The Wizard of Oz was #13 for me.
I have a couple of films in my list that has stayed with me from very early childhood, and this is among that number. Like so many others, I watched countlessly every year on TV and can easily remember my terrified reactions to the haunted forest and to Hamilton's amazing work as THE MOST terrifying witch in cinema.
As well as the laughter and enjoyment of watching the Scarecrow, Tin Man and especially the Cowardly Lion.
Not to mention being so bored during Dorothy singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and then, as an adult, truly loving it.
I'm also glad to see someone else was a fan of the perfectly synced up version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to this film. What a Stoner's Delight that was!
It does occur to me, after the talk regarding Lord of the Ring films, maybe, just maybe, Samwise and Frodo MAY have had a better time of it, walking to Mordor if they. . . oh, I don't know, just skipped?
I'll stop now, knowing full well the next time I revisit
The Wizard of Oz, there will be thoughts of Blue Lights and Hookers dancing in my head. lol
Godfather II For me, the second seemed like a mirror experience taking the meager beginnings of his father and Michael's descent from the heights of the Corleone empire that is established in the original film.
A much darker and turmoil filled film that seems to hit a little harder than its predecessor and one I've only watch a couple of times compared to the countless times I've seen the first film.
Glad to see it here.
Movies Watched 51 out of 66 (77.27%)
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13. The Wizard of Oz (1939) #36
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23. Metropolis (1927) #73
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25. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) One Pointer
Rectification List
Day of the Jackal (1973) One Pointer
To Kill A Mockingbird (#85) *rewatch*