DVD REVIEW: 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 the replacement for the 2005 DVD release. As well-developed as the design was then, the distinctness of this chronicle dances damn tighten to flawless.

This primitive digest of the single of the many dear functions in American motion picture might be the greatest offered indicate of this collector's edition, though it isn't the usually brand brand brand new element. Out of the sixteen (!) hours of reward material, 4 have been 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' star upon the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007; "The Dreamer of Oz," the 1990 TV film starring John Ritter as writer L. Frank Baum; the span of "Oz"-themed wordless drive-in theatre from 1914; as well as — the many acquire of these additions — the singalong lane with all of the movie's lyrics onscreen.

Other equipment which lift this box set to "ultimate collector's" standing have been the poetic 52-page coffee list book, the 70th anniversary "Wizard of Oz" watch as well as the crafty facsimile of the 1939 debate book in which MGM summarized the possibilities for compelling the movie. ("A Picture which is indeed the delight for Exploitation!" the book's cover loudly promises.)

Readers with the simple bargain of math might demeanour during the formerly referred to comparative measure of brand brand brand new extras (four hours) to altogether reward element (16 hours) as well 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 owns the duplicate of the special book of "Oz" from 2005 will have already 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 well as the alternative featurettes as well as nuggets which have again landed upon this release.

That said, if we don't own "The Wizard of Oz" — as well as generally if we have the high-def radio as well as the Blu-ray player — we won't bewail shopping this set. When the good as well 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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