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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 6/05

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6/05: The 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz is among the most overrated movies of all time.

Full of mindless fluff, the colors of the exterior are so cheap-looking that I can't help but be distracted by the whole thing taking place on a sound stage. Putting up with the idiot characters who try to be cute and special makes me want to drop a nuclear bomb on my head. Although highly quotable, the dialogue is too silly.

There's only one aspect I like, and it's Margaret Hamilton's brilliant, timeless performance as Miss Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West. What a surprise she wasn't Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Oddly, the movie seems like a celebration of her murder.

All in all, I'm not starstruck by The Wizard of Oz like many mindless fanatics who are.