Excellent
Added 10/15/2009
This is indeed a fantastic movie/musical. Many many fun and singable songs like "I'd do anything for you" and "Oom pah pah". Our kids very much enjoyed it and the movie teaches great lessons about the existance of people who start life with a tragedy and how society responds.
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Not the best adaptation but earns its place as a masterpiece musical
Added 10/14/2009
I grew up hearing about this wonderful film called OLIVER! even before I ever heard of a Charles Dickens novel called OLIVER TWIST.
I recently read OLIVER TWIST for the first time and decided it would be fun to watch different film adaptations of the novel as well. I watched three in all: this one, the David Lean version, and the Roman Polanski version. While the Roman Polanski version was truest to the novel, none of the three followed the novel very closely. And while all three had different qualities (and all three are well worth seeing for different reasons), only OLIVER! kept me glued on account of its magical feel and Dickensian nostalgia.
Sure, it had top notch acting and incredible cinematography; but these compliments were well earned by the other two aforementioned adaptations. But since it was a musical, OLIVER! also had songs that seemed to bring forth memories that I didn't know I had. I had never seen the movie before. And I had never heard any of the songs in their entirety as best as I can remember. But there was a strong familiarity in several of them: "Food, Glorious Food", "I'd Do Anything", "Who Will Buy?", and "Consider Yourself".
As is the case with even the greatest of musicals, a few of the songs go on for a very long time (i.e. "Who Will Buy?") -- sometimes, so long that you may find yourself reaching for the remote.
But in the end, OLIVER! surprised me: I was not looking for a wonderful classic musical. But I'm glad I found one.
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Perfect purchase..........
Added 5/25/2009
My two grandchildren were in this play this year.....I got them both a copy of this movie to have as a memory....they loved them.......thank you.
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Very good, but not for kids
Added 5/15/2009
I bought this for my kids (9 and 4) and it was really too dark for them. A good version, though.
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I love this movie, it brings back a lot of memories of my family watching it together when I was a kid!
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Excellent
Added 10/15/2009
This is indeed a fantastic movie/musical. Many many fun and singable songs like "I'd do anything for you" and "Oom pah pah". Our kids very much enjoyed it and the movie teaches great lessons about the existance of people who start life with a tragedy and how society responds.
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Not the best adaptation but earns its place as a masterpiece musical
Added 10/14/2009
I grew up hearing about this wonderful film called OLIVER! even before I ever heard of a Charles Dickens novel called OLIVER TWIST.
I recently read OLIVER TWIST for the first time and decided it would be fun to watch different film adaptations of the novel as well. I watched three in all: this one, the David Lean version, and the Roman Polanski version. While the Roman Polanski version was truest to the novel, none of the three followed the novel very closely. And while all three had different qualities (and all three are well worth seeing for different reasons), only OLIVER! kept me glued on account of its magical feel and Dickensian nostalgia.
Sure, it had top notch acting and incredible cinematography; but these compliments were well earned by the other two aforementioned adaptations. But since it was a musical, OLIVER! also had songs that seemed to bring forth memories that I didn't know I had. I had never seen the movie before. And I had never heard any of the songs in their entirety as best as I can remember. But there was a strong familiarity in several of them: "Food, Glorious Food", "I'd Do Anything", "Who Will Buy?", and "Consider Yourself".
As is the case with even the greatest of musicals, a few of the songs go on for a very long time (i.e. "Who Will Buy?") -- sometimes, so long that you may find yourself reaching for the remote.
But in the end, OLIVER! surprised me: I was not looking for a wonderful classic musical. But I'm glad I found one.
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Perfect purchase..........
Added 5/25/2009
My two grandchildren were in this play this year.....I got them both a copy of this movie to have as a memory....they loved them.......thank you.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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