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Summary: Great Movie
Review: This movie was great I was just in a play called ANNIE JR. So I decided since I loved being in the play and all I got this movie. You should really get this movie it is very heart warming.
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Summary: I'm suspicious....
Review: While this movie was cute well, movie-wise, I'm suspicious of the fact that the orphans were made up of what seemed like EVERY major ethnic type! ..."
I'm not saying that the girls in the movie were not good or even that some of them should not have been cast anyway, I'm just, well, suspicious. ... ( However, Audra MacDonald as Warbucks' secretary Grace Farrell did make sense to me despite the fact that it didn't to some people. (due to the fact that the story was set in the 1930's, and Ms. MacDonald is black) Oliver Warbucks always seemed like the kind of man who Did What He Wanted To Do No Matter What Anyone Thought, ...
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Summary: A visual stunner and a wonderful surprise
Review: I just recently watched this by accident, thinking it was the Finney/Burnett version, at a friend's house. WOW! There were a few moments that didn't flow, that seemed a bit choppy or like something was missing, but it is well-cast, beautifully filmed, and OHMYGAWD I had to play that scene with Andrea McArdle over and over again! That beautiful lady steps out onto the stage and on the second note of the song "NYC" ... the "Y" ... I knew it was Ms. McArdle! That pure, distinct, powerful voice is unmistakable. I sure wish the song was longer and she'd been implemented into the storyline! I can't wait to get a DVD player and make this one of the first discs in my collection! Bravo, Disney!
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Summary: Just about the best!
Review: This is a good movie. It has a lot of exciting parts. It's a good amount of time, not a short movie or a long movie. I like the songs in it, and it has a lot of action scenes. I recommend this movie.
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Summary: What did Disney hope to achieve???
Review: Yes, this is more faithful to the stage production than the 1982 movie. Kudos for that! HOWEVER, no need to tie yourself to that, either. Otherwise, they should have just filmed a stage production. The staging and choreography are dull and uninspired. The worst offender is "hard-knock life". The kids just seem to twirl sheets and towels through half the song. That's choreography??? It looks like a bad camp show. The casting is not bad. But, the characters were not allowed to develop. Mr. Warbucks is soft and fuzzy from the beginning. Miss Hannigan is miscast with Kathy Bates. She's way too politically correct (she seems to care about the kids from the beginning). Kudos to Alan Cumming for his portrayal as Rooster. Alicia Morton is weak as Annie, she has so little spunk. I do hope that Disney continues to produce musicals for the screen, at whatever budget. However, I hope they remember that not everything has to be touchy-feely and politically correct "after-school special", as this one seems. This film 3 stars are awarded for its excellent script and score.
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Summary: very good
Review: A lot of people are comparing this to the 1982 version of "Annie." Many of them believe that this one is better. Although I like this version very much, I would have to say that the older version had a little more charm and realism linked to it. But, as far as value goes, this version does a good job of introducing the story to the young ones of this generation and giving them a film filled with wonderfully-sung songs that they can all enjoy. Alicia Morton is a very good Annie--sweet, cute, optimistic, and altogether unforgettable. I liked the softness that Victor Garber brought to the character of Daddy Warbucks. Audra McArdle is also great, with a beautiful singing voice and a wonderful motherly love for Annie. Actually, the only thing I didn't really like about this movie was Kathy Bates' portrayal of Miss Hannigan. I loved her as the wealthy Molly Brown in "Titanic," but to me, she doesn't quite cut it as Miss Hannigan. She didn't seem mean enough. Anyone who has seen 1982's version knows that Carol Burnett played the character to the point where nobody could possibly compare. In this 1999 version, Miss Hannigan seems nicer; she still treats those orphans cruelly, but something about her gives you that impression that she's trying to hide the fact that she actually likes them a little bit. That's not how I see Miss Hannigan. But, other than this, the movie is great. It's not quite as good as the 1982 version that I grew up with and came to love so much, but it's still very very good. Neither version is a money-waster, if you ask me, so buy both and see how you would compare.
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Summary: Annie. Alicia Morton
Review: I think, for Alicia's first musical remake for the Hit Musical "Annie" which orginal starred Carol Burrent. This 1999 tv production first aired on ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney" and shortly came out on video and dvd. What makes this movie the best "Annie" movie out their is Kathy Bates( The Waterboy ) and Alicia Morton making her debut in the accting carrer is because there's more action and music and dancing and singing. There's where new songs and some that was edited from the orginal. "Tomorrow" stayed on the 1999 production. "Hard Knock Life" too. One song I liked was edited on the 1999 "Dumb Dog." Overall, I think the 1999 is better then the Orginal!
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Summary: My Favorite Film Version of This Musical
Review: It's the 1930's, and Annie has been left at an orphanage run by the evil Miss Hannigan. The only thing that keeps her looking forward to "Tomorrow" is the hope that her parents will come back to get her. One day her luck changes when she's invited to spend Christmas with Oliver Warbucks, the billionaire. After he comes to care for Annie, he starts a search for her parents. But when Miss Hannigan gets wind of the reward, she gets involved in a plan to swindle Warbucks and kidnap Annie. Can she be stopped? I love the musical in its stage version, and was disappointed with the original movie. I prefer this version because it sticks closer to the original. While some things have been changed, most notably some references to the time period, the heart of the story remains intact. This is very commendable considering it's running time is an hour less then the play on which it is based. It always brings a smile to my face and keeps me humming the tunes for days. The cast is also wonderful in their roles. Alicia Morton is perfect as Annie. Victor Garber makes a great "Daddy" Warbucks, and I love watching Kristin Chenoweth. But for me the biggest surprise was Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan. I was worried that she wouldn't be able to play the part, but she does an outstanding job. In fact, I find her sober Miss Hannigan scarier (and much less annoying) then Carol Burnett's in the original movie. Fans of the original movie version will probably be disappointed with the trimmings made to make the story shorter and more like the play. But if you can set that aside, be prepared for a night of musical entertainment a small step away from the stage.
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Summary: I don't like this one very much
Review: I really wanted to see this movie after seeing the stage play twice and owning the 1982 version, and I have to say, I find that one to be much better than this one. The orphanage is much more believable in the other movie than in this one.
I didn't really have a problem with the cast. However, Victor Garber just doesn't cut it as Daddy Warbucks. He is supposed to be a grouchy, angry person, but Victor Garber is just too soft. Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth were amazing as the villains. i have to admit that i liked them better than Tim Curry and Bernadette Peters in the '82 version. The voice that Kristin did sounds so funny! Alicia Morton was all right in her role as Annie, with a beautiful singing voice and Audra McDonald as Grace Farrell was good, too. I didn't really like Kathy Bates as Ms. Hannigan. Where's the bathtub gin? Where's the anger?! She's not nearly as mean to the orphans as a Miss Hannigan should be.
Overall, I like the other movie much, much better. Aileen Quinn is a better Annie, Albert Finney is a better Daddy Warbucks, Ann Reinking is a better Grace Farrell, and where the heck is Punjab???????????????
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Summary: Annie Review (1999)
Review: I feel that this movie was not as good as the origional because there were some conflicting points. If you see the origional and then see this you will be wishing for the origional once again. This version in my opinion could have been a lot better or at least similar to the first. The only similarities were the names of the characters and the plot.
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