Return to Oz

  • 1985


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52 %
52 % Rotten
$ 36 Million
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Positive Reviews 8
Negative reviews 10
Average Rating 2.5/5

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2.0
And there are a few lessons, too, such as the importance of returning something that doesnt belong to you. Common Sense Media
4.5
Return to Oz is an astonishingly somber, melancholy and, sadly, unengaging trip back to a favorite land of almost every Americans youth. Variety
1.5
Despite the presence of Billina the talking hen, the emphasis on insecurity and peril harks back to the treat em rough days of childrens fiction, and .. Time Out
4.5
The script could be a lot funnier (the wisecracking hen inspires thoughts of roast chicken).
1.5
The work of ingenious technicians who seem either not to know what gave the original film its magic, or not to care. The New York Times
3.0
Best to see them as individual films with nothing in common apart from source material, one a classic, the other a strong enough picaresque amongst so ..
2.5
There are some fine, Oscar nominated special effects, but the excitement just isnt there. Tv Guide
3.0
Disney recaptures the dark side of L Frank Baums Oz stories in this exciting sequel to the 1939 classic. Radio Times
1.5
Return to Oz isnt a musical and doesnt match the wit and magic of the 1939 original. But its an appealing picture on its own terms, if you can overloo .. Cs Monitor
0.5
moody non musical sequel to The Wizard of Oz bombed at the box office and was faulted by most critics as being too weird and scary for kids. Internet Reviews
1.5
Any movie in which a Midwestern prairie actually looks more attractive and more interesting than the enchanted land over the rainbow is in big trouble .. Time
1.9
A pumpkin on a broom handle looks as exciting as, well, a pumpkin on a broom handle. Chicago Tribune
3.5
On its own merits, has some very fine cinematic flourishes... if we can but manage the herculean feat of separating it from the older movie. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
With Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Michael Sundin, Tim Rose, Emma Ridley, Pons Maar, Mak Wilson, Brian Henson, .. La Times
1.5
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy learned the universal truth that theres no place like home. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.5
Return to Oz is hardly as kid friendly as The Wizard of Oz, but older children with a taste for the fantastic will find it interesting. Adult Oz fans .. Net Flix
4.5
In Return to Oz and Murch have managed the rare feat of giving a fairy tale the illusion of reality. Maclean's Magazine
4.5
The new characters may not have the human qualities the others had the souls and personalities. However, they are interesting enough and true to the t .. Associated Press
1.5
From just about every standpoint Return to Oz is competently executed but ill advised. Its hard to imagine whom the filmmakers are trying to reach; it .. Associated Press



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