Tinman (First thoughts -Many Spoilers)

[Brown Jenkin]

I was wondering if they don't have any rights to the Wizard of Oz at all. Everything has been renamed that ties it to the original. Sure the names and visuals are similar but different enough to avoid copyright infringement.

Normally I hate reimaginings but in this case this is goes beyond reimagining and into a seperate movie with similar plots. To me this is more like Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. As a seperate movie fhat is trying to do its own thing with its own characters I think it is doiing a good job so far.

 

[Remus Lupin]

Hm. I suspect the original OZ stories (not the movie) aren't under copyright any more. But I could be wrong.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Hm. I suspect the original OZ stories (not the movie) aren't under copyright any more. But I could be wrong.

The original work was published in 1900 and Baum died in 1919. The original work is probably in public domain, though some of the later ghost written novels may not be. In any event I agree with Remus Lupin.

All the renaming probably has to do with marketing over thinking the thing.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

The original work was published in 1900 and Baum died in 1919. The original work is probably in public domain, though some of the later ghost written novels may not be. In any event I agree with Remus Lupin.

All the renaming probably has to do with marketing over thinking the thing.

I just checked and the original work is not copyrighted in the United States.

It looks like there are some trademarks associated with Wizard of Oz that are protected by Turner Entertainment, so that might have something to do with it. Books might be open for use, but as a movie or TV show, they may be able to restrict use.

 

[Mallus]

Well, it can't be any worse than Zardoz. That's just awful.

Zardoz features Charlotte Rampling, assorted languid, topless Eurotrash women, Sean Connery in an orange diaper, and a giant stone head floating over the English countryside blaring propaganda as in vomits out automatic rifles.

Few movies are better than Zardoz.

(for certain values of "better")

 

[RangerWickett]

evil flying breast-monkeys

What?

I . . . I'm more afraid to watch this show now than ever.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Azkadelia has tattoos on her cleavage that turn into flying monkeys. There's a great little scene where she busts out with the cleavage and sends the monkeys out. It's pretty hot, in a tremendously geeky way

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

No, honey, I'm not looking at her cleavage, I'm watching for the flying monkeys.

 

[YourSwordIsMine]

At least they didnt fly out of her.... backside...

 

[Tonguez]

Zardoz features Charlotte Rampling, assorted languid, topless Eurotrash women, Sean Connery in an orange diaper, and a giant stone head floating over the English countryside blaring propaganda as in vomits out automatic rifles.

Few movies are better than Zardoz.

(for certain values of "better")

Yes I loved Zardoz when I was a horny 14 yr old
Now I love it because it is so hilarious

The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life, and poisons the earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But the gun shoots death, and purifies the earth of the filth of brutals. Go forth and kill!