Lion of Oz

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Summary: The lion of oz
Review: Hi guys! Well yesterday morning Disney's "Lion of Oz" was on and I woke up at 11am to tape it and I thought it was wonderful! I haven't read the book yet but I intend to buy it. The animation was wonderful, the songs and dialogue were great and the actor's voices fit each character perfectly. It was a very interesting story and I especially like the part at the end when the Lion meets a certain trio with a little dog down a certain brick road! As soon as this movie is released for sale which is Sept. 26 at amazon.com, I'm going to buy it. I suggest you all buy it too, trust me, you won't be disapponited and if you have kids they'll love it as it is a very easy plot to follow! I give it 10 stars! ********** bye* An Oz fan for life, Michael*

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Summary: INCREDIBLE MOVIE! OZ-SOME!
Review: Hi guys! Well yesterday morning Disney's "Lion of Oz" was on and I woke up at 11am to tape it and I thought it was wonderful! I haven't read the book yet but I intend to buy it. The animation was wonderful, the songs and dialogue were great and the actor's voices fit each character perfectly. It was a very interesting story and I especially like the part at the end when the Lion meets a certain trio with a little dog down a certain brick road! As soon as this movie is released for sale which is Sept. 26 at amazon.com, I'm going to buy it. I suggest you all buy it too, trust me, you won't be disapponited and if you have kids they'll love it as it is a very easy plot to follow! I give it 10 stars! ********** bye* An Oz fan for life, Michael*

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Summary: The lion of oz
Review: I saw the movie on disney channel and I loved it. The music is wonderful. It's a fun filled adventure that every family should own. If you are ordering this video, you are in for a real treat. If you are an Oz fan, don't miss getting your own copy.

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Summary: Definitely OZ*some!
Review: I saw this on the Disney Channel when it premeried and I thought it was WONDERFUL so I taped it! I can't wait to buy it. I didn't read Roger S. Baum's book yet but I intend to. I am a die-hard Oz fan and I enjoyed this movie alot andthe songs fit it perfectly. The actor's voices were perfect for the characters! In this musical animated feature the Lion lives and belongs to a circus in Nebraska. He is best friends with Oscar Diggs, the balloonist who gives him a badge of courage and then they both take an after-hour balloon ride when suddenly a storm hits! They are both transported to the Land of Oz but are unfortunately seperated. The Lion meets up with the Wicked Witch of the East who forces him to find her the Flower of Oz so she can takeover Oz! On the way the Lion meets and becomes friends with a comical character Silly Oz-bull,a girl named Wimsik and her doll and toy soldier. Their adventure is incredible and it follows all the way til the Lion meets three unforgetable friends down a certain brick road! EVERYONE will love this movie because its great!

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Summary: Definitely OZ*some!
Review: I saw this on the Disney Channel when it premeried and I thought it was WONDERFUL so I taped it! I can't wait to buy it. I didn't read Roger S. Baum's book yet but I intend to. I am a die-hard Oz fan and I enjoyed this movie alot andthe songs fit it perfectly. The actor's voices were perfect for the characters! In this musical animated feature the Lion lives and belongs to a circus in Nebraska. He is best friends with Oscar Diggs, the balloonist who gives him a badge of courage and then they both take an after-hour balloon ride when suddenly a storm hits! They are both transported to the Land of Oz but are unfortunately seperated. The Lion meets up with the Wicked Witch of the East who forces him to find her the Flower of Oz so she can takeover Oz! On the way the Lion meets and becomes friends with a comical character Silly Oz-bull,a girl named Wimsik and her doll and toy soldier. Their adventure is incredible and it follows all the way til the Lion meets three unforgetable friends down a certain brick road! EVERYONE will love this movie because its great!

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Summary: EXCELLENT FAMILY FUN!
Review: I taped it off of Toon Disney. I'd never heard of this movie before, but me being the Oz fan that I am, I thought I should check it out. Overall, it was a pretty good movie. I like how they developed the friedships between Wimsik and Lion and Caroline and Captain Fitzgerald. Silly is an interesting character but he lightens the movie up a bit. There are some beautiful songs even if Wimsik's voice was digitally worked to make her sound better. They depicted very well the hatred the Wicked Witch of the East had for her sister. It also has a bit of a mystery to it which was very creative. The animation was very nice. It's worth the watch! Check it out!

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Summary: Not terrific, but still enjoyable.
Review: If you're like me, when you saw that this movie was about the Lion of Oz, you immediately thought of Bert Lahr's performance in the 1939 film. And you thought you knew the character pretty well.

And you come to find out, there's more to him than you thought.

Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser have written two of my favorite animated films (the underrated films "Balto" and "Cats Don't Dance"), and once again, they do a nice job with the script here. Like I mentioned above, there's more to this Lion than you thought. They do a nice job of tying into the original story at the beginning and the very end, but the majority is brand new material. The voice cast (Dom DeLuise, Bob Goldthwait, Jane Horrocks, Tim Curry, et al) does a serviceable job, though I believe they have given better performances. The animation is good, and of higher quality than some direct-to-video productions I've seen.

The only things I did not care for were the songs by Michael and Patty Silversher. They have done much better work before (their theme song for Disney's "Tale Spin" has got to be the single most irresistibly catchy theme song ever). Here, the songs just really didn't seem to do much, and I didn't really care for the vocalists' performances much. (Dom DeLuise has done MUCH better singing before.)

But this film is called "Lion of Oz," after all, and fortunately the best aspect of the production is the title character (appropriately called--Lion.) The animation of him is very good, and Jason Priestley's performance is wonderful. I love the way he delivers his lines, especially the "asides." His performance is the best one.

In closing, "Lion of Oz" has a few flaws, but it still makes for enjoyable viewing.

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Summary: EXCLLENT FOR KIDS!
Review: Kids who know The Wizard Of OZ will love this colerful movie! KIDS WILL LOVE IT! 2 thums UP for LION OF OZ!

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Summary: GOOD MOVIE.but it doesnt fit up with the books or the movie.
Review: Lion Of OZ was excellent!i really liked the songs!Especcially the one in the munchkin village!theres two things that dont add up!1. the wicked witch of the east is not wearing the silver shoes!she has on black shoes!2.it shows that the lion is good friends with the wizard but in the book and movie he has never met him before!did those poppies give him brain damage?oh!and it said the wizard was a young man in the book and movie when he drifted to OZ1 in the movie hes really old!but over all i give this movie 5 stars!i really recomend it!

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Summary: another good wizard of oz film.wheres the rest?
Review: this is from the series of books that spawned the wizard of oz film.in this one,the lion must find the ultimate icon of good or something to that effect.i belive its a flower.dorothy is along for the ride too.the witch has a evil icon that spreads evil to everything it touches.only the flower can stop the witch.the kids like it some.its a fantasy/adventure type deal.the wizard of oz movie was far better than this cartoon.ive never read the book but i think it would be quite excellent.id love to see the other books turned into films also.