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Better than the original

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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And you know it but won't admit it!

[–] trevorh321 (5495) 4 years ago

I'd give this film a solid 8/10.

[–] PrincessTutu (76) 4 years ago

This is a fantastic film in its own right, but it is not better than the classic musical. And no, you saying no one will admit it doesn’t make your declaration factual.

[–] liscarkat (18367) 3 months ago

He forgot to say "End of story!", or "Period!", or "Full stop!". Those always make a declaration factual.

[–] jdforyou1983 (1470) 3 years ago

I'd rate the 1939 one 9/10 and this one 8/10

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Both films are terrific in their way, and are so different they can't really be compared. One is a fantastic musical, one of the most unrealistic yet memorable ever made, the other is a dark fantasy, also tops of its genre.

But for whatever reason, the 1939 film is the one that's lodged in everyone's subconscious.

[–] Boromir (10005) 2 years ago

I am agree with you that we need to refer to both movies separately. The director didn't intend to make a sequel to the 1939 Wizard of OZ. Both are different movies but you can still recognize some resemble, for example, in both films the characters in OZ represent a real people from Dorothy life in Kansas.

[–] Popcorngal (4779) a year ago

This movie was interesting and cute in it's own way , in addition to the latter one made in the 00's with James Franco as the wizard. But the Wizard of Oz was tops and always will be!