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The Wizard of Oz: Ultimate Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

The Wizard of Oz: Ultimate Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]Studio: Warner
Category: DVD

List Price: CDN$ 94.99
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 308 reviews
Sales Rank: 992

Format: NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: Blu-ray

UPC: 883929092956
EAN: 0883929092956
ASIN: B002KGMDKM

Release Date: September 29, 2009
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Amazon.ca
When it was released during Hollywood's golden year of 1939, emThe Wizard of Oz/em didn't start out as the perennial classic it has since become. The film did respectable business, but it wasn't until its debut on television that this family favorite saw its popularity soar. And while emOz/em's TV broadcasts are now controlled by media mogul Ted Turner (who owns the rights), the advent of home video has made this lively musical a mainstay in the staple diet of great American films. Young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), her dog, Toto, and her three companions on the yellow brick road to Oz--the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)--have become pop-culture icons and central figures in the legacy of fantasy for children. As the Wicked Witch who covets Dorothy's enchanted ruby slippers, Margaret Hamilton has had the singular honor of scaring the wits out of children for more than six decades. The film's still as fresh, frightening, and funny as it was when first released. It may take some liberal detours from the original story by L. Frank Baum, but it's loyal to the Baum legacy while charting its own course as a spectacular film. Shot in glorious Technicolor, befitting its dynamic production design (Munchkinland alone is a psychedelic explosion of color and decor), emThe Wizard of Oz/em may not appeal to every taste as the years go by, but it's required viewing for kids of all ages. em--Jeff Shannon/em

Additional Features
This edition of IThe Wizard of Oz/I is the digitally remastered print that played in theaters for the film's 60th anniversary. Also included on the tape are a behind-the-scenes special hosted by Angela Lansbury, outtakes, and the original trailer.

Amazon.com Essential Video
When it was released during Hollywood's golden year of 1939, IThe Wizard of Oz/I didn't start out as the perennial classic it has since become. The film did respectable business, but it wasn't until its debut on television that this family favorite saw its popularity soar. And while IOz/I's TV broadcasts are now controlled by media mogul Ted Turner (who owns the rights), the advent of home video has made this lively musical a mainstay in the staple diet of great American films. Young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), her dog, Toto, and her three companions on the Yellow Brick Road to Oz--the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)--have become pop-culture icons and central figures in the legacy of fantasy for children. As the Wicked Witch who covets Dorothy's enchanted ruby slippers, Margaret Hamilton has had the singular honor of scaring the wits out of children for more than six decades. The film's still as fresh, frightening, and funny as it was when first released. It may take some liberal detours from the original story by L. Frank Baum, but it's loyal to the Baum legacy while charting its own course as a spectacular film. Shot in glorious Technicolor, befitting its dynamic production design (Munchkinland alone is a psychedelic explosion of color and décor), IThe Wizard of Oz/I may not appeal to every taste as the years go by, but it's required viewing for kids of all ages. i--Jeff Shannon/i

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5 out of 5 stars Classic superb DVD   November 6, 2009
Bill S (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
Although I only wanted to purchase ONE blu-ray disc I was forced to buy the big package. However, the watch is a cute gift for a young friend one day and all the really good extras warrant the price tag. The BD movie itself. Just buy it you will not be disappointed. Superior quality transfer and cleaned up - it looks brand new. No need to even discuss the movie - for the hundredth time...........just the BEST!


4 out of 5 stars Good Movie for a Good Price   November 4, 2009
Avi Kat (Edmonton, Alberta, CA)
Good movie for a good price. Exactly how I remember it. Great to have it on DVD.


3 out of 5 stars it is good   February 16, 2006
judygarland (Canada)
0 out of 20 found this review helpful

this movie is good but it could have been better


1 out of 5 stars Propaganda...   September 11, 2005
1 out of 52 found this review helpful

...that's all this is. And with a cover that is obviously playing off of WICKED's success, this DVD-set is nothing more than the false story of what happened in OZ. For the real story, see the musical WICKED or read its source novel.


5 out of 5 stars The Wonderful Movie of Oz   July 4, 2004
Emily Chase (NY, NY United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I have been enchanted as I now watch the movie as an adult. It is not just a story about a girl from Kansas trying to get back home - actually, that was added into the movie: There's no place like home wasn't in the book even. I think it was a story of things that we want, and that we imagine these things may be granted by the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The scarecrow wants a brain, the tinman a heart, and the lion courage. On their journey off to see the wizard, they encounter the wicked witch of the west - who is determined to get the ruby slippers off of Dorothy's feet. Now, the thing I am puzzled by is at the beginning, Glinda is the one who reminds the wicked witch about the shoes. Then she is the one who places them on Dorothy's feet: There they are and there they'll stay. Had she not had the shoes, her journey to the wizard would not have been so troublesome. Not to mention that the good witch sent Dorothy on a journey to a phony wizard. I wonder now if there was some kind of irony in that - since she was also the one who in the end tells Dorothy that all she has to do is click her heels together and say there 's no place like home. While the movie is totally a classic I love and will watch over and over again, I am wondering about the book: Were the ruby slippers (which were silver in the novel) as magical - and - if there was no no place like home in the novel then I am wondering how Dorothy got back to Kansas. I think that because each time I watch this film I realize something new, it will always remain one of my favorite movies ever.

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