Annie [1999] (DVD)

Annie - Fit for Viewing by Persons Generally Excruciating, is one word which comes to mind, when thinking of how to sum up Annie the Musical. Raucous, grating and harsh, could describe the songs. Contrived, implausible and sudsy, the plot. However, I've watched this DVD probably getting on for 100 times as it is a firm favourite with my daughter, who is 3, which just goes to prove that genetics don't always work. I saw Annie the musical as a stage production when a sprog myself, and I took from that experience a love of the fandabulous song "Tomorrow", as well as the desire to be a 4 ft 3 curly-ginger-headed American girl with a stinky ...  Read the complete review

This film is very entertaining and is a must buy. In the film, an orphan has lived all her life with one family, but the woman is very mean to her. Then, she is looked after by a billionairre for a while, and she loves it. She might even get a couple of little surprizes. The cast does a great job and fit into their roles very well. The script is good and the director also works well. The film can be watched over and over again before it gets boring. The story is very easy to understand so everyone will be able to watch and enjoy the film. The soundtrack is very good and entertaining. You will be singing along to it in no time. ...  Read the complete review

It's not often you get a musical that will appeal to all the family - the likes of "Evita" and "Martin Guerre" go right over young childrens heads. "Annie" however, is one of the few that the whole family can settle down to. I realised this when I was babysitting my 2year-old cousin, who was being a little boisterous. I sat her down in front of the TV and not a peep from her for 2hours - she was entranced! The musical "Annie" originated from the stories of "Little Orphan Annie", and was a hit in Broadway before being made into the movie version. "Annie" herself is an red headed ...  Read the complete review

I love this film! It's set in the 1930s, and is about Annie, a 10-year-old orphan. Her parents left her on the steps of an orphanage when she was a baby as they couldn't afford to keep her. However, they left her with a locket around her neck, and promised they'd come back for her. Until then, Annie's stuck in the orphanage with the Miss Hannigan - the orphanage's drunken tyrant. But then Grace Farrell (personal secretary to Oliver Warbucks, the billionaire) visits the orphanage. Mr Warbucks wants an orphan to spend a week with him in his home, and Grace chooses Annie. Mr Warbucks is a very busy man, and he doesn't really plan ...  Read the complete review

Annie is an orphan who tries to escape from the orphanage time and time again due to the horrid orphanage owner. One day Annie get's chosen to live with a millionaire 'Daddy Warbuck'. She is treated like a Princess but Annie has this dream of finding her mother and father so escapes from his home too. Daddy Warbucks decides to place a ad on the local radio for Annie's sake encouraging anyone who knows the whereabouts of her parents to come forward and in doing this they get a number of people pretending that she is there's. Will Annie find her real parents? If you aren't a fan of musicals then this one is definitely not for you. At every whip stick the cast ...  Read the complete review