(RE-UPLOAD) First Time Watching - The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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9 ай бұрын

This is VERDY CHANNEL. This is a re-upload because my reaction got blocked so I had no choice but to put a watermark on top of my reaction. Today I react to the wizard of oz for the first time this was a really good movie and kinda scary also !!
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@verdychannel11 8 ай бұрын

This is a re-upload because my reaction got blocked so I had no choice but to put a watermark on top of my reaction. **You can see the full reaction/unedited on Patreon of The Godfather Part 1, 2 and 3, Titanic, The Wizard of Oz, The Terminator and Terminator 2. PATREON (link) : www.patreon.com/VERDY_channel

@sparkyfromel 6 ай бұрын

Classics are not classics because they are old ....they are classics because they are good

@princeofpcos9804 8 ай бұрын

The flying monkeys scared me as a kid

@spikeystone 8 ай бұрын

And that Judy Garland actually sang that song in the movie when she was only 14 years old.

@user-sy5vv4ze3h 3 ай бұрын

Judy Garland was 16.

@tltatt 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you did a re-upload for this reaction. I don't know why copyright owners don't realize that reaction videos are actually free advertising for their movies, music, etc.

@Shoomer1988 8 ай бұрын

And if they hadn't chested the system it would have been in the public domain..

@patriciagerresheim2500 8 ай бұрын

Yes, that is Judy Garland singing. She had a long career as a singer as well as an actress. Placing 'Over the Rainbow' this early in the film sets the audience up for the fantasy that comes later. The tornado was created by using a cotton stocking and blowing air down it with a hair dryer to create the funnel effect. Frank Morgan plays several roles in this film, He is Professor Marvel, the Doorkeeper, the Cabby, the Guard at the Wizard's palace, and, of course, the Wizard himself. The Horse of a Different Color is played by several horses. The colored horses were white horses dyed with colored gelatin powder, such as Jell-O, which was safe to use. However, they had to keep the horses separated, otherwise they would like the sweet powder off each other.

@keithponchillia421 4 ай бұрын

When I was a small child in the 70’s this movie would play and I was scared to death of the wicked witch and when she would come on I would run and hide and now in my 50’s when I hear her cackle it does send a chill down my spine.

@KirstenBeall-zo8zg 3 ай бұрын

Yes, the wicked witch scared me too.😮😅

@Stacy55ish Күн бұрын

Note that the workers at the farm in the beginning play the characters Dorthy takes along with her to see the wizard.

@harpergras 8 ай бұрын

A classic that never gets old.

@alancranford3398 2 ай бұрын

The witch was a fire mage. Water puts out fire. Thanks for sharing your experience. It was enjoyable.

@randybass8842 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this reaction because I was totally focused on the look of wonderment on your face throughout the entire movie. I could tell this was totally unexpected for you and unlike anything you had seen before. When I was a little kid, this was shown on TV every year, and it was a big event that we always looked forward to as family time. For young children, some parts were very scary, but our parents would comfort us. The witch dying by having water thrown on her was no more bizarre than her throwing fireballs at Scarecrow or riding the broomstick or flying monkeys. One has to assume that Miss Gulch died in the tornado, as the witch died in her castle.

@randybass8842 3 ай бұрын

The ability to make movies in color was developed early, at least a decade before sound became available, but was very expensive, so was used very rarely. This movie transitions between B&W and color, and another movie of the same year, "The Secret Garden" does the same thing. This was about the time when color was becoming more acceptable, but in the 40s and 50s, color was used only for big production movies with a big budget, and B&W was still common even into the early 1960s.

@richardhansen3703 8 ай бұрын

Why would it be hard to run away in 1939? No Street lights, no porch lights, not as many police patrolling the streets, no security systems, no phones the list goes on and on.🤣

@ButteredToast32 4 ай бұрын

Dorothy traveling through the woods, all the while meeting new allies has the makings of an RPG game.

