Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Steineded How sad is this?

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Console best movie i've ever seen.

MartianOctocretr5 Nobody dares re-make the 1939 Wizard of Oz classic directly, but there have been several loose adaptations of it. Whether they be "re-maginings" or sequels, they keep on showing up every once in a while, and are almost invariably much darker than the original. This movie follows that pattern.This time the Tin Man is an Indy Jones type cop, the Cowardly Lion looks almost the same but he's a psychic/mystic. The scarecrow looks like a copy of Michael Jackson's version in "The Whiz." Dorothy is now an adult known by her initials, DG. Other characters of the famous story are also re-imagined; it looks as though the adventure/fantasy has been given a make-over to be a sci-fi adventure.What strikes me first about this movie is how it is strong enough to stand on its own as an original concept, but seems preoccupied with referencing the Oz story. It doesn't appear to really be necessary, except as a novelty. It's as if the director is whispering loudly, "Can you catch all the references to Oz?" If anything, it's a bit distracting.The MJ clone is the only cast weakness, a poor comic relief that just gets on your nerves. Other than him, the acting is actually top-notch, with Zooey Deschanel providing a wonderful centerpiece as heroine DG, who is trying to prevent a cataclysmic disaster at the hands of her sister, who is now the misguided Queen of the realm. Some of the Queen's overstated tyrannical bantering sounds cliché, but the director is to blame for that, not the actress.Overall, a pretty well-executed production. The Oz connection only seems to be for name recognition to get you to watch it in the first place. The story preserves only trace elements of Oz, and really is an adventure all its own. Worth a watch.

Tania_Chesala_R I really enjoyed Tin Man. It was like a breath of fresh air. Even though I loved the original version (Judy Garland)- and I am not a fan of remaking the old classics. The 1939's tale of OZ is slowly becoming outdated. Yes I love 'Somewhere Over The Rain Bow' and Judy but it has been a while since I have been able to watch it from start to finish. Always switching it off after about 40 minutes. I enjoyed the more action oriented and futuristic edge of Tin Man. Zooey Deschanel was simply a delight to watch. I was also delighted to see Neal McDonough play Tin Man - a good guy with a fierce attitude. There was much more depth to the characters in this version of OZ. Instead of the stereotypical good guy and bad guy persona it showed that beings of any kind are able to have both elements within their personality (Az and Cain) Also Cain's portrayal of lacking heart in his judgment had more of a purpose and made more sense than in the 1939's version of a Tin CAN! lacking a physical heart (?????). It was very clever to make the cowardly lion an empath who sees the world through his heart instead of with his mind. In Tin Man he had a reason to be scared, for Azkadellia was using his kind to torment them mentally into seeing the future. Even though the tale of OZ has had a much needed update in this series its central theme and values still exist and in my opinion does a better job in portraying this to the audience than any other version. For me Tin Man is a more entertaining, smarter, visually stunning version and I probably will not be able to go back and watch the 1939's OZ after watching this mini series and it has a superb theme song to boot.

ctomvelu-1 What an odd miniseries. Dorothy (Zooey Deschanel) is back in Oz, and is accompanied in her wanderings by a tin man turned human, a scarecrow that isn't a true scarecrow, and a beast-man who vaguely resembles the old Cowardly Lion. Toto isn't really Toto, but a shape shifter named Tutor. Dorothy has an evil sister who has locked away their mom and seeks an emerald to gain ultimate power over the land. I am yet to catch the whole thing but I can see it will certainly appeal to fans of ongoing Oz tales and who don't mind watching a very long story. I am not a big miniseries fan, and would rather see a 90-minute DVD of this, but I suppose that's never gonna happen. So one of these days I will have to watch this to the bitter end. It seems to me Frank Baum wrote several sequels to WIZARD. I wonder why Hollywood hasn't adapted them instead of creating new OZ material periodically. Maybe because the sequels do not all feature Dorothy. Anyway, the CGI work here is pretty good for TV, and there are some lovely torture scenes. And I like Zooey Deschanel in anything.

FlorisV I highly recommend this miniseries to anyone looking for something in the fantasy realm but still fresh and new. It's very original even though some (but very little) is borrowed from the original Oz. It has been called a steam punk variant of it: there's a lot of old but fantastic machines that really add a new flavor to the setting.The performances are all as excellent as they are effortless, as each character simply has been perfectly casted. Guys will adore the irresistibly big-eyed and cute Zooey Deschanel as main character DG while the male supporting cast is great too with variants of the original tin man (the title is a bit confusing since he's neither really of tin nor is he the main character), the lion and the scarecrow.It was simply a wonderful 3 hours of TV with great attention to detail, costumes, backdrops and pretty much everything else Only the animation was not Hollywood level but it was adequate.