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Annie [1982] (DVD)

 
Description: Genre: Musicals & Classical / Theatrical Release: 1982 / Director: John Huston / Actors: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett ... more
Annie [1982] (DVD) ... ... / DVD released 11 December, 2000 at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen / Though it's not in the same league as the classic screen musicals, Annie's heartwarming rags-to-riches storyline, social comment (shallow as it may be) and catchy songs make for an entertaining and unpretentious 90 minutes' viewing. Aileen Quinn is the irrepressible titular orphan, by no means as irritating as she looks in the cover picture; Albert Finney is Oliver Warbucks, the tyrannical tycoon (with a hidden heart of gold, of course) who adopts her for a week in the interests of good PR. The real show-stopper, though, is Carol Burnett as the gin-soaked harpy Miss Hannigan, ruling with an iron fist over an orphanage full of unruly girls, flirting with every man in sight and eventually scheming with her unscrupulous brother (Tim Curry) to kidnap Annie and reap a fat Warbucks reward cheque. While the songs--including "Tomorrow", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "It's a Hard Knock Life"--are excellent, the kids' voices are shrill and the production pretty low-rent: Annie is very obviously a stage show brought to screen on a low budget. But while it lacks the polish that make the Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe musicals so special, it's funny and sweet and has a rough charm all its own. On the DVD: The film is presented in widescreen, preserving its original 2.35:1 aspect, and is enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; the soundtrack is Dolby surround, though as noted above the music score is relatively rough and ready so top-notch sound isn't actually as important as it would be in other musicals. The extras are pretty disappointing--an uninspired interactive menu features only the obligatory multi-language subtitles, (very) short biographies of the key cast members, a few publicity cards and posters, the theatrical trailer and--most interestingly--an isolated musical score. No commentary from director John Huston, no documentaries, nothing about the 1930s cartoon strip that was, apparently, one of the most popular of its day. There's actually more information in the accompanying booklet than there is on the disc. --Rikki Price

Newest Review: ... little orphan girls with the horrid Ms Hannigan. Orphan life is a nightmare for Annie and she still holds out hope that one ... more

 ... day her real parents will come back and collect her. The only thing she has connecting her to them is the half heart necklace she wears around her neck. One day, millionaire Mr Warbucks requests that an orphan comes stay with him and Annie is picked. After being very unsure about having her stay with him, Daddy Warbucks warms to Annie and they soon form a strong friendship. They then go on a quest to find her birth parents which brings alongs all kinds og trouble in the form of Ms Hannigans brother Rooster. The hea...more

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arnoldhenryrufus
Crowned Review Annie [1982] (DVD): A Story of Hope (2301 words)
by - written on 18/07/07 (Very useful, 662 readings)
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Annie Still working through my collection of musicals, my daughter and I decided to have a lazy afternoon and watch the musical Annie, which you simply can’t help but love, everyone loves a story of rags to riches and that is exactly what you get with Annie. ~~ The Film ~~ Set in the 1930’s the film starts within the orphanage ‘Hudson Street Home for Girls’ and we get to meet a little curly red head called Annie; as she sits there on a window ledge holding onto her dream of being reunited with her mom again. As the song finishes Annie’s attention is drawn to one of the other little orphans who has woken up scared and crying, this wakes ...  Read the complete review

mummyme
Premium Review the sun will come out tommorrow (367 words)
by - written on 13/06/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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ANNIE (1982) I first saw Annie when I was a little girl and it is still one of my favourite film and recently I went to see it at the theatre and that was great but that is a whole another review. The story The story is about a little ginger haired girl called Annie (hence that name). Annie is around 11years old and lives in a girls orphanage where she was left when she was a baby. When left as a baby her parent leave a locket with her and a note saying they will come back for Annie. Annie hates the orphanage and tries to escape but gets caught by miss hannigan who runs the orphanage. Miss hannigan hates children, drinks to much and ...  Read the complete review

jemleigh
Premium Review Annie [1982] (DVD): We Love yoooou Annie! (177 words)
by - written on 26/08/09 (Somewhat useful, 4 readings)
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I have grown up watching this film and is always one of my favourites for a wet afternoon. The story in centered around orphan Annie who lives, with many other little orphan girls with the horrid Ms Hannigan. Orphan life is a nightmare for Annie and she still holds out hope that one day her real parents will come back and collect her. The only thing she has connecting her to them is the half heart necklace she wears around her neck. One day, millionaire Mr Warbucks requests that an orphan comes stay with him and Annie is picked. After being very unsure about having her stay with him, Daddy Warbucks warms to Annie and they soon form a strong friendship. They ...  Read the complete review

Michelle89
Premium Review Annie (145 words)
by - written on 24/04/08 (Not useful, 32 readings)
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Since i was a little girl annie was my role model ! I always wanted to do a musical on stage and be just like her! she started me to sing constantly . When i was 16 i hadnt seen the film since i was like 10 and for my 16th birthday i was over the moon to be given this as a gift! Its just a film you cant live without and is certainly not just for kids its a family film ! My neice is three years and every time she visits its annie she wants on which doesnt bother me because shes allready said she wants to be like annie when shes older! Not Miss Hannigan shel say ! and she sings to every song and dances constanly to it! Even though im not a kid its going to be in my dvd ...  Read the complete review

 
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