THE WIZARD OF OZ! (1939) | MOVIE REACTION! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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6:30 One of the most effective practical effects in cinema history. The set inside is painted in sepia, a lookalike is costumed in an identical dress to Judy but in sepia material and Judy is just off camera in full colour costume. Open the door and in she steps. Imagine how magical that must have looked to audiences in 1939
I always wished that this would have been the first movie to ever have Technicolor. How amazing would that transition have been?
It really is funny how easy it is to overlook little things like that. I've seen this movie so many times and never once contemplated that the interior was sepia as well as Dorothy and then in the same shot she emerges in color. Simply because with today's technology it'd be so easy to just select which parts of the frame to put a sepia filter on and not need to do it practically.
All I hear when the door opens is the cash register.
I never knew that, and I've been watching this movie since I was tiny! Back then it was an annual event, and all the kids looked forward to it.
And the tornado when we see it in the distance still looks real to this very day.
This movie used to be on tv only once a year. It was a major deal. I'm very happy to watch a younger generation react the same way we did. ❤️
Yes, and I watched it every single year!
Yes, we'd watch it and everyone would comment about the change to color. We never understood that because at the time we only had a black and white TV.
This and the Christmas claymation specials… such good memories
I was just thinking about that while watching this. I grew up in england and i think i remember it on at xmas or boxing day.
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When Dorothy opened that door after landing it was the first time many people had seen a color movie.
This movie is the source of a bunch of very old phrases : "I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore", "Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My!", "There's no place like home", "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?", “Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?”, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" and many more.
A true classic and masterpiece. It never gets old seeing it. The Wicked Witch has been scaring kids for decades. The actress that played her appeared on a TV show fir children, Mr. Rogers. He showed the children how it was just makeup and acting. If you ever get the chance Mary you should watch some of the videos about Fred Rogers. A truly decent, inspirational and all around good person. You'll be glad you did.
Her watching Mr. Rogers would be absolutely adorable.
Agreed, watching any Mr. Rogers stuff would be amazing! The documentary I would recommend over the Tom Hanks film. The real Rogers has a deeper resonance than the movie for sure. Pure gold to see, especially if you didn't grow up with him like some of us.
She apparently made an appearance on Sesame Street, and scared a bunch of viewers.
Absolutely watch Mr. Rogers!
One year, I'm 54 now, I hid in the kitchen every time the witch came on screen on the TV. lol
Audiences didn't know what to think, crazy. One of the greatest pieces of American art
This was on TV once every year before cable existed. We used to watch it as kids. It's so sweet seeing someone so sweet watch this for the first time. I've seen this film many times, but you made it new to me. Thanks Mary.
Please put "It's a Wonderful Life" on your list of older movies that you absolutely must watch for cultural references. It is a classic Christmas movie that many people in the US have watched over and over again.
I’m trying to get her to watch an original version of “A Christmas Carol” The 1951 Alister Sim version to be exact. She’s reacted to some modern versions like Scrooged with Bill Murray and I think the Muppet version, but not any of the actual traditional novel type.
Why am I so happy to see this reaction?! 😭 Jokes apart.. this is such a beautiful movie, very nostalgic and way ahead of its time. Also your reactions and attention to details are always a pleasure to watch! 🖤
I know right? This reaction made me smile so much. 🥰
@@sonofliberty1 I love this movie and watching young people react to it. I liked this one best of all!
Yah, Mary catches on really fast🙂
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This brought back great memories, back when I was a kid, before streaming services, dvd's and even vhs The Wizard of Oz was only played once a year on tv. My mom, dad and sister and me would all gather around the tv and watch..... a much simpler time. Great reaction as always!!!!
I remember one year it was on TV on a Wednesday night. My family hurried home after Wednesday night church and got home around the time she entered OZ.
Yes. Once a year. A big event. Always watched.
6:29 Cool fact about this scene. They didn't have the technology to combine both color and B&W so the whole room was painted in sepia colors and shot with color film. A body double for Dorothy is wearing sepia clothes. As she opens the door the double steps out of the frame and Judy Garland, wearing color clothes steps in.
The behind the scenes on this film is just amazing! There are so many books and documentaries on how it was made. It’s a great example of the peak of the old Hollywood film industry, with thousands of people working in the LA area to churn out so many films every year. And yes, this movie was a hugely anticipated and heavily marketed blockbuster, with the premiere at New York’s Madison Square Garden theater supported by Judy Garland and her MGM costar Mickey Rooney doing a live show before the film showing for a full week.
It's also marred with a lot of tragedy and scandal.
it was NOT that well received in 1939. T V showings starting almost 2 decades later made it a classic.
The actress playing the witch was so afraid that she would be too scary for children that she went around to schools in costume to show them that she was actually very nice.
If you watch Mary Poppins, you might also want to watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). It's a great children's story, has wonderful song and dance numbers and very memorable characters, including one that absolutely terrified me as a kid, but upon re-watching as an adult I find well-played in a "melodrama villain's" sort of way.
My brother would threaten his kids if they misbehaved by telling them if they kept it up he would put on "Chitty chitty bang bang". Everyone hated that movie SO MUCH! The kids found it tedious & dull. "Shitty shitty bang bang" they'd call it.
