Members Bookumdano2 Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 I love the way the green guards' battle axe/pike things droop in unison as the witch melts. And, since the first time I saw it, I've been impressed by the fluidity of the melting effect. It's not all that hard to imagine how it's done but it looks great, just the same. And, of course, her last words are just so choice... What a world, what a world... A great moment in meltdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 What a coincidence... I just watched this movie in BLU-RAY yesterday--- intensely realistic and fine-focused--- which is quite an amazing thing to see. For 1939, all the effects are just wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 amazing movie - amazing scene. That movie gave me nightmares for years when I was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 What a coincidence... I just watched this movie in BLU-RAY yesterday--- intensely realistic and fine-focused--- which is quite an amazing thing to see.For 1939, all the effects are just wonderful. I think the thing that's cool is that even though the sets in Oz all look like... well... sets (whereas Kansas looks like Kansas during the Dustbowl period), it's almost impossible not to get caught up in the emotional sweep of it. And the imagination of the effects, as well as their execution, really sell them. When the flames shoot up in the Wizard's hall the first time, it's really stunning. And those aren't just any flying monkeys... they're not cute little organ grinder monkeys... they're malevolent and really scary looking. And then there's the cast. Can anyone think of any substitutions that would make it a better cast? I don't think so. (Maybe some of us have read about some of the casting considerations they made, tossing around different actors.) Certainly, other character actors could have been cast as the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, but it's hard to imagine any better or more endearing. And Dorothy? There were lots of talented ingenues in Hollywood at the time, but I can't imagine who could have been a better, a more compelling job of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." When you've got the audience's heart, their minds will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 amazing movie - amazing scene. That movie gave me nightmares for years when I was a kid The tornado scenes at the beginning, in black & white, certainly gave this South Dakota kid a few too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2009 "She's dead... you killed her." I always loved that turn around there. Now they're in trouble. All the guards will be pissed and out for vengeng... wait... you wanted her dead?!?!?! "Ding dong the witch is dead!" It still makes me smile. Now a question. When the house lands and kills one of the witches. Dorothy is in the house and things are still B & W. When they make the awesome change to Technicolor, why didn't they do it at a cut? It's just color off, color on, all mid-scene. It even bothered me as a little kid. Why? A cut would have been so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 And then there's the cast. Can anyone think of any substitutions that would make it a better cast? I don't think so. (Maybe some of us have read about some of the casting considerations they made, tossing around different actors.) Certainly, other character actors could have been cast as the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, but it's hard to imagine any better or more endearing. I can't imagine Jed Clampet as the Tin Man! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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