Special 70th Anniversary Collector's Edition

This is The Oz to Rule Them All

It's the most-watched film in history, and unless you've been living in a cave, you've seen it more times than you can count. Even after all these years, The Wizard of Oz still manages to enthrall audiences of all ages. There aren't many things that can hold up to seven decades of the kind of hype Oz has earned, but if there's any such thing as a perfect family film, this is it and if there's a movie worth an incredibly lavish 70th anniversary box featuring books, a watch, and more than 16 hours of bonus material, it's this one.

It's hard to believe the Wizard of Oz originally came out in theaters in 1939. Another piece of trivia is that L. Frank Baum wrote fourteen complete full-length stories about the world of Oz before his death in 1919.

Boasting a brand new, utterly stunning remaster, the 70th anniversary edition of The Wizard of Oz comes in a number of configurations, including a two-disc DVD set, single-disc Blu-ray, and a number of deluxe boxes, among them the five-disc DVD box, a Blu-ray box, and Amazon exclusive editions that come with character posters. In other words, you don't have to spend a ton of money on this latest edition, pure genius on the studio's part. If you do have the cash to spend, however or if you're trying to give the Oz fan in your life a thrill this is one case where the folks who control the print vaults have really done right by a film and the people who love it. You can go for the amuse bouche or go in for the whole hog, as it were.

And now onto the gleaming yellow brick road of extras! If there's anything you've ever wanted to know about how Oz was made, from the directors who paraded behind the cameras, to the actors, to the music, to the special effectswell, the answers to your questions are all here. You also get a truly incredible collection of supplementary features like pre-1939 Oz films, including The Patchwork Girl of Oz and the original silent adaptation of Wizard.

What is truly unique is the replica of the Wizard of Oz's final budget and its complete break down. Behind the Curtain is a 52-page coffee-table book stocked full of pictures and behind the scenes moments. The true treat for any film aficionado is a replica of the original 1939 campaign book. Here any fan of Oz or movies in general can see how the film was marketed to the press.

For many of us it was our first film in which we were introduced to pure fantasy. The adventures of Dorothy in the Land of Oz have touched countless generations of people and will continue to do so for all time.

Si Si Penaloza
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