@rickc661 3 ай бұрын

'how'd they do that ' well it wasn't cgi and it wasn't stinking auto tune 'singing.' I think that is the # 1 song of all time, not sure if that is movie song or all songs. imagine You're 12 way back and somehow the parents in mid serious depression managed to save up a dime to see this..... in my day this and 'King Kong' the Fay Wray version (1933 I think ) were on TV every year , thanksgiving / Christmas. and those freakin monkeys still get me.

@jamescanole3940 3 ай бұрын

Judy Garland was generally considered to have the best voice of her generation. Bonsoir!

@wadehines9971 8 ай бұрын

Bummer about the block. But invoke your inner witch and think "I'll get you my pretties, and your copyright lawyers too !!!" Your reaction was great, and artful. Also, you should look into "Wicked" which is a fresh take on the witches of Oz from a more modern female perspective.

@robertfindley921 8 ай бұрын

Great old movie, way ahead of its time. When I was a kid I knew a girl who fell into a pig pen. One of the pigs attacked her and scarred her face very badly.

@rustdawg7364 8 ай бұрын

KZfaq is horrible for certain things .the movies from 1939.All people were paid .

@TheeGoatPig 8 ай бұрын

My father saw this in the theater in the late 40s when he was 4 or so, and ran out in terror at the scarecrow being lit on fire, not seeing the end of the movie until the 70s after at least a couple of his children had been born (including me). I was never scared of this one. Not that I can remember...

@mattleppard1964 4 ай бұрын

My dad too, in 1944, as Oz is first revealed. I just loved it. Not scary: brilliant

@3dbadboy1 3 ай бұрын

My mother watched this as a little girl and she said she was most frightened when they went down the hallway to see the Wizard and he hollered "COME FORWARD!"

@Filboid2000 4 ай бұрын

It's good to see that you enjoyed this movie! I think one thing you have to remember about movies of this sort - they are fantasies: anything goes in a fantasy. For instance, the Wicked Witch of the West melting because of water. But if you really want to nit-pick, ask yourself "If water is such a danger to her, why does she have a bucket of it in her castle?" It's things like that that you just have say "that's how it is in fantasies - anything goes!" 😁 If I may, I would like to suggest a movie for you: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", an epic comedy released in 1963. I think you would find it quite amusing.

@nmt2k2 8 ай бұрын

If you want to see a wonderful movie from the Golden Age of Hollywood I recommend singing in the rain. You would like the singing, the dancing, and the costumes, but mostly you would like it because it takes place at a very interesting time. It deals with the change electric place with movies switched from Silent to sound.

@itsjuliescottyay 6 ай бұрын

One of the greatest movie musicals ever.

@sylvanaire 6 ай бұрын

I love many musicals from the Golden Age of movies, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be Singing in the Rain as a great feel good film. I highly recommend it to you as a great movie to react to. Gene Kelley, Debbie Reynolds & Donald O’Connor. The Make ‘em Laugh dance sequence is wonderfully funny. 👍👍😄 I remember seeing it in college & I was so happy at the end of the movie I nearly danced all the way back to my dorm, lol.

@curiousman1672 6 ай бұрын

One of the greatest ever made. Plus, Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

@dannyboy366 8 ай бұрын

Contrary to popular belief, The Wizard of Oz was not the first color film. It may be the most iconic, but it was not the first to use color in filmmaking.The first film to be filmed in natural color is A Visit to the Seaside, a short which used the Kinemacolor process with red and green alternating filters. The first full-length feature film in color is The World, The Flesh and the Devil, also using the Kinemacolor process

@SG-js2qn 5 ай бұрын

This is such a wonderful movie. It's based on a series of children's books, first published in 1900. I think this might in some vague ways have been an inspiration for parts of the Harry Potter series, but - as it might be a spoiler - I won't go into details. But take this film, and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), and you are well on your way to understanding some of the inspirations for the world of Harry Potter.

