I hadn't seen this in years. I am a big fan of hand drawn animation, especially the vintage retro stuff. if it's vintage and old I like it, even if it's garbage. I bought this because I was curious about it and wanted to see if it was any good,(I had remembered it being pretty bad at the time I saw it it in the seventies) I was surprised to find that the years have been good to this film.
The Hal Sutherland animation studios were never the top of the craft. even now one can hardly make a claim that they are on a par with the Disney studio. but this little film was their most major effort,( they usually assigned themselves to the Saturday morning TV cartoon post. something at that time Disney wouldn't touch).But now that classic hand drawn animation is a dying craft, this film seems quite ambitious and unique. it's backgrounds are lush and colorful, the character animation cute and funny, and the vocals are basically good with Liza Minnelli being an exceptional treat. who else to voice Dorothy but the original film Dorothy's daughter? and they were able to obtain her because at the time she was only fifteen and not yet famous.
I noticed from the other reviews that this sweet little film has some other fans. that is really cute and very touching. it takes a lot of gentle sweetness and heart to like a little film like this and considering how under appreciated this film is, and how under appreciated hand animation has become by mass taste who seem to prefer computer animation to hand drawing these days,these people who liked this film deserve to be truly commended for their gracious perceptiveness. there really are still some very nice modest little people left in the world and that is touching.
OZ is a wonderful place. It should always be kept close to our heart. God bless.
The Hal Sutherland animation studios were never the top of the craft. even now one can hardly make a claim that they are on a par with the Disney studio. but this little film was their most major effort,( they usually assigned themselves to the Saturday morning TV cartoon post. something at that time Disney wouldn't touch).But now that classic hand drawn animation is a dying craft, this film seems quite ambitious and unique. it's backgrounds are lush and colorful, the character animation cute and funny, and the vocals are basically good with Liza Minnelli being an exceptional treat. who else to voice Dorothy but the original film Dorothy's daughter? and they were able to obtain her because at the time she was only fifteen and not yet famous.
I noticed from the other reviews that this sweet little film has some other fans. that is really cute and very touching. it takes a lot of gentle sweetness and heart to like a little film like this and considering how under appreciated this film is, and how under appreciated hand animation has become by mass taste who seem to prefer computer animation to hand drawing these days,these people who liked this film deserve to be truly commended for their gracious perceptiveness. there really are still some very nice modest little people left in the world and that is touching.
OZ is a wonderful place. It should always be kept close to our heart. God bless.