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Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Eric Stevenson It's hard to make a sequel to one of the most beloved films of all time, but they actually did it pretty well here. This movie features Dorothy returning to Oz to find out that the evil Gnome King has turned the citizens of Emerald City into stone. What I love about this movie is how beautiful it looks. The costumes are simply amazing and every one of the characters looks so unique. I'm glad to see Jack Pumpkinhead in a better movie than "Journey Back To Oz". There were indeed references to the original film.They still made it a movie in its own right and didn't cram the references down our throats. I do wonder why the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion look different. It's hard to say that this is really an official sequel to "The Wizard Of Oz". Everyone was saying how dark this movie was, but I didn't think it was that bad. It didn't show blood or anything. This is the best Oz movie besides the original and boasts of great special effects with stop motion as well. ***

marieltrokan A tragedy, which is an outrage is a tragedy that's a tragedy. A tragedy that's a tragedy is a solution that's tragic.A solution is a response to tragedy. A response to tragedy that's tragic is a non-response to tragedy that's not tragic.A non-response to tragedy is a response to peace. A response to peace that's not tragic is a response to peace that's peaceful.A response to peace is not peace, and it isn't a response. A response to peace is a tragedy that's origin. The peace of an origin that's tragic is the tragedy of the origin of peace: it's a sad, tragic and depressing truth that peace has an origin.The origin of peace is the peace of origin. The peace of origin being tragic is the tragedy of history being peaceful. Tragedy is history. The peace of origin being history is the history of history being peace - the peace of peace being history is the history of history being peace.The peace of peace is pure peace. Pure peace being history is the history of history being peace.The history of total peace is the history of corrupt peace.The history of corrupt peace is pure peace - total peace is the history of total peace.Total peace is the same as the inability to experience total peace - total peace is the same as the inability to ability total peace.The inability to ability is the ability to inability.The message, of Return to Oz, is that it's a source of wisdom and a source of morality to avoid true peace:true peace should be avoided, simply because it can be screwed with

Morbius Fitzgerald If I was to name my absolute favourite film in a second, Return To Oz would probably be the first one to come to mind. It has great acting, a good story and the most important aspect for a family film, it appeals to kids and adults while never talking down to either group ONCE. Kids see this movie and are swept away into the magic of Oz, adults get a taste of what its like to be a kid again for a couple of hours.So what is the plot to this film? Dorothy is sent to an "electric healer" by Aunt Em and Uncle Henry to cure her "dellusions of Oz". She escapes during a storm and gets swept into the magical world of Oz. Although if you're expecting munchkins and the overall delightful background of the last movie...you'll be beyond disappointed. The Yellow Brick Road is destroyed as is the Emerald City and the citizens of Oz are all turned to stone. She meets companions such as Bellina, Tik Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead and a Gump (I'm not going to try and explain that, I don't even know how).The acting is absolutely marvelous, Fairuza Balk is who I think of whenever someone says "Dorothy Gale" to me because she just took that part and made it hers (which, considering the original was Judy Garland, thats not easy. Especially for an 8 year old!), Nicol Williamson and Jean Marsh play threatening villains incredibly well and the voice acting fits the puppet work and claymation to a tee.The visual effects still hold up as being impressive. I find this element the one that really does pull the audience into the fantasy world that Walter Murch created. Its also Oscar nominated visual effects (why the hell didn't they win?!).Okay, this film is actually one of the darkest family films you're likely to encounter however I think it comes with the medium pretty well. Kids like being scared, otherwise, why would they go out for Halloween? In fact, I think one family film director said "you can throw any emotions you want at kids, as long as you give them a happy ending" and this film does have that happy ending and somehow keeps the charm of the 1939 film.Now I've glorified this film (and for me that was as easy as counting) I should name some things I didn't like about it. The film does feel short and for me, that is a problem (although if this was a 3 hour epic, I'm sure I'd still be saying that), and for one that I feel is legitimate - The Nome King's plan is revealed very abruptly. Although one major complaint is not this film's fault - I never saw this as a kid. I would have loved to have seen this back then but sadly, that time has passed and all I can do is love it as an adult...the next best thing.The major thing that really does give this film strength against the other countless crap Oz sequels is that it actually has the heart and soul of a family film. Modern family films are "ooh, look at the great visual effects." and everything else in terms of story and characters are unengaging and dull, the script talks to the audience as if it needs to hold its audience's hand through everything. This film just entertains and pulls the audience into an experience through the film. A lot like the original Star Wars trilogy.Overall, yes, this review might be bias due to how much I respect and love it but despite what critics who saw this film back then said, this film is an enjoyable film if you can let it sink in that "there are Oz reboots", you'll find something to enjoy about this film. I put a guarantee on that, THATS how much I love this film.PS. The obvious question after this is "what did I think of the 1939 film?" I think its a great film yet, it falls short in comparison with this.

Gavin Cresswell (gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297) After having watched the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz", I heard that Hollywood made a sequel a few years later in the 80s and unlike the original, which was owned by MGM, this was owned by Disney. I first watched it when I was 14 years old and I seemed to be a bit impressed by it. OK, it's not as strong as the original due to it's flaws, but it's a very good sequel and a very underrated one at that.First of all, I like how the story doesn't repeat the original and it's darker tone is represented well throughout the film, but aside from it's decent character development, it does derive itself from two books of the Oz series "Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz". The script does have it's problems with several scenes that were completely cut.Flaws aside, everything is done perfectly. The cinematography is brilliant, the stop motion effects on the Nomes, although dated back then, are splendid, the scenery is beautiful, the costumes and make-up on the new characters including the villain Mombi, the Nome King, Jack the Pumpkinhead, and others are perfect. The direction from editor Walter Murch is solid and builds a lot of tense and atmosphere to the darker tone of the film; the music from David Shire is pretty good too. The best part goes to the cast of actors. Fairuza Balk did a fantastic job portraying a much younger Dorothy (don't get me wrong. Judy Garland's role as Dorothy was timeless), Jean Marsh is a menacing Mombi, Brian Henson is a wonderful sidekick Jack the Pumpkinhead and Nicol Williamson is a frightening Nome King.Overall, Return to Oz isn't as excellent as "The Wizard of Oz", but I can see why this got a cult following over the past few years and I would recommend this to those who haven't seen it.