DVD REVIEW OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ 70TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION"

"Oz's" entrance in Blu-ray's high-definition format stirred this ultimate makeover, which follows upon the heels of the replacement seen upon the 2005 DVD release. As well-developed as the design was then, the distinctness of this chronicle dances damn tighten to flawless. Seriously, if we can't follow the ultra-bright trail of this yellow section road, your usually options are: a. revisit an optometrist, or b. try to find Munchkinland upon Google Maps.

This primitive digest of the single of the most dear functions in American motion picture might be the greatest offered indicate of this collector's edition, though it isn't the usually code brand brand new component in the package. Out of the sixteen (!) hours of reward material, 4 have been code brand brand brand new to this release: "Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman," the half-hour featurette about the "Oz" director; "Celebrating Hollywood's Biggest Little Stars," which commemorates the Munchkins' taking of the star upon the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007; "The Dreamer of Oz," the 1990 TV film which stars John Ritter as "Oz" writer L. Frank Baum; the span of "Oz"-themed wordless drive-in theatre from 1914; as good as — in the most acquire of these additions — the sing-along lane which posts the lyrics to all of the musical's songs onscreen, thereby ensuring which viewers can "ding" as good as "dong" about the magician being passed whilst they watch the movie.

Other equipment which lift this box set to "ultimate collector's" status? A poetic 52-page coffee list book, the 70th anniversary "Wizard of Oz" watch (in case, we know, the Cowardly Lion in your hold up asks what time it is) as good as the crafty facsimile of the 1939 debate book in which MGM outlines all the possibilities for selling as good as compelling the movie. ("A Picture which is indeed the delight for Exploitation!" the book's cover loudly promises.) As for the nominal brain, heart as good as the little nerve, well, you'll only have to wait for for the unavoidable 75th anniversary DVD release.

Now, readers with the simple bargain of math might demeanour during the formerly referred to comparative measure of code brand brand new extras (four hours) to altogether reward element (16 hours) as good as ask the viewable follow-up question: Does this meant which three-fourths of the special facilities have been essentially only rehashed stuff? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Anyone who already owns the duplicate of the special editions of "Oz" from 2005 will already have checked out the making-of documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury (which has appeared, by my count, upon 3 DVD iterations of "Oz"), the outtakes, the explanation lane by "Wizard" consultant John Fricke as good as all the alternative featurettes as good as nuggets which have again landed upon this release.

That said, if we don't already own "The Wizard of Oz" — as good as generally if we have the high-def radio as good as the Blu-ray player — we won't bewail owning this set. The 2005 special features, whilst surplus for any the single who already has which DVD, will positively be deliberate extensive as good as interesting by those who haven't seen them. And really, it's formidable to find most box sets which have been put together with as most viewable caring as good as adore as this the single has.

In alternative words, when the good as good as absolute Oz has oral in Dolby digital audio upon the remastered Blu-ray disc, it's difficult not to listen.

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