Which Victor Fleming classic do you like better?

Apples and oranges....

I only watched GWTW once, but all I can remember is how incredibly boring it was. I've seen The Wizard of Oz countless times throughout my life, and I never get tired of watching it. Iin fact, one of my earliest childhood memories is watching it on TV while sick with a particularly nasty stomach flu, and then waking up the next morning feeling completely better, as if the movie itself had cured me, lol.

Besides, I could lose my gay card for voting the wrong way on this one.

Rob

it's like comparing "Star Wars" with "The English Patient"

Wizard of Oz. I grew up watching it on TV every year. Then, as I got older, (like, middle school and high school), I went through a phase where I thought it was lame and silly. Fortunately, I had the good sense to go back and watch it again a few years ago, and now consider it one of my all time favorites.

I've seen Gone With the Wind exactly one time and have never felt the need to revisit it.

Oz.... all day, everyday.. simple as

I love them both but after reading Baum's The Wonderful Of Wizard Oz (for the first-time).

I would love to see that book made right in a movie!

And to think about maybe these guys would have made a film closer to novel (Richard Thorpe and George Cukor).

They're both good, but I'll pick the Wizard of Oz.

Bingo. Oz wins, hands down.

Star Wars

Nice analogy. As ridiculous as it sounds, it seems pretty accurate.

This is true -- if both of those films were directed by the same person, the same year.

In other words, it's more like comparing Schindler's List with Jurassic Park.

I think LosingMyMind has lost his mind... going by the voting, that is

GWTW for me. I enjoy both but GWTW is the rewatcheable one for me.

I still haven't seen Gone With the Wind. I don't have a lot of interest in it - it strikes me as a Civil War era Soap Opera diguised as an epic drama. Maybe I'm wrong - if you've seen it what do you think?? (Soap Opera in diguise?)

It's a loooong chick flick soap opera. Leigh's southern accent will make you wish a horse would kick her in the mouth so her jaw is wired shut.

Wizard of Oz has always creeped me out. I'll watch Gone with the Wind over Oz anyday.

I gotta go with Oz as well. GWTW is a great epic film but it certainly isnt re-watchable like OZ is. Plus Oz has midgets. And one of the best songs ever ("Over the rainbow").

Motherfucking Oz! Gone With The Wind is way way overrated. I didn't understand why Gable was the the shit. And the ending was a let down.

Interestingly or coincidentally, while Victor Fleming received the director's credit on both Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz, director George Cukor also worked on both films and deserves to share credit for their success.

From Wikipedia:

Cukor [had] a reputation as a director who could coax great performances from actresses...
Cukor was hired to direct Gone with the Wind by Selznick in 1937. He spent two years with pre-production duties as well as spending long hours coaching Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland, the film's stars. Cukor was replaced after less than three weeks of shooting, but continued to coach Leigh and De Havilland off the set.
Following the firing of its original director Richard Thorpe, Cukor played a similar role in the production of The Wizard of Oz. Brought in on a temporary basis, he made crucial changes to the look and feel of the film. In particular, he adjusted Judy Garland's makeup and costume, and he encouraged her to act in the more natural manner that greatly contributed to the success of the final film.

I've never seen Gone with the Wind....so I can't vote.

While I prefer Oz over GWTW, you should check out It Happened One Night to see why Gable was "the shit." One of the smoothest dudes to ever appear in a movie.

Yeah, I've got a few Clark Gable movies, and the guy was a great movie star and a good actor. He had charisma and a presence that few have had since.

I just wish he had done fewer romantic movies and more movies that were guy friendly (suspense/adventure movies, westerns, etc). He REALLY excelled in that kind of film.

Oz for me, however I do enjoy both flicks.

What about King Vidor on Oz, he directed the Kansas segments, and the reshoots.