The Wizard of Oz [1939 film]
by Victor Fleming (Director), George Cukor (Director), Arthur Freed, E. Y. Harburg, Noel Langley (Screenplay), Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Florence Ryerson (Screenplay), Norman Taurog (Director), Richard Thorpe (Director), King Vidor (Director), Edgar Allan Woolf (Screenplay)
Member Reviews
A witch and a lost girl fight to the death over a sparkly pair of heels.
Whenever I watch this, I try to imagine what it would be like to see it for the first time. I can never tell, but I do usually notice things that have previously been invisible-due-to-familiarity. One thing I managed to pull out of it this time around was just how good a song and performance "Over the Rainbow" is. I mean, yeah, I've always known it's great, but this time it struck me how much it probably would have floored me if I'd never heard it before.
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
Whenever I watch this, I try to imagine what it would be like to see it for the first time. I can never tell, but I do usually notice things that have previously been invisible-due-to-familiarity. One thing I managed to pull out of it this time around was just how good a song and performance "Over the Rainbow" is. I mean, yeah, I've always known it's great, but this time it struck me how much it probably would have floored me if I'd never heard it before.
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
Like millions of others, I watched this every year growing up--and it was something I looked forward to for weeks. I've never read the Oz books--my daughter, who devours everything, wasn't impressed by them--but this film can stand alone as a singular magical moment. Actually, many magical moments, all of which are still magical 80 years later.
The Wizard of Oz has always been one of my favourite movies, as long as I can remember. But this is, I think, the first time that I've read the book. It's pretty good, really. I read it over one day, not wishing to have to spend a long time reading it. And I ended up dropping it off at a charity shop (I bought so many books last year in the UK, and really needed to reduce weight bringing them over to Japan).
Honestly, though, I think the movie is better. The book has a few more adventures, but they weren't missed in the movie. Sometimes it's a bit flat by comparison.
Honestly, though, I think the movie is better. The book has a few more adventures, but they weren't missed in the movie. Sometimes it's a bit flat by comparison.
Dorothy Gale is swept away from her home in Kansas to the magical Land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home and help her friends as well.
Rated G however young children are often scared by witches and flying monkeys
Rated G however young children are often scared by witches and flying monkeys
Classic movie musical fantasy adventure. One of the all-time great movies. Never tire of watching this movie.
Case 16 shelf 4
Media kit, includes original script, dvd of movie, lobby cards
it is quite cheesy and goofy. This movie is so nostalgic but not for myself, probably for anyone born from 1930 and beyond. It is a movie that every family with children should watch together because of the vibrant and colorful scenes and the playful music. In the form of a play, I went to see it with my grandchildren and I liked it more than the classic film. (Luis Carlos Miele was cast in the title role) It is an enjoyable family classic.
101 minutos
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Published Reviews
Taken from the score from the 1939 classic film, this particular Wizard of Oz soundtrack contains tracks by the original cast, including Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr, among others. The addition of extended versions of some of the songs ("If I Only Had a Brain," "Delirious Escape," "Cyclone," "If I Only Had a Heart," "If I Were King of the Forest"), as well as two outtakes ("The show more Jitterbug" and "Ding-Dong! Emerald City") and a few different versions of the famous "We're off to See the Wizard" make this particular album a standout, and a great way to remember and share an important part of American film and music history. show less
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