My brother had nightmares about the same character for years. Once we were grown up and he had kids of his own I, as the favorite uncle, gave my nephews this movie for Christmas one year. He got so mad at me and was all “Why would you do that to my kids!?”. He was amazed that they weren’t scared at all. I think he ended up questioning all sorts of things about his childhood after that.
In my opinion, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a flawed yet watchable movie. It's worth seeing at least once, and it does stand up under several viewings. However, some of the plot turns are illogical, and sometimes the characterizations fall flat. The music, sets, and costumes are pretty good, though. The movie is more fun than not.
Trivia note : "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was written by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond (who was also known for a gimmicky car and a lot of "bang bang").
I watched it recently. It was super long.
I find myself living vicariously through these reaction vids. Who ever thought this genre of content would serve as entertainment?
Truth.
Yes, that's exactly the appeal of reaction videos like this - especially if there is an emotional response from the reactor. It reminds me of when I was a kid and I said to a friend - "You have to watch this movie with me !" after having watched it already.
Buddy Ebsen (aka Jed Clampett and Barnaby Jones) was also chosen to appear in The Wizard of Oz, originally as the Scarecrow, and before filming began, his role was changed to the Tin Man. He fell seriously ill during filming due to the aluminum dust in his makeup and was forced to drop out.
@@bunpeishiratori5849 Interesting! I didn’t know that.
@@bunpeishiratori5849 I don't think so; but his voice is in the 'Off to see the Wizard'.
They changed the makeup to a paste instead of the powder for Jack Haley Jr.
The editors put in extra work for this video, they matched the colour filter for Mary's camera perfectly to the movie.
This movie was cutting edge technology in 1939. Making this movie was an epic effort. Huge hit!
Yes, yes, and yas! Absolutely love this film, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" still makes me cry.
It was even voted the Best Film Song of the 20th century.
I loved your reaction to this. I was born in 1960 and we watched this as kids every fall, every single year. It was always a huge treat for us and when I was very small, we still did not have a colored tv, but our neighbors did, so we would always go to their house just to watch The Wizard of Oz! Lovely childhood memories! Thank you for reacting to this one!
I’m so glad you appreciated this movie for the time it came out. When I worked with disabled seniors, everyone lit up when it came to movies like this and a few others like King Kong (1933). They remembered their parents taking them into the theater and their minds being completely blown by what they saw, because they’d never seen anything like it. I think some of these movies were far ahead of their time and showed the limitless possibilities of how far you could stretch your imagination.
For a long time CBS showed it every autumn.
Before she was an actress, Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West) was a kindergarten teacher. Can you imagine one of her students seeing her in this movie?!?
@@JPSE57 I saw her once on Mr Rogers Neighborhood in the 70’s I think. She explained the witch wasn’t evil, she was sad.
@@NemeanLion- I love that episode. And she came/he brought her on to demystify the Witch for the kids.
@@Deathbird_Mitch yeah, it was pretty awesome. I think there was a pretty big change happening during that time that people started seeing things beyond just good vs evil.
If you get a chance, it was fun seeing her appear in the 70’s Kolchak movie “The Night Strangler” as an eccentric university professor.
Here it is in case you don’t want to watch the whole thing. Start at 36min 22 sec.
ruclips.net/video/uz8Te5LpWt0/видео.html
Oh wow, you should definitely watch Mary Poppins if you haven't seen it.
I like how she integrates all the people in her life into alternate characters inside her dream/hallucination.
This is actually the only version of Wizard of Oz where it is just a dream.
In this version of the book they altered that Dorothy only dreamed it. But in the books, she really did go to Oz. You should watch " Oz, The Great And Powerful ". You'll see the connections that it wasn't wasn't a dream. The cowardly lion is in it. Amongst other characters. You'll see how the wizard became the wizard of Oz. Lots of other backgrounds.
@terry hughes - All the people in Dorothy's life EXCEPT her uncle! Why is that, I wonder?
@@StarShine-Ranch Aunt Em doesn’t have an Oz counterpoint either. Everyone in Kansas has an Oz counterpoint character except for Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.
@@kailyns8159 Except that Auntie Em appears in the witches' crystal ball in Oz, looking for Dorothy. Uncle Henry does not.
"Nerve" is an American synonym for courage. The Lion sings his desire for the Wizard, "...the nerve...".
Casablanca made in 1942, its a classic. the Wizard of OZ was always shown on tv around Halloween, when I was a kid, it never grows old.
One of cinema’s greatest classics. I grew up with the Wizard of Oz having an annual airing on TV and watched it every year. From story to visuals (for the time) to songs, then entire film is a cultural icon.
Yep, when the Cowardly Lion jumps out the hallway window leading right into a commercial break is ingrained in my mind to the point I expect to see it when I'm watching reactions to it here on RUclips, lol.
@@pencilnecked1579 His jumping out the window also meant no more songs. Unless you count, Oh-Ee-Um....
@@accam6734 It also meant a commercial break. 😆
@@autumncolors7015 Which was mentioned in the original comment.
Incredible movie, but probably even more incredible in both how some of the scenes were made (the twister) and what the actors went through. It's pretty dark and tragic, but it gave me a better appreciation for the movie and was definitely worth viewing. There's quite a few YT videos people have made on the subject if you're interested.
