I've never seen the entire movie all at once, but the bits I've caught on television probably nearly make up the whole thing. This movie is so fascinating and eye-catching, that I can't resist watching it every time I catch a glimpse. The claymation, cinematography, costumes and effects are all marvelous, and create the right sort of fantasy ambience.
I read about five or six of the Oz books as a child and loved them dearly, and this movie makes up for the disappointment I felt with the famous Judy Garland Wizard of Oz. I recognized Tik-Tok, Ozma, Jack and Dorothy as being so much more the way I had envisioned them than the manner in which the Scarecrow, Lion, et al had been realized in the Wizard of Oz movie. Some of the Hollywoodized elements that people expect--the slippers being ruby instead of silver and the "Oz" signs with the z inside the O, for example--are still remaining, but almost everything else is quite true to the books as I remember them.
Yes, it has its faults, but Return to Oz is a very underrated movie in my opinion. I enjoy it more than The Princess Bride.
I read about five or six of the Oz books as a child and loved them dearly, and this movie makes up for the disappointment I felt with the famous Judy Garland Wizard of Oz. I recognized Tik-Tok, Ozma, Jack and Dorothy as being so much more the way I had envisioned them than the manner in which the Scarecrow, Lion, et al had been realized in the Wizard of Oz movie. Some of the Hollywoodized elements that people expect--the slippers being ruby instead of silver and the "Oz" signs with the z inside the O, for example--are still remaining, but almost everything else is quite true to the books as I remember them.
Yes, it has its faults, but Return to Oz is a very underrated movie in my opinion. I enjoy it more than The Princess Bride.