@user-sy5vv4ze3h 3 ай бұрын

I still consider this the greatest production achievement in the history of film. To answer your question, the first color feature movie was “Becky Sharp” (1935), a good but not great drama, based on Thackeray’s novel, “Vanity Fair.” Classic Hollywood has a rich history of musicals, often with superb dancing. Garland did many with Mickey Rooney, such as “Babes in Arms” and “Strike up the Band.” Garland was also a fine dramatic actress, as seen in “The Clock” (1945) a romance-drama. Then there are the 12 Fred Astaire--Ginger Rogers collaborations (best is “Top Hat,” I think) and my favorite Fred Astaire musicals: “Damsel in Distress” and “The Band Wagon.” And finally, “Singing in the Rain,” considered by many to be the greatest musical of all time. Of course, dozens of others are also excellent, but I have to stop somewhere.

@tpmartinez 8 ай бұрын

Thank you VERDY. You are an absolutely adorable young lady and enjoy your videos.

@unstrung65 4 ай бұрын

Verdy is certainly unique ,she really has her own individualistic style , that you will see with no other reactor !

@mikealvarez2322 8 ай бұрын

Dozens of films were made in color beginning as early as 1914. The very first films were in Kinemecolor. Technicolor processing went through several phases each with its own problems. Problems like bulging of the prints, loss of focus, and spots on the film. By the time the Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind came out in 1939 most of those problems had been corrected. The only ones left was the expense of filming in color and the need for extra-bright lights needed to make the colors come through. The bright lights raised the temperature in the studio rise to over 100°F. Some of the costumes were very warm to begin with. For example the Cowardly Lion's costume weighed about 100 lbs. The Wizard of Oz did NOT make the studio money until the 1950s when it was sold to television. It became an annual event with nearly ever American glued to their tvs. There is so many interesting things about The Wizard of Oz. One I was surprised by was that this film and Gone With the Wind had the same director!

@williambranch4283 3 ай бұрын

I ran away when I was little but didn't get far ... my mom (from Kansas) prohibited me from crossing the street ;-) Much later, I came within 5 miles of tornadoes.

@Barb5001 5 ай бұрын

It think one of the main reasons why the "TWOO is so opular to the day is because of this......... Like all of us ....most of us are all a bit different but we all wok together foe our collective good.

@spikeystone 8 ай бұрын

I don’t know if this was the first movie filmed in color, but I do know that it was filmed when color first came out. They actually started filming in black and white ( or rather sepia) and when color came out they decided to film the fantasy part in color. Also, there were rumors that the midgets that were used as Munchkins actually had some very outlandish parties off screen, after hours.

@AdamFishkin 8 ай бұрын

By the time Wizard of Oz had been produced, 3-strip color had been in use for 7 years (Walt Disney brought it to cartoons with the Silly Symphonies, and Merian C. Cooper brought it to feature-length live action with his adaptation of Becky Sharp). The plan was always to film the Oz scenes in color, but 3-strip cameras were so bulky, expensive and misery-inducing degrees Fahrenheit on a film set that they had to find a shortcut somehow. The answer: shoot Kansas on regular sepiatone stock, seeing as from a story standpoint Kansas needed to look bleh. But they shot Kansas last, and in the meantime everyone suffered. Judy Garland's makeup style had to be overhauled twice. Bert Lahr's costume was an actual lion skin that had to be drained of his sweat on a regular basis. The art department was driven insane trying to mix complicated shades of gold to make the Yellow Brick Road look right, until someone randomly cracked the code with cheap yellow house paint from a hardware store. On top of all that was Natalie Kalmus, ex-wife of Technicolor's founder, and a militant Karen who made herself a mandatory "consultant" whenever 3-strip was used. It wasn't until Gone with the Wind (shot at almost the same time) that David O. Selznick finally drew the line on her many shenanigans and kicked her out of Hollywood.