It was always in color. Technicolor specifically was the process that they used for this movie which they started using in 1932.
It was sooooo much fun watching this film again... through your eyes!! This film really gets to you no matter how many times you see it.
Be safe Mary.
I was born in 1960, as long as I can remember, as a child, during the 1960s, we would watch this movie. It was on TV once a year. We would anticipate it in Autumn. In school we would alert the other children in class, "the wizard is on TV on Friday!" It was cultural phenomenon here. EVERYONE watched it! We were never scared by the wicked witch, flying Monkees, or Oz himself!
Lol.
If you do your research, you will discover 1939 is considered the greatest year in cinema in American history.
Just so you know, I love your genuine reactions and commentary!!! I am happy to share this wonderful world of discovery with you. I have seen almost everything, lol, but it's nice to share the experience with you. I know most movies, but it's nice to see them again with new eyes with you ! Thanks.
God bless!
Some interesting things about the witch. She used to be a school teacher and was actually a very nice lady. What got her the part was that laugh, which definitely sends chills down your spine. She was burned really badly filming that disappearing act in Munchkinland due to the fire effects catching her on fire.
She once appeared on Sesame Street as the witch, but it was only shown once (never in reruns) because it scared too many children.
She also appeared on Mr. Rogers.
For amazing sets and special effects, you should watch Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" from 1927. It's just mind-blowing the scale of the real sets they built for that movie and how seamlessly they combine them with models and miniatures.
Totally ripped off by George Lucas
And the visual effects.
Another classic from right around that time (1938, I believe) is The Adventures of Robin Hood. Color in film was very new and, just like in The Wizard of Oz, the film makers really went to town!
Gone With The Wind was also made in colour the same year as The Wizard of Oz.
Every time I watch ( over a dozen times ) I still tear up,,,and I'm over 70 now.
My brother was a member of the Lollipop Guild in our elementary school’s production of the Wizard of Oz.
As indicated by the opening lines, this movie was released nearly 40 years after the book was published. So really what we're seeing is a story from the 1900s, rendered with the technology available in 1939 ... the same year as "Gone With the Wind," IIRC.
So glad you decided to watch this! It's a true classic that gets referenced a lot. It was even referenced around the middle of the "Avengers" movie.
I’d like to say your reaction was adorable! You appreciated it with the childlike wonder it so deserves. Many people who watch it as an adult do so through jaded eyes. I’ve been going through a rough patch in my life, and I enjoyed your reaction. It really cheered me up. Than you! For me, I saw it first when I was 5 (I grew up in the 70s and 80s and they used to air it at least once a year on network television in the US). The witch and the flying monkeys scared the heck out of me that first watch - lol. I’ve seen this movie at least 100 times over the years and I still tear up when the inimitable Judy Garland sings Over the Rainbow. And how movingly she delivers that famous last line. Such a wonderful film. There are many interesting bits of trivia about the making of this film, I would recommend you check it out. Oh, and definitely recommend watching Mary Poppins. It came out in 1964, and holds up extremely well too. You’ll love it.
Do you know who Mr Rogers is? He was a children’s tv show host. He’s practically an American saint. Anywho- he had the Wicked Witch as a guest on his show to teach the children about actors and costumes and makeup so the children wouldn’t be scared of the actress anymore. That’s how amazing Margaret Hamilton was in the role ❤
The actress, whose name was Margaret Hamilton, was working as a daycare worker when she was offered the part of the Wicked Witch of the West. I love that episode of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. It showed that Margaret Hamilton was really a nice lady in real life.
@@j.woodbury412 She also appeared in an episode of _Sesame Street_ too. But it wasn't until recently that this episode, which was thought long since lost due to being banned after its initial airing, was rediscovered.
@@TherealRNOwwfpooh I had heard that she was on an episode of Sesame Street, but for some reason they thought the episode was too scary for children. That's a shame, really.
the flying monkeys always creeped me out as a child watching this. another old classic is Gone With The Wind, which also came out in 1939, and it's in color, too.
Man, I remember when Wizard of Oz was appointment television. Usually was on NBC once a year Thanksgiving weekend and if ya missed it you'd have to wait another year unless you had it on VHS.
Before VHS we had to wait the retire year
Agreed, we never missed it, only when we got older did we find out that my mother hated this movie, she saw it in the theater in 1939 when she was 5 and she said it was silly and she couldn't understand why my brother and i liked it, yet she was the biggest Judy Garland fan you'd ever meet.
@@craigplatel813 Yeah. Only two of those once a year movies I can think of that are still going on are It's A Wonderful Life on NBC around Christmas and The Ten Commandments on ABC around Easter. There are the X-mas things like 24 hours of A Christmas Story on TBS/TNT and the 1951 A Christmas Carol for around 24 hrs on some semi-premium channel but those are given many showings over the course of a day, not just one and done.
