The Marvelous Land of Oz

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Summary: PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE TITLE!!
Review: As my title says, "PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ABOVE REVIEW: "Good, but could have been better" !"
That review is incorrectly posted at the WRONG STORY!! That review refers to another stage musical of L. Frank Baum's second Oz book. Let me tell you this: What I have written is important: THE ABOVE PICTURE OF "The Marvelous Land of Oz" is the 1987, ANIMATED, NON-MUSICAL, DOROTHY IN OZ, NO WOGGLE-BUG Movie, sequel to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in the same year, 1987, which was animated, not a musical, and very close to the ORIGINAL book. This 'Land of Oz" movie picks where the first immediately stopped: Dorothy and Toto have returned to Kansas with the magic shoes and are reunited with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Dorothy tells them of their adventure in Oz, and after being back in Kansas for a day, returns to Oz, without Toto or the magic shoes - by accident - meeting Tip, Mombi, Jack and afterwards Jinjur and her army. In this version, Glinda sends Dorothy home. Now that that's settled, carry on.

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Summary: Good, but could have been better.
Review: I have seen other versions of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and this one is the most close to the book. The songs are unforgetable, Mr. Wogglebug sang loud and proud just like I thought he would (he was really the only reason I bought this film.) I think that Mr. Wogglebug is about half out of character in this film. He acted a lot like the Frogman did until he swam in the truth pond, but he's not really like that. Like all good comedy, "The Marvelous Land of Oz" is based on positive values, in this case friendship and kindness. Threatened by Mombi and Jinjur, Tip and his friends stick together. By contrast, Mombi and Jinjur use each other. In the end, friendship and kindness triumph, treachery is brought low, and laughter is all around. I have lots of dreams about Mr. Wogglebug and in one I saw him bow before an applauding audiance on television, and that is just what he did in this film.