The Wizard Of Oz (DVD)

~~ The Wizard of Oz ~~ Still going through my collection of musicals and I have quite a few more yet to review; I came across one of my all time favourites The Wizard of Oz. So here goes as I share my thoughts, trivia and description of a timeless classic which is nearly 70 yrs old and still enjoyed by young and old today. ~~ The Film ~~ The film opens in Sepia and we see Dorothy and Toto running down the dirt track under starry skies to her Aunty ...
...gets shooed off out of the way as they are busy. As Dorothy reflects she slips easily into song with Somewhere Over the Rainbow, we move on and get introduced to the three farmhands Hunk, Zeke and Hickory, you also get to see in them the characters that we later grow to love throughout the film. Miss Gulch arrives at the farm and takes Toto off to be destroyed for nearly biting her; well can you blame him the evil woman, Dorothy runs off to her room ...

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The Wizard of Oz (1939) Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. A wicked and loveless old woman, Miss Almira Gulch, is determined to have Dorothy's beloved dog, Toto, destroyed and due to her high standing in the community she manages to obtain a Sheriff's warrant permitting her to take poor ...
...no option but to honour the order. Dorothy is utterly distraught and running to her bedroom she collapses onto her bed, sobbing uncontrollably. Toto, however, has ideas of his own as he stealthily escapes from the wicked women and returns to his beloved owner and friend. Dorothy is tremendously relieved but, she realises that it is not safe for Toto if they stay and so she decides that their only option is to run away. Before getting very far they ...

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After seeing the musical Wicked on Broadway in New York, and asking my husband if he enjoyed it, he replied that it was good but he didn't have a clue what the hell was going on. I frowned and asked him if he'd seen The Wizard of Oz to which he replied 'er, no'. I could not believe it! As soon as we got home I pulled out the old and dusty video of the film and we began to watch it. The Wizard of Oz begins in black and white picture with Dorothy, ...
...and their house, up in the midst of a tornado, it takes her and lands in the town of Oz. The screen is suddenly filled with bright colours that match the bubbly and happy atmosphere of Oz. The small and shrieky munchkins quickly surround Dorothy telling her that her house landed on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, killing her, and celebrations are now in full flow. But all Dorothy wants is to get back to her little home in Kansas and the Good ...

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...I instead decided to watch the Wizard of Oz, which I was delighted to see was playing on Channel Five. I hadn't seen it since I was a child, but remembered it being an excellent film so was fairly enthusiastic about seeing it again. Since 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of this famous film I thought it would also be interesting to see how well the film had stood the test of time as well as if I still enjoyed it as an adult. I'm assuming that most ...
...won't talk too much about the plot, but I will outline it briefly. The teenage Dorothy lives with her aunt and uncle in a small town in Kansas, with her little dog Toto as her best friend and main company. All is well until her dog bites the leg of evil Elmira Gulch, who threatens to take Toto away, so Dorothy runs away with him. A bizarre set of circumstances lead to a tornado threatening Dorothy's town, and she arrives at her house just in time ...

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...a sleepless night weighing up the pros and cons between two major box office hits, ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Sad but true. Had I been a gambling man I think I would have come down on the side of ‘The Sound of Music’, that is until I purchased ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on DVD. This timeless masterpiece of cinematography has enraptured generations of young and old children (plus those who ...
...didn’t realise how old. The story, which I sure you all know, revolves around a young girl Dorothy (played excellently by Judy Garland), who in an attempt to save her little dog Toto gets caught up in a freak storm and is transported to the mystical and magical land of Oz. In her attempts to find her way back to Kansas she meets a myriad of colourful characters, some who assist and others who attempt to relieve her of the magical ruby slippers. ...

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...had just invaded Poland and the Second War World had begun, it was an event that would change the World, as we knew it forever. Yet across the other side of the Globe, a different kind of change was taking place. This was a much more peaceful event of the cinematic kind. I am talking about the launch of a film called the Wizard of Oz. This film has stood the test of time and it has established itself as a timeless classic. It is a film that I have ...
...would just have not been the same without it on TV. During a recent dash around my local Sainsbury's imagine my surprise when I spotted a DVD of the very same film in a bargain bin for just £6. I could hardly contain my excitement as I exchanged the Chicken I was planning to have for my meal, and swapped it for the aforementioned masterpiece. Well OK, I may be exaggerating a little bit here, but suffice to say I did add the DVD to my trolley. THE ...

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The Christmas before last, my daughter was in the local Musical Society’s production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Appearing as both a ‘Principal Dancer’ and ‘speaking Munchkin number 1’, she of course stole the show from my point of view and her three lines will forever be etched on my memory. It was a wonderful production, which ran for 12 nights to mostly packed audiences in a tiny provincial 120 seat theatre. ...
...well being as they left the theatre. I was of course familiar with The Wizard of Oz story before my daughter appeared in the show but surprisingly enough, perhaps the only person in the western world, I had never actually seen the film. All my knowledge of it seemed to be gleaned second hand, from excerpts on the TV or radio, or familiar phrases or songs frequently being aired, so as my daughter’s rehearsals were about to start, we bought the ...

