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| ACTORS: | Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | John Huston |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 18 June, 1982 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Full Screen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound |
| TYPE: | Feature Film Family |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396095328 |
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Customer Reviews of Annie (Special Anniversary Edition)
Special Edition....special enough? Growing up, Annie was one of my all-time favorite movies. I sang all the songs, played runaway orphan with my friends, and watched the movie over and over on Betamax (for those of you born a bit later, that's like a VHS tape, only smaller).
I was tempted to buy Annie as soon as it came out on DVD, but chose to wait for a version with some decent special features. Lo, it is here, but there is one thing that I'm really surprised is missing.... where's the behind-the-scenes feature, "Lights, Camera, Annie!" which aired on TV back in 1982. It included auditions for the role of Annie, dance rehearsals, cast/crew interviews, choerography and blocking of "It's a Hard Knock Life", a screen test of Aileen Quinn and Albert Finney and vocal rehearsals of "Easy Street" with Peters, Curry and Burnett. That's the kind of thing that should be on a Special Edition DVD, so I'm surprised that since the footage exists (I still have my Beta tape, and surely it exists elsewhere), that they didn't use it.
As much as I appreciate that there is a new version, it seems to be primarily catering to kids. It would appear they neglected the adults who grew up with the movie and still think of it fondly, and would have appreciated more special features of the behind-the-scenes, as opposed to contemporary interpretations of songs and sing-alongs.
Incidentally, why is this being presented as an "Anniversary Edition"? Annie came out in 1982, so it's the...22nd Year Anniversary?
I still love the movie, but just can't give this version a full 5 stars given my disappointment in the special features.
MUCH better than the disney version!!
Sure, the 1982 movie doesn't compare to the stage version. Getting rid of the Christmas setting and replacing some great songs with the likes of "Dumb Dog" may not have been a great idea.
BUT, Albert Finney shows wonderful character development (there's none with Warbucks in the Disney version). Annie is much spunkier (perhaps overacted, but any spunk is better than no spunk). Carol Burnett plays Miss Hannigan with comedic genius. I shudder to even compare her to Disney's "politically correct" Hannigan played by the slothful Kathy Bates. How can you go wrong with Tim Curry and Bernadette Peters, too.
The choreography is athletic and spirited in this version. The disney version's choreography looked like a poor camp production.
Yes, there are some mix-ups in the setting of the buildings in the background as well as some other things, but this is a very enjoyable musical which, thanks to its whitty script, score, and talent, succeeds on many levels.
Perhaps the best way to describe this movie is:
A MUSICAL THAT SUCCEEDS INCREDIBLY DESPITE ITSELF.
CECILE WILL PICK OUT ALL YOUR CLOTHES!!!!!!!
I saw the stage show of Annie, with my friend ******* as Grace, and she was fantastic. It bought a tear to my eye when she sang I THINK IM GOING TO LIKE IT HERE. This version however, needed my friend in it! All the cast were terrible, except for Ms Hannigan...who pulled a stunning performance.
That red head girl...well, lets just say that it sounds like a rat crawled down her throat and died.