Dollar stores is interestink.

Looky what I found:
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2 volumes of classic 1914 Silent Film adaptations of L Frank Baum Oz Novels!!!

Hollywood ruined the original story.


As an example: The Emerald City was not Green in the books.

The Wizard was a madman who made everyone wear Emerald colored glasses so they would all think it was green. If I recall correctly, he told everyone that the glasses would save them from going mad at the sight of so gloruious a city.

Anyway... The second feature is an adaptation of His Majesty The Scarecrow of Oz (yes, there were many books) and was Directed by L. Frank Baum Himself!!!!!!

I had no idea these existed and loook forward to posting a review after I watch them.

I just thought you all should know these exist.

Peace.

At Family Dollar, huh? I'll have to run to mine sometime.

You'll have to let us know of any special features, as well.

And, I only knew of the first two books. The second due to some old Wizard of Oz cartoon that ran along with Babar and due to some interesting live action movie with the Scarecrow looking like a giant stuffed doll.

Family dollar always have cheap things, I saw alot of cheap anime there. But I've never knew there was another OZ movie

This is four more Oz movies!

I'm gonna watch the first tonight...

I'll post a review of some kind.

Peace.

Heh....the "Green Glasses" you talk about make an apperance in the Emerald City in "Wicked"

Just though I would throw that out there.


*cough*watchwicked*cough*

scawwy. vewwy scawwy.

which is why the books are ALWAYS better >__> well usually anyway... unless the movie came first.

hmm...

*thinks on that one*

im sure thats not right, but i couldnt give an example ofr the life of m-

Bond films. the films, ill admit, arent any good at all.

but the books are worse. at least the films manage to make some money...

right.. .well USUALLY books are better unless the entire idea of the story just sucks.
usually books made from movies are bad though - i always find them to sound really cheesy >.<

heh, yeah...

thats true enough

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere was a TV Series before it was a book, and each is better than the other.

As for Oz...

I have just watched the first of these.

I MUST read Baum again.

It was entirely unlike the Hollywood travesty, but I am not sure how faithful to L Frank they were.

The first thing that struck me was the music.

I watch a lot of old silent stuff. I like Chaplin, Keaton, and some of the classic horror like Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (If you find it, and are old enough, check out Caligari; an adult themed 90's remake/sequel about his Great Granddaughter who is running an insane asylum with a big sign out front reading "Better Living Through Chemistry"). Phantom of the Opera, Nosferatu, and more, make this genre well worth checking out.

I enjoy seeing (hearing) the music they choose to place on the audio track. I always seek versions with original scores (the theaters had pianists and organists... and often pianos and organs to go with them).

This starts off with Kalimba music! Then switches between piano and kalimba.

Weird, even by my standards.

It gets weirder. There's a girl reading the words that appear on screen.

They gave her an echoey voice and it somehow works. But it does raise the weirdness level...

Good thing I like weird.

The story is told Slapstick, and that seems fitting.

All in all, it was far superior to Judy's version. I have only watched the first movie, and there are four. I'll hold a more complete review for after I see them all.

But I can say that for a dollar (or two), you can not go wrong!

Has anyone seen Eric Shanower's Oz Graphic Novels?

They Beautiful.

Peace.

I am bumping this because I <i>finally</i> got around to watching <b>His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz</b>.

This was <b><i><u>AMAZING!</b></i></u>

First off, it was written and ditected by L Frank Baum Himself! Nobody knows Oz better than it's creator!

It was a truly surreal experience!

Great early special effects like Mombi, the Wicked Witch, pulling out Princess Gloria's Heart and freezing it, then putting it back (so she would not love Pon, the Gardener) at the demand of King Krewel because he wanted her to marry Googly Goo and she refused.

Mombi summons several other witches and they transform into fair maidens for more plot twists.

The Tin Woodsman gets to cut off Mombi's head! But she just fumbles around for it, then puts it back on.

Great costumes, more of that bizarre soundtrack, and a clean print made this an enjoyable film.

It can be had cheaply, so get out there and find it!

Peace.

^ wasn't expecting that!