The Wizard of Oz released 80 years ago this month.

MGM's The Wizard of Oz is the only good Oz movie. Every other Oz movie is a complete train wreck. Yes, I mean Return to Oz (1985) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

The oldest movie that holds up the most.

Apparently it’s actually a rogue stork that found its way into the back of the set. Its silhouette makes it look like a hanging munchkin under a branch.

Also, I believe they edited it out because it stirred up such a controversy back in the 90s.

For a movie that had so many production problems along the way, it's impressive the final result is a genuine classic that has lasted for ages.

It's an urban legend that is untrue. None of the munchkins were on set that day the alleged "suicide" scene was filmed. The creature in question was most likely a crane the filmmakers brought on set to enhance the realism. 

I wish I could say the same as that movie worked much better for me as a kid (say late 1980's/early 1990's or so) than it does lately.

because back in the day, and for quite a few years, I remember catching it on TV when I could here and there. but then I suspect once I got to around my teens or late-teens on up I did not see it again til Feb 9th 2018 when I finally got around to re-watching it after I have not seen it in I suspect 20+ years, if not 25 years or so, and then it took a hit for me as now I think the movie is below average for me. kind of sucks when movies drop off like that, but what can you do as you can't fake it as you either enjoy something or you don't in a very basic sense

with that said... I do think that's a movie from the old days that people still watch once in a while, or at least I think they do. but I suspect less with today's generations since they got entertainment everywhere with a huge selection of stuff to choose from which is going to push stuff aside today that they otherwise might have seen if they grew up roughly prior to 15-20 years ago.


James



for me that goes to... The Song of Bernadette (1943) (7/10) as that's the oldest movie of any real worth for me that's among my favorite movies in general. although the oldest movie I like to a high degree would be The Hustler (1961) (9/10). but I realize if you talk more mainstream movies, I am not sure how known The Song of Bernadette (1943) is and in this regard I suspect something like The Wizard of Oz (1939) is a bigger name with more appeal with a wider range of people I suspect.

but with that said... I think you got a legitimate point for many though in that I suspect there are not many movies from roughly pre-1960's, or especially around the age of that 1939 movie or older, that people today still like but I suspect The Wizard of Oz (1939) is probably among the small group that people watched for generations and probably still do(?). but it's hard to say whether today's generations (say those roughly in their 20's and younger) watched The Wizard of Oz (1939) or not given all of this modern technology makes accessing entertainment much easier and we have a wider selection where as previously, prior to say the last 15-20 years or so, people were more limited on what they could watch and how they could watch it which I suspect makes it easier for tradition with movies to continue generation after generation vs today where people are more in a rush/addicted to technology etc.