The Wonderful Land of Oz

A low-budget adaptation of the second book from the series "The Wizard of Oz." The second part, The Marvelous Land of Oz, was completely unknown to me for many years. Therefore, it is interesting to see a separate adaptation, even though it is at the level of a weak television production. The costumes are funny, and the set design is not worth mentioning, but strangely, it is very pleasant to watch. We meet the Tin Man again, the Cowardly Lion, and the good witch Glinda. L. Frank Baum wrote the sequel as a direct response to the desire of many children who fell in love with the land of Oz thanks to the original book and the first play. Thus, he established a phenomenon of gigantic proportions. He completed the basic 14 books during his lifetime, and many more sequels have been published since then. I would definitely include this treat in the series of the most interesting Baum adaptations, alongside The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Wiz (1978), Return to Oz (1985), Tin Man (2007), and Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013). (31.01.2024)