Oliver & Company [VHS]
starring: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne
directed by: George Scribner
directed by: George Scribner
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Disney does Dickens in this animated version of Oliver Twist, in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the '90s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid) worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. --Tom Keogh
Disney does Dickens in this animated version of Oliver Twist, in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the '90s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid) worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. --Tom Keogh
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- cute take on Oliver Twist
The dvd was in great condition and was delivered promptly...faster than I thought in fact.As for the movie itself, it was exactly as I remembered.A fun adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist in which Billy Joel carries the film as the voice of the character Dodger with some rockin and soulful tunes.The kids loved it!
Rating: 
- Nothing Dates as Fast as "The Latest New Thing"
This was an animated Disney feature which was a free re-working of Oliver Twist, set in modern New York. It seemed to vanish without a trace after it's initial release, twenty years ago - which was a pity, for although the animation work is pretty pedestrian - the first to rely heavily upon computers, andnot much above the level of a Saturday morning cartoon feature, the voice work was amusingly several cuts above. Where else to findBilly Joel doing the voice of a shrewd street mutt named Dodger, ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Disney Movie
This was one of my daughter's favorite movies and now it is one of my granddaughter's favorites. A great movie for any age.
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- Worst Animated Disney Movie EVER
My family and I collect Disney movies, especially the Plantinum ones, so it was a no-brainer that my 10-year old wanted the 20th Anniversary Edition of Oliver and Company (even though neither one of us had ever seen it before).
Knowing how wonderful past animated Disney movies based on cats or dogs delighted us (The Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, etc.), I bought it.
Boy were we disappointed! The animation wasn't that great and the film felt very dated rather ... Read More
Rating: - Oliver and Company
It's difficult to define an era of Disney as lesser or greater than another. The 1980's are thought of as a lesser era, yet they produced The Fox and the Hound, The Great Mouse Detective, and The Little Mermaid, three classics of the Disney canon. That three out of six movies released by the studio in ten years weren't classics doesn't show how low Disney had gone as much as it proves how high their standards had been previously.
Oliver and Company is a cute movie, but it is also thoroughly ... Read More
- cute take on Oliver TwistThe dvd was in great condition and was delivered promptly...faster than I thought in fact.As for the movie itself, it was exactly as I remembered.A fun adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist in which Billy Joel carries the film as the voice of the character Dodger with some rockin and soulful tunes.The kids loved it!
- Nothing Dates as Fast as "The Latest New Thing"This was an animated Disney feature which was a free re-working of Oliver Twist, set in modern New York. It seemed to vanish without a trace after it's initial release, twenty years ago - which was a pity, for although the animation work is pretty pedestrian - the first to rely heavily upon computers, andnot much above the level of a Saturday morning cartoon feature, the voice work was amusingly several cuts above. Where else to findBilly Joel doing the voice of a shrewd street mutt named Dodger, ... Read More
- Excellent Disney MovieThis was one of my daughter's favorite movies and now it is one of my granddaughter's favorites. A great movie for any age.
- Worst Animated Disney Movie EVERMy family and I collect Disney movies, especially the Plantinum ones, so it was a no-brainer that my 10-year old wanted the 20th Anniversary Edition of Oliver and Company (even though neither one of us had ever seen it before).
Knowing how wonderful past animated Disney movies based on cats or dogs delighted us (The Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, etc.), I bought it.
Boy were we disappointed! The animation wasn't that great and the film felt very dated rather ... Read More
- Oliver and CompanyIt's difficult to define an era of Disney as lesser or greater than another. The 1980's are thought of as a lesser era, yet they produced The Fox and the Hound, The Great Mouse Detective, and The Little Mermaid, three classics of the Disney canon. That three out of six movies released by the studio in ten years weren't classics doesn't show how low Disney had gone as much as it proves how high their standards had been previously.
Oliver and Company is a cute movie, but it is also thoroughly ... Read More
