XweAponX This film shows more of what OZ really was, or is, if you believe an alternate universes. It's a mirror of our own world. And we can exist there and here at the same time, all we need is a pair of ruby slippers and a counterpart who lives in a mirror. I rented this on a beta tape and watched it with my mom after it had finished its original theatrical run. We both liked it, but without the widescreen format and a theatrical sound system, it lost some of its ability to overwhelm us. But we still enjoyed it, quite a bit. I wish my mother were here now that I have a 50" HDTV and a halfway decent DVD copy, and a Kenwood surround sound system. I can sit in the middle and it is just as if I am sitting in a seat in a theater because that's where this needs to be watched. Because when I watched it last night, I was completely overwhelmed by this amazing movie. The "Kansas" scenes are very dismal, not sure where they were filmed actually although I know some of this was filmed in London. But the landscapes looked very much like a dismal Kansas late fall prior to the turn of the 20th century. Nicol Williamson represents a type of "doctor"/quack that dangerously fiddled around with electronic devices before people really understood how electricity worked, and his Oz mirror alternate is none other but the Gnome King himself . Joan Marsh was his nasty looking nurse (and Mombi). Piper Laurie is Auntie M and Matt Clark is Uncle Henry. But the breakaway performance in this film is Fairuza Balk who really captures the spirit of Dorothy as laid down by Judy Garland. The DVD which I found has a very good interview with Fairuza where she talks about being one of 1000 girls that they interviewed for this part, of all the kids that they looked at she was the most perfect for this. Although this film does not have musical numbers, it does have animatronics by Brian Henson and I didn't know it at the time but claymation by none other than Will Vinton, who put life into the Gnome King in such a frightening way. Some other reviewer said this, but this is actually a horror movie, the last we saw Oz before Dorothy went home it was not like this Oz. This is apparently six months after that and something very bad has happened and it is up to Dorothy, her chicken, and the Royal army of Oz "Tic Toc" to find out what is going on. And there is also a mysterious girl who shows up in mirrors, that gives Dorothy a helping hand now and then: Who is this? This movie could have and should have been made long ago, shortly after the original had been made. But if it had been, there's a high probability it could not have been done as well as this. And somebody else also said this is not a sequel to the original, but it is a continuation of that same story. Most importantly, it reveals characters that were part of the Oz stories that were not mentioned in the first film. Bellini, Tic-Toc, Ozma, Mombi. Maybe in another 20 years they can continue the story. It could happen, and it should happen.

Eric Stevenson It's hard to make a sequel to one of the most beloved films of all time, but they actually did it pretty well here. This movie features Dorothy returning to Oz to find out that the evil Gnome King has turned the citizens of Emerald City into stone. What I love about this movie is how beautiful it looks. The costumes are simply amazing and every one of the characters looks so unique. I'm glad to see Jack Pumpkinhead in a better movie than "Journey Back To Oz". There were indeed references to the original film.They still made it a movie in its own right and didn't cram the references down our throats. I do wonder why the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion look different. It's hard to say that this is really an official sequel to "The Wizard Of Oz". Everyone was saying how dark this movie was, but I didn't think it was that bad. It didn't show blood or anything. This is the best Oz movie besides the original and boasts of great special effects with stop motion as well. ***

theelby-17728 I watched this at the perfect age for it to scare meit has aged very well and a good companion for the first one.princess mombie will scare most children,so take a look at this movie. You may have to overlook some of the things Dorothy knows that She did not from the first movie but these are nothing serious to Worry about.Some good knew characters like the gnome king and tick tock The wheelers will scare you if you are at a certain age,loved this movie in 1985 and still worth watching today. also the effects and animations are very good,I think they had a strong budget making oz part 2,all in all a great effort of making a children's movie genuinely scary.and yes adults won't be wasting their time either watching this film.

Jackson Booth-Millard Forty six years had passed since the classic musical The Wizard of Oz was released, and Disney decided it was time for there to be a sequel, since there were the books to base a story on, but with some rather significant differences. Basically it has been six months since Dorothy Gale (introducing The Craft's Fairuza Balk) and her dog Toto were transported from Kansas to the magical land of Oz somewhere over the rainbow, and she cannot sleep thinking about it, and this is worrying Auntie Em (Piper Laurie) and Uncle Henry (Matt Clark). Since they are concerned for her, talking about imaginary places and people so much she is taken to a mental hospital for electro-shock treatment, but with another mysterious girl she manages to escape going down river in a chicken coup. After surviving some rough waters Dorothy wakes up in the land of Oz, and the chicken Billina (Mak Wilson, voiced by Denise Bryer) is talking, but the land has been destroyed, including the Yellow Brick Road, Munchkin City and the Emerald City, and she finds her friends the Cowardly Lion (John Alexander) and the Tin Man (Deep Roy) have turned to stone. Exploring the ruins she finds a clockwork mechanical man named Tik-Tok (Tim Rose and Michael Sundin, voiced by Sean Barrett), who tells her that the king of Oz, her friend the Scarecrow (Justin Case) has been captured by The Nome King (Nicol Williamson), who destroyed the land. Dorothy, Billina, Tik-Tok and new friends Jack Pumpkinhead (Stewart Larange, voiced by Brian Henson) and Gump (Stephen 'Steve' Norrington, voiced by Lyle Conway) are now on a journey to try and save the land and the people turned to stone. As they journey, avoiding the Deadly Desert and heading for the Nome King's mountain and domain, The Nome King himself, a rock creature, appears and explains that he kidnapped the Scarecrow as he stole emeralds from him to build the Emerald City. He has turned the Scarecrow into an ornament, and the Nome King, who has also taken the Ruby Slippers, gives each of them the opportunity to guess which of the hundreds in a room it is, Dorothy correctly guesses after spotting a green ornament. The Nome King in anger tries to eat the friends, and in panic Billina lays an egg which is thrown into the monster's mouth, eggs are poisonous to Nomes and he crumbles, the Ruby Slippers are returned, the land is restored and everyone turned to stone are freed. In the end the girl from the mental hospital appears, it is actually Princess Ozma (Emma Ridley), Jack's creator and the true ruler of Oz, Dorothy is sent home but is promised to return whenever she wishes, and she is asked to keep the existence of the magical land a secret. Also starring Jean Marsh as Nurse Wilson and Mombi the Witch, Sophie Ward as Mombi II and Fiona Victory as Mombi III. Balk is likable as the little and younger Dorothy, certainly not as memorable as Judy Garland but not bad, and the new characters introduced as her companions are sweet, I certainly see that this film has a darker side, and this is not a musical like previously, I agree the animation for faces in rocks and Claymation is impressive, this is easy to digest entertainment, a fun family fantasy film. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects. Worth watching!