@@pencilnecked1579 During the period before VHS, when *The Wizard of Oz* was only shown once a year, *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) was believed to have fallen into public domain, so it was shown a dozen or more times every year, on many different channels, especially during the holiday season, but also at other times as well.
people keep saying it played on thanksgiving. i remember it playing for the halloween season. why would they play it on thanksgiving? its a halloween movie!
in 1939 ww2 hadn't happend yet. the great depression was still a global crisis. but the world was bracing for war. the japanese had already invaded korea and china. italy had conquered ethiopia and albania. and the nazis had taken over austria and czechoslovakia. hitler invaded poland in september of 1939 and ww2 commenced.
but 1939 is considered THE golden year in american film. among the classic movies released that year was "gone with the wind," "mr smith goes to washington," "beau geste," "wuthering heights," "of mice and men," "stagecoach," "destry rides again," "the women," "young mr lincoln," "gunga din" and "the wizard of oz." all of them are must-see excellent films.
1939 was a banner year for movies. Gone With the Wind was also in color
Awesome reaction as always Mary! Since you are enjoying the older movies, perhaps this Mary Christmas you should watch "It's a Wonderful Life" from 1946 it stars Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed has been a stable in the US around Christmas time for many decades!
Mary Poppins came out in 1964. I was 6 years old and it was so much fun! The innocence of those days no longer exists unless you can immerse yourself in one those periods. The magic of those old movies live on! Casablanca is one of those films, if you can place yourself in that period!
"I'll Be Seeing You" (1944) is a "lost" wartime holiday season film that deals with some social stigmas that were taboo at the time. The point of this sentimental romance was to help people be more compassionate for people in those circumstances. It offers a view into a slice of life in those times.
In the decade after my mother's death, before his own, my father frequently sang the melancholy title song from this movie around our house.
My mother graduated High School in1938 and she saw the Wizard of Oz at the Movie Theater in 1939, ln 1989 they showed it at the theaters 🎥 for the 50th Anniversary and l saw it. In 2039 on the 100th anniversary I'll be 85, and if l make it I'll see it again. The year I was born 1954 my family got their first Black and White TV 📺 and every year they would show the Wizard of Oz, and in1969 we got our first color TV so we could see the first landing on the moon. That year when the Wizard of Oz came on it was the first time I saw 👀 Munkinland in color l was amazed😮, I'm sure in 2039 it will be in the Theater's again and you can go see it on the Big Screen it's Thrilling😂! Mary l enjoyed watching your reaction to my favorite of all time movie.😍 ✌️Peace ☮️ a 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 😊
My dad watched this when he was nine. He loved it because I think it was one of the first colour movies. He was blown away by it to the point I think we watched it a lot. Growing up it was just one of those movies I watched.
Now you watch it and it is still fabulous to see how they made it come to life. A real classic. Judy Garland was a national treasure.
Going off of memory here, but when this came out it was a huge deal. Movie historians tend to say that 1939 was the strongest cinematic year in the history of movies in terms of movies you can call "timeless". Wizard of Oz being one of those. There were a small handful of movies in color prior to this movie, I believe I saw after briefly scrolling through the comments someone mentioned The Adventures of Robin Hood a year earlier. The musical genre was also a popular genre at this time with Shirley Temple films and only two years earlier Disney's Snow White was released. And some of the visual effects tricks had been used in other movies, Bride of Frankenstein in 1935 comes to mind. So it didn't exactly reinvent the wheel in those respects. However, for a lot of people back then this was the first movie they ever saw in color. Those other movies were popular, but this was a cultural phenomenon. The must see movie.
The one thing about it that really stands out for the time is that it's a fantasy movie. Really weren't a lot of those at the time. The movie scene in the 30s was mainly Romance, Western, and Mystery with notable exceptions such as The Universal Horror films like Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and Dracula. But a full on, set in another world, fantasy film, in color, with a charm and music that was superior to a Disney film like Snow White? That combination of things hadn't been seen. At least not to this scale. So I'm guesing people had to leave the theater by first picking their jaws up off the floor back in 39.
WOO-HOO! We're off to see Mary see the Wizard!!
We actually met one of the last munchkins still alive in Myrtle Beach in 2002. My son couldn't believe how small he was. I believe he is the purple costume guy.
saw this once a year as a kid on network tv... was long past being shown in theaters even when I was kid but the change from sepia film to color was so remarkable.. but sadly most of us only had black and white tv reception.. was like seeing it again for the first time when we finally got a color tv... you reaction was so enjoyable.. not only have you not seen the movie but to have never heard of the characters.. the lion, scarecrow and tinman are Halloween staples here and almost every little girl has dressed up once as Dorothy with her ruby slippers glad you enjoyed the show and could appreciate the cinematography of 1939.. other great movies with special effects from long ago is the ten commandments and others have already suggested gone with the wind
always love sharing your reactions.. your honesty is great and there are so so so many great musicals and period pieces you could watch for years and never see them all.. I will watch along with you whenever I can.. this movie today really made my day
Just throwing it out there, THE GREATEST push on L. Frank Baum's, Wizard of Oz, was Tin Man, a three part movie done by Sy Fy channel years ago, and was so epic if you knew the original movie. The book isn't a neccecery read.
The line the Wizard tells the Tin Man about the heart is one of my favorites of all time.
The gift-giving scene was scripted by Yip Harburg, who was the lyricist for the film. He is known to have written other bits, and I strongly suspect the classic line about people without brains doing an awful lot of talking is his work.