@harryburnett7086 3 ай бұрын

As a child this gave me nightmares , witch and flying monkeys what trauma are made of

@mikecaetano 8 ай бұрын

Good thing I saved my remarks to your first post! I liked this movie so much when I was a kid back in the seventies that I went and read as many of the Oz books as I could get my hands on. L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz books between 1900 and 1920. There were only five or six of them in the library at my elementary school and I read them all in short order. Most of the earliest color films are lost to time. But the oldest that you can still find on dvd might be Under a Texas Moon and King of Jazz, both from 1930. Two other notable color films from the 1930's that can found on dvd and that still hold up are Doctor X (1932) and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). But the first "true" color film, true in that it was the first feature film to use three-strip Technicolor, is Becky Sharp (1935). But I've never seen it. The second such "true" color film, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936), still gets played on Turner Classic Movies. Color didn't come to dominate the movies until the 1950's and 1960's.

@michaelanderson5301 4 ай бұрын

Return to Oz is worth seeing. Much closer to the books. Dorothy is much younger played by Fairuza Balk, who starred in movie The Worst Witch. RTO is extremely dark, but still a very good movie.

@Levi-it8jl 5 ай бұрын

I've seen this reaction 10 times. Please do more!

@tonys2899 8 ай бұрын

When the MGM lion roars, pause it. Turn the sound off, and put on Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album. Press olay on both and listen to the album to the movie. You will be amazed.

@spookym123 7 күн бұрын

No one can out-witch Margaret Hamilton. Her Wicked Witch of the West is the gold standard of witches by which all others should be measured.

@sanzoftatooine 8 ай бұрын

Friggin' Ginda! Why didn't she just tell Dorothy the ruby slippers could get her home back in Munchkinland???

@pabloescobarschanclas 8 ай бұрын

because then we wouldn’t have had much of a film, now would we?

@lennysmom 3 ай бұрын

Much too good just for kids. What I really like is that the farmhand who tells Dorothy to use her brains, becomes the scarecrow who wants a brain but he is actually the most clever, the actor who plays the phony Marvel becomes the phony wizard, etc.

@halcromwell9030 4 ай бұрын

Margret Hamelton (as both Ms Gulch and the wicked witch) had only around 12 minures of screen time.

@a1smith 8 ай бұрын

Not watched this post yet (but will after this post) but just wanted to say I watched a football reaction, then your review of Fleetwood Mac and Rumours, so subscribed. I've enjoyed those and looking forward to watching more videos from you. 👍❤️

@SunShine-qk4rb 29 күн бұрын

Great reaction

@Jedicake 8 ай бұрын

I LOVE this movie SO MUCH. I'm not sure if it's still on TV every year for Thanksgiving, but before she passed, I used to visit my mom every November to watch this with her.

@mattleppard1964 4 ай бұрын

Wow. WOW. You are sharing this first time. I’m going to enjoy this. My dad saw it in 1944 and it’s been with me all my life. Here we go. Black and white to color? Oh boy ❤❤❤ There is a recording of Judy and Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch of the West) together many many years later and she does that witches’ cackle. Brilliant 😊

@robertc.1958 5 ай бұрын

VERDY channel: Duh! Of course that WAS Judy Garland singing. She and her co- stars [ Ray Bolger ( as "The Scarecrow," ) Jack Haley ( as "The Tin Woodman," ) and Bert Lahr ( as "The Cowardly Lion ) ] were singers/dancers/actors who came up through ( were trained by being in ) vaudeville*. *vaudeville = see about here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville

@Chatwin78 8 ай бұрын

I am a fan of your music reactions and was glad to see you have added movies to the mix. You seem to have a fairly unique perspective--well worth a listen. Thanks for the time and effort you put into your reactions.

@raymondmanderville505 8 ай бұрын

Another movie like this one is “ The March of the Wooden Soldiers “ . It’s a Christmas time kid movie

@halcromwell9030 4 ай бұрын

Which one? The one with Laurel and Hardy (which is my favorite), the Disney one which is quite good, or one of the inferior ones (like the one with Drew. Barrymore or the one with Charles Nelson Releigh etc.)?

@AdamFishkin 8 ай бұрын

Glad you could get this back up.

