Wizard of Oz

Thank you, Elder Pea!

She bought tickets weeks ago for the one-night-only digital showing of The Wizard of Oz and we saw it last night. The D's and Peas, Queenee and I all went. We had dinner at the Olive Garden to start, which was a small adventure in itself. The D's had never eaten at an Olive Garden and they both enjoyed their meals. We had an apprentice waiter, his first night, and the poor thing dumped a tray of drinks on two women sitting in a booth behind us. DamCat and I both assured him that it happens to all waitstaff sooner or later, and it was probably a good thing that he got it out of the way on his first night. He seemed fine when we left to head to the theater.

The movie was preceded by a short introductory piece narrated by Robert Osborne (of TCM) and Angela Lansbury. Then on to the movie, which looks great. You can see Judy Garland's freckles on the big screen, something I never noticed on tv. The remastering has really enhanced the image and brightened the colors. The sound has been remastered as well, and it sounded great to me (through my earplugs).

I was surprised that the movie wasn't sold out. Queenee was surprised that nobody showed up in costume. EP and I considered going in full costume, but I wouldn't have had time between getting home from work and heading out to dinner. We had a great time anyway!