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In response to "Finally bit the bullet. Watching the Wizard of Oz with my son. It's a strange feeling..." by Mop

did you just call the 1939 movie a load of crap?

Posted by Andie Jul 14 '12, 12:52

yes, it doesn't follow the books, but you couldn't do all of it in one movie

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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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