So good it stuck.  Seventy years post premier, Wizard of Oz references crop up regularly in other movies, advertising, television shows and just about everywhere else.  Oz is a genuine culture influence phenomenon and the public's love affair has never ended.

  Casting Par Excellence.  No film better matched so many actors to their unique and indelible characters and Judy Garland’s performance solidified her a place in film history.

  The simplest concepts are sometimes the most memorable.  Human type characters each lack a critical human part:  a heart, a brain, courage -- can they be made whole?  In heaven or Oz, why yes, I do believe, I do believe they can.  

        » Brent Chastain, Top3films.com