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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: RETURN TO OZ
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Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 06:55:05 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 22 06:55:05 1985
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I'll be brief about this -- I'm surprised to see two such good films in one
night -- but I just got back from RETURN TO OZ, and I can safely say that if
you do not dislike the OZ stories (and style) in the first place, and if you
are not a stickler for OZ continuity ("Wait a second!  The distance from
Munchkinland to The Emerald City is MILES!"), you could not be more
satisfied with this picture.  The humor, the characters, and the entire feel
is Oz to the hilt.  Great kids picture, but believe me, adults have plenty
to enjoy too.  The story starts a little slowly, but as soon as Dorothy
reaches Oz, it works perfectly.  Nichol Williamson is the only actor I
recognize, but he is fantastic; it seems he waits for five years and then
puts out a magnificent screen performance (what a voice!).

The technical effects are amazing.  Number one, this film does not look
cheap.  I could go again just to catch the detail I missed at first.
Opulent sets combined with attention to detail (the dust on the floor as
Tik-Tok and Dorothy enter the castle).  The stuff I've seen is very good,
but the best work is Will Vinton's Claymation stuff for the Gnome King and
his crew.  Exquisite detail, combined with smooth effect.  Each effect in
itself was not new, but they blended in with the live action so well that it
seemed as if no matte lines existed (in most cases -- the free-fall scenes
looked SUPERMANish).

Well worth $5 also.  That makes two very good Summer fantasy films so far.

	"I'm afraid I left my mouth running when my brain had run down."
	"That's all right, Tik-Tok, it happens to people all the time..."

					Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
					John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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