it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Remember all those straight-to-dvd Disney sequels that nobody liked? You know what would be a really great idea!? Giving that exact same treatment to one of the most beloved family classics of ALL TIME! And boy, is it.It has a plot that's just as boring. It has songs that are just as meaningless and forgettable. It has writing that's just as child-pandering and groan-inducing. It has performances that are....arguably passable. But you cast Bernadette Peters in a musical and didn't have her SING?And in a freaky coincidence, the india-based animation company known as Prana frequently teams up with the studio known as DisneyToon that used to give us those movies! And currently makes all the Tinkerbell movies. Well, that also explains why it LOOKS significantly not up to par. Unspectacular, but not TERRIBLE, as some of the ideas and designs seemed upped for Oz, if safe. But the difference in quality from what we've come to expect from theatre animation, is not subtle. Which leads us to the BURNING question: How did this get released to THEATRES? In WIDE RELEASE? In BLOCKBUSTER MONTH?! (May 9th) Oh, and it didn't do well? Well, you don't say! Oh, and did I mention that the lion, Tin Man and scarecrow are BARELY IN THIS MOVIE? Now, acknowledgement: This movie was technically based off one of the original Oz books that I haven't read, so I don't know how exactly faithful it is. But I do know that the marshmallow guard that's an extremely prominent character WASN'T IN THE BOOK AT ALL. So that doesn't necessarily give me a bit of confidence. And even if the adaptation WAS faithful, it STILL wouldn't make this movie any less unbearable to sit through for me.

I took my entire family to go see The Legends of Oz, and what a wonderful movie. The movie was exceptionally done and the music was off the charts. This movie is a must see for anyone that loves a good animated movie, especially one with such long-standing history and whose story/legacy is world renowned by individuals of all ages.Prepare to be captivated as you go on the journey through the land of Oz in this brilliantly done film - with an A+ cast of actors and actresses, and a production team that left no stone unturned.Stars: Lea Michele, Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammar, Hugh Dancy, Oliver Platt, Bernadette Peters

Dorothy is summoned back to Oz to combat the Jester, a new threat.This CGI feature is based on a novel by original author L Frank Baum's great-grandson and features a stellar voice cast. The first of these is not a recommendation and though the second should be, it isn't: several stalwarts over-perform, and no-one is given anything very special to do.This is a thoroughly pedestrian piece, characterised by truly awful animation. This would have looked shoddy 15 years ago: by today's standards it is lamentable. Then one sees that it cost $70M and one wonders what it went on.I suppose this would pass muster for undemanding kids, but it really isn't very good at all.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a kind of sequel to the original story, The Wizard of Oz. the story starts when Dorothy wakes up in her home in Kansas after the tornado hit. After only being there for a short time, Dorothy is swept back to Oz because of a distress call from her old friend Scarecrow. The message informed her that Oz is being taken over by the evil Jester, the younger brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. The Jester has stolen his sister's broomstick and is using it as a magic wand. He is devoted on destroying Oz and ruling over everyone by himself. It is up to Dorothy and her new friends, and of course Todo to stop the Jester and restore the life in Oz.First off, I would like to note that this movie is a musical. So if you are in to musicals this is a must see movie but if you are not, this movie may not interest you. I like the fact that all the characters pick up where they left off in the first movie. The cowardly lion is no longer a coward and the tin-man now has a heart and real emotions.