Toe Jam Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz? Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz so I chose Wizard of Oz. It was a tradition in my house back in the day, when it would come on CBS every year, to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Too close to call. Both amazing movies. I guess if I HAD to pick one I'd say Gone with the Wind. But I may change my vote tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz so I chose Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz so I chose Wizard of Oz. It was a tradition in my house back in the day, when it would come on CBS every year, to watch it. Yeah, I grew up watching Wizard of Oz too. I remember it being a big deal every time it came on and the whole family would watch it together. As I got older I started appreciating Gone with the Wind more. As a history buff I really enjoy that movie now. Like I said, tough call ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 I voted Gone With The Wind. Wizard of Oz is great but it's not quite as epic in scope as GWTW IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Okay, this is the part where everyone hates me. I never got the appeal of Gone With the Wind. From a visual standpoint, it is a perfect movie. Outside of that, the film only seems to graze brilliance. Hell, I had a good laugh when the boys in blue were burning down Atlanta. Maybe it's because I have a great deal of disdain for the old south, but I feel like I never felt the emotions I was suppose to feel at any point in the movie. The Wizard of Oz is a timeless classic and is a staple (or should be a staple) of any childhood. Wizard of Oz wins it in my mind. Though, in my mind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is the best movie to come out of 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Tough call but I had to go with the Wizard of Oz. I'm too lazy too look it up but wasn't it one of the first movies to use color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Tough call but I had to go with the Wizard of Oz. I'm too lazy too look it up but wasn't it one of the first movies to use color? Both of them were shot in Technicolor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I read wicked (not gay) a few years ago and it was interesting to watch TWOO after reading it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I read wicked (not gay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Gone with the Wind (imo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 To the OP, GWTW hands down. Unless were talking musicals than it might just lose out. . Arguably Capra's best 'Mr Smith Goes to Washington' would get my vote from that classic year of cinema though. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I picked Wizard of Oz. Gone with the Wind belongs in the overrated thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I picked Wizard of Oz. Gone with the Wind belongs in the overrated thread. Agreed. Like I said, it's absolutely stunning visually; but it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth and there was never a time when the actors had to take the lead in the scene (as opposed to the scenery it self) that I said to myself "this is absolutely genius). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Loved both movies, but I voted Oz. Wind was just too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Never seen Gone with the Wind. But I was never a big fan of The Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Agreed. Like I said, it's absolutely stunning visually; but it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth and there was never a time when the actors had to take the lead in the scene (as opposed to the scenery it self) that I said to myself "this is absolutely genius). Really? You didn't think Vivian Leigh and Clark Cable commanded screen presence? Gotta admit, I never heard that one before ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Really? You didn't think Vivian Leigh and Clark Cable commanded screen presence? Gotta admit, I never heard that one before ... Oh, I'm not taking anything away from their performance. Not at all. They were great. I have a hard time explaining it. Maybe it was the lines they were given, maybe it's just the characters themselves; but something about that movie just turned me right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_e_b Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Gone With The Wind looks amazing, but the story is abysmally boring. I'm able to watch and be entertained by art films, but Gone With the Wind was 4 hours of watching the clock. Wizard of Oz is my vote by a wide margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I picked Wizard of Oz. Gone with the Wind belongs in the overrated thread. Agree. How Green Was My Valley is way better than either one (although it was made 2 years later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Gone With the Wind doesn't exactly move along at a frenetic pace so probably Wizard of Oz. Everyone should see Gone With the Wind from start to finish one time. After that, I don't think anyone needs to sit through anything involving Scarlett's marriage to Frank Kennedy or anything involving Bonnie Blue. (By the way, my latest obsession is movies made pre Hays Code? It would have been fascinating to see Gone With The Wind without the Code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Oz gets my vote. Wind is booooooring and I love old movies so that's not it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngestson Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Gone With the Wind invented the Chick-flick. Wizard of Oz brought on the special effects extravaganza. Winner Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 If the scene where it goes from b&w to color alone isn't enough for Wizard of Oz to win this poll, there's this... 8RjXY_-PUbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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