for some reason the flying creatures in this movie reminded me of the Flying Monkeys on The Wizard Of Oz

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csweetleaf2 — 13 years ago(March 15, 2013 12:30 AM)

for some reason the flying creatures in this movie reminded me of the Flying Monkeys on The Wizard Of Oz

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The_White_Hotel — 13 years ago(March 17, 2013 06:51 AM)

Which ones, the hawkmen?
Because that's a bit racist.
Reality is the new fiction they say, truth is truer these days, truth is man-made

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Natron — 13 years ago(March 29, 2013 09:44 AM)

Actually large parts of the movie remind me of The Wizard of Oz, the deep colors in the sets, the journey to a new world, the very evil bad guys/girls, the adventure. If they were to remake the The Wizard of Oz yet again, this is the movie to copy.

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edm18 — 12 years ago(October 05, 2013 05:20 PM)

Yes a lot of the movie seemed to be inspired by the Wizard of Oz. Also the Kala melting scene, like the wicked witch.

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karryon99 — 12 years ago(December 27, 2013 01:33 PM)

I also thought that the director borrowed liberally from Wizard of Oz

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psdhart — 12 years ago(January 02, 2014 04:01 AM)

Actually large parts of the movie remind me of The Wizard of Oz,
I agree it is almost a remake

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LaPfieffer92 — 12 years ago(April 30, 2013 06:54 AM)

YES it did loll I was thinking this as I was watching it. pretty hilarious.
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greenbudgie — 10 years ago(August 27, 2015 05:57 AM)

Yes they do, now you mention it. I think that the 1930s Flash Gordon comic strip contained flying monkeys as well as the Hawkmen. Their flight in the movie were very evocative of comic strip art. Perhaps the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' borrowed the flying monkeys from Flash Gordon images of the same decade.

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knight-aurora1 — 9 years ago(June 28, 2016 02:02 PM)

I checked under the references category of Connections and Wizard of Oz is listed.