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I hated "The Wizard of Oz" because it was such a chick-flick as far as I could tell. The only cool thing about it was the flying monkeys. My sister loved that stupid movie when I was growing up and she had to watch it every time it came on.

I decided to take a chance on "Tinman" last night simply because it was on one of my favorite channels, Sci-Fi. So far I've actually enjoyed it...and the flying monkeys are still cool. Zooey's not bad either, sort of the girl-next-door type you develop a crush on. Neal McDonough's acting is always good too, the same believability he put into his character on "Band of Brothers" a few years ago.

I'd say most of the people who don't like "Tinman" are probably "Wizard" purists or just not big fans of Sci-fi fantasy.

This was a good movie, as I've come to expect out of Gary Sinise. It was interesting to see Tony Shalhoub also, before his TV "Monk" character caught on.

The sets were believable, in that you felt like you could be living under a dome like they did. There's a claustrophobic element that comes through strongly, adding to the feeling that you are trapped and watched along with the characters. I kind of wonder what they eat though (Soylent Green?), there wasn't much vegetation or animal life apparent.

I just hope our future isn't really like that--I was left with the same darkened emotions as when I first saw Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".