Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
DVD Release Date: August 10, 1999
Stats: 2,839 reviews
A ?loose? sequel to the 1939 original and based on the 2nd and 3rd books by Baum, Return to Oz was a brave move but thoroughly worthwhile. It?s another childhood favourite of mine. The room of heads still freaks me out!
Ambitious combination of the second and third books in Baum's Oz series. I think Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Gump, and all the other creatures were all brought to life as they were meant to be! The story is much much darker, but that undercurrent is there in the books. The ...( read more)
This is a great sequel to the classic, the imagination on show is amazing and it all looks terrific. The charactes have a new look which really sets them apart (is this where Tim Burton got his Jack Skellington idea?) the effects are great even today and the atmosphere of the mov...( read more)
Return to Oz is the not-quite-sequel to the 1939 classic. It is mostly a sequel to a remake of The Wizard of Oz that was never made...if you catch my drift. The tone of the film is so drastically different it feels like a dark and gothic reimagining. Everything is ever so creepy ...( read more)
It is six months after Dorothy was blown away to Oz. Disturbed by Dorothy's continuing preoccupations with Oz, her aunt and uncle commit her to the asylum of Dr Worley for treatment. Scared of the sinister Worley, Dorothy escapes but is caught in a storm and washed away to sea wh...( read more)
great sequal that stays truer to the original books than the classic that we all know and love...if you expect a childrens musical, you will be disappointed
This is considered a sequel to the original Wizard of Oz movie. Of course made in the 80's the effects are that much better. But this movie takes a much darker turn then the original musical. Dorothy is sent back to Oz and finds the magical land in trouble from a witch and a Nome...( read more)
4 me really good!!!
i like it so much too!!!
i think it's a more...scary....but amazing...wOw!!
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I think i probably prefer this to The Wizard Of Oz, its more my type of film. More of a Tim Burton feel about it. (Not to mention the uncanny simalaritie's, including the 'Pumpin King' lookalike). Given the choice, i'd much rather sit and watch this than Wizard Of Oz. Plus, the flying moose thing they make? Amazing!
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