Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Nick W — 26 Dec 2013
An absolute masterpiece with "actual great music", unbelievable brilliant songs, so many powerful messages, and the cowardly lion was a great character. The actor who played him should have been US president.
So good. Dorothy was so earnest and humble, as well as very gentle. The Wizard was a bum but that's why we had 60's counterculture and wizards, the Scarecrow was a great man and the tin man was solid.
I loved the two witches, the wicked witch was a brilliant character, but the main thing that made this movie special was the amazing music, just perfect. Totally not for kids, kids wouldn't understand the complexity of this movie, they would be bored by it.
Unless the smart-aleccy ambitious type, that peaks at 15. Not me, I love this movie! and the flying monkeys were perfect and stunning, I can't wait to see more movies about this messed up land of Oz.
Totally great. twice as good as the 2013 one, being humble about that makes this movie even better. There is something to it that is just so coy and clever, so much brilliant acting, and when she goes "home", it was so good.
This review of The Wizard of Oz (1939) was written by Nick W on 26 Dec 2013.
The Wizard of Oz has generally received very positive reviews.
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