Return to Oz is trending

One of mine. In 1985, the editor of Apocalypse Now made a family film. They never let him direct again. Celebrating The Wizard of Oz’s superior sequel, for the @Guardian: https://t.co/bKDysrXE9X

Hear me out: why Return to Oz isn't a bad movie https://t.co/415gn2Gnmn

Hear me out: why Return to Oz isn't a bad movie https://t.co/14XczkBc10

Long ago I discussed with @trim_obey the magical genre of genuinely terrifying, dark, &/or sexually charged fantasy movies that were considered appropriate for kids in the 1980s: Return to Oz, Legend, Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, Ladyhawke, Dark Crystal, Princess Bride etc

That thing where @unclegrambo and @decider scoop The Guardian by 15mo. https://t.co/KotEUKatkG

Who the hell thinks Return to Oz is a bad film? It's *fantastic*. https://t.co/KLrVkLgggK

Return to Oz is still one of the most terrifying films I've ever seen. And it's brilliant, too. https://t.co/BYR1dbeybA

@rickburin @guardian I read your piece. It was well-written, with structured and rational arguments as to why I should give the film a viewing. Based on your words, I did watch Return to Oz and have one gentle ask in return: never recommend another film to me again.

Between Return To Oz, The Dark Crystal, Willow, and Legend, it's a miracle that any of us made it out of the 80s in once piece...

The stuff of nightmares. https://t.co/57OZ0KINik

I loved Return to Oz, it was a pretty freaky kids movie but in the right way

Personally, I loved Return to Oz, Wheelers and all. But then, I’d read most of Baum’s sequels, some of which are *dark* for kid’s books, and completely unrelated in tone to the Judy Garland film. https://t.co/XnLIDLSTdx

Absolutely here for the Party of Return To OZ Was The Better Movie Please Argue With Your Mother. https://t.co/7mupZEOOgz

@alexvtunzelmann @trim_obey Return to Oz in particular had a huge impact on me. I’d be a bit nervous of watching again now in fact.

I never thought anyone thought Return to Oz was a bad movie? I thought it was loved, not loathed. https://t.co/AdIpXYlbNa

@Sheena_655321 Honorable Mention...the wheelers from return to oz had me crapping my pants whenever I saw them on screen... https://t.co/bBvE9VgJH6

I haven’t read the article but this game is correct. Return to Oz is awesome. https://t.co/OgU2BwJsaZ

Wonderful article. The Return to Oz would be my first recommended port of call to all Disney+ subscribers. https://t.co/PyxBtWScZr

@rickburin @JimMFelton @guardian I've bee fascinated with Return to Oz since I was a kid. Yes, it was scary, but it was fantasy. I made a rather square Tick Tock from boxes at one point. Haha. Its David Shire's magnum opus too, and has a cracking 'behind the scenes' story.

I remember my mum taking me to see Return To Oz at the lovely Granada Cinema in Harrow when it came out. That film really stayed with me - especially the creepy imagery. Great for a young child’s imagination. https://t.co/LBly9NWPvr

Hear me out: why Return to Oz isn't a bad movie https://t.co/wtzuOvm8hV

@alexvtunzelmann @trim_obey Return to Oz scared me (wtf were the Wheelers?!) but I loved it; I couldn’t at all with the Dark Crystal - taking the essence freaked me out, & I found the Jareth/Sarah relationship in Labyrinth creepy... I was more of a Goonies girl, but even that wasn’t totally kid appropriate https://t.co/RaNiPQDy2b

@will_tosh Return to Oz is brilliant/terrifying...

Hear me out: why Return to Oz isn't a bad movie .... no arguments necessary, I often sing the praises of this weird (and dark) sequel to The Wizard of Oz. https://t.co/mvGyqeEyUC

@rickburin @AnneBillson @guardian Followed for this tweet alone. Return to Oz is a maniac-driven weird fest and I love it. Too scared to watch it these days of course but still...

@luvnotemp3 HI BESTIE HERE ARE MY FAVOURITES IF U EVER NEED THEM !! coraline wall-e tangled return to oz james and the giant peach the magic pudding how the grinch stole christmas the man who invented Christmas they’re all children’s ones cause i’m still clinging to the childhood i lost

I’m very nearly 40, I loved return to oz as a kid & I still love it now. @fairuza is superb in it too. https://t.co/cEvaUbTfg6

@rickburin @YourBoswell @guardian Return to Oz freaked me out hard as a kid and I LOVED it.

Return to Oz like all good kids 80s movies (The Witches) had a great mix of fantasy and horror, a great reminder that not everyone lives "happily ever after" The heads screaming "Dorothy Gale" is one of the scariest scenes ever. I love both trips to Oz 💚🖤 https://t.co/rLyT75KcEr

As a kid I read all the Oz books, loved them. I hated the Judy Garland film, but I loved Return To Oz. I look forward to showing (&, traumatising) my kids with this film one day... https://t.co/0uCsgpOUV9