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The wizard of oz always brings back fond memories of my childhood, I would love this when it came on the tv and when I saw it on sale at hmv for £3.99 so I decided to buy it for my daughter for her birthday. This is such a good musical film for it's time. The film is based on a series of books by L Frank Baum, and the main star is Judy Garland ( and toto the dog )!! The film starts off in black and white as you see Dorothy's (Judy Garland) home in ...
...be taken away from her. The story then brings a dramatic change as a cyclone hits her home and ends up taking her to the land of oz. The screen is then no longer black and white, but is full of life and bright colour. When Dorothy's house lands in oz, it happens to land on one of the wicked witches and kills her and Dorothy then inherits the witches magical ruby slippers, but the other wicked witch of the west is angered and wants revenge on Dorothy. ...

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The Wizard of Oz (1939) Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. A wicked and loveless old woman, Miss Almira Gulch, is determined to have Dorothy's beloved dog, Toto, destroyed and due to her high standing in the community she manages to obtain a Sheriff's warrant permitting her to take poor ...
...no option but to honour the order. Dorothy is utterly distraught and running to her bedroom she collapses onto her bed, sobbing uncontrollably. Toto, however, has ideas of his own as he stealthily escapes from the wicked women and returns to his beloved owner and friend. Dorothy is tremendously relieved but, she realises that it is not safe for Toto if they stay and so she decides that their only option is to run away. Before getting very far they ...

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...novels to episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and more recently stealing a scene in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Its stature is unlike any other movie ever. The only people who have never seen it are those who have never eaten ice cream, been on a merry-go-round or seen the sky. Never has a movie captured so many people’s hearts. Not that I blame peoples hearts. What a wonderful movie. And too think we nearly had Shirley Temple singing ...
...referred to Judy Garland) for the role of Dorothy Gale. When I was little I did not like the wizard of Oz it was scary, it was only as I got older and after I had fallen in love with Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls and A Star is Born that I started to wonder what I had been thinking! How could I not well up at the sight of a forlorn Judy singing her beloved, haunting and plaintive, but immortal song "Over the Rainbow”? So we all know the story: ...

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...this classic movie as Dorothy. The movie transforms the classic children’s book by L Frank Baum into a musical treat. The Plot Miss Gulch, an evil neighbour of Dorothy’s threatens to take Toto away (Toto is Dorothy’s dog). Dorothy decides to run away to avoid this, however due to a tornado approaching Dorothy abandons her plans and attempts to return home.. Unfortunately she and her house are caught in the storm and transported ...
...when her house lands on the wicked witch of the east. The wicked witch of the west immediately arrives and threatens revenge. With the aid of the Munchkins, she realizes that she must travel to OZ. Dorothy embarks on a quest to avoid the evil witch and return home. Following the yellow brick road, she soon finds some traveling companions. She meets a heartless Tin Man, a cowardly lion and the brainless scarecrow. They all travel to see the Wizard ...

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...a DVD or £2.99 for the VHS, with any other purchase. As Im always up for a bargain, I purchased this new addition to my or should I say my sons collection! Wizard of Oz is based on the book of the same name written by L. Frank Baum and was judged the best family movie of all time. The film has been digitally remastered, ensuring clear viewing and stereo sound with added extras of how it was made! Everyone knows the heroine of the story, Dorothy, ...
...the not the first choice for Dorothy, Shirley Temple was not considered right for the part! Judy was plump and had a pretty look without being too beautiful but she could sing and dance and simply beamed. She was perfect for what was needed! Other names to be seen are Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion and finally Frank Morgan who plays five parts in the movie. He is a lovely kind looking ...

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The Wizard Of Oz, which was made before the Second World War and stars Judy Garland as the heroine Dorothy, is one of the most famous films of all time. I'm sure that no one who hasn't been stuck somewhere on the North Pole for the last 70 years would have failed to have come across it in one way or another, but if there are seriously any of you out there who fall into this class (and if so, how come you're reading this, you loon?) I'll just recap. ...
...she gets whisked off to the fabled and technicolour land of Oz. Now the fact that for some reason Our Dot lives on a black and white farm in black and white land and suddenly finds herself in a garish, rainbow coloured wonderland doesn't phase her. It's a good job the colour has been fixed anyway because otherwise we wouldn't know that they're ruby slippers and that Dot has to take the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City (somehow it wouldn''t seem ...

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...It's such a classic the world over and watched by millions every year. Why, after nearly 65 years, is this the case? I'll tell you about the film. The storyline itself will explain why it's such a wonderful film to watch. ~ THE STORY~ The story starts in black and white with Dorothy (Judy Garland), running to her Aunt Em in worry because Toto has just caused injury to the horrible Miss Gulch. Aunt Em says she's worrying over nothing. You will also ...
...turns up ordering to take the dog away to be destroyed by the Sheriff. Of course, this upsets the family. But as Miss Gulch has got papers saying she can take Toto, the law can't be broken and they hand Toto over. When Toto escapes from the old woman's basket and returns home, Dorothy decides to run away in fear of her coming back to collect Toto. On her journey she meets Proffesor Marvel. He says she can travel with him, but looks into his crystal ...

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...of you who haven't seen The Wizard Of Oz, and you didn't spend your childhood skipping around with your mates or even coming back from the pub in a row hand in hand singing we're off to see the wizard, then all I can say is your really missing out in a good quality old classic that has been updated with alot of extra's on the DVD that many people have not yet seen. We all know that this film is a classic in it's own right, and has withstood the test ...
...than twenty filmed versions of The Wizard Of Oz, and that doesn't even include numerous television versions. But when you think of the film most of us would immediatly think of the 1939 MCM Musical, That has appealed to generations of viewers. I do believe it is, quite simply the best movie ever made. You only have to look at my three year old girl who watches the movie time, and time again tranced out by the singing and dancing sceens that are so ...

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