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 Oliver Twist (DVD)
 Oliver Twist (DVD) ... 2006 at Pathe Distribution / Features of the DVD: PAL / If Charles Dickens were alive to see Roman Polanski's faithful adaptation of Oliver Twist, he'd probably give it his stamp of approval. David Lean's celebrated 1948 version of the Dickens classic and Carol Reed's Oscar-winning 1968 musical are more entertaining in some ways, but Polanski's rendition is both painstakingly authentic (with superb cinematography and production design) and deeply rooted in the emotional context of the story. Both Polanski and Dickens had personal experiences similar to those of young Oliver (played here by Barney Clark)--Polanski in the Nazi-occupied ghettos of Poland during World War II, and Dickens during his hard-scrabble youth in Victorian London--and this spiritual kinship lends a certain gravitas to the tale of a tenacious orphan who escaped from indentured servitude in London society and is taken in by Fagin (Ben Kingsley) and his streetwise gang of pickpockets. As the evil Bill Sykes, who exploits Oliver for his own nefarious needs, Jamie Foreman is no match for Oliver Reed (in the '68 musical) in terms of frightening menace, but even here, Polanski's direction hews closer to Dickens, while the screenplay by Ronald Harwood (who also wrote Polanski's The Pianist) necessarily trims away subplots and characters for the sake of narrative economy. All in all, this Oliver Twist rises above most previous versions, and with the benefit of Kingsley's nuanced performance, Polanski arrives at a compassionate conclusion that captures the essence of Dickens' novel in a way that viewers of all ages will appreciate for many years to come.-- Jeff ShannonNewest Review: ... which is an orphan called oliver who is moved around to different orphanages regularly. As he grew up he was forced to work ... more ... and live in a warehouse. Afterwards he ran from the warehouse and ended up in london, here he was found by a man called Fagan who took him him and taught him how to steal. I enjoyed many parts of the movie especially the parts when Oliver is being taught and his character devepment during the movie. He grows in confidence and learns much from Fagan. Oliver twist is a long film and some of the story may be deemed boring for some of the audience. On the whole Oliver Twist is a fantastic production and was well worth the ...more |
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Oliver Twist (DVD): Oliver Twist Review (578 words)
by - written on 15/09/07 (Somewhat useful, 98 readings)
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Oliver Twist is about a 9 year old orphan boy living in the 1880s and who lives in a work house. One day Oliver loses a short straw game with his friends which means he has to go and ask the big mean govner Mr Bumble for more food. But of course Mr Bumble is outraged at Olivers greed and the poor little thing gets sold to an undertaker. At the undertakers they are just as horrible to Oliver and he is bullied by the teenage son, so Oliver runs away. He finds himself in London were a boy named the Artful Dodger finds him and takes him to Fagin, a greedy old man who has lots of small boys living with him to go thieving for him. He takes Oliver in, and Oliver ... Read the complete review
A film with a twist (691 words)
by - written on 01/11/08 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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This new version of Oliver Twist is by far greater than any other version of the orphan boy by Charles Dickens... apart from the BBC televised version produced in 2007 which starred the amazing and most famous Timothy Spall (who plays peter Pettigrew aka Wormtail in the Harry Potter films) and Julian Rhind-Tutt who has since appeared in the BBC televised version of Merlin in episode 6 'a remedy to cure all ills'. Amusingly both in Oliver Twist and Merlin he has a scar on his face; however they appear on the different side of his face. Year - 2005 Genre - period drama Certificate - PG Director - Roman Polanski Writers - Charles Dickens ... Read the complete review
Oliver Twist (DVD): More action than singing, may be a relief for some! (246 words)
by - written on 07/04/09 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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This version of Oliver Twist sees one of my favourite actors (Ben Kingsley) and one of my favourite producers (Roman Polanski) come together to create a relatively authentic version of Oliver Twist. Devoid of the cheerful tunes of the musical, which either make it wonderful or gooey, depending on your point of view - this has a bit of a grittier outlook, it's not all doom and gloom though, it delves in to the emotional side quite a lot. Kingsley was outstanding as Fagin, I forgot that he was in it in fact and didn't recognise him until the titles at the end! The story is more true to the book but Oliver is a bit older than he should be and his ... Read the complete review
Oliver Twist Film Review (188 words)
by - written on 24/10/09 (Useful, 20 readings)
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Oliver Twist is a interesting film. It keeps you glued to your seets and its a film for all the family with bits of comedy and emotion. The film is about a young boy which is an orphan called oliver who is moved around to different orphanages regularly. As he grew up he was forced to work and live in a warehouse. Afterwards he ran from the warehouse and ended up in london, here he was found by a man called Fagan who took him him and taught him how to steal. I enjoyed many parts of the movie especially the parts when Oliver is being taught and his character devepment during the movie. He grows in confidence and learns much from Fagan. Oliver twist is a long film and some ... Read the complete review
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