@sylvanaire 6 ай бұрын

Others have said how this movie was played on TV every fall & that it was must see tv for the whole family. When I was little, 1963,4,5-ish my house only had a 19 in black & white tv, so I was used to seeing it that way. One year I was at my great aunt’s house & she had a large color console tv. Idk if we went over to visit her so I could watch the movie in color or if it just happened to coincide with the show airing on tv, but I remember being so terrified of the witch’s green skin, that I got up & hid behind my great uncle’s recliner, lol. Especially the scene where her whole face is enlarged in that huge crystal ball of hers. #shudder There are quite a few famous quotes from this movie, some of which have integrated so deep into American culture that their reference to the movie is lost & they have taken on meanings of their own. Like, We’re not in Kansas anymore, just means things are strange/unexpected, or Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, refers to fraudsters trying to pull a con on someone. Glad you enjoyed the movie. If it seemed silly or juvenile in places, try to picture yourself as a small child seeing it for the 1st time, & then again & again every year as you grow up & you’ll know why it is such a beloved film! 🥰

@keithponchillia421 4 ай бұрын

This story may seem ridiculous however it was a children’s book made into a movie that is supposed to be for entertainment and not taken too seriously.

@glndlbro83 3 ай бұрын

Can you do a reaction for The Wiz? It stars Diana Ross and is basically the black version of The Wizard of Oz.

@UmutKursawe 8 ай бұрын

This was the first big movie in color. The first color movie in general was I think called something like Trip to the moon. It was only a few minutes long. And yes. Judy Garland is singing. Like in most of her movies.

@fredwallin815 8 ай бұрын

This the first Hollywood color.

@gmunden1 6 ай бұрын

Many of the lines in the film are used in many films, comedy skits, and jokes to refer to the film. The Wicked Witch of the West "melted" because she was made of brown sugar (according to the book).

@user-sy5vv4ze3h 3 ай бұрын

More deeply, many evil supernatural creatures, especially witches, are averse to water in folklore. Indeed, they often cannot cross running water.

@AudieHolland 6 ай бұрын

Although it was a great movie, it did not quite follow the original text of the author, Frank Baum. This is a more 'user-friendly' version of the book. In 1985, a sequel was made, 'Return To Oz,' which was much darker and more nightmarish, more in line with the original version of the author.

@mycomment474 8 ай бұрын

YES ! Pigs are that dangerous. They'll kill a human, that's why he ran and scooped Dorthy up and took her out of the sty.

@marezesim8119 8 ай бұрын

sorry about the need to re-upload..sometimes it is more for the songs copyright but enjoyed your reaction

@IAMisLove 8 ай бұрын

An awesome movie. I have it on 4K Blu-ray. 🖖❤

@bruhkamp 8 ай бұрын

The Tin-Man was originally slated to be played by Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies). The silver make-up was so toxic that it put him in the hospital and the role was recast. As a music lover you should listen to Metallica's Frayed Ends of Sanity. I think you'll recognize the intro now.

@billolsen4360 3 ай бұрын

Judy released a lot of vocal single and album recordings in her lifetime. My favorite is her "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from the movie "Meet Me In St. Louis" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ediVitafzbfbqo0.html .

@MoMoMyPup10 8 ай бұрын

Just cause I likes ya I clicked on this one too, and liked it, and maybe even post a comment.... because it's the moral thing to do 😄🌪

@user-pp5in1im4x 8 ай бұрын

IT HAPPENS

@dauber1828 8 ай бұрын

Please look up more information on this movie in regarding for the actors and actresses of the horrors of what they had to endure of making this film it will make your skin crawl . The sad part about the golden age of cinema

@christophermckinney3924 8 ай бұрын

This movie was based on a book about politics. The lion represented great empires (which lacked courage). The screcrow represented the agricultural economy (which lacked innovation and a brain). The tin man represented the heartless industrial age. Dorothy represented the common farm family trying to go home by recapturing the way of life being lost to industrialization. The yellow brick road represented the gold standard for currency. And the witches represented the regional powers of the time, Glenda (the northern one) was good and the withces of the East and the West were representative of a rising communism and fascism. Read in that light, it's more than just a fanciful fun tale. There is deep meanign to the story.

