There's No Place Like Home

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2019)

The Wizard of Oz is an awesome film. I always thought it was cool how it starts in black and white and switches to color when Dorothy arrives "over the rainbow". The twister scene when the mean old lady becomes the Wicked Witch always freaked me out. Judy Garland does a fantastic job as well as her three companions but, Margaret Hamilton's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West is second to none. I believe she was even burnt a few times. Without Hamilton's brilliant portrayal of such an evil character, the movie is just not the same. The munchkins are nice and Dorothy's ruby red slippers are sparkling but, when the witch comes around everyone runs and hides. Until they realize that all they needed was a bucket of water lol. But, even that scene when the witch is "melting, melting" is done just right and fits right in with the movie. I love this film and I think people will be loving it for a long time to come.