After the Wizard (2011)

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

AFTER THE WIZARD Spoiler Alert Where to start... 1) For the dog-lovers out there, there IS a Toto who threads through the film to final acceptance & safety.  2) Elizabeth/Dorothy is threatened by seeming wicked witch. The name issue DOES have rationale relating to childhood & fantasy. 3) The limited appearance of the Cowardly Lion is also explained with a good life lesson about protecting others & helping friends.  4) Well, it is titled AFTER THE WIZARD. If the Wizard leaves Oz & all is chaos, why should we spend much time there? The quarry looks pretty bleak as would a place in chaos.  5) The blind man on the train introduces the subjects of libraries & orphanages in a very supportive way. (By the way, for you kvetchers who barely read the credits, this character, the orphanage matron, & the Tin Man are in reality family -- another lesson in working together & doing the best possible with limitations. NO, I have no stake in this film.) 6) All the authority figures who could have been depicted as true ogres are helpful & recognize the value of some fantasy life, especially in the young, & that the bits which live on in adults are important, too. 7) All the complainers about costuming should check out San Francisco &/or New York. The Scarecrow waving to one in a field is a nice touch, of which there are many. Little touches are better than points made with hammer blows.  8) It plays a bit stiffly, I suppose, but the lessons to the adults who may have misplaced their appreciation of fantasy are important. 9) This movie could be used for positive family discussions, as well.  10) I have serious doubts as to whether most of these other commenters watched the movie with any care.

Elizabeth lives in a Kansas orphanage, run by a lady who has been there thirty years. Even though twelve year old Liz doesn't want to upset folks, she does. That is because she lives in a fantasy world, where the young gal believes she is Dorothy of the Oz books. Everyone is instructed to call her Doro, which they refuse to do, resulting in punishments galore. Meanwhile, the Tin Man and Scarecrow have landed a balloon in New Jersey and are making their way by train to Kansas. The journey many problems as this duo doesn't understand money, state boundaries and more. Fortunately, they do have a pocketful of emeralds from the E city, which do come in handy. Will they be able to locate Dorothy at the time she really needs them? There may be a tornado approaching, too! This sweet film moves so slowly that some children will give up a view, despite the delightful Tin Man and Scarecrow. It is a well conceived tale, that an orphan girl, rejected by many, invents a dream world to cope. Therefore, Oz characters are part of an imaginary world, which may not be clear to kids, either. Nevertheless, if boys and girls are the patient type, this little film may thrill those who adore the original Wizard of Oz movie.

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

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.