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Does the Wizard of Oz sync. up with Dark Side of the Moon?

The answer is yes.........but not in Europe. The European version of the Wizard of Oz is missing numerous scenes that are each a few seconds long, which (when it needs to be almost exactly in time) makes the sound appear completely out of time with the picture.

When I first tried to sync. the two up, it appeared fine for the first few minutes until the movie skipped a scene, which threw the sound off by a few seconds. I noticed this straight away, as the lyrics corresponded to scenes that had already occurred. I had a list from the internet of things that were supposed to match up, but as the film progressed it just became irrelevant.

This explains why most people in Europe either don't know about it, or just think it doesn't work - because if they try it with a European version of the movie, (the recently released PAL DVD of the Wizard of Oz is missing the exact same scenes) it won't work.

I then went to eBay.com and purchased a VHS copy that already had Dark Side of the Moon as the sound, to see if it really worked. It did - and it's incredible. I then noticed scenes that I had never seen before, which made the whole situation suddenly make perfect sense.

This was one of the most amazing visual experiences ever, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Pink Floyd and/or hallucinogenic indulgences.

This is a good website for more information - The Dark Side of Oz Resource Page.

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