I failed

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2019)

I feel I have failed "Oz". Like everyone else, I saw i when I was a kid, probably more than once, and I feel that parts of the movie became one with my imagination. I remember actually believing in the locations as places that could exist somewhere, and probably did.
Watching it now, though, for the first time in over twenty-five years, I was a bit let down. It was impossible to believe in it as I had back then, which is not a problem I have had with other fantasy and sci fi pictures. With them, I can still suspend disbelief. With "The Wizard of Oz", though, I felt like I was watching a play. Some of its effects are still impressive, like the first "appearance" of the Wizard. But the sets and environments just seem too fake now.
Also, I felt like there were too many songs. There's a reason why people only remember one or two songs from the movie, no matter how many times they've seen it. I'll admit it, though: I'm not a musical fan. I find it unpleasantly fake and tiresome when characters break into song.
I am not one to review "Wizard of Oz", but do so anyway, because I review every movie I watch.