32:18
"Damn, Kansas must be amazing."
That's the best reaction to this movie that I've ever heard.
"Gone With the Wind" also came out in 1939 and is also in color.
Judy Garland: "♪Somewhere over the rainbow...♪"
Mary: "Is that from this?"
Me: "Are you kidding me?" 🤣
14:28 the tin man's back story in the book is even more touching.
Nimmie Amee was the young and beautiful servant of an old, widowed woman when she met and fell madly in love with a wood-chopper name Nick Chopper. When the old woman found this out, she did not want to lose her servant, so she sought the help of The Wicked Witch of the East. Once the old woman paid her well, the Witch knew of Nick Chopper and sabotaged him and the romance he had for Nimmie Amee by casting an evil spell upon him, enchanting the poor woodman's axe. (The Tin Woodman of Oz)
The Tin Woodman later tells Dorothy Gale and the Scarecrow that the girl was a servant for an old woman who did not wish her to marry, and so sought the aid of the Wicked Witch of the East to place a spell on him that caused him to cut himself up with his axe while carrying on his livelihood. In The Tin Woodman of Oz. (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (book))
This was retconned, and in Nick's new telling, she was directly enslaved by the Witch herself.
Nimmie Amee was aware of the spell, which occurred gradually, and was not bothered by his condition and still wished to marry him, thinking a Tin Man very handsome; but he lost interest when he lost his heart.
In Wizard, he lost his heart after his head; in Tin Woodman, he lost his head last and the Witch ran around with it in her arms.
There is a rather great adaptation of this as a fan film on RUclips. It's called Heartless : The Story of the Tin Man.
It's obviously not a high budget production but it does a great job of getting the emotion and feeling across of a man that slowly losses himself until his very heart is lost and the loving women he wanted to spend his life with gone with it. It's also a good reminder that the Wizard of Oz is still one of a series of books that expand upon the world.
It's worth checking out "Return to Oz" and "Oz the Great and Powerful"
There’s a lesser known film also based on an old story, called The Blue Bird. It’s strange but I personally think it’s underrated. Shirley Temple is in it, and is probably the biggest name in the film. But they made this film to kind of compete with this one at the time. They both have scenes where it goes from no color to color, and in the end have the same message. But it’s worth a look just to see all the filming techniques and stuff like you were impressed with in this film. 😊
@@joeb918 It's probably also because of her voice. While Temple could sing, she wasn't really known for her voice. Hence the casting of Judy Garland who _was_ a singer, even at the tender young age of 16. This caused some other problems, among which was having a 16 year old young woman with plenty of original upholstery playing a pre-teen girl. This required a great deal of imagination and compression bandages. (Dorothy Gale is kept at the age of 11 in the books, as long as she stays in Oz.)
3:50 - "In a moment like this, are you not a little bit self reflective on what a WITCH you are?" Hmm, someone's being VERY observant...
This video made my day better! It is so magical to see someone watch this movie for the first time! What a great surprise!
I’m very happy to see you enjoy this classic and not make fun of it as some reactors have done. I’m 70 now but this movie holds such warm and special moments in my heart. When I was a child, this always aired in October if I remember correctly but in the early fall nonetheless. My Mom and I would snuggle up and watch it together as it became a treasured tradition. I still watch it from time to time. Really enjoy your reactions!
Oz was filmed using Technicolor's 3 Dye Strip process. There are a few good short documentaries out there that explain how it works. Very interesting. Sadly it was too expensive even back then. Films made this way in my opinion have the best colors.
OOO, EEEE, OOOO, OHH, OHHH. OOOOO, EEEEE OOOO, OHHH, OH.
My mom was born in 1939. This movie was her favorite as a child. It was one of the first colorized movies made. Black and white was still being used for low budget movies in the 1960's. When i was a kid in the 1970's, you use to be able to see this on TV, when there were only 6 stations to choose from. If i recall correctly, it use to come out around Easter time.
It is believed that the Yellow brick road, is the Golden brick road, the ruby slippers were actually the silver slippers and the emerald city (green) was the fraud. Therefore, gold and silver set you right, but Green (dollar bills) are a fraud.
The nastiest witch is the witch of the North. "Oh, you always had the power to go back home with the ruby slippers. I just wanted you to get rid of the wicked witch of the West and the Wizard of Oz for me. Now that I've used you for my own selfish purposes, I'll show you how to go home." gee, thanks a lots. I almost died.
I recommend you watch "The good, the bad, and the ugly." Mary Poppins is over rated.
I like to watch this on Autumn Solstice and I watch It's a Wonderful Life on Winter Solstice every year, heartwarming movies ❤️
just a friendly correction....autumnal equinox. think night and day are of equal length.
Judy Garland had a famous daughter named Liza Minnelli. She sang and acted also. Her best role was probably in the British comedy "Arthur" with Dudley Moore
Liza Minelli's most iconic role by far was in *Cabaret* (1972). I love her early role in the television holiday musical, *The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood* (1965). Liza also played Dorothy in an animated film, *Journey Back to Oz* (1972), which featured an all-star voice cast including Margaret Hamilton as Auntie Em!
She also married the tin man’s son.
Cabaret is Liza Minnelli's signature work. I believe she won an Oscar for it.
