Do you think it's too scary?
After doing some brief, additional research, we couldn't find much information about age appropriateness. So ... I met her at RAVE in Center Valley, Pa. Our daughters, both five, have seen the original Wizard of Oz and were excited to go the movies.
Now, this is just one mom's opinion, but I wish that we would have erred on the side of not watching this particular movie. The wicked witch (played by Mila Kunis), flying baboons, fog and fire, eerie music, broken china doll and violence were all a bit too much for the girls, and quite frankly, the moms. My daughter spent the majority of the movie scared and curled up on my lap with her eyes covered.
I've seen other sites claiming that Oz is the "biggest hit so far in 2013" (CBS News) and it's received nearly 800,000 likes on Facebook. Overall, the movie did nothing for me. As we were leaving the theater, I even overheard some young women in their 20s talking about how they were "bored halfway through it."As a James Franco and Zach Braff fan, I'm sort of bummed that I didn't enjoy the movie. As a mom, I feel irresponsible for taking my 5-year-old to see it. I can only hope that it doesn't cause her to have nightmares.
My clan is a big Disney movie family, but this film just seemed a bit all over the place: sometimes weirdly funny, sometimes fantastically beautiful ... but then other times, down-right scary. I asked my little one for a quote to include in this post, here's what she had to say, "It was sort of scary, but sometimes cute. I think it's OK for ... like ... 7 or 8 year olds." And, I agree. Oz The Great and Powerful is more appropriate for older children.
It's really not my style to post something negative online. However, as a mom, I feel it's important for other moms (and dads) to make informed decisions when it comes to what their children watch. My hope is that this "review" helps you to decide whether or not to take your little ones to see Oz.
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