@littleghostfilms3012 3 ай бұрын

That's not true. It's based on L. Frank Baum's children's books, and the characters in them were based on inspirations of people he knew growing up. He got the idea of the scarecrow from his childhood fear of them. He did many different jobs and traveled a lot and that also inspired his stories. It was later that others interpreted symbolism into the characters that had nothing to do with his intention.It's a whimsical and sometimes scary fantasy aimed at children but also suitable for adults in it's sophistication.

@jimlang7461 7 ай бұрын

#suggestion The Princess Bride

@futuramayeah 8 ай бұрын

verdy, you can put the copyright code that says you can show it without any taking down things, do you know the paragraph i am talking about, if not i can type it for you other people post it at the beginning of their video and they don't need a watermark or anything and can play the whole movie.

@neil6958 8 ай бұрын

I give this movie full rating !! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟‼

@glen1ster 5 ай бұрын

Sadly, the actress who played Dorothy's Aunt Em committed suicide.

@sinelo3965 8 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful movie. More people should watch it. It's a fairy tale, basically, with great happy songs. It is a shame that so many good films are condemned to oblivion. Look up a Danny Kaye title and you'll see what I'm talking about.

@petergaynes9201 8 ай бұрын

It's a bummer about the watermark. Fortunately I watched the original edit. Of course most people here have already seen the film so the watermark is not a big deal.

@ckobo84 8 ай бұрын

Evidently the Witch never drinks or bathes.

@robertcarran9585 8 ай бұрын

Or goes out when it rains....

@richardhansen3703 8 ай бұрын

Songs are supposed to rhyme. That's why the songs in the movie rhyme. Otherwise it would just sound silly.

@blackpinkbarn 8 ай бұрын

Yogurt!

@SENSEOFLIBERTY 8 ай бұрын

A truly great acting. One thing which should do any human is to watch most possible amount of classic movies from silents to those from the end of 60's. 95% of movies I watched on last decade was from that period. It's just unbelievable how terrible level got almost all movies produced from last two decades. When it comes to comparisons with classics most of them are not worth to watch at all. There is no doubt case of that is one of the accurate example of that our civilization going to die soon. So Verdy, do Your job. Watch them all! Nothing will rich Your interior and mentality better. 😉

@mikealvarez2322 8 ай бұрын

I disagree. Every decade has produced its works of art and its absolute garbage. Some of my favorite films are post 1970s like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones series, HACKSAW RIDGE, We Were Soldiers, Midway, etc. I love the films being that I'm 77 and grew up on Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Arness, etc. Hollywood's Golden Age butchered history in its films. Some of the more modern films are true to history and/or the original books. The current All Quiet On the Western Front is much closer to the book than the 1930 version of the story. The only thing killing the movie industry and all forms of art is the current Woke mentality and cancel culture. It is killing music, comedy, and the movies. Time to fight back against this disease.

@GrandManor 2 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why your first one would be flagged. The Wizard of Oz has been in public domain for many years.

@misterprofr9619 20 күн бұрын

Reaction "Return to OZ" 1985 Disney

@rodneygriffin7666 8 ай бұрын

You live in an completely different time. There was a time when black people could not vote in the United States. I was born in 1965. The civil rights act of 1964 had only just passed. Learn Your History! Im only 58 years old. This is Our History. Never Forget that. Sorry, real life for a minute. This is a great movie though... The moral is: You don't have to look outside of yourself to find a brain, a heart or courage to find your home. Each, the scarecrow, the tin man, the lion and even Dorothy found what they already had all along.

@Bassthy64 7 ай бұрын

Je suis fasciné par le Magicien d'Oz -The Wizard of Oz - Tu as parlé français en citant ce film et j'ai même regardé une video sur Z.Z (Zinedine Zidane). Les commentaires étaient désactivés. Bizarre !