Overshown so much that I got really tired of it.

Survey time: who did NOT watch this movie as a child? I, personally, watched this every Thanksgiving (or around the end of November) when it was on TV. I still do. It is a classic movie that carries a good message, and it is still entertaining to children 65 years after its release. A good movie.

I used to look forward to this one as kid. I still enjoy it very much. This one is timeless and is a true masterpiece.

Sorry, can't handle Judy Garland on a full stomach.

The film version is a wonderful and well-acted fantasy, but plays down the political allegory originally intended by L. Frank Baum, who wrote the book in the era of Populism and the 1890s. The story is the quest for Free Silver, with Dorothy representing Kansas (the root of the Populist movement); the scarecrow the BRAINLESS agricultural midwest; the tin woodman the HEARTLESS industrial north; the cowardly lion was William Jennings Bryan. The witches represent the different regions, and their competition either helpful to the cause (north vs south, post Civil War) or destructive (west vs. east). The Yellow Brick Road (gold) leads to the Emerald City which was of course Free Silver. A thousand apologies for not saying what the Winged Monkeys represent, but you should be able to guess. This was the 1890s after all, and not very PC. Still, if you look hard you can see the outlines of this all in the movie.