The Steam Engines of Oz

As mentioned in other reviews, amateurish animation, but not so nearly amateurish as the script. The saving grace of the film was making the point "War is not the solution to our problems". Beyond that the concept was bland, characters cliche, and voice acting only as good as the script allowed. It's not a "bad" movie, just not good enough to call tolerable. Not even good as a children's film, as much of the morality-play aspect will be beyond their understanding. The ending (just after the credits start to roll) is incomprehensible and without point.

Basically, this is an unbelievable tale that really seems to make no point other than "Don't be the bad guy". Yeah, we get that much. How about the point, "If you're going to make a movie, make a good one"?

I watched all O'Reilly's animations and its like he go from better to worse, and I mean MUCH worse. Pixies was not bad looking easy pass for DTV title, than was Howard Lovecraft two movies... well... I think its like fan-made, also very obscure material so I was like ooookay. But now THIS. Its OZ for god sake! Can you even try? Why bother with Shatner and Perlman, when my eyes actually bleed from animation. And visuals concept... why Tin Man looks like gorilla? And why... WHY some lions like furries, and some - not. Do the Brave Lion have sex with humans? And yes backgrounds... like in Howard Lovecraft its just desert. I know 3D models cost money, but... its like 2018 now, not 2004. Setting was interesting, though. Idiea of stempunk in Oz is good.

Good animation!! Ignore the post about it being bad and clumsy. It is a 3D cartoon. They aren't supposed to look like real live people. Take anime, which I personally loathe, it is an art form which, to me, is ridiculously repulsive, but how wildly popular it is. The main character's face and entire head/body is designed to look like a barbie type doll, and it is not stiffly animated at all. The characters have good body movements, facial expressions, etc. Background artistry is very good as well

With that said, there are two unfortunate things. Many of the voice overs (outside of the main 3 characters) are dull and uninspired. There should be some emotion or excitement of some kind behind many of the deliveries, but they are often deadpan

The story is a good one, but the lackluster voice overs prevent attachment and attention to the story, and there is also slow delivery of the plot. Not enough awe-inspiring side quests to keep you interested during the wait.

Not sure how the children will like it. I think it may be a little too slow for them as well but may be entertaining for awhile at least.

The animation is clunky, ugly, and looks at least 20 years older than its 2018 release date. But that's not the worst thing about this steaming (?punking) pile of garbage. It has a ridiculous plot riddled with non sequiturs, awkward and unnatural dialogue, a cheesy soundtrack that sounds at times acoustically unbalanced, and one of the worst attempts at a British accent ever recorded. We watched it as a family and really wanted to give it a chance, but by the end we were all laughing and shooting at the TV about how awful it was.

At least it brought us together! United in shock and revulsion that this film was ever given the green light.

The Steam Engines of Oz (2018) is the final movie of my binge section before I watch Wicked: Part 1 (2024) later this month and it was horrendous.

Positives for The Steam Engines of Oz (2018): THERE ARE NONE!!!!!

Negatives for The Steam Engines of Oz (2018): The animation in this movie looks absolutely atrocious and it is among some of the worst-looking animation I've seen in either movies or television. The story is a mess and it doesn't feel like it's going anything with the characters. The voice acting is horrendous and no one is even trying at all. And finally, the movie doesn't come close to being "So bad, it's good!", it's just plain boring.

Overall, The Steam Engines of Oz (2018) is the worst of the Wizard of Oz movies that I've seen during my binge section and it is one of the worst animated movies of all time.