Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

One of the best films i have seen

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Best movie of this year hands down!

This trip back to Oz is great, but it's not as "happy go lucky" you might expect... The older Dorothy has been through some bad times and so is Oz. The creatures, environments and overall vibe is noticeably darker. It's a cool contrast and works well, the new characters both good and evil look great and have interesting personalities. A great fantasy story for sure, just maybe not for the really tiny kids!

A Disney original film that takes the classic Wizard of Oz mythology and turns it on it's head in this dark fascinating none direct sequel. Aunt Em thinking Dorothy suffers from delusions takes her to a clinic for treatment only for the girl to find her way back to the magical land of Oz. Only now its not so merry since the Nome king wants to punish the citizens for taking a prized treasure away from him long ago.More faithful to the series we are introduced to new companions Tik-Tok, Jack pumpkin head and the terrifying Wheelers who do the bidding of their king. At first I was delusioned by the new direction took with a sequel, thinking it was a radical change from the happy go lucky 1930s classic until I read the books and knew even Baum would be proud of what they accomplished.The sets aren't colorful, but show how vastly different OZ looks once you leave the forest and cities with deserts, mountains along with ruins of ancient civilizations. The costumes were realistic, the music fit the scenes and The acting was top notch. Although I felt the ending was rushed once miss Gale saved her friends and not leaving enough room to say goodbye.Return to OZ is not a kid's movie and has scary imagery they may not be able to handle. 7/10

This a very good fantasy movie. 6.7 is overrating it just a little. But still it is a good movie. Oz the great and powerful is better. But still this is better then The Wizard of Oz (1939). And that is not easy to do. This is a very good sequel to a classic film. See it. The Wizard of Oz (1910) is better. His majesty the scarecrow of Oz is better. This is better then The Wiz. It is kind of scary at times. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It also has great special effects. This movie is a most see. The Wiz is a must see. And this is a must see. This is a great film. You should see it. If you like good fantasy stories see. It does not look our feel anything like The Wizard of Oz. But I say big deal. It is a classic fantasy.

The Wizard of Oz has been deemed to be the classic children's movie that gets played countless times for kids, and adults who appreciate the piece that is nearing it's 80th anniversary all too quickly. Fast forward to 1985. The decade of the 80s brought new technology for film, more specifically the early stages of CGI and anamotronics. Beyond that, the fantasy films of the 80s still lacked continuity with the many layers that often made the final cut look cheap, (despite that it was considered the best advances of the time). A piece like Return to Oz falls under the category of 'sci-fi and fantasy' and seemed to get lost in the shuffle of the many film pieces coming out at the time. I didn't pick up on this movie until Oz the Great And Powerful showed a documentary on The Wizard of Oz and it's involvement with Disney over the years. This is actually one of the few movies that actually got the layering effect right! I was very impressed with the clay-mation shots and the cutting away back and forth between the foreground and background parts of the stage. There aren't many notable actors who took the stage for the movie, however I did recognize western actor Matt Clark, who I remember from BTTF Part III as the bartender. Another notable piece of trivia concerning BTTF is that Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenbergen almost got the roles of Mombie and the Knome king. This is an 80s gem, that for the kids who remember the movie can pass it down to their children as part of The Wizard of Oz folklore.