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The Paramount Theatre is a magnificent way to be transported to an era that was truly glamorous. Everyone grew up watching Dorothy try and find her way home by way of Oz, and to finally watch it in such a beautiful setting is something I will never forget. My childhood memories came flooding back as I watched this movie as if for the very first time. Thank you for such an awesome experience.
First time my kids got to see it. So glad it got to be on the big screen! We all loved the whole experience. My daughter enjoyed seeing staff and others dressed up as the characters. Hope they play it every year!
This class movie is always a wonderful experience, made more special being shown in the beautiful Paramount Theater at such an affordable price that families attended. Some people dressed as their favorite characters. The audience was engaged and attentive. It was truly an enchanting evening.
It is a rare experience to see a movie in such a grand palace, and with such a huge audience. It is the scale of the Paramount that truly sets it apart, and it was very nearly filled to capacity. Technically the Paramount seems to have a pretty good motion picture system. We were located about halfway back in the balcony and visibility and sound were fine. I'm a fairly tall guy, and the rows are too close together--my knees are just about jammed into the gap between the 3 seats in front of me; no other position was comfortable, reminding me of the worst seat jam-ups on some discount airlines. This, of course, is why the Paramount has a seating capacity of 3,000. Dropping that capacity to, say, 2500 might result in a more comfortable experience for those over 6 feet in height in particular, and for everyone in general. But this may be physically impossible to achieve without massive structural changes of the terracing configurations. i will suggest that the "raffle wheel" segment was too long, and could be eliminated altogether. Of course the organist was terrific--what is a grand palace like this without the Mighty Wurlitzer? Overall a very fun time; I look forward to attending other movies at the Paramount. This was my first.
It was a great experience! Watching The Wizard of Oz on the big screen, well worth it!
The theatre was freezing!! It was colder inside than it was outside. I would pay a few extra dollars to have a heated theatre and be comfortable. Why isn't there popcorn and other movie treats available for purchase? If you're going to have a movie for kids and the young at heart, it would be nice to have the snacks for purchase. Why are you serving wine at a matinee that is geared for children? I'm only giving it 3 stars because it wasn't comfortable watching a movie when it was so cold inside and there was nothing for purchase.
I loved the theater, the music, picture and everything except that inside the theater was extremely cold!! Shouldn't they bother putting the AC on?
The artwork by Mr. Yakovetic, and the singing by Mr. Harris were both fantastic. Mr. Yakovetic has a great talent. Watching him paint a monochromatic picture of Judy Garland was fascinating. Mr. Harris has a beautiful voice. The biography of L. Frank Baum performed by his great-great-grandson and his wife was a little amateurish, but charming. The food, however, left something to be desired, but it was not the reason I attended.
Took my mom, a friend, my daughter and two of her friends. Movie night began slow and the youngsters became restless, but they were quickly won over by the fun of watching the movie with other fans. They were delighted by the respectful (no dialog was masked) audience participation and soon were hissing for the witch and clapping for any 'good-guy' victories. I would definitely take them back to see another fun movie.
The movie itself was wonderful and the audience delightful and a lot of fun. What I can't understand is how a theatre, the Paramount, can begin a movie 40 minutes late. With no apology or explanation. It was billed as 7pm organ/cartoons/newsreel/game and 8pm showtime for the Wizard of Oz. At 7:30pm there were still hundreds of people waiting to get in. I don't believe the cartoons and newsreel started until after 8pm then they spent way too long playing the game. It was 8:40 when they finally got to the Wizard of Oz. Isn't anyone on time anymore?
we had a wonderful time, beginning to end. i love the paramount theatre so much! the organist was wonderful, the movietone news was wonderful, the cartoon was wonderful and the movie..............wonderful. thank you so much!!! oh, yes...............the price .......... WONDERFUL!!!!! my children grew up with friday night movies and the morrie turner symphonies. gee, i love you guys!
Oakland's Paramount Theater is a treasure, one of my all time favorite venues. The Wizard of Oz was a magical experience for my granddaughter. She wore her Dorothy costume complete with Ruby slippers. We went for her 4th birthday, The theater is in perfect condition and spotless, glowing. Staff really friendly. Can't beat the $5 admission. Parking was $10 at the back of theater but you could easily take BART. Can't wait to go back again. The Ladies Room is the best anywhere!
Talk about delivering way more than expected! For $5/ticket (plus Ticketmaster charge of ~$2.75/tx), we had a completely wonderful evening at The Oakland Paramount Theatre watching The Wizard of Oz. But, not only that! There was the might Wurlitzer player, an old-fashioned movie newsreel, a Bugs Bunny Cartoon, and a live raffle. The audience participation was nothing short of good-natured and good fun. People came dressed as the characters. It was just complete fun. And, the security people made things go smoothly.
The Paramount really knows how to put on a great event. However, the feature film started too late! The powers that be should seriously consider moving everything back half an hour. Otherwise, it was a spectactular night thanks to Dorothy and Company. Thanks!
