Film Review – Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

Between the release of “Oz The Great and Powerful” and the 75th anniversary reissue of the 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz” is officially back in business. “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return” hopes to continue this financially lucrative run, only here the focus is on CG-animation, executed with a smaller budget than most big studio offerings, hoping to reawaken author Frank L. Baum’s world for box office dominance one more time. Filled with musical numbers and celebrity voices, “Dorothy’s Return” isn’t the expected embarrassment from untested independent film producers, but it’s not exactly magic in the making. More bizarre than charming, the feature has a pleasingly earnest quality about it, but no rousing creative ambition. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com