Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Name: Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Genre: Animation, Family, Musical
Released: May 9, 2014
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 25
Cast: Bernadette Peters, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Lea Michele

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Clarius Entertainment | Release Date: May 9, 2014 | PG

Starring: Bernadette Peters, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Lea Michele

Summary: Dorothy’s only just returned home from her first incredible journey to Oz, but she’s already being called back for another adventure! After waking to post-tornado Kansas, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto are whisked to Oz on a magical rainbow mover sent by their old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Lion (Jim Belushi) and the Tin ManDorothy’s only just returned home from her first incredible journey to Oz, but she’s already being called back for another adventure! After waking to post-tornado Kansas, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto are whisked to Oz on a magical rainbow mover sent by their old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Lion (Jim Belushi) and the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer). Time in Oz has passed much faster than back in Kansas, and Dorothy discovers that the Jester (Martin Short) – the devious brother of the Wicked Witch of the West – is taking Oz over one region at a time, holding their leaders captive and casting a pall of darkness over the beloved land. Even Glinda (Bernadette Peters) is unable to combat the Jester’s evil powers, making Dorothy their only hope.… Expand

Director: Dan St. Pierre and Will Finn

Genre(s): Animation, Family, Musical

Rating: PG

Runtime: 88 min

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Empire Anna Smith

May 19, 2014

Kid-friendly with some neat visuals. Adults will appreciate the dulcet tones of Frasier as the Tin Man. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

May 8, 2014

All in all, the beloved kingdom of Oz is not well served, though there’s just enough detectable affection to keep it from feeling like a pure cashing-in. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Sep 22, 2014

Even by the standards of allowance-snatching half-term filler, this is pretty indifferent. Read full review

Jen Chaney

May 8, 2014

Animated in form but completely listless in content. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Susan Wloszczyna

May 9, 2014

This is one of those movies that parents will have to ask themselves if they love their child enough to sit through it. At least "The Nut Job" is off the hook as the worst indie-made animated feature of the year. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

May 8, 2014

All the brains, heart and courage in the world can't save a movie that doesn't have a third act. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

May 7, 2014

James Franco, all is forgiven. His woebegotten “Oz: The Great and Powerful’’ is practically a masterpiece compared to this eyeball-gougingly ugly, charm-free animated musical sequel. Read full review

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roseluv517

May 12, 2014

This movie was GREAT. My whole fmaily loved it, myself (35) husband and 2 boys. The whole theatre was clapping at the end because the story was so great. Kept you engaged every minute. Music and characters are great. A must see for families! P.S. its not supposed to be a remake butThis movie was GREAT. My whole fmaily loved it, myself (35) husband and 2 boys. The whole theatre was clapping at the end because the story was so great. Kept you engaged every minute. Music and characters are great. A must see for families! P.S. its not supposed to be a remake but rather a sequel!… Expand

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

rodfury

May 9, 2014

Wonderful family movie! The themes and messages were great and relevant for todays children. Despite the critics the music was wonderful and memorable!

4 of 7 users found this helpful43

Kenkingery

May 9, 2014

I saw the movie and, despite what some of these critics contend, it is a beautiful film that is extremely family friendly with beautiful music. There are at least 3 songs that are memorable and which have market breakout potential. All of the voice actors do an outstanding job with MartinI saw the movie and, despite what some of these critics contend, it is a beautiful film that is extremely family friendly with beautiful music. There are at least 3 songs that are memorable and which have market breakout potential. All of the voice actors do an outstanding job with Martin Short being nothing short of inspirational (pun intended). This is a worthy addition to the Oz legacy and story line!… Expand

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NikoZguri1997

May 17, 2014

just saw this the other day and i'm like "Why the hell am i here?" this movie doesn't feel like the original at all. it feels a lot more like a spoof. what can i say? did i enjoy it? no, i was bored outta my mind! it takes every cliche from other animated movies and sticks with them, and tojust saw this the other day and i'm like "Why the hell am i here?" this movie doesn't feel like the original at all. it feels a lot more like a spoof. what can i say? did i enjoy it? no, i was bored outta my mind! it takes every cliche from other animated movies and sticks with them, and to make it worse is that the jokes are stupid and not funny. i might've chuckled like twice in this movie, and i mean it. this movie was just NOT funny. and the characters in this movie are flat too. now, i really gotta ask this: how can you take the memorable characters from the original 1939 Oz movie that we all loved, and turn them into a bunch of needless, obnoxious, flat and dull characters? i don't know how, but they did it and they should be **** ashamed! the only positives i got for this movie is that: it's got really nice colors, they're all bright and vivid and good to look at; the pacing was handled well; some of the songs are good and it's got a nice heart. but, that's not enough to save it. the writing's terrible, the characters are flat and dull, the animation's really weak, the jokes don't land, it's not funny and the biggest problem with this sequel is that it doesn't feel like the original Oz anymore. everything we wanted to see in this movie, it's NOT here! so, if you haven't seen this movie yet, don't waste your time or your money on it. just stick with the original and REAL Oz movie.… Expand

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JPK

Dec 7, 2019

Terrible
With such a great cast, This should’ve been great, But unfortunately it ended up being stupid, annoying, pointless, and boring.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

NerdConsultant

Jan 4, 2015

I don’t understand how film workers are having so much trouble with what is essentially a very simple source material , but clearly it’s more difficult than I imagined because this film seems broken in every single way. The story is not engaging. The characters are poorly acted and theI don’t understand how film workers are having so much trouble with what is essentially a very simple source material , but clearly it’s more difficult than I imagined because this film seems broken in every single way. The story is not engaging. The characters are poorly acted and the animation is horrible. It’s one of the worst animated films I have seen that was released in cinemas all year and I didn’t even see it in the cinema. If anyone paid to see this in a cinema I hope the frame rate was at least decent because I was having trouble on my laptop screen, god knows what it would have been like in the cinema. This clearly was a direct to DVD movie that never should have seen the light of day and I just don’t care to see any future movies with the Oz brand. Hopefully Wicked is going to be a lot better when someone gets round to producing it, but for now we are stuck with this and Oz The Great and Powerful.… Expand

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KennyTWD

May 10, 2014

A horrible remake of the original!

I wasted 50$ to see this movie and it contributed little to the original movie!

Honestly watch a good movie like the Wolf On Wall street.

At least that's a good movie and not a crappy remake.

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