The Wizard of OZ: A cautionary tale for girls?

[ifyoucantfixit]

    I can definitely see why they cut that out.  Wow.. its annoying.

[Marina]

I love the Wizard of Oz.   I always saw it as about four friends - Dorothy is independent - she's going to find her way home, and if the others want to come along, fine, but she's still going.   I always loved the ruby slippers - the bobby sox and more grown up shoes are like she's on the cusp of her becoming an adult woman.   I always loved that the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and Dorothy are looking for the qualities they already possess.   I loved Wicked too. 

[TOoP/Bruce]

Many people don't realize the Judy Garland version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was actually the third filmed version, previous versions were made in 1910 and 1925:[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbbSTcjnfQ0[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBnXAKPwplQ[/youtube]

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOROvO2fxTc[/youtube]
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[TOoP/Bruce]

an Oz blooper reel...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_qodDo4cXo&feature=fvwrel[/youtube]

[serious crayons]

Some of those are pretty funny, Bruce!

The munchkin screaming before the witch smoke actually appears -- I could swear I've registered that subliminally over my many viewings. I guess I just figured the munchkin saw something I didn't.

[TOoP/Bruce]

Some of those are pretty funny, Bruce!

The munchkin screaming before the witch smoke actually appears -- I could swear I've registered that subliminally over my many viewings. I guess I just figured the munchkin saw something I didn't.

They didn't include my favorite blooper....

When Dorothy is done dancing around the spiral that leads out of Oz and turns to wave goodbye to the munchkins, she looks like she is standing in front of a painted backdrop.  

It is actually a composite shot with a matte painting.  

If you look all the way to the right of the screen, you can see the heads of the munchkins disappearing underneath the flowers they are supposed to be standing in front of.

[CellarDweller]

There’s no place like the Internet.

An old one-line movie blurb has gone viral this week thanks to mentions all over the world wide web. In 1998, for a Wizard of Oz listing on TCM, writer Rick Polito wrote, “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”

This morning, Polito told JimRomensko.com, “That line is going to follow me to the grave. It was just on Leno, it was a clue in a crossword puzzle, it showed up in Playboy, and people use it as their email sigs.”

http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/10/26/wizard-of-oz-movie-description/

[brianr]

I taught a Rick Polito way back in 1979 and he occasionally makes contact. I checked he still lives in Australia so a different one. I sent him this article in case he has not seen it.

[delalluvia]

http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/10/26/wizard-of-oz-movie-description/

Now, now.  Dorothy didn't exactlymeet the Wicked Witch of the East.  Her untimely demise was due to an act of god (tornado) and being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

As for the 2nd victim...I'd say it was a clear case of stand your ground.    

Reminds me of that description of Jedi Warriors, if I can remember correctly.  Goes like

"There are two monks here.  They are wielding an unstoppable weapon, can do amazing physical feats, can move objects with a thought, and are versed in mind control.  They say they're here to negotiate."