Really enjoyed your thoughts about The Wizard Of Oz, it was released the same year that WW2 started in Europe. Here's another movie that had a huge impact on future movie genre of Science Fiction and it still is one of the best ever made it's the 1951 movie The Day The Earth Stood Still.
Hi, Mary :)
The original Oz books started in 1900. They got so popular that the writer, L. Frank Baum, started getting letters from kids asking him what would happen in the next book. He put some of their suggestions into the stories, and finishing d the 15th and last book in 1920.
Except, later writers continued his work. This is how the original "Famous 40" literary canon of OZ came to be. Contrast this to the various film (the silent era black & white films made by OZ creator L. Frank Baum during the early days of filmmaking, the 1939 MGM classic that was reacted to above, the made-for-TV animated special _Journey Back to OZ_ starring Judy Garland's daughter Liza Minelli reprising her mother's role as Dorothy despite encountering new friends & a new witch in the form of Mombi when she goes back "over the rainbow" to see how her friend the Scarecrow has adjusted to life as Emerald City's sovereign, the grimdark pseudo sequel _Return to OZ_ [which is loosely based on the next two OZ books following the original, although the plot centered around a return to OZ for Dorothy which didn't happen in literary canon until _Dorothy of OZ_ was first published, those who developed _Return to OZ_ actually paid MGM a hefty sum for the limited use of the Ruby Slippers, and introduced the true heiress of OZ named Princess Ozma to movie audiences for the first time, because she initially appears in the film as another imprisoned young girl trapped inside the insidious neighborhood sanitarium -- Dorothy herself had been sent there to undergo electroshock therapy by her Aunt Em & Uncle Henry for her constant talks about OZ when they themselves never earnestly believed Dorothy's repeated claims that the events of the original OZ story actually happened, even though they did -- just to be ultimately revealed to be Princess Ozma near the end of the movie when Dorothy frees her from an enchanted mirror before returning back to Kansas, although Princess Ozma did promise to monitor how Dorothy was doing from time to time, however Dorothy would have to keep her conversations with her Royal Highness a closely guarded secret from her Aunt Em & Uncle Henry out of fear of being sent away yet again to a psych ward] which was made by Disney in 1989, Disney's flagrant desire to piggyback off of the continued success of _Wicked_ known as 2009's _OZ: The Great & Powerful_ starring James Franco as the titular charlatan even if the particular film in question was nothing at all whatsoever like _Wicked_ but instead stands alone as Disney's own attempt at a prequel to the original OZ story, as well as countless others) & musical (The Wizard of Oz IN CONCERT, The Wiz [a hip-hop version of the story starring a young Michael Jackson, Diana Ross & other notable African-American singers], and of course, Wicked [based on the revisionist 1995 novel _Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West_ by Gregory McGuire, this inversion of the tale retold from the perspective of our green-skinned cackling villainess reworked into a tragically misunderstood protagonist named Elphaba evolved into the popular -- "I know about popular!" [ ] -- 2003 Broadway musical _Wicked_ that was so successful that this particular incarnation of OZ is finally getting its own dual pair of movies based on it made by Universal Studios], most prolifically) renditions of the original tale, most of which tend to stand on their own as separate projects, thus creating an OZ multi-verse.
So much fun to see you react to this. Be glad you didn't see it as a child, it traumatized me lol. There are so many famous lines that are still used to this day, the music is incredible as well. It is worth it to dive into the making of the film. There were many problems but the filmaking was ahead of its time. 🌈
A nice uplifting movie to watch for the whole family. I love that the people in her life also played the characters she met in Oz. Return to Oz (1985) does a similar thing, though the movie itself is darker in tone (and closer to the books).
Please watch "The Neverending Story".
Yes Mary Poppins next. You've got to see classic children's movies before you get too old! Wizard and Poppins were both based on very popular books.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Wizard of Oz. I have been watching this movie since I was a little kid in the 1950s (so it's slightly older than me), and it's so good! As for going back to when this was made to experience life back then... remember, WW2 was right around the corner.
Mary, your reaction to the Wizard of Oz helped me see it with fresh eyes. Thank you.
There is an under-appreciated movie called "Under the Rainbow" from 1981. It is a fanciful account of the making of The Wizard of Oz. Under the Rainbow is complete nonsense, and features Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher. I haven't seen that movie in decades, but as I remember it the grownups spend their time trying to corral the little people (some of whom were in the original movie). Like trying to herd cats, but harder.
Also, not to be missed is the Eva Cassidy cover of Over the Rainbow (the live version in black & white).
one of the few movies that is a perfect movie. Appeals to audiences of all ages, holds up even after all these years, a musical that is a movie that even people who don't like musicals loves. You'll watch it ever time it comes on tv, even in 100 years. You remember and know all the characters, again even after so many years you don't forget them they are so memorable. Inspires emotions of every type. There are many great movies that approach it, but not all movies have all those factors. Probably rated to me the number 1 movie of all time. Some movies come close to those requirements like Star wars. My thinking is, if you can think of a movie right now and don't remember a couple of the characters names, well, its not the best movie. Some great movie over the years, but really if you can't name 2 characters in the movie (Citizen Kane? Casablanca? Its a wonderful life? etc then its not the best.
