But the best thing was the story, while condensed it is still charming and has a number of things from the books that the 1939 film didn't have, like the Good Witch of the North's kiss of protection, the Wicked Witch putting the spell on the Tin Man, the silver shoes and the golden cap, which fans of the books will appreciate I think. The Munchkins and Winged Monkeys are colourful characters in their own right, the Good Witch of the North is suitably benevolent and while like in the books she is not as prominent as in the 1939 film you do feel the villainy of the Wicked Witch of the West. A cartoon about the adventures of a girl, Ellie, of her little dog. 'We have to save the Wizard / Were off to save the Wizard'Did you snapped your rubby slippers twice :-) Well, then.
The characters do engage at least, with the Tin Man the most likable of the three companions(Scarecrow is rather stupid at first and apart from carrying his friends over the ditch the Cowardly Lion doesn't do much that is all that courageous. The Wizard of Oz: With Roman Tkachuk, Klara Rumyanova, Garri Bardin, Agar Vlasova. However, the music is sweet and hummable, and there is a valiant effort to have voice actors who do in a way resemble the 1939 cast without exactly imitating them. Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz is about Dorothy, who is granted princess of Emerald City by Queen Ozma after defeating the Wicked Witch. The Wicked Witch of the West has taken over Emerald City by keeping the Wizard. Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: With Kari Wahlgren, Bill Fagerbakke, Jess Harnell, JP Karliak. It is not perfect with some jumpy and flatly-coloured animation, some dialogue that doesn't really flow naturally very well and Dorothy's voice actress' delivery seemed rather forced to me. Dorothy is called back to Oz by her ruby slippers to once again help her friends. See also: The Wizard of Oz (theory) Though the book has never actually been featured in Lost (although it was mentioned by Locke in the episode 'The Man Behind the Curtain', which takes its name from the film), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been compared to the TV series multiple times by fans. People will inevitably bring up the books and the 1939 Judy Garland film when discussing this Golden Films animation, but while I do love the books and consider the 1939 film one of my favourite films of all time this Wizard of Oz does deserve to stand on its own.