The Wizard Of Oz DVD

Advantages: A wonderful fantasy adventure for all ages a family favourite
Disadvantages: only a disadvantage to those that don't like musicals

~~ 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 ... Read review

Advantages: Timeless classic to be enjoyed by all, great story, beautiful sets, rousing musical sequences
Disadvantages: The moral seems to be (in addition to "There's no place like home") that Dorothy should kill Miss Almira Gulch

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Happy childhood memories rekindled
Disadvantages: You may have seen this one before

...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. ... Read review

Advantages: A Timeless Classic
Disadvantages: A Few Scary Characters For Young Children

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Magical, watchable, straight from the heart, Judy Garland...
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

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 ... Read review