Pros: Fantastic cast; memorable songs; Ron Moody is outstanding Cons: None
Let’s get this out of the way: I actually enjoy watching musicals, much to my wife’s dismay. For you see, she abhors the genre (unless it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera… that’s a whole different ...
Pros: Stunning film realization of a middling stage musical. Cons: Some themes a bit intense for small fry.
Miguel pulled the motor home into the porte-cochere of Chateau Maine late last night, my commitments to the American Dairy Council and their What A Friend We Have In Cheeses ad campaign are at an end for the near future. There is some talk...
Pros: Some memorable music; well orchestrated; superlative choreography; strong casting; gorgeous sets Cons: Some weak musical numbers; strained lyrics; Dickens's social message pretty much obliterated
Along with the science fiction genre, musicals have been very nearly the exclusive province of Hollywood. European producers haven't often been inclined to underwrite the massive production costs that typically go into the elaborate production numbers ...
Pros: Great music and dance numbers. Cons: Not as much about Oliver as you'd think for.
I just finished watching Oliver! the 1968 movie version of the musical. Which is, in turn, based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Why I Watched This (For the Curious) I just started watching the TV reality show, ...
Pros: sets, costumes, casting Cons: overproduced songs, some story elements don't work
I am not prejudiced against musicals. Some of my best friends are musicals. These include Singin' in the Rain (1952), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).
Oliver Twist is the second most lovable orphan in movie history, second only to Annie Warbucks. This wonderful musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel makes being an orphan look almost fun - at least, if you happen to fall in with Fagin and his...
Pros: Classic musical numbers, terrific cheography Cons: None I can see
I've probably seen Oliver! 25 times but only once since I hit puberty. Our family wore our Showtime copy to death in the '80s and, by the time the tape finally broke, I was relieved. I burned myself out on Oliver! and vowed never to watch it again,...
Pros: Classic story, well done, some well-loved tunes Cons: Over 30 years old, there is a murder in the film (although it isn't graphic/bloody)
If you've seen this movie, then you'll recognize that line. The first time I saw this movie was in grade school when we went on a field trip to the theater to watch it -- something they would never do today, but ah, the good old days...when they made...
Pros: Wonderful story, performance, and music Cons: None
And that is exactly how I feel. I would love to have some more musicals of this calibre. "Oliver" is the musical version of Charles Dickens sad, story of "Oliver Twist". The story is one of profound social issues and political wrongs...
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