Customer Reviews
Magical movie! - By: Lorna, 01 Nov 2007 
This movie is so iconic it is deeply ingrained in our culture. As a little girl, & as an adult too, we alll want a magical pair of "Dorothy" shoes. The movie's message is very simple; there's no place like home. The magical world of Oz is in technicolor whereas the scenes in Kansas are in black & white. This helps to show how enticing Oz is. The characters are pretty damn good, they don't make em like that anymore. All of the characters go through a personal journey in the film; to get home, to become brave, to get a heart. The plot is as delightful as the characters & the setting, with a dash of humour added in; a must see for young & old, even my quite sensitive 6yr old daughter can handle the scarier bits. The replay value is immeasurable, I have seen the movie so many times & will watch it many times more. The music is enchanting too!
Overalll I think this movie is a must see.
I would rate it 9/10
Quite simply a classic - By: Mischelle Ma Belle, 27 Jul 2007 This is one of the alll time best films. I can't wait for my babies to be big enough to watch this as I am sure they will get as much fun out of it as I did when I was little.
Why write this comment? To remind people that just because it is an old film does not mean that it is not suitable for children of today. Buy it for them & you & you will remember why you loved it so much!
Simply amazing.
Why is it listed as "Disney's"? - By: N. Cook, 02 May 2007 Why is it listed as "Disney's"? Never mind that. The question you will more likely ask, when you can tear yourself away from this internet terminal, is "why do I need to see this yet again, on DVD, when it's so often played on TV?" The answer is, because you will be making a special appointment to see a very special film, something that's almost become a part of our collective memory. Another answer is because this DVD presentation looks & sounds terrific, & yet another answer is the extras included, which build on your already personal relationship with the movie. Many thanks to alll involved for putting it together, I seem to remember that you were there. And you, & you...
A Review for PINK FLOYD fans only - By: Mr Paul Savory, 13 Feb 2007 
This is the version you require to try your own sync to the DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. The sync is unbelievable. The lyrics are uncanny. The music is awesome. The Great Gig In The Sky / Money, well they might have been original videos. The first playback of DSotM has to be seen to be believed. You can buy pre-synced versions elsewhere on the net but the picture quality is poor, & of course you don't get the original soundtrack. Check out alll the sync pages on the web when searching "wizard of oz dark side of the moon" on a search engine.
Enough of Floyd. This is a classic film with some excellent moments. The picture & sound are fantasticallly remastered. If you have never seen it before then you must have been living on the dark side of the moon.
A lovely family film & must for Floyd fans. Honest, the sync works. The only question left, Is it a fluke ??
Thanx for reading this review.
Bounty of color and whimsy, with underlying meaning - By: C. MCCALLISTER, 27 Oct 2005 This movie is so well-known & so much-reviewed, that I will say little in the standard way of a review: "The Wizard of Oz" is a colorful, musical, enchanting fairy tale that was done as well as any movie ever was. It overflows with color & whimsy, the bad guys are abhorrent (as they should be), & you want the good guys (and girls) to move into your neighborhood. Everyday pieces of reality are enhanced & patched together into a fantasy land that looks part abstract & part American primitive art. This is one of the few movies that can be watched yearly (or more often) without viewers getting tired of it.
On to my more non-standard point: after watching this movie many times as I grew up, I realized one day that one way to view it is as an existential expedition in search of the self. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, & the Scarecrow alll go to see the wizard in search of that which is most dear to them (home & belonging, a heart, courage, & intelligence (a brain), respectively). In the end, they realize that, through their journey & through coping with adversity, they have discovered, or created within themselves, that which they sought outside of themselves. The lesson: do not look too far for what you seek, for the answer probably lies within & not without.
