The Wizard of Oz (DVD)

There wont be many people who wont know the story, have read the book, or have seen the film at some point in their lives. But just in case, I should probably just run through the plot anyway. Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt and Uncle on a farm in Kansas. When the evil Miss Gulch threatens to have her little dog Toto destroyed after he bites her, Dorothy decides the only thing she can do is run away. When an old Travelling Gypsy warns her that her running away could result catastrophic consequences for her Aunt Em, Dorothy returns home just in time to be whipped up with her house in a furious tornado. When Dorothy wakes up, she finds herself in a strange ...  Read the complete review

~~ 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 Em and Uncle Henry's farm. Dorothy tries hard to gain her Aunt and Uncles attention, but gets shooed off out of the way as they are busy. As Dorothy reflects she slips easily into song with ...  Read the complete review

“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Whether or not you like THE WIZARD OF OZ, or even acknowledge its greatness, you have almost certainly seen it at least once at some point in your life, or at the very least know the story. It is embedded in the consciousness and culture of not just America, but the whole world. It has been referenced in music by figures as diverse as Elton John and Captain Beefheart, in television by everything from THE SIMPSONS to THE SOPRANOS. Salman Rushdie wrote a critical appreciation of it. Its dialogue and plot devices are acknowledged more than ever in films of today; such as when Joe Pantoliano ...  Read the complete review

Faced with another day in my flat with nothing in particular to do, I knew that I should really spend this time doing some uni work. It will therefore probably be no surprise that 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 of you will have at least heard of ...  Read the complete review

When I was a little girl (starting about 4 or 5 years old) I remember every Christmas my mum would put me in front of the TV with a tray table that my step dad had made and a lovely dinner (this was a special treat as we always sat at the table) to watch the most wonderful movie in history. First seen in 1939 (42 years before I was even born) this film knocks spots of even the most convincing CGI movie, it will probably be the film that actors, actresses and directors refer to when they realised they wanted to be in movies. So without producing spoilers, even though most people will have seen this... Frank L Baum originally wrote 'The ...  Read the complete review