One of the most overrated films ever made

Rating: 1/10 (17 March 2002)

I have to rain on the "Oz" parade here. For the life of me, I cannot fathom why this film is so revered, and I know my films. The 1939 "Wizard of Oz" has to be the most annoying, obnoxious, and overrated "classic" and "great" film ever made.
The acting in "Oz" is horrible, the sets completely unrealistic always looking like they are indeed on a soundstage instead of looking anything remotely close to real (early Tim Burton syndrome), the characters are all annoying, really this is probably the most "in your face" obnoxious film ever. If it didn't strain SO hard to be a good film, this may have actually have been a decent "B" film, an early cheesy delight along the lines of countless 50's and 60's cheesy sci-fi, horror and fantasy films. But because "Oz" thinks a lot more or itself than it really should, it comes across as a bloated albatross of a pathetic attempt at decent fantasy.
Even the supposed "great" song, "Over The Rainbow," is completely overrated. It's a horrible, horrible song, completely unmelodic and painful to the ears. The one lone bright spot in the whole film is the Wicked Witch, with Margaret Hamilton playing the role so well and clever she easily outshines literally everything else the entire film has to offer.
But hey, many people like the film, so that's the way it is. But speaking of this film in the same manner of real films like Gone With The Wind, Casablanca, and so many more, is a complete joke. "The Wizard of Oz" is probably the worst supposed "great" film ever made.