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Those arms are scarily thin. And great choice to change the ruby slippers to red stiletto heels — so much more appropriate for the fantasy of a 1930s farm girl from Kansas.

Sounds like a great excuse for a re-re-re-re-re-release of the film!

In that case, don't miss the IMAX 3D release of the film this fall and the FIVE DISC 75th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition coming in October!

Gregory wrote:Those arms are scarily thin.

To be fair, I don't know how you design something that's already not tremendously proportionate and then slap on meatier arms. It'd look kind of bizarre.

It's hardly a new or original critique to make, but they could have designed it so that the arms were still thin but not scary-thin. It seems like Mattel has taken an already-thin doll and gradually made certain areas even thinner, and it looks like the arms have crossed over to Isabelle Caro territory. That the Paris-runway type of glamour is the only one they're able to recognize is a bit outrageous and sad. When Barbie Dorothy goes to Oz, I wonder if she brings her How to Lose Weight book.
Let's license her out for a sassy Bratz doll version next!

Matt wrote:In that case, don't miss the IMAX 3D release of the film this fall and the FIVE DISC 75th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition coming in October!

That's a much better punchline than I could have come up with. Comedy gold, Warner Brothers!

A video showing some of the work that went into creating the new 3D IMAX version of the film. I like the quote "the 3D helped a little bit..."! I didn't have a problem noticing Garland's freckles and the Scarecrow's burlap-textured face when watching the film projected from a standard 35mm print, but I guess you can't miss stuff like that at double or triple the size.

Quote from Blu-ray.com forum discussion:

I finally watched the 3D version that I purchased. It looks amazing in 3D! Although, I forgot when I purchased it how much I haaaaaaaaate this movie. I wanted it for my collection though, so I don't mind.

I know The Wizard of Oz is not the most beloved movie around this forum, but even as a diehard fan, I hate to see what Warner is doing with it. What was once a cherished experience that people looked forward to seeing once a year on TV has been forever cheapened by Warner's constant need to reissue it every five months with new bells and whistles, in 3D, with holograms, or what have you.

I still only own this in the original snapper-case DVD that came in the Judy Garland Signature Collection

Feego wrote:has been forever cheapened by Warner's constant need to reissue it every five months with new bells and whistles, in 3D, with holograms, or what have you.

To be fair, this is only the 14th* release of the movie on Blu in the US.

*Sadly, not kidding, it gets like 3 different versions every year since 2009.

That's actually a worse average than he joked.

To be fair, it's only an exclusive packaging from Best Buy getting a non-exclusive release, not really a new one.
So when you look at it, due to the movie getting each time multiple sets, there are only been 2 different releases in the US, the 70th and the 75th.
But then, each release had at least 5 variants...

I missed out on seeing it in IMAX 3D, but now you can see it at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Tickets start at $100 and go up to almost $1,000.

A sample of the experience found on Youtube.

That reminds me to post this TV listing clipping, which I suppose is technically correct:

No wonder David Lynch felt an affinity with the film!