This was the first film to have color so when it came out everyone was shocked. It took about 25 more years before color became standard so that should give you an idea of just how special this movie was. I was born in the 60's and this movie was on television only once a year so it was a major event for us. Even then most of the television shows were still in black and white so the vivid color transformation was magical. It's amazing how in 16 years this film will be 100 years old yet somehow it still stands the test of time. Loved your reaction. Thank you!
return to oz (the sequel) is a legit horror movie, and well worth a watch!
I'm 56 years old, have seen this movie countless times, just realized, her companions are animal, vegetable and mineral. Mind blown.
Please watch the original STAR TREK movies. 🖖
First one is tough. I say this as a Trekkie. Don't give up after the first one. Rest are good. And of course "First Contact" is my personal favorite, while not "original".
"The Wizard of Oz" (1939): L. Frank Baum wanted to create an American Fairy Tale and succeeded beyond his wildest dreams with the Oz series of books. Movies and stage productions followed, then Hollywood created a Classic just before World War II. 19:20 A hidden horror of movie making: Those "snowflakes" are ASBESTOS! Another memorable movie of the time is "Fantasia" (1940). Speaking of Musicals loved/liked by people who otherwise hate Musicals, there's "Singin' In The Rain" (1952) as Hollywood changed from Silent to Sound movies. A "grown up" Judy Garland movie is "A Star is Born" (1954) that is full of musical numbers and a long history of restoration to it's nearly-original epic length: 182 minutes! (182->154->178 minutes)
You have to watch "The Wiz" too which is the soul version of TWOZ. It stars Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow. It's full of really effective visuals and music. The score is especially moving. It's also more relevant than its predecessor to some of today's societal issues like drug addiction and depression.
Also, there aren't ANY reactions to it on all of YT so you'd set yourself apart from many others if you reacted to it.
That film is a mess. It's a shame, because it had a lot of potential, and Michael Jackson is excellent in it. Unfortunately Diana Ross was too old to be playing Dorothy, and she is simply not very good/miscast in the role.
@@Rocket1377 The only thing I'll agree with you on is Ross's age as she was a little on the older side for the role of Dorothy.
But to say that the entire film was a "mess" for that or any other reason. And that she wasn't "very good" simply because of her age is ageist and absurd.
It sounds like it's been a while since you've seen that film if that's really your summary of it.
So watch her performances of "Brand New Day" and "Home" which are both on YT to refresh your memory
She was extraordinary in both. And her performance of " Home ", which was the final song of the movie, was almost revelatory.
And is still one of the most moving musical performances I've ever seen in film or elsewhere.
To simply dismiss her portrayal and execution of the role only because of her age is a reductive, simplistic take that in no way reflects how she actually performed.
A lot of us have seen this movie dozens of times, and I'm sure that each time, you can always take something away from it, because it comes with so many moral layers. Each of the main characters represents a basic need in our lives. The need to love, the need to be courageous, the need to possess a strong mind and the need to grow up in a loving environment. Each of us might lack in one of these areas, or maybe even all of them, but perhaps the real lesson here, as this movie shows, is what they are looking for was already there all along.
I think my favorite line was "Hearts will never be practical, until they can be made unbreakable"
Despite it being a magical movie, the experience of acting and working behind the scenes of the movie was anything but magical. In fact, it was pretty much a nightmare for a lot of the actors.
"And remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others."
Great quote, but that statement is not true... I know people who are shown tons of love, but are not worthy of it.
Great reaction as usual. Now you’ll be able to see Wicked which is based on the Wizard of Oz. Wicked was on Broadway and won many Tony Awards . They are making it into a movie soon with Arianna Grande as the and Cynthia Orivo. It’s told from Glenda the good witch and Elphaba the so called wicked witch’s perspective . It’s a brilliant musical .
Mary Poppins was released when I was about four to five, but later in the early 70's it was re-released. I had a paper route and the theater was just a few miles from our house. I walked to the theater and watched it almost everyday it ran that week. It is still one of my favorite movies.
"Mary Poppins" came out in (1964) and is marvelous...you would love it!
They all already possessed what they thought they lacked...
A keen mind (the scarecrow)
A kind heart (the tinman)
A courageous spirit (the lion)
A constant faith (Dorothy)...
... and together they had a good dog, Toto, to watch out for all of them ;-)
As a child growing up my mother would admonish me with "keen mind" (when I was off to school), "kind heart" (when I was off to play with a group of other children), "courageous spirit" (when I was off on some childhood adventure), and "constant faith" (when things didn't quite work out as I had planned). Later, during a Christmas break from college, I was at home re-watching "The Wizard of Oz" on TV for the nth time and all of a sudden it all just clicked...
More explicitly, in the movie (as opposed to the original book, where Dorothy's experience in Oz is presented as real, rather than being framed as a dream), the movie's Dorothy, like the other three characters, also already possesses what she is seeking (home), because she literally already is home in bed, surrounded by her family and friends as she dreams her adventures in Oz.
I'm 70 years old and remember watching this every holiday season with my parents, Mom made popcorn and Dad brought in bottles of homemade root beer and we all watched together. Great memories, it really was a different era, thanks for sharing this.
