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Summary: The Wizard of Oz is Haunted.
Review: I recently heard of the story of there being a hangman in the film. I am really curious to rent the dvd but i heard that a part of a scene was cut out of the new dvd and only available on old vhs. Is this true? Was there really a person hanging in the background in that scene when Dorothy and her friends are attacked by the witch right before they walk on the yellow brick road? I read some reviewers saying it was just a giant bird flapping its wings. Others say its a man climbing a tree and tieing a rope around his neck. This is creepy enough...I also recommend playing Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd over and over again while watching this movie. The music and story somehow happen to flow together perfectly.
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Summary: The Other "Green Monster"
Review: Theeeee most wonderful family picture of all time transforms into a real life DVD so clear that you can see my nose extension in various shades of green. Remarkable clarity and plenty of special "extras" are the top reasons to purchase the DVD. Cowardly Lion provides the humor, and Scarecrow the fancy footwork. But Wicked Witch really steals the show, and makes the kiddies shake and crumble.
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Summary: Set aside modern expectations and just enjoy a classic
Review: When I was a little girl, I used to scream when the witch shows up in a cloud of green spoke. I got over that as the television networks played the film over and over again for about the first 15 years of my life. Now you very very rarely see it on tv so if you want to introduce your child to Oz or watch it yourself, you'll have to buy it or rent it to do so. I'm sure you've heard that the cast we see in the film is not the intended cast and yet it is difficult to imagine anyone else playing these roles. Most of the music you know but if you watch it again you'll note some clever theme work throughout the film. Let's hope they never colorize this -- that is part of the artistry of the film itself.
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Summary: The Blue Bird with Shirley Temple is much better
Review: I do not like the Wizard of Oz. For one thing, I don't like to watch things with witches in them, especially if one of them is portrayed as a "good witch" - that's an oxymoron I can't reconcile with. For another thing I don't like Judy Garland's breathless diction or Frank Morgan - The star I give this goes exclusively to the Tin Man, who was always my favourite and still is. But I can't stand sitting through this movie just to watch him, though I might if I could fast forward the other parts. It's all just such fantasy fluff, and I like something that has a bit more reality to it. This falls perilously short of the mark. Don't bother with it.
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Summary: the wonderful world of dvd
Review: Even though it was not a huge success at the box office this movie is a classic that has and will endure forever. Never have I enjoyed watching it as much as on this dvd. My only complaint is snap cases. They are not as durable as keep cases. The special features that are included on this dvd are worth the price alone. The characters in this movie are unforgettable. If you see or have seen this movie, read the book it is based on you will find a lot of differences.
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Summary: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
Review: I'm nearly 50 years old and yet "The Wizard of Oz" still enchants me. This particular video also was extremely well done - the colors are vivid, the images are crystal clear and the sound is sheer perfection. The story of Dorothy Gale, a lonely little girl who gets hit on the head during a tornado and finds herself (via a dream) no longer in her home in Kansas but in a make-believe land is someone with whom many of us can identify. The nightmares and joys children experience are much more intense than those of grown-ups partially because children haven't yet developed the means of filtering the intensity out of those experiences. This is perfectly illustrated when Dorothy's drab, hum-drum farm life, shown in black and white, is changed magically into the vivid colors of Oz. When Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, tells her she must go to Oz to see the "Great and Powerful" wizard, she goes on the "Yellow Brick Road" where she meets 3 friends. In her real life on the farm, those friends were her aunt's and uncle's farmhands, Zeke, Hickory and Hunk. In her dreamworld, they became the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. And like her, these 3 were looking for something they thought they were missing. Dorothy also meets with someone she detests in real life who appears in her dream - the evil Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West, played with such delicious villainy by Margaret Hamilton. Just as Miss Gulch threatens to destroy Toto in real life, the Wicked Witch threatens her "and her little dog, too" as she ventures to Oz. The songs alone would make this movie a classic - "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," while admittedly NOT one of my personal favorites, remains a perennial favorite. I much prefer "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and the
"Munchkin Land Welcome" mini songs done by the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild. Another unique thing about "TWOO" is the Munchkins. In real life, these were dwarfs and midgets and yet their roles in the movie are important and necessary without being degradingly cute or patronizing. Long before it was "politically correct" to treat different people with equality and respect, "TWOO" did just that by treating the Munchkins just like anyone else. This movie, made in that golden year 1939, is a timeless classic and whether you are 5 or 500, it's a movie to enjoy for all time. I love this movie and I'm so glad I own the video because I can go to Oz whenever I like and not be distracted by COMMERCIALS.
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Summary: amazing
Review: its the best movie ever the wizard of oz is the best movie ever the efects are great like in the cyclone if you like this movie which is hard not to like are these great sequel to this outstanding film 1 journey back to oz this is a great movie but it is for ages up to 8 its a kids movie staring liza minellie judy garlands daughter
if youd like somthing for ages over 9 there is
2.return to oz
its sort of errie
3.the marvolous land of oz. there is a series that goes with this with margot kidder
they are
wonderfull wizard of oz not this one
marvolos land of oz
ozma of oz
emerald city of oz
get em all.
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Summary: Movie? A MASTERPIECE!!!!! DVD? .......hmm....
Review: The Wizard of Oz is a facinating story. I'd never read the book when I first saw it because I was two years old, but now I look at it in a whole new light. I love this movie! The DVD is not impressive however. I think they could've done better with the making of. However, I bought it for the soul purpose of comparing the quality of the VHS version to the quality of the DVD. I must say that it looked brand new, like it had just been released yesterday, and the difference in sound is truly dazling! Bottom line is: the movie is absolutely amazing! The DVD is not impressive, but it does the movie justice. I liked the graphics on the menues, very cool! BUY THIS DVD!!!!!!
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Summary: Gotta have the making of.
Review: Already owned it on VHS, purchased on DVD for the great outtakes and the making of special. Worth every penny and now my daughter can watch it three times in a row without Mommy having to rewind. :) Absolute classic. Now go out an buy The Wiz for another take on this great film.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!
Review: There are no words to describe this movie, Judy Garland was born to play Dorothy and sing 'rainbow' in this spectacular movie, it is wonderfully magical and the black/white-technicolour is genius and this is a thoroughly enjoyable movie.
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