Review of Return to Oz (1985) by Maria P — 15 Nov 2008
It is six months after Dorothy was blown away to Oz. Disturbed by Dorothy's continuing preoccupations with Oz, her aunt and uncle commit her to the asylum of Dr Worley for treatment. Scared of the sinister Worley, Dorothy escapes but is caught in a storm and washed away to sea where she ends up back in Oz.
But there she finds the Emerald City in ruins and that the Nome King has captured that all her old companions. Pursued by the witch Mombi who wants Dorothy's head for her collection, and joined by Billina the talking chicken; the robot soldier Tik Tok; Jack Pumpkinhead, a scarecrow with a pumpkin for a head animated by Mombi's magical powder of life; and The Gump, a flying settee with a moose's head that Dorothy animates, she ventures into the Nome King's mountain stronghold to rescue her friends.
Unlike brassy Judy Garland, Balk is distressingly natural and defenseless. A dark return visit to L. Frank Baum's astonishing world of Oz.
This review of Return to Oz (1985) was written by Maria P on 15 Nov 2008.
Return to Oz has generally received positive reviews.
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