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    A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On

    The End Of The (Yellow Brick) Road
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    Image of Her Grace Her Grace
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I...don't really like the Wizard of Oz. I find Dorothy to be excruciatingly obnoxious, which sort of ruins the movie, you know? On the other hand, I love Wicked. Creepy, messed up Gregory Maguire books (and their bizzrarely unrelated but awesome stage versions) ftw.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I just love how this child's movie has a coroner who comes out and sings about he's examined the corpse and how she's dead! DEAD!


    I have always had a dark and sick sense of humor.

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    Image of beatrice2000 beatrice2000
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I tried watching Tin Man, but thought it was really boring, and Zooey's monotone voice grated after a while.


    "Brand New Day" and "Home" are the standouts for The Wiz for me. I liked the movie as a kid, but watched it as an adult and thought it was cheesy.

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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    05/08/09

    @beatrice2000: I loved "Be a Lion."
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    Image of laureltreedaphne laureltreedaphne
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    Did anyone watch that SciFi channel Wizard of Oz thing last summer? I watched it because of my crush on Zooey Deschanel, and kind of ended up thinking it was really cool.


    The Wiz...not so much. When all the graffiti comes to life! Ack! I cried when I saw it as a child.

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    Image of DaniFae DaniFae
    05/08/09

    @trakkie: Tinman was actually pretty awsome, I really enjoyed it.
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    Image of Snowbunny Snowbunny
    05/08/09

    @trakkie: What was it called? I want to watch it on Hulu, I love Zooey Deschanel.
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    Image of laureltreedaphne laureltreedaphne
    05/08/09

    @Snowbunny:


    As DaniFae just reminded me, Tinman. It was pretty cool, and Zooey is a pretty good Dorothy. :)

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    Image of andonthatnote, JOC andonthatnote, JOC
    05/08/09

    @DaniFae: Yeah, I actually thought that was way cooler than the regular Munchkins.
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    Image of Snowbunny Snowbunny
    05/08/09

    @trakkie: Oh, hahaha, I thought she was referring to the character of the Tinman. Thank you, I have an activity for tonight.
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    Image of andonthatnote, JOC andonthatnote, JOC
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    Cast stones if you will, but I actually think I like the experience of watching The Wiz more. Sure The Wizard of Oz was "better" (that pesky "quality" thing), but I remember more often than not being BORED TO TEARS when no one was singing during the original. Judge me if you will, but I haven't felt the need to watch it again since I was very young.
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    05/08/09

    @andonthatnote: I watched it once in 5th grade and thought it was ok. Then I watched it about 15 years later and fell in love with it. I am definitely more of a Wizard of Oz fan now than I was when I was a kid. But of course there's no obligation to love it. I guess The Wizard of Oz is the kind of movie where if you say you are "meh" about it, people always say WHAT?? You don't lovvvve it?? and such.
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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    05/08/09

    @andonthatnote: I love walking by the NYC Public Library and seeing the giant stone lions. It always reminds me of The Wiz.
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    Image of andonthatnote, JOC andonthatnote, JOC
    05/08/09

    @the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: I guess The Wizard of Oz is the kind of movie where if you say you are "meh" about it, people always say WHAT?? You don't lovvvve it?? and such. This is why if it comes up in conversation I usually just keep my mouth shut. People get straight up fanatical about it.


    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I haz a jealous.

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    Image of katie.scarlett.o'hara katie.scarlett.o'hara
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I love the Wizard of Oz now, but it really creeped me out as a child. Especially those flying monkeys.
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    05/08/09

    @katie.scarlett.o'hara: If the flying monkeys scared you in the original, never watch Return to Oz....it had these creatures called Wheelers, which were basically like the monkeys, only they had wheels instead of hands and feet. It was incredibly creepy.
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    Image of nessalicious nessalicious
    05/08/09

    @katie.scarlett.o'hara: My baby sister (who is now 9) watched it with me a few years ago, and covered her eyes at those bits.


    She then also embarassed the hell out of me in Sears by stage whispering "VANESSA LOOK, IT'S AN OOMPA LOOMPA" when she saw a dwarf near us. He was not impressed, but I did get to have an educational discussion with my sister, so I guess it was almost a win?

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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    05/08/09

    @katie.scarlett.o'hara: The Flying Monkeys gave me nightmares for years, but I still love the movie.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies, but hell if the Lollipop Guild didn't scare the shit out of me.
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I love the Wizard of Oz. I still need to do the Pink Floyd/Dark Side of the Moon sync.
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    Image of NefariousNewt NefariousNewt
    05/08/09

    @the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: He has gone to The Great Lollipop Guild in the Sky.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    The Wizard Of Oz is in my Top 10 best films of all time. There are so many elements that can make or break a movie, and they all came together in this one film: classical mythic structure, great casting, acting, brilliant singing and choreography, direction, costumes, production design, editing.


    But, despite all that, it is way more than the sum of it's parts - there is something indefinable about its profundity. It is true movie magic, and we all know it when we see it.

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    Image of NefariousNewt NefariousNewt
    05/08/09

    @Diziet_Sma: I can still honestly say, that the idea of flying monkeys scares me.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    05/08/09

    @NefariousNewt: Exactly. One of the things that makes it so brilliant - it is genuinely scary.
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    Image of nessalicious nessalicious
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    The Wizard of Oz is one of my top films of all time. Any time I'm sick or sad I put it on, and the sheer escapism of it is perfect and cheers me immediately.
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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    05/08/09

    @nessalicious haz 2 cracked ribs and much woe: It makes me feel like a carefree child whenever I watch it.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    RIP Mickey. May you ease on down the (yellow brick) road.
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    Image of kelsium kelsium
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I love The Wiz! The movie scared the crap out of me a kid, though.
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    Image of Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni! Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    He had a wonderful smile! My dad saw it in the cinema when it first came out. It's the kind of movie that you can watch again and again.
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    Image of IHazKittehz IHazKittehz
    05/08/09

    In reply to A Munchkin Dies, But The Magic Of Oz Lives On
    I finally saw the movie version of The Wiz, and was shocked at how terrible it was.
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    Image of DaisyGamble DaisyGamble
    05/08/09

    @IHazKittehz: agreed. I always thought it was blasphemy.
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    Image of IHazKittehz IHazKittehz
    05/08/09

    @DaisyGamble: I mean, how can you go wrong with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross? And yet, it turns out you can go horribly wrong.
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    05/08/09

    @IHazKittehz: I've never seen the Wiz in its movie form, but I did see Return to Oz, and wow, that movie was creeeeepy.
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    Image of andonthatnote, JOC andonthatnote, JOC
    05/08/09

    @IHazKittehz: What about the scene in the Emerald City? I always thought that was badass.


    I wouldn't be caught dead, in red. I'd much rather be seen, in green...

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    Image of online persona online persona
    12/01/08

    In reply to The End Of The (Yellow Brick) Road
    sad they can't keep doing it, the movie is just as relevant now as it was back in the day.
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    Image of Mama Penguino Mama Penguino
    12/01/08

    @PeachyPeach: People, people, people! You can find all kinds of Oz themed events and crap in Kansas!
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