gkeith_1 Cat steals the show. Dog adorable. Fairy fantastic. Mrs. Luxury actress from Gone with the Wind. Mr. Luxury actor from Sherlock Holmes. Bratty Shirley leads the pack all over the place. Light is lovely. Trees angry about human destruction of their beauteous selves. Interesting concepts. My observations.

edwagreen A simply awful version of the wonderful "The Wizard of Oz."How Gale Sondergaard, an Oscar winner, who turned down the golden role of the witch in "Wizard" allowed herself to be in this film is beyond me. She is catty here, please excuse the pun, and walks around like a "yenta" from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, N.Y. She simply prances around and that makeup job was awful on her.The film badly attempts to personify vice and virtue. Yes, it's true that a life of luxury isn't the best necessarily but the film does a poor job of describing that.Spring Byington is miscast as the mother. She is more of an aunt type.The only thing that this film has going for it is possibly the special effects and other scenic views.The children in the future segment was ridiculous. They're waiting to go to earth to be born but in the meantime they're teenagers where they are.Shirley Temple is a little too cute for my tastes here.The picture attempts to state that you really can't go back to the past. How true.

cineburk "The Blue Bird" is an excellent study in how not to make a children's movie, and stands in stark contrast to "The Wizard of Oz". While many of the elements are the same, the execution is uneven and disengaging. Shirley Temple does a good job, but none of the supporting cast seem up to the task of really selling the fantasy world in which the children find themselves.While I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt for children's films, even my 8-year old daughter pointed out some of the inconsistencies and plot holes, including the fact that while the fantasy of the "Blue Bird" occurs as Shirley sleeps (similar to the "Wizard of Oz"), when she wakes up, her younger brother has also had the same dream and "shared" the experience.

dapplegrey13 I haven't seen "The Bluebird" since I was about 10 years old or so (back in the late 1960's or early 1970's). It it still sticks with me and I think of it often. It was certainly a memorable film for a little girl. To me, it was a sweet picture of heaven and of home. It also reminded me very much of the close bond I had with my little brother. Every time I see a bluebird, I remember the movie. It made (and still makes) spotting a bluebird a wonderful experience. I hope it will come out on DVD soon so more people can see it and appreciate it. It's similar to the Wizard of Oz. It is a fantasy and a sentimental family film.