This is an absolute and utter treasure of a movie. You can't help but absolutely love it the more years you sit with it. It is a perfect film in cinema history, and oh darn are the songs catchy.
Mary, I’m not going to fill the comments section up with fun facts and trivia, not today.
I just wanted to say that you were the PERFECT person to react to this classic.
The way that the movie affected you, it just shows us that you were deeply touched and your genuine display of empathy for the characters in the story just shows us what a big heart you have. Your husband is a lucky man. You won’t be asking the Wizard for a heart any time soon.
Your reaction was as wonderful as the movie. It is really heartwarming to see someone of your generation fully appreciate this as it was originally intended, rather than mocking or dismissing it. This was the blockbuster of its day. The transition from sepia to color stunned audiences, even though commercial color movies had already begun with “Becky Sharp” in 1935.
I was surprised that you didn’t know that this is based on a classic children’s book series. I thought the Oz books had considerable international reach, but I guess it’s not as far as I imagined. The author, L. Frank Baum, wrote the first 14, and other authors have continued it to this day; the series now has over 100 books. Academics have always disparaged these books, but children still love them. I have a hardcover reprint set of all the Baum Oz books, with all the original illustrations, and I read them to my daughter when she was around 5. She loved them and went on to read many other Baum books, as well as other children’s classics, and adult classics as she got older. So these books are a perfectly good introduction to great literature, the critics notwithstanding.
The whole reason we have the voice and iconic "witch's laugh" is because of this amazing actress! I got to see the ruby slippers at the Smithsonian American History Museum (along with many iconic props and costumes, like the axe from The Shining)! So many common expressions, references, and pieces of art have been inspired by this movie. ❤
14:52 It wasn't the costume that was the problem it was the silver paint that the Tin Man had to wear since Buddy Ebsen was first in the role but they found out he was allergic to wearing the silver paint so they had to get Jack Haley to take over the role for him
While I was growing up, this movie was shown once on tv every year. It never got old.
If you would like to see a neat science fiction movies from the mid 1950’s in color, try “Forbidden Planet”.
"Mary Poppins" was actually made about 30 years after "The Wizard of Oz". But, yes, you absolutely need to watch "Mary Poppins"!! I think you'd really enjoy it! 😊
As for "Wizard of Oz" being in color, yeah, full technicolor filmmaking was actually perfected by 1937. It was just so expensive that only a few big-budget movies were willing to spend the money to use it. But, by the 1940s, a lot more movies were made in color, especially musicals and large-scale action epics (but westerns, light comedies, and dramas were still mostly shot in b/w). Actually, if you've ever watched Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", you've already seen a color film older than this one! 😉The original "Snow White" came out in 1937.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've seen this film, but watching you experience it for the first time was absolutely amazing. thank you
This movie was such a part of my childhood. My heart would dance every time I watched it. Scary fact: the scene where the witch disappears from munchkinland had Diageo consequences. Margaret Hamilton received burns from the effects as she was covered by the smoke.
I was so happy and surprised you did this film. Ohhh the memories.
This is a film that I saw growing up, then , in time, I watched it with my kids. My daughter must have watched it 100 times, its one of those films that holds onto its value in history. I have seen other reactors react to this, and because of the generation they exist in, they laugh and make jokes and try to be clever with their insights on how lame some of the scenes are. Its a shame that they have drank the kool aid of the current time, and not appreciate what the film means to so many people and their families. These are the same people that go out of their minds watching Spiderman and Batman. Truly sad. Mary, I believe you have a good heart, and care for people, thanks for this reaction. Go watch Mary Poppins (1964) I think you would enjoy that.
This is an authentic piece of Americana.
The book this movie is based on is a commentary on the election of 1896. In the original book Dorothy’s shoes are made of silver. In 1896 there was a great debate on the use of silver in the currency system. How many ounces of silver should equal one ounce of gold? The abbreviation for ounce is oz. The road to the Emerald City is yellow brick, gold bars. In the book you wear green colored sunglasses when you enter the city. American dollars are called greenbacks so everything is seen through money. Some things don’t change.
This story was written after the American Civil War, when the North fought the South. The good witches are from the north and south. Baum, the author, felt if the old enemies could unite they could defeat the new enemies. The wicked witches come from east and west and represent the new enemies, the banks and the railroads.
The scarecrow and the tin man represent the farmers and industrial workers. The cowardly lion represents William Jennings Bryant, who ran for president 3 times. His most famous speech was called “the cross of gold.” The wizard was William McKinley but the man behind the curtain was Mark Hannah who really ran things.
On a personal level, what do we need to succeed? We need knowledge (brains), compassion (heart), and courage. We also need a home, a place where we can be loved and accepted.
This movie is so classic and well known that the quotes from this can be used and people will immediately know what you mean. If you are with friends and someone is nervous you can always say, “Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh my!” When you meet American tourists who don’t understand the currency, the social systems, the cultural rules just say, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.” If you are playing cards and are about to win the game you can say, “I’ll get you my pretty and your little dog too.” Spill a drink on yourself? “I’m melting, I’m melting.”
Very much enjoyed your reaction. There are many older films that deserve your attention. Try Casablanca, Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, A Man for All Seasons, Roman Holiday,…