Rotten
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.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Return to Oz
An all-new adventure down the yellow brick road.
1985 · 1h 49m · PG
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Walter Murch
Overview
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's bleak, creepy, and occasionally terrifying.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The work of ingenious technicians who seem either not to know what gave the original film its magic, or not to care.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Despite the presence of Billina the talking hen, the emphasis on insecurity and peril harks back to the treat-'em-rough days of children's fiction, and the disturbing/comforting ratio tilts conclusively towards the former.
Time Out
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