a man who cut his teeth working at The Asylum, and if you're familiar with their work then alarm bells should already be ringing. It sees an older Dorothy realising that the stories she writes of Oz are actually all true, and now the wicked witch is in our world to try and take over. AAAHHHH! This film is both ambitious and terrible for the most part. The first episode deals with painfully unfunny slapstick and cartoon caricatures. The second episode turned into an all out battle and tried to be a lot darker. The film has its ups and downs. The likes of Lloyd and Henriksen give great performances as they usually do, especially Hendrcksen who has a lot of experience in no budget territory. But we also have two Lord Of The Rings alumni trying hard not to die of embarrassment on screen. It's hard to tell with Astin and Boyd whether they are simply giving bad performances on purpose or if Jackson was just a much better director when dealing with actors. No doubt these two looked around the set and couldn't believe what their (I'm guessing by now, former) agents had gotten them into. Still, it's hard not to admire Scott's ambition and vision. He uses practical and computer effects well, and some of the designs are pretty cool, especially the Tin-Man. It obviously has designs on being a big epic fantasy, but it's impossible to take it seriously. I hear the hour shorter director's cut has better effects and is better concerning the pacing. There's certainly enough to make a child friendly kids TV special, maybe at the 70-80 minute mark, but I wouldn't sit through the whole thing again.

(This is for means and purposes my first review on anything so if it does not seem like one i apologize in advance)The Witches of Oz. I just watched it and i have to say, i enjoyed what i could. I absolutely adore new twists on old stories, if they are good that is. I admit the movie was a little bit shoddy, they could have spent more money to make it better. The special effects were small and not even that great, and I was shocked to learn that such beloved Actors/Actresses of my own were not as good as they could have been. The could have used their full potential but to me it seems as though they were either rushed or just did not care to make the movie at all. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. I love that they brought in new characters, old characters, and that they changed the story up from the original film The wizard of Oz.I also have to say after watching the wizard of oz so many times over the years, i cannot stand to watch that movie, even though it is such a good story. Which makes me tend to love the story more when they do something new with it. Also i do hope they come out with the next one soon, i hate movies that just leave you hanging. Especially if bad reviews are the reason they do not continue the series.

I was expecting garbage and I was surprised. Owing that this movie came out of SyFy's stables, I thought it was going to be a bunch of CGI trash. I was quite wrong. While the acting is not strong at times, I think that is because the writing is a little flat. Some of the Acting is quite hammy at times, and over the top. Sprinkle in a judicious use of munchkins, and other baddies and I guess it balances out. Some of the prop work and costumes are pretty cool. Christopher Lloyds outfit is spot on Steampunk at it's best, as well as The Tin Woodsman prop works. Some of the City EFX, are lacking, as mentioned the lightning is a little lame. I guess all in all though, it was worth a watch, and could be viewed by the kiddies.