Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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.

shailynorta-344-120563 First, I LOVE this series and Really wish they had made it longer. Awesome show. Second, and mainly, I fell in love with Alan cumming in this show! Really? Did not see that one 'Cumming'! Ha Ha LOL! But really, he was just so beautifully made up in this show. It was his face mainly, his eyes, but I never thought of him as beautiful or handsome before but they really bring it out in this in a great and quirky way. And his personality and sense of humor really shows as well. He is a terrific actor but also a really great person. And I just loved him in this and will be watch for other movies with him and I will re-watch his other movies again. =p I also loved the 'Tin man', Neal Mcdonough. Another great actor- Love his eyes. and Zooey Deschanal is always my favorite. I love the way she expresses herself, it is not just what she says, it is how she says things. The way she talks is just so funny and appealing. All in all great show.

Clay Loomis OK, this Sci-Fi channel mini-series is an update of the Wizard of Oz. Rather than just redo the old movie (with Judy Garland. I've never seen the silent versions), it has been changed significantly, although viewers of the older movie and/or readers of the book will recognize the story.The special effects of original stuff on Sci-Fi cannot be compared to Jurassic Park or The Matrix, as they don't have that kind of budget. But I've noticed a regular improvement of CGI effects on Sci-Fi over the years as computer/software prices have dropped, and they are much better now than they were.Tin Man is spread out over three parts of two hours each. That's six hours of on-your-butt watching, with ninety minutes of that time being commercials. I can't watch things that way so I always record them so I can spend less time in front of the TV. I got the distinct impression that the good folks at Sci-Fi told the makers of Tin Man to put some padding in this thing to make sure that they could fill six hours of programming. I noticed a good deal of running and walking through fields that got a bit grating (another nice thing about being able to fast forward). I think the editing could REALLY have used some tightening up. I believe about an hour could have been chopped from the 270 minute running time with no loss of story development.All that being said, I still like what they did with the story, including the steampunk vibe. It was different and fun to watch, as long as no one takes the FF button off my remote. While the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz was more kid friendly than Tin Man, I think that young kids could still watch it without needing therapy.

FlorisV I highly recommend this miniseries to anyone looking for something in the fantasy realm but still fresh and new. It's very original even though some (but very little) is borrowed from the original Oz. It has been called a steam punk variant of it: there's a lot of old but fantastic machines that really add a new flavor to the setting.The performances are all as excellent as they are effortless, as each character simply has been perfectly casted. Guys will adore the irresistibly big-eyed and cute Zooey Deschanel as main character DG while the male supporting cast is great too with variants of the original tin man (the title is a bit confusing since he's neither really of tin nor is he the main character), the lion and the scarecrow.It was simply a wonderful 3 hours of TV with great attention to detail, costumes, backdrops and pretty much everything else Only the animation was not Hollywood level but it was adequate.