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Summary: Near Flawless
Review: A must for every DVD library! The Technicolor alone makes this film a true work of art!
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Summary: The girlfriend loves it!
Review: Bought it as a gift for an Oz lover - forget it - she loves it so I'm a hero!
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Summary: Attention viewer from San Jose
Review: First, excellent DVD Deluxe Edition. Second, I would like to respond to the "viewer from San Jose" who posted on 10/20/99. Movies made before 1953 were filmed in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Television has an aspect ratio of 1.37:1. When you view a movie such as THE WIZARD OF OZ in a full screen transfer you are losing a mere .04:1 of the original aspect ratio. If you would like to understand widescreen ratios better send me an email and I would be glad to assist you.
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Summary: Attention viewer from San Jose
Review: First, excellent DVD Deluxe Edition. Second, I would like to respond to the "viewer from San Jose" who posted on 10/20/99. Movies made before 1953 were filmed in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Television has an aspect ratio of 1.37:1. When you view a movie such as THE WIZARD OF OZ in a full screen transfer you are losing a mere .04:1 of the original aspect ratio. If you would like to understand widescreen ratios better send me an email and I would be glad to assist you.
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Summary: Near Flawless
Review: How on God's green Earth could anyone NOT rate this classic 1939 motion picture a full FIVE stars!?! It needs at least 9 stars! The famous story of Dorothy from Kansas getting swept into the "land of Oz" remains timeless! And now on DVD, WOW! We get to see everything in near-perfect digital video and audio! This deluxe collector's package is worth every penny you'll pay! Lots of extra stuff to enjoy with the family for years to come! The Wizard Of Oz deserves to be viewed at least a couple of times a year .... by EVERY movie fan!
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Summary: Pure Magic With Judy And Pals!
Review: How on God's green Earth could anyone NOT rate this classic 1939 motion picture a full FIVE stars!?! It needs at least 9 stars! The famous story of Dorothy from Kansas getting swept into the "land of Oz" remains timeless! And now on DVD, WOW! We get to see everything in near-perfect digital video and audio! This deluxe collector's package is worth every penny you'll pay! Lots of extra stuff to enjoy with the family for years to come! The Wizard Of Oz deserves to be viewed at least a couple of times a year .... by EVERY movie fan!
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Summary: Pure Magic With Judy And Pals!
Review: How on God's green Earth could anyone NOT rate this classic 1939 motion picture a full FIVE stars!?! It needs at least 9 stars! The famous story of Dorothy from Kansas getting swept into the "land of Oz" remains timeless! And now on DVD, WOW! We get to see everything in near-perfect digital video and audio! This deluxe collector's package is worth every penny you'll pay! Lots of extra stuff to enjoy with the family for years to come! The Wizard Of Oz deserves to be viewed at least a couple of times a year .... by EVERY movie fan!
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Summary: Why no commentary?
Review: I already expected this DVD Gift Set to be 5 stars in every way, and for the most part it is, but i was just wondering if anyone else out there has the Laserdisc "Ultimate OZ" set that came out a few years ago. It has everything this new package has (minus the great menu scenes) but something that i was sad to see is missing from the DVD version: where is the running commentary from OZ expert John Fricke? That was one of my favorite parts of the Laserdisc OZ special edition and i guess i just assumed it would be included here. I feel sorry for those OZ fans who might never get to hear the interesting and fun facts and anecdotes. For example: the coat that Professor Marvel wears was bought from a second-hand store and when they turned out the pockets the letters LFB were stitched inside-Baum's widow confirmed that the coat had indeed belonged to her husband; the female voice heard during the TinMan's song ("wherefore art thou Romeo") is the voice of Snow White- without the success of that movie OZ might never had been made; when Jack Haley replaced Buddy Ebsen thay shot for three days before anyone noticed that he was wearing Buddy's shiny Emerald City outfit instead of the rusty one for the woods scenes- the footage had to scrapped at an estimated cost of $60,000- another time when Oz production was almost shut down. There are also great stories about all the major players and hpw they felt about OZ and each other. Well, maybe you don't care to know all this but it added another fun dimension to my OZ watching and I'm curious why DVD owners were left out. Otherwise i couldn't be happier with the transfer of this classic and would definitely recommend it OZ- and DVD- fanatics alike.
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Summary: Why no commentary?
Review: I already expected this DVD Gift Set to be 5 stars in every way, and for the most part it is, but i was just wondering if anyone else out there has the Laserdisc "Ultimate OZ" set that came out a few years ago. It has everything this new package has (minus the great menu scenes) but something that i was sad to see is missing from the DVD version: where is the running commentary from OZ expert John Fricke? That was one of my favorite parts of the Laserdisc OZ special edition and i guess i just assumed it would be included here. I feel sorry for those OZ fans who might never get to hear the interesting and fun facts and anecdotes. For example: the coat that Professor Marvel wears was bought from a second-hand store and when they turned out the pockets the letters LFB were stitched inside-Baum's widow confirmed that the coat had indeed belonged to her husband; the female voice heard during the TinMan's song ("wherefore art thou Romeo") is the voice of Snow White- without the success of that movie OZ might never had been made; when Jack Haley replaced Buddy Ebsen thay shot for three days before anyone noticed that he was wearing Buddy's shiny Emerald City outfit instead of the rusty one for the woods scenes- the footage had to scrapped at an estimated cost of $60,000- another time when Oz production was almost shut down. There are also great stories about all the major players and hpw they felt about OZ and each other. Well, maybe you don't care to know all this but it added another fun dimension to my OZ watching and I'm curious why DVD owners were left out. Otherwise i couldn't be happier with the transfer of this classic and would definitely recommend it OZ- and DVD- fanatics alike.
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Summary: Serious Crime to the Masterpiece
Review: I don't own this DVD, but watched the movie on a black-and-white TV screen. And I was already disappointed to watch the movie in the defective 4:3 format. To put their dirty hand and cut short of this wonderful masterpiece, how dare they, when they are given such a media like DVD! I should just wait for the widescreen version which I don't know when to come out.I meant five stars for the movie, and no star for the DVD.
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