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Though it's not in the same league as the classic screen musicals, Annie's heartwarming rags-to-riches storyline, social comment (shallow as it may be) and catchy songs make for an entertaining and unpretentious 90 minutes' viewing. Aileen Quinn is the irrepressible titular orphan, by no means as irritating as she looks in the cover picture; Albert Finney is Oliver Warbucks, the tyrannical tycoon (with a hidden heart of gold, of course) who adopts her for a week in the interