The Wizard of Oz (Three-Disc Emerald Edition) [Blu-ray]
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Actor: Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Ray BolgerBrand: Warner Brothers
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Dutch (Subtitled); Danish (Subtitled); Norwegian (Subtitled); Finnish (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Swedish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-12-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Blu-ray Reviews of The Wizard of Oz (Three-Disc Emerald Edition) [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Amazing Looking - Best Version To Get
Summary: 5 Stars
For most film-enthusiasts, this Blu-ray Emerald Edition is the version to get. It has all the same stuff as the big monster collector box, but without the trinkets and price - though the big box might be a must for OZ fanatics (why not splurge?! right?). I wouldn't call myself an Oz fanatic by any stretch, so this version is the "sensible one" really: 3 discs, 2-blu and 1 standard DVD. It includes the film and a heap of supportive information to help restore interest in what this film truly means -- which is far more than nearly any film that has ever existed. I cannot think of a competitor.
An innocent girl from Kansas with a cast of strange characters, lost in a strange foreign land -- just trying to go back home to Kansas, after sorely wanting to "get away from it all." It is the icon of all movie icons. For the record, I enjoy the Kansas scenes the most...for you see, there are two types of people in this world...
I enjoyed the standard DVD, which told the exhaustive story of MGM studios...really cool. I haven't explored all the bonus stuff on Disc 1 or 2, but there's a lot there (seriously!) and any bonus material is always welcome. I look forward to checking those out. There's also the budget single disc version, which may be fine for some -- but honestly, for the money, I still think this 3-disc version is a better buy. But whatever suits you.
Most importantly, the original classic that is the "Wizard of Oz" looks absolutely stunning on blu-ray. You have to see this. It is a revelatory treat for anyone who has seen the film all these years (which statistically should include just about everyone in the free world and beyond) to behold. It's such a joy to see what is essentially the epitome of American cinema, and an emblem of our culture, values and innocence - look this good.
I loved looking endlessly at all the little details; the gritty, sepia-toned Kansas dirt, the true-to-life reflections on everything from Dorothy's screen door to the plastic flowers of the wacky, old land of OZ. The nooks in each yellow brick, the strands of straw on the burlap Scarecrow, and the rust spots on the Tin Man -- all the quaint details in the staged fantasyland are revealed. It feels like you're almost revisiting a dream -- able to analyze it in the light of day. As a result, the experience becomes quite surreal -- transporting you back in time or back into something that's only existed in your memory - everyone's memory, frankly.
I enjoyed just looking at it. All its faults...where the stage ends and the backgrounds begin. Ah...what a time. Yep, that's clearly a pelican's wing in the background and not a munchkin hanging himself! :) There's no reason for future generations to view this film in lesser quality. Everyone who has ever seen this film (which again is everyone on earth) should see it this clear and pristine.
I look forward to what even higher resolutions in the future can reveal to this and all great films. But honestly we're probably reaching the limits of how good a film like this will ever look -- forever. This, as with every classic blu-ray I've seen, reveals everything that was captured on the film. It's to the point that you can see the actual film -- the nature of its film properties and it's grain. What's left to reveal? I'm not sure.
It's important that we care for these types of things...since we'll all be dead someday. So, do see it -- in every detail. Sure, it's quaint, it's old, it's a "kid's movie" to most now -- one filmed on a stage in Culver City California in 1939. But it's fascinating to revisit, with such clarity, something that is this foundational and fundamental to our culture and persona. And there will never be anything as real, as honest, as true, and as historic, as the original.
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