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Amazon.co.uk Review
Film buffs and critics can argue until their faces turn blue about whether this lavish 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
Amazon.co.uk Review
Film buffs and critics can argue until their faces turn blue about whether this lavish 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 pick-pocketing 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, Amazon.com
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just bought this for my daugter and its a superb buy. its easy to forget how good these classic musicals are. this perticular edition is great becasue it includes the Dance and singalong versions of the song. you are shown through all the moves for perticular songs and then can dance to them like a pro well maybe not. Only negative and its a really small point as this is fantastic value is there are only 3 dance along songs would have been great with more. still 5* though!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Our grandchildren have enjoyed this video. So have we. Great value! Worth replaying many times, especially Oliver.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I usually like to watch musical on stage only, but I saw Oliver when it was on Tele and loved it - no matter how many times it was on cables etc. I sat and watched it - Mark Lester presented a great Oliver - exactly that meek mild and helpless boy that Dickens had created - the boy everyone would melt just from seeing him and which everyone would like to be the someone who he can something to, Ron moody and Shany Wallis creat a lovely Fagin and Nancy - a monstrous though love seeking fagin, and girl who needs to be loved and gives love as Nancy. No matter how old you can be no matter who you are - Oliver will always find the way into your heart.
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gr8
My kids love this dvd as they have done about it at school so they wanted a copy for home and they have watched it numerous times and still enjoy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tichy
Not A Particularly 'Special Edition'
Not slating the film itself in any way which deserves 5 stars but just having a bit of moan about the so called special edition. Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Gooderidge
Oliver! What the Dickens
Not the story that Dickens wrote but probably the story that most people know because it has been so popular for so long. Read more
Published 9 months ago by RR Waller
Very quick but not perfect
Box was just slightly tatty, appeared to have been carefully pre-owned, but delivery was remarkable, less than 24 hours!
Published 19 months ago by Stef
TIMELESS ENTERTAINMENT
Oliver is a film the whole family will enjoy, a timeless masterpiece. Good for young children as well as it should make them realise how very lucky they are to eat well, live in a... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Luke's Gran
Tom's view
Great film, shame about the sing and dance along which needed more songs. Mind you the film is well worth the money on its own and the kids loved it.
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by C. J. Thomas
Oliver
What can you say about Oliver,that hasnt already been said...All i can say about this DVD is that it was very Cheap,delivered well packed,and very very quickly..Love it
Published on 17 Aug 2009 by bilko
oliver - the film
This is a really good film - I just wanted it at home when I need some real entertainment. Why can't the British do anything like this anymore?
Published on 31 July 2009 by jenny Cee
GOD BLESS YOU RON MOODY!
I held off for quite a while before replacing my normal OLIVER dvd with this special edition but Im glad I did. Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by P. D. gray
Can't go wrong with this Oliver
Oliver, the original film version. Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, and the lovely Miss Wallace are fantastic, and hard to beat anywhere. Read more
Published on 11 July 2009 by Brian Hodgson
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