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The Wizard of Oz (Blu-ray) (Limited Issue Single-Disc Edition with Classic Blu-ray Packaging) (20090

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This single disc blu-ray version is the version I own, but do yourself a favor, just go to walmart and buy it for nineteen ninety five and not what these sellers are trying to sell it to you for. As for the movie, CLASSIC, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, need I say more? MUST-OWN. Just please, don't get ripped off.

I too went to Wal-Mart to get this blu-ray for $19.96. I was very pleased at how this blu-ray looks on my 52" Sony Bravia. I put it on vivid color and wow, it looked awesome! I saw colors and details that I'd never seen before and I have been watching this movie faithfully for 30+ years. Although some of "today's" movies look better on blu-ray than this one, for a 70 year old movie, it is amazing at what they did to make it look this good. If you own this movie on VHS or DVD and have a blu-ray player, you HAVE to get it on blu-ray! You won't be dissappointed!!

The movie looks great remastered in blu-ray. It's very clear and the special features are ok. Usually you get a better deal here on amazon, but this time it's cheaper at Wal-Mart. ([...] bucks)

Like many of us, I first saw Oz on TV as a kid (in my case, in the early 70s). And I have seen it many times since, usually on TV, and "improved" every few years with the latest in technology. Yes, I remember the first HQ VCRs and what a "leap" they were from prior versions. For this 70th anniversary/Blu Ray version, I was expecting something special, and it delivered, and how. Like most restored Technicolor movies from the mid to late 30's, colors are deeply saturated. Detail is rich. It was a different Oz experience than any of the others. I suspect they did something to keep colors stabilized, as other films (e.g., my GWTW restoration from a few years back--non Blu Ray) are gorgeous, but the colors shift within scenes. It's subtle, but clearly evident. For this Oz, colors are stable, I didn't observe flickering or shifting color at all. This is total eye-candy, as well as being a great film. BUY IT.

I also went to Walmart to purchase this single disc version for $19.96. (Actually a couple of stores, before I found one.) We watched the movie, and were impressed with the increase in colors on the blu-ray. I have not viewed the special features, which I believe there is a small selection of them compared to the Ultimate Edition. But with this disc, I received the upgraded movie, at a fair price.

The first time I saw this was in a local theater during a re-release sometime in the 1950's, I think. This was before it became a perennial favorite on TV. I bought it (much later) on Laserdisc which was pretty well done for its time. The first DVD issue was a complete misfire from the standpoint of video quality. The second was very good. The third DVD issue, I didn't bother with. The Blu-ray is quite stunning and although in some shots a certain amount of grain is visible, which is to be expected, the over-all impression is delightful. More than ever, you can now clearly see where the sets end and the painted back-drops begin, but, at the same time, the artistic and technical genius that went into this picture is more obvious. The great video quality notwithstanding, I was most pleased by the improvement in the audio quality of this issue. For a soundtrack originally recorded in the late 1930's, it's pretty impressive.

I was glad that the audio feature called "Jukebox" was included consisting of test recordings and various takes for different musical parts of the movie. You get the impression that in those days there was little allowance for wasted time during recording sessions. After a take with only the orchestra, the conductor says: "That stinks! Come on, stay on your toes boys. Let's watch it!" It also becomes clear as to how the speeded up voices for the Munchkins could be combined with the orchestra playing in its standard pitch. Not an easy task in a time when magnetic tape was not yet available.

Overall an excellent presentation of a brilliant film.

The fakery of this bizarre classic fantasy is fully revealed in Blu-ray. The illusions that made this film about cluelessness and deception wondrous are replaced by stark shots of mediocre makeup and painted sets. In a way, seeing through the fantasy in the making of the film completes the circle of the story itself.

The film is grainy, and presented in TV 4/3 format, not the original widescreen presentation that the movie deserves. A classic Hollywood cheat there, fitting for this film in a way.

If you already own this in DVD, and think it is lovely entertainment, you need not shell out for Blu-ray and thereby fully disabuse yourself of the suspension of disbelief that makes such films enjoyable. The quality of the film is not improved. But if you want a clearer view of the proceedings, including surly munchkins and flying monkeys on strings, Blu-ray is for you.

The movie was wonderful. I would wait every year in the spring for this movie to be shown. Wow! I can now watch it any time.

I grew up watching "The Wizard of Oz" on channel 2 and it has always been my very favorite film. Over the years I have collected the movie on a variety of different formats, everything from the very obscure super 8 to CED all the way up to the latest, greatest edition on blu-ray. And this is my favorite, not just because it's new, but also because the picture and sound quality of the movie is crystal clear. I have never seen it look so crisp and so sharp before. The 1-disc blu-ray "70th Anniversary Edition" is the same exact disc included with the blu-ray boxed set as well as the 3-disc "Emerald Edition." It includes all of the same special features, such as the '90 "Wizard of Oz" documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury. This also includes all of the Turner/TCM/Warner Bros. featurettes that are included on the 3-disc DVD set from '05 and a sing-along function. The 2 new featurettes that Turner/Warner Bros. produced in '09 are not included with the 1-disc set. I'm not overly crazy about the picture on the disc (I think the ones from '05 were much more colorful and vibrant). Remember, only bad witches are ugly.

you must buy the three disc version to get any extras. The movie has never looked better though and it lovingly restored. It's one of the best kids movies ever made and that's a fact but this version lacks the extra stuff that should have been on here. THe story and acting is classic , the blu ray is fantastic in picture and that's great. but where's the extras? buy another version for that.