tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post3897924674925289875..comments2024-02-01T16:24:13.855-06:00Comments on The Royal Blog of Oz: Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-51808242015879838262011-08-14T14:09:16.192-05:002011-08-14T14:09:16.192-05:00Rinny and I tried to watch it, but we had to turn ...Rinny and I tried to watch it, but we had to turn it off shortly after the first commercial. That mouse/Lion wannabe was just plain annoying, and the humor was entirely unfunny. And, yes, adding the T&J stuff DID take away from the characters of the original (both Baum's and MGM's originals, actually).<br />Even as a child, I would not have been able to watch this. I did enjoy some of the old T&J cartoons, but they are the kind of cartoons that have to be taken in very SMALL doses. Even giving them a half-hour TV show was overkill.<br />This movie was not fit for human consumption, particularly anyone who loves either Oz or cartoons. Even the animation, which was dreadfully modern-day computerized NON-art, failed in its attempts to look vintage.Chris Dulabonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543363413798894915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-29562554498954127142011-08-14T13:11:02.432-05:002011-08-14T13:11:02.432-05:00I would point out that there is (IMHO) an homage t...I would point out that there is (IMHO) an homage to Baum's original vision when Tom, Jerry and Tuffy take the wrong way and wind up crossing a Great Chasm, which Baum wrote of in the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In addition, while on the yellow brick road crossing that chasm, Tom encounters a statue of what I believe to be a Kalidah, another one of Baum's creations. <br />My one disappointment was during the Wizards speech in the balloon, when they left out "Per Ardua Ad Alta." I groaned a bit at that exclusion. Otherwise, I enjoyed the film. I guess it's because I grew up with Tom & Jerry as well as the Wizard of Oz and blending the two didn't bother me a bit.James C. Wallace IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373678955007426557noreply@blogger.com