Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Tss5078 Several years ago, the SyFy channel decided to take a crack at re-inventing the classic Wizard of Oz, a noble task, that many have tried and failed. I didn't know what to expect, but I assumed it would be some variation of the classic tale, hoping it would be more the like books and less like the films. Tin Man is defiantly not for kids and takes a unique approach to the classic story. In this version, OZ is not the friendly lovable place with strange characters and happy times for all. It's a dark story, about a dark place, where presently there is a lot of pain and misery. The big twist in the story is that this OZ is centuries past the one visited by Dorothy Gale. In the Outer Zone (O.Z.), Dorothy Gale is a revered as the start of the royal families bloodline, but she has been dead for centuries! That being said, quite ingeniously, the future residents of the O.Z. parallel the old story, but not because they have to, they are in a sense mocking the original story in subtle ways. There's D.G. (Zooey Deschanel), the girl from the other side, who was forced into the O.Z., with no memory of ever having been there before. She soon meets Glitch, (Alan Cummings) a man who had part of his brain removed for disobeying the Queen. As they try to figure out what is happening around them, they run into a man (Neal McDonough) being punished in a Tin Man suit. This man was a Cop or Tin Man in the O.Z. who was deemed a threat, and put into this horrible form of torture. Finally, they come to the rescue of a native healer, named Raw (Raoul Trujillo), who has become trapped by carnivores and is about to become dinner. Together they go to see the wise man, to find out how to proceed in helping D.G. The Wise Man (Richard Dreyfuss) turns out to be a drugged out magician doing parlor tricks! There are a million other parallels to the original story that make the journey through the O.Z. that much more enjoyable. Zooey Deschanel is the star and even though people often mistake her unique style of acting for inexperience, she was the perfect choice to play D.G. The other standout is veteran character actor, Neal McDonough, who gives a gut wrenching and strong performance as the tortured former cop, in search of his family. The rest of the supporting cast was equally as impressive, taking you through the full range of emotions. As I said before, this is certainly not the OZ you grew up with and it's certainly not what I expected. Everything from the special effects, to the story, and even the modernization, was extremely impressive. It really is a shame that this was only a three part mini-series, but this would have made for one hell of a regular series. Some of the parallels are obvious, but there were plenty of times where I legitimately forgot that I was watching The Wizard of Oz. Leave the musical for the kid, this is what Frank Baum had in mind when he started this series, and it's most defiantly meant for mature audiences only.

annarac It was fun to watch an updated version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of OZ." It is patterned after the original and follows a similar story line, yet has a totally different feel with added twists and unexpected details.The main character is played by Zooey Deschanel, with her 'girl next door' charm and simple innocence, I thought she was the perfect choice for the next Dorothy Gale.Instead of going by the original name of "Dorothy" the heroin answers to "D.G." and is accompanied by new versions of the scare crow, tin man, and lion.Rather than a Wicked Witch there is an Evil Sorcerers who is as beautiful as she is evil, no green face and snarl to easily identify her as 'the bad guy.' (She doesn't even carry a broom!) The wizard of OZ is actually known as "The Mystic Man" and is played, very well, I might ad, by Richard Dreyfus.This Epic Adventure was labeled as "NOT RATED" but I'd give it a rating of PG - the flying monkeys are a bit scary as are the witch's soldiers.Watcher beware, this film has a Run Time of: 265 Mins. (4 hours and 25 minutes) it is broken into 3 parts, so you could easily stop and come back to it later. However, it is so intriguing that it's hard to stop watching. We didn't get to bed until 2:00am.

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.

longjohnslass I'm a huge skeptic when it comes to Sci Fi channel movies, I've just been disappointed too many times. (I'm also not one for tampering with the classics). I saw the preview for Tin Man and was torn between "Wow, that looks neat" and "That's daring, they could screw it up easily." But I ate my words when I finally had time to watch it (being a three-part miniseries). I was glued the entire time and was in awe at how they kept many references to the original masterpiece while, at the same time, creating a whole new look for it. The casting was excellent (a few could've been traded but that's just my opinion). The vision of it all was ingenious, and the score (while somewhat repetitive) is catchy. I highly recommend "Tin Man" for those who haven't seen it.Although i do NOT recommend seeing it with really high hopes - I've noticed that tends to make all the corny parts of any movie stand out. Just sit back and enjoy it.