Absolutely Fantastic

It is so daring, it is so ambitious, it is so thrilling and weird and pointed and powerful. I never knew where it was going.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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

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.

At the start of this film, we see Kansas in a ruin after the tornado, and an enterprising man offers to buy the town and restore it his own way. Meanwhile, there's trouble in Oz, and Dorothy arrives there via rainbow. This time, the tin man, scarecrow and lion are given their own storyline, and don't interact with Dorothy until much later. This leads to unfunny banter between the three. Meanwhile Dorothy runs into less interesting characters, a porcelain doll, a marshmallow man, and an owl. The film's ending also seemed very rushed. Dorothy simply gives an inspiring speech to the townspeople about how they can revive their own houses and town, they agree, end of story.

You know, if I let my eyes glaze over, it's really colorful, and I can pretend it's something awesome. Joking aside, the film shot for the moon, and made it to Toledo. Great talent behind the voice acting, but the story was missing the wonder of the books, and the animation was woefully substandard for a $70 million production.I was so looking forward to this film. The trailers looked interesting, and I've been a "Wizard" fan since I was a kid. Where did the money go in this movie? It certainly didn't go to the script, or the animation. Both are sub-par and lacking in detail.Many of the jokes fall flat, and the film feels more like a direct-to-DVD production you'd find in the $5 bin next to the poorly animated Disney knockoffs. I don't like saying that, as I'm a huge fan of many of the stars voicing characters in this production, but it's just bad. I recommend watching the original instead of this poor effort.