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... This review will give you a feel for the music and a synopsis of the plot but I feel that this is OK as there can't be anyone who doesn't already know the story can there? Oliver! is the film musical based on the book Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens. The story follows the fortunes ... Read review

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Oliver! [DVD] [1968]

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Dickensian musical deserved the Academy Award for
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Oliver [DVD]

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Film buffs and critics can argue until their faces turn blue about whether this lavish ... more

Dickensian musical deserved the Academy Award for
Best Picture of 1968, but the movie speaks for
itself on grandly entertaining terms. Adapted from
Dickens's classic novel, it's one of the most
dramatically involving and artistically impressive
musicals of the 1960s, directed by Carol Reed with
a delightful enthusiasm that would surely have
impressed Dickens himself. Mark Lester plays the
waifish orphan Oliver Twist, who is befriended by
the pickpocketing Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and
recruited into the gang of boy thieves led by
Fagin (played to perfection by Ron Moody). The
villainous Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) casts his long
shadow over Oliver and his friends, but the young
orphan is still able to find loving care in the
most desperate of circumstances. Full of memorable
melodies and splendid lyrics,Oliver!is a timeless
film, prompting even hard-to-please critic Pauline
Kael to call it "a superb demonstration of
intelligent craftsmanship", and to further observe
that "it's as if the movie set out to be a tribute
to Dickens and his melodramatic art as well as to
tell the story of Oliver Twist."--Jeff Shannon


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If Charles Dickens were alive to see Roman Polanski's faithful adaptation ofOliver Twist, ... more

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'sThe Pianist)
necessarily trims away subplots and characters for
the sake of narrative economy. All in all, this
Oliver Twistrises 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 Shannon


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Advantages: A great family musical, great acting, great songs.
Disadvantages: There aren't any

...can there?

Oliver! is the film musical based on the book Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens. The story follows the fortunes of Oliver as his mother dies in childbirth; he lives in the workhouse, and then has a spell picking pockets in London finally ending up finding his real family.

This film version won two Oscars - Best director for Carol Reed and Best Music for John Green.

The film begins in the ...
...and the sad death of his mother. Incidentally when I first saw this film at the cinema in 1968 I fell in love with Mark Lester! Having seen him interviewed on the Alan Titchmarsh show recently he is just as gorgeous as an adult too! Sorry I am digressing aren't I?

We then jump to Oliver aged about 10 in the workhouse with all the other boys being beaten, overworked, unloved and very poorly fed. The boys, after singing Food, Glorious ... more

SusanLesley 21.02.2008 (22.02.2008)
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A Fagin Good Film!!

Advantages: Good family fun, a cheerful musical.
Disadvantages: None it was brilliant

~~ Oliver ~~ I am on a DVD buzz at the moment and enjoying watching them and also enjoying telling you all about them. Oliver Twist is a classic Rags to Riches story. ~~ The Film ~~ Well this is Oliver (The Musical 1968 version), based on Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens. It is set in Victorian London and Oliver Twist is an orphan in one of London's workhouses. The story starts in the workhouse with all the children going down to have there supper (Gruel), after eating Oliver gets up and says those immortal words "Please Sir, can I have some more", he is dragged into the other room where the bosses are eating their food and sent out with Mr Bumble to be sold. (I will describe the songs later on in the review). Oliver is sold to an Undertaker and very soon he runs away, he ends up being found by the Artful Dodger ...

arnoldhenryrufus 16.02.2006 · Read full review
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Oliver Twist Review

Advantages: It wasn't to expensive
Disadvantages: Its very long

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 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 money i payed for it, I would ...

thebobfather 24.10.2009 · Read full review
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Oliver with a twist.

Advantages: Great Characters | Brill Music | It's Disney
Disadvantages: Backgrounds are a little weak

I've mentioned no one character seems to stand out as being voiced better than the others, which is the way it should be. ---About the music--- In keeping with Disney tradition, there are number of songs throughout the film. In fact there are a total of seven, all of which have a distinctly '80's pop feel to them. The very first song, "Once Upon A Time In New York City" is my favourite, and is performed by Huey Lewis (of the News fame) although I must say "Perfect Isn't Easy" performed by Bette Midler comes a close second. ---About the Presentation--- The DVD is beautifully decorated with a picture of Jenny, Oliver and Dodger and I must say the printing is of exceptional quality. This is then enclosed within a standard DVD case, that has an inlay with similar printing. This may not seem important to you, but I like my ...

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