Off To See The Wizard -- Again?
10 June 2009 2:36 AM, PDT

Seventy years after it was first released, MGM's enduring The Wizard of Oz is receiving yet another facelift. An expensive one.

Warner Bros. Home Video, which owns the rights to the classic, said that it has rescanned the original Technicolor negatives using 8K resolution -- twice that of the most recent DVD release. (The Technicolor process required three black-and-white camera reels of film running simultaneously behind colored filters. Using a dye-transfer process, the images from each of the reels was printed with ink -- not developed -- onto celluloid. The new process combines the three images digitally.)

The Blu-ray 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition of the movie, to be released on September 29, will carry a retail price of $84.99. A DVD version will cost $69.92.

The package will include about four hours of new extras plus a digital copy as well as souvenirs, including a coffee-table book and a crystal watch.

-IMDB News

hmm. Now I know why Netflix has stopped renting the previous copies of the movie.

$69???? Wow, I think I'll just keep my copy. I bought it used, but really all I wanted was the movie. I think it's from about 5 years ago.

I still have my VHS! :lol:

The movie was made in 1939, and every cast and crew member has since passed away. How much more "new" stuff can there be? :rolleyes:

It's nothing but a cash grab! Pure and simple!

I think I still have the tape I have when it was on CBS, and this was 1996!

I'll just get one of the cheaper versions, thank you very much.

I think I still have the tape I have when it was on CBS, and this was 1996!

I'll just get one of the cheaper versions, thank you very much.


I still have the copy my parents made from when it was on TV in 1987 :p

The Wizard of OZ - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition DVD/Blu-ray


- 4-Disc DVD/Blu-ray set with nearly 4 hours of content:

· "The Life and Times of original Oz author L. Frank Baum"

· Early screen adaptations of the Oz books

· Original Baum Silent - "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"

· The Magic Cloak of Oz

· Documentary profile of Director Victor Fleming

· The TV-movie special "The Dreamer of Oz" starring John Ritter, Annette O'Toole and Rue McClanahan

· The 2007 Holywood Walk of Fame salute to the Munchkins

· Digital copy of the film



- 52-page Commemorative Book

- Replica of the original film budget

- Collectible Wristwatch with Genuine Crystals

- Original 1939 Campaign Book Reproduction

http://thewizardofoz.warnerbros.com/




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The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition


Disc One:

- The Movie with Commentary by Historian John Fricke

- Restoration Featurette

- Illustrated Video Storybook

- Supporting Cast Profile Roundup

- Sing-Along Feature


Disc Two:

- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic and Memories of Oz

- TV Specials Archival

- Making-Of and Retrospective Featurettes

- Harold Arlen's Home Movies

- Outtakes and Deleted Scenes

- Extensive Stills & Theatrical Trailer Galleries

- Audio Jukebox of Recording Sessions, Radio Shows and Promos

Wow! It comes with a watch, too? I have to admit that is pretty cool! That would be a great gift for an "OZ" fanatic! Imagine what the set will look like in 30 years, for the 100th anniversary?!

I saw this in Sams last week for 48 dollars. Thought it was pretty cool.

I saw this in Sams last week for 48 dollars. Thought it was pretty cool.
Wow, that's a great price! I've seen it for 60!:eek:

Yesterday Ellen Degeneres gave everyone in the audience a Wizard of Oz 70th set. Can you imagine? That's a lot of money in merchandise!

Wow, that's a great price! I've seen it for 60!:eek:

Yesterday Ellen Degeneres gave everyone in the audience a Wizard of Oz 70th set. Can you imagine? That's a lot of money in merchandise!

Yep. 48 dollars. I thought I looked at it wrong because the price the artice gives here is so much higher, but I looked at that thing a lot in the store (meaning I saw the price a lot) and it's as clear as black and white in my mind. 48.
The 2-disk set costs only 18. I went to the Sam's website before I posted this.
Wow. Ellen gave everybody an 'Oz' set? That's why she's awesome.