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Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return
2014
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Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return
Positive Reviews
7
Negative reviews
37
Average Rating
1.8
/5
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1.5
An evil Jester (Martin Short) threatens to take over Oz, and hes turning beloved (yet unfamiliar) characters into puppets with a magic wand, a ret con ..
Av Club
2.5
The bricks are still yellow, but the road doesnt lead anywhere special.
EW
1.3
This is one of those movies that parents will have to ask themselves if they love their child enough to sit through it.
Rogerebert
1.5
Oh, Toto, this doesnt look like the Oz I remember, Dorothy murmurs at one point.
Variety
2.0
Even by the standards of allowance snatching half term filler, this is pretty indifferent ...
The Guardian
1.3
With dubious scruples, and much Broadway style caterwauling, the film imagines what The Wizard of Oz would look like with a should have gone straight ..
1.5
Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return is visually energetic but tonally all over the Yellow Brick Road map.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.0
Carping on a film clearly targeted to 5 year olds might seem unjust, but the filmmakers go about their business in such a lazy fashion that the viewer ..
1.5
All in all, the beloved kingdom of Oz is not well served, though theres just enough detectable affection to keep it from feeling like a pure cashing i ..
The New York Times
2.3
Loading Then of course theres the dreadful animation, which is shoddy at best and creepy at worst.
IGN
1.5
Feels like a formulaic knockoff of the original, replacing most everything whimsical about its predecessor with inane surrogates.
1.3
All the brains, heart and courage in the world cant save a movie that doesnt have a third act.
San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
A glorified 90 minute distraction for kids not an enchanting and memorable addition to the Wizard of Oz movie pantheon.
Screen Rant
1.9
Its short on jokes and hampered by unmemorable musical numbers (including one about building a boat), and the films niceness cant overcome the dopey t ..
The Globe And Mail
2.2
Very young children and extremely undemanding families might enjoy Dorothys Return.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return fails to make us care about the characters or their journeys, and the animation is shoddy and occasionally creepy ...
Village Voice
1.9
So theres no point in complaining about the cynicism that exists in this genre.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
Its noticeably different, yet Legends of Oz feels strangely familiar, unwilling to push design elements far enough to shake off the Redbox rental vibe ..
Blu Ray
4.5
This animated film takes up right from where the classic 39 flick left off.
Screen It
1.3
Legends of Oz feels like the opposite of the original film. Underneath its aggressive distractions and dim ideas, it has no heart.
News Day
0.0
eyeball gougingly ugly, charm free animated musical sequel, which is inexplicably opening in thousands of theaters instead of going direct to video.
New York Post
1.5
Direly lacking the innocence and charm so necessary to this brand of fantasy, this Oz has a few good moments but is more likely to engender viewer ind ..
Film Journal International ..
2.0
But with the Scarecrow (voice of Dan Aykroyd), Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Lion (James Belushi) on the shelf for most of the movie, unimaginative ani ..
Az Central
0.6
G A big name cast singing songs co written by rocker Bryan Adams still cant save animated clunker Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return, a flat footed attemp ..
Toronto Star
2.0
A cynical cash grab riding on the coat tails of far better productions.
Flim List
0.5
Call it dazzle camouflage, a childrens film that delivers quirky weirdness instead of warmth, chaos instead of care.
Movies
2.0
Tift Merritts romantic ditty Even Then, is nice, if blandly generic.
Boston Herald
1.5
If encouraging a youngsters imagination is a form of nurture, taking a tyke to see Legends of Oz may be a form of child neglect.
The Film Stage
1.3
Enter a hustling appraiser (Martin Short, frenetically working his undercooked Margaret Hamilton gig), whos convolutedly condemning farmhouses all ove ..
Boston Globe
1.5
Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return reunites Dorothy Gale, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and just about every clich of low budget CG animat ..
Blogs Indie Wire
1.0
But it really doesnt get any bigger, or scarier, than Tom Hardy vs Tom Hardy.
Total Film
2.5
If the script doesnt compare to the best of films of Pixar and DreamWorks, the animation clearly builds on what has been done earlier to good effect.
Maki At The Movies
2.5
This musical toon isnt made for anyone old enough to operate a remote control, let alone remember the MGM classic, but the dubious, discount bin eye c ..
Stl Today
3.0
Despite substandard animation, this brightly coloured sequel has a strong enough sense of both its story and characters to hold the audiences attentio ..
Contact Music
1.0
In an era where Pixar places a premium on imagination and flawless storytelling and Disney dishes out billion dollar mini musicals with CG ease, somet ..
Film Racket
0.5
In the end when I walked out I felt like I just watched a failed Broadway musical that got turned into a failed animated movie that no one else should ..
Punch Drunk Critics
3.8
Directors Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre create an animated musical rooted in the classic tale with wonderful, colorful and detailed settings, and a sto ..
Js Online
1.0
As the films primary villain, Short delivers a performance of migraine inducing volume.
The Dissolve
1.9
The merry old land of Oz ceases being so merry in the cheaply animated, generically written Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return.
Daily Herald
3.3
Ironic detachment and pop culturing pandering are mercifully absent. In their place is a disarming, welcome sincerity.
Crave Online
2.5
The best one can hope for from this movie is that it will be a potent deterrent to those who want to try to make more Oz movies.
Movie Mom
2.5
Dorothys return doesnt give you much of a return for the time invested.
Tri City Herald
2.5
LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHYS RETURN is a fun engaging film that while clearly aimed at very young audiences, delivers wide eyed wonder and lip smacking smi ..
2.0
They get caught in Candyland by Marshal Mallow (Hugh Dancy), a marshmallow looking fellow.
Theepoch Times
2.8
However, whimsy requires a light touch, and this movie makes every point too hard, even when the story doesnt back it up.
Assignment X
2.0
This film is very offbeat and psychedelic in that regard, though regrettably not nearly as accomplished or engaging as Alice in Wonderland which is lo ..
Hey U Guys
3.5
Boasts an impressive cast, catchy tunes and an entertaining fairy tale plot.
Sfx
4.5
The Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return has some smart writing and heart touching moments, making it a brave addition to a familiar franchise.
Fres Nobee
2.5
Being an effective virtual babysitter isnt the same as being a satisfying entertainment.
The Movie Report
1.9
Unfortunately, the computer animated Legends of Oz can be charitably described as a pastiche; a better word might be mishmash.
National Post
1.0
To be honest, the digitally animated feature doesnt really deserve a better performance from the Emmy winning actress and singer.
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