Greatest Fantasy Film Ever?

Rating: Null/10 (3 July 2004)

The magic that this film creates cannot be denied by the few humbugs that find it boring or only for kids. This is a film masterpiece THAT has stood the test of time. Its magic has not decreased but increased. I will not go into everything which has already been gone over. Obviously the music, the sets, Judy Garland, the rest of the cast, and everything else is something special. I grew up with this film; I waited eagerly every Easter for it to come on TV. What particularly works for me? The film has the MGM musical tradition behind it and dancers and singers in roles, but the story and creativity and diversity of the musical score attract me. Margaret Hamilton makes an outstanding witch too! The film has some remarkable scenes: the field laden with poppy flowers, the flying monkeys carrying Dorothy away, the guards ho-he-hoing at the castle, and of course Munchkintown and its citizens. Though the years have passed by rather quickly, I still have an enormous respect for this film and a great desire to still watch it for the fiftieth plus time. The Wizard of Oz is movie magic at its zenith and has enthralled young and old alike for every generation after 1939.