Sorry, this movie sucks

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

A Disney original film that takes the classic Wizard of Oz mythology and turns it on it's head in this dark fascinating none direct sequel. Aunt Em thinking Dorothy suffers from delusions takes her to a clinic for treatment only for the girl to find her way back to the magical land of Oz. Only now its not so merry since the Nome king wants to punish the citizens for taking a prized treasure away from him long ago.More faithful to the series we are introduced to new companions Tik-Tok, Jack pumpkin head and the terrifying Wheelers who do the bidding of their king. At first I was delusioned by the new direction took with a sequel, thinking it was a radical change from the happy go lucky 1930s classic until I read the books and knew even Baum would be proud of what they accomplished.The sets aren't colorful, but show how vastly different OZ looks once you leave the forest and cities with deserts, mountains along with ruins of ancient civilizations. The costumes were realistic, the music fit the scenes and The acting was top notch. Although I felt the ending was rushed once miss Gale saved her friends and not leaving enough room to say goodbye.Return to OZ is not a kid's movie and has scary imagery they may not be able to handle. 7/10

This a very good fantasy movie. 6.7 is overrating it just a little. But still it is a good movie. Oz the great and powerful is better. But still this is better then The Wizard of Oz (1939). And that is not easy to do. This is a very good sequel to a classic film. See it. The Wizard of Oz (1910) is better. His majesty the scarecrow of Oz is better. This is better then The Wiz. It is kind of scary at times. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It also has great special effects. This movie is a most see. The Wiz is a must see. And this is a must see. This is a great film. You should see it. If you like good fantasy stories see. It does not look our feel anything like The Wizard of Oz. But I say big deal. It is a classic fantasy.

I recall seeing this in 1985 and, thankfully, forgot it. Not only was it beneath Disney's standards but it, also, made hash out of the L. Frank Baum books. They saw fit to combine two OZ books namely The Marvelous Land of OZ and Ozma of Oz and did justice to neither.The characters of Mombi, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Gump and the Wheelers are found in the Marvelous Land of Oz. In this book Tip is the male protagonist. Mombi is an evil sorceress who indeed uses the Powder of Life to animate Jack. AS the book unfolds, it is revealed that Tip is actually Princess Ozma whose throne the Wonderful Wizard usurped transformed as a babe by Mombi.The character of Tik-Tok is first introduced in the book Ozma of OZ. Later, he is included in Tik-Tok of Oz which features, as well, the Nome King. I will let the readers of this review peruse those for themselves.Needless to say, the combining of the multiple stories is reflected in the final outcome. It does neither justice to L. Frank Baum's works nor to the prowess of the Disney studios of the time. I've read that the movie is dark. No, it isn't. It is laughable.

I dug this movie out because I've just met someone who has a child and I thought my step son may like to watch it as I did when I was a child and had my milk snatched from me. I never got to watch it with my step Son but I am sat watching it at home, on my own, with the lights out. This film immerses you in a world of dark emotion control and dare I say it, insanity. So real it's like looking out the window, so fantastic it's like reading strewlpeter for the first time. Do not be expecting this to be a continuation of the song and dance that was the wizard of oz, this is much closer to the books and far away from the rose tinted world of Judy Garland.If you don't like heads this film may be for you.