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Finally bit the bullet. Watching the Wizard of Oz with my son. It's a strange feeling...

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jul 14 '12, 12:49

...waffling between rage and utter befuddlement. The worst thing Victor Fleming did to the world was convince them that they needn't read the original books and that *this* is the actual story of the Wizard of Oz.

Holy cow what a load of crap.

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Yeah, I can see rage being the appropriate response to "movie differs from the books". -- nm - kelly Jul 14, 13:21
-4 Qale Points -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 13:00
you're a sad, strange little man. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:56
did you just call the 1939 movie a load of crap? - Andie Jul 14, 12:52 10
- but it could make a good HBO series -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 12:53 1
  - i don't know why they didn't just do it that way back then. what were they thinking? -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 12:57
- It's jaw-droppingly horrid. -- nm - Mop Jul 14, 12:52 7
  - Well, we know he is not gay -- nm - amoxy Jul 14, 13:43 1
    - I dunno. Maybe his jaw was dropping in preparation of giving the Cowardly Lion a hummer. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 13:45
  - I don't think that word means what you think it means. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 13:28
  - I think you're jaw-droppingly insane. In 1939 it was on the cutting edge of motion picture tech. It's still held up as a classic and the message is - Trish Jul 14, 13:10 3
    - I loved Cracked's take on it, how the supposedly good witch turned Dorothy into a political assassin - zeitgeist Jul 14, 14:02 2
      - *shrug* In the book... - Mop Jul 14, 14:10 1
        
        so, your big problem is that they weren't violent enough? - Andie Jul 14, 14:17

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Finally bit the bullet. Watching the Wizard of Oz with my son. It's a strange feeling...

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