Dick
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I have always liked RETURN TO OZ tremendously. I seemed to be the only person championing the film when it was first released, but then again, hardly anyone else I knew went to see it. It is not merely unfair but also rather moronic to try to compare it to the '39 film, as this one clearly attempts to hone in on the atmosphere and storyline of its source material with much greater fidelity than did WIZARD.
I know this will sound like blaspheme, but Balk's Dorothy is truer to the author's vision than Garland was, in age if not in personality, and nixing the songs (while probably one reason why the film tanked) allowed the uneasiness and creepiness of OZ to show through with less distraction. I find it wonderful, and I never grow tired of Nicol Williamson's Nome King and the outstanding claymation effects of Will Vinton. Director Walter Murch was much maligned for this and has never (yet) directed another movie, although his true calling is sound design. I hope lots of you buy this DVD when it appears...I would assume in widescreen, Jonathan's post notwithstanding!
I know this will sound like blaspheme, but Balk's Dorothy is truer to the author's vision than Garland was, in age if not in personality, and nixing the songs (while probably one reason why the film tanked) allowed the uneasiness and creepiness of OZ to show through with less distraction. I find it wonderful, and I never grow tired of Nicol Williamson's Nome King and the outstanding claymation effects of Will Vinton. Director Walter Murch was much maligned for this and has never (yet) directed another movie, although his true calling is sound design. I hope lots of you buy this DVD when it appears...I would assume in widescreen, Jonathan's post notwithstanding!