The Wizard Of Oz [Sing-Along Edition] [2 Blu-ray discs + DVD] [1939]

This is most certainly the best way to watch the Wizard of Oz. The movie itself needs no introduction, so this will be about the steelbook and the 4k restoration.The steelbook itself is quite good, not the best ever, but a good design nonetheless. Thee poppies are not as vibrant as in the picture, they only look that way at certain angles. Dorothy has a different finish to the rest of the steelbook, more glossy, and the title has been embossed (think thats the right term). Inside are two discs, one 4K disc with the movie, and a documentary (not in 4k), with the rest of the special features on the standard blu-ray disc. Many reviews on the internet show people recieving a digital code with this set, but it seems that the UK release does not contain that, as the only paper is an ad for the much larger collector's set.The 4K HDR is possibly the best quality of this movie you will ever see, with incredibally deep blacks and the vibrancy of the technicolor is fully depicted. For an example, you only need to look at the Wicked Witch of the West, whose jet black cloack perfectly contrasts the now visible menagerie of greens that make up her complection. Dorothy's freckles are very visible, and the only downside to this clarity is that you can really tell how much makeup was caked onto Judy Garland's face. And a personal first, I never realized that the farm help at the beginning of the movie are actually Dorothy's 3 companions during the rest of the film (although this has more to do with my ineptitude and less with the film itself).Overall, Warner Bros. have really done this film justice with this restoration, and they most certainly have struck a goldmine, as any fan would be a fool not to buy this version of the film. Steelbook optional, of course.

I have wizard of oz tattooes so I'm a little bias. Best film ever. Beats wicked hands down. Worth watching though as makes some sense when you link the films up if you're unsure on characters and story lines. Judy will always beat Arianna though.

Excellent

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) produced. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, while others made uncredited contributions. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.The Wizard of Oz is celebrated for using Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters. It was a critical success and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original Score for Stothart; an Academy Juvenile Award was presented to Judy Garland. Winning Best Original Song. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for an Academy Award for Cinematography (Colour) but was not nominated. While the film was sufficiently popular at the box office, it failed to make a profit until its 1949 re-release, earning only $3 million on a $2.7 million budget, making it MGM's most expensive production at the time.A all-time classic now in 4k with the yellow brick road being as vibrant as the first time

Excellence is the only word I can describe

The family went to watch Wicked so we warmed up into the world of Oz with this!

Perfect quality for such an old film :)

LOVE THIS FILM ... But NOT the Blu Ray ... I know this film is old ... But when you digitally Remaster something it supposed to make it better? Seen better On Channel 5 in Standard def Loads of grain & noise One of the worse i've seen ... & this was the Blu Ray ... played on a 65" Curved 4k samsung Tv Using a 4k Upscaling panasonic Blu Ray player