The Wizard of Oz

Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, et al.

Product Description

A tornado whisks Kansas farm girl Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to a magical land populated by odd characters.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883929332694
• Release Date: October 2013
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: WarnerBrothers
• Director: Victor Fleming
• Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, Pat Walshe
• Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: 4K; Color; NTSC
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

We’re off to see the Wizard and then some.

Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) wants to save her poor little doggy, Toto, from the clutches of her wicked witch-like neighbor, Elmira Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). N-o-b-o-d-y at home will support her in this effort. Her only alternative is to run away. However, kindly Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) persuades her to return home. She returns home just in time for a tornado to whisk her away to another land at another time what she believes would have been safer for her dog. The screen changes from brown-and-white monochrome to glorious color as she meets new friends that seem familiar and has adventures that lead her to believe that there is no place like home. Seems like everybody and their bliss forgot about the original dilemma of what to do with poor Toto. The film, now a bit dated, is a classic and you must have a copy on your shelf. You may even find yourself taking it down periodically to watch. I like to restrict my review to just the movie itself. However, there are those people who are interested in all the extra goodies in the add-ons and commentaries and adjustments and whatnot of all the special versions in the capabilities of today's technology. You can choose “The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Digital Copy an Amazon Exclusive Set of 4 Collectible 8x10 Character Posters) (Blu-ray)” version. If I were to again discuss every extra goody in this package, it would take pages. Of course, there are the usual commentaries and then some extra commentaries; there is the audio, and then there's the music effect track. There is the sing-along, and extras, and trailers, and additional footage. Today, more than a little techie stuff: there is even the BD-Live option. You might find a larger package but not the techier package. I'll bet you donuts to dollars that before this review is obsolete, someone will complain that this is not the widescreen version. For me, and don't take this negatively, the high definition allowed me to see Dorothy's freckles but at the same time allowed me to realize that Judy Garland was much too old for the part. We will all remember “I’ll get you my pretty, and your little dog too.”