From the get-go "Return to Oz" is infinitely darker in tone than the bright and charming original. Even though the bar was set pretty high, the film is less of a sequel and more an adaption of the second and third Oz books, "Return" should be judged as its own film, yet it is still undeniably less entertaining.

Possibly the scariest kids movie ever made.

An enjoyable "sequel" to The Wizard of Oz, mainly thanks to the fantastic stop motion effects

It's really not that bad. It has some creepy imagery and I think is pretty cool for a kids film sequel thing.

the most frightening film of my childhood, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Far closer to the books than the original movie. It's so great. Plus its a masterpiece of special effects from before the digital age. Pretty much the last great effects movie before the beginning of the end.

This is a messed up movie and would scare the pants off of any little kid looking for the sequel to the much tamer Judy Garland prequel.

Not as good or creepy as when I was a wee one, but it has stood the test of time quite well. I just rewatched this a few months ago and was surprised by how good it actually was, definitely recommend it for those wanting to keep their little ones enthralled for an hour and a half, while not nodding off or stuffing cotton in their ears themselves.

What the hell happened to Oz?

The Nome King looks like a moveable Mt. St. Helens and he alone is magical. In fact, he blows Dorothy and her tacky-looking friends off the screen. So we end up liking the Nome King and hating Dorothy and her crowd, which I doubt was the intention of the L. Frank Baum series.

it's actually a fairly decent sequel that i'm surprised i had not been exposed to as a child, yet even as an adult i quite enjoyed it. this is, no doubt, a unduly forgotten sequel overshadowed by it's timeless predecessor.

Actually pretty dark and terrifying. Basically enjoyable, I guess, but some of that imagery...yikes.

I have to say as a child I don't remember this movie being so damn weird! Watching it now it's much more peculiar and dark than I ever recall. It's good fun though, and although it probably won't appeal to all children due to it's ever so slightly sinister feel, this movie certainly sets a good standard for childrens fantasy adventure. Some of the set and character design is brilliant too and has held up very well over the years. I know I'd rather watch this than its spiritual prequel.

There's much to like about this movie; beautiful sets, good acting, tension and action. But as a whole, it never quite comes together. It's the kind of adaptation that diverges wildly from the books, but skips plot points that only reading the books can fill in. The "electroshock therapy" plotline and its accompanying "is it real" theme add nothing; nor does mashing up Mombi with Princess Langwidere. In the end, a straight adaptation of Ozma of Oz would've worked better and been less confusing.

Not at all a children's movie, and once again it is a random chance, not the hero's wisdom or learned-lessons or friendship or anything that actually saves the day. Ultimately fails as a kids movie, though a great teaching tool on why you don't wait 50 YEARS to make a sequel.

Kinda dark and twisted for a kids film.. you'll enjoy it, if that's your thing.

This is an incredible film. A lot darker than the first Oz film though. There's a lot of interesting characters, and a lot of really nice set designs, and it's really disappointing that not many people have seen this film.

Excellent production design and creature effects. Terrifying at times, and not for young kids. It's like an adults reaction to the '39 Oz film. Murch should have made more movies.

Points for nostalgia, I loved this as a child. Now its slightly more bizarre than I remembered, but a fairly unique vision. Also Fairuza Balk was creepy even as a small child.

Fantastic costuming, some great sets and some lovely claymation make this flick worth looking at, but the absence of a solid plot keeps it from being a childhood classic. Also, too much chicken!

Don't expect the same kind of movie as "The Wizard of Oz". This one is meant to capture the tone of the books and is intended as only a cursory sequel to the original. There is plenty of imagination here and kids should love it.

I might have liked this a lot better without the creepy subplot (NOT in the original story) QQ bout the psychiatric experiment. Also WTF was the moose headed contraption that fell apart about? I think you need to be stoned to appreciate this mess.

A bizarre, fun movie I used to love as a kid and still find quite enjoyable. Very, very different in tone from the original, but that's ok. The direction they took this was an interesting one. The wheelers used to scare me to death!

Classic children's movie that captures the spirit of Baum's original narrative far better than the Garland version of Wizard of Oz. This one feels less like Narnia and more like Alice in Wonderland: Oz is a dark and dangerous place filled with both fantastic and horrifying creatures, and Dorothy is no longer the carefree child of the first movie, but instead a patient in an asylum whose grip on reality is tenuous at best. A must-see.