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• Actors: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan
• Directors: Victor Fleming
• Format: Subtitled, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Korean
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: KorC
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YC58SS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,833 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Beautifully remastered import from South Korea intended for the USA/Canada/Korea (NTSC, All-Region) --- This is the ORIGINAL theatrical release as envisioned by the director, Victor Fleming --- The original English soundtrack substantially enhanced. ---Take your family on a fun-filled journey down the yellow brick road where lions sing, tin men talk, scarecrows dance -- and children of every age are reminded that in all the world, there's no place like home. Whisked away by a swirling tornado, 12-year-old Dorothy (Judy Garland), her dog Toto -- and even her Kansas farmhouse! -- sail over the rainbow and into the dazzling land of Oz. Filled with playful munchkins, enchanted forests and endless surprises, this dream-come-true world is one great adventure after another. But the most wondrous adventure of all begins when Dorothy and her new-found friends go in search of the kingdom's mysterious wizard... and the secret that will lead her home.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful original - Korean language subtitles easily removed, January 10, 2009

By	J. Preston (San Juan Mountains) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I've been thrilled and enchanted by the Wizard of Oz since I was a small child.

I don't agree with the other negative reviewers. Although this edition was made in Korea, it is a licensed edition - not a bootleg. You can easily, in the languages menu, remove the Korean subtitles.

This version has MANY advantages over the others available. First, it is playable on ALL DVD players and you can exchange this DVD with friends in other countries, or, play it on DVD players and computers from other countries.

Second, the black and white and color on this DVD are true to the original screen version. (I once saw it on the big screen in Scottsdale in 1989 when an old theater had closed - the Wizard of Oz was the first movie shown at the theater when it opened in 1939).

Third, the version is the true screen version first shown to audiences in 1939. Why is that good?

The first screen version was edited to be a gentle portrayal of the essence and spirit of the book the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

As popular as the movie has been in history, few have read the book.

The book is L. Frank Baum's version of Homer's "The Odyssey" with Dorothy as hero (heroine). Baum was a minor scholar of the Classics (he studied Greek in military school when he was a teenager). He took the story line, conflicts, antagonists and protagonists of the Odyssey, populated it with endearing characters from his wonderful imagination, and, put them into a compelling context for American readers at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dorothea is, in ancient Greek, the name of the goddess of truth and wisdom. "Toto" (meaning "everything"), the faithful dog, is a metaphor for our "faith" as we journey through life in search of home (as did Odysseus). Brains (the scarecrow), heart (the tin man) and courage (the lion) are what all of us use in our lives to find our home and our soul mate (as did Odysseus - as does Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz).

When Dorothy is in peril in the Witch's castle, she relies upon "Toto" (her faith) to summon her brains, her heart, and her courage.

Many commentators have mused about the name "Oz." I've read some conjectures that border on the ridiculous. (One biographer of Baum speculated that "Oz" came from the O-Z on lower drawer of Baum's two drawer file cabinet).

"Oz" is the correct ancient Greek abbreviation for the Odyssey. In English, and in the Greek from about 400 BC to the present, the abbreviation for the Odyssey would be "Od". However, in spoken attic Greek (from about 800 BC - the time Odyssey was written down (it used to be chanted not unlike modern rap)) if the "d" is surrounded by two vowels, it is changed, in ancient Attic Greek, to "z" or "djeta". Hence, the first two letters of the original ancient Greek for the Odyssey are not "Od" but "Oz".

And that's how L. Frank Baum came up with the name of "Oz".

Buy this version. You can't go wrong at this price.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, February 1, 2008

By	Y2bjs Reviews (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews

Now this movie is a classic.It starts off in black and white,then turns to colour when she goes into the land of Oz.Now the music and costumes in this movie were second to none.The movie itself was made in 1939.I saw this movie way back when i was a kid,and i can tell you it has lost none of its magic.That classic song Somewhere Over The Rainbow is a song that stands the test of time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Classic Remade, May 22, 2009

By	S. Johnson "mightyma" (usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great Classic remade with beautiful color and imagery. Good buy for the money! My granddaughters love it!!