Oz The Great and Powerful

My #1 favorite film of all time is The Wizard of Oz, so naturally I was very excited to see this film. I am also not the biggest fan of 3D films, however I thought if I was going to give it another shot this would be the perfect movie to do so. And let me tell you, it was!

Now, while many of our old favorites from The Wizard of Oz are copyrighted and as a result cannot be used, it doesn't stop them from making a great film. There are new characters to fall in love with, I personally was a huge fan of Finley. A second wonderful little character is the China Girl.

Oz, is clearly a ladies' man, which is something that takes a second to get used to, but by choosing the lovable James Franco it is easy to get past what we had known about the wizard.

The colors used in this movie are nothing short of what we would expect and each destination is met with a great deal of imagination. Now, without ruining anything, the Wicked Witch that we have come to know as the green one, is not as scary as I would have imagined her to be. That doesn't mean there aren't some scary scenes in this movie, so parents be careful taking your children, especially the young ones.

Oz The Great and Powerful is most definitely theater worthy in my opinion.

The Amazing Spider-Man

This movie was fantastic! I've watched a lot of so-so movies in the last couple of weeks but this was definitely not one of them. The funny thing is I've had this movie for months from Netflix and I've been hesitant to watch because although I like superhero movies, I don't love them. Well, this was hands down one of the best ones I have seen. Andrew Garfield is extremely entertaining and lovable as Spider-Man and Peter Parker.

I have never been one to read comic books and I saw Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire. Initially, I caught myself being extremely confused by the differences and half wanted to know what the actual story in the comic books was, then I became caught up in the movie. 

The whole reason I wanted to watch this movie is because I am a huge fan of Emma Stone, but ironically enough I ended up enjoying Garfield just as much as Stone. This is a movie that I feel like the whole family could enjoy together, with the exception of really little kids and even they might be okay to watch. You know, as long as a parent explains the creepy lizard isn't real! :) 

Had I not been so hesitant to see this movie I would definitely say it is theater worthy, but since I missed out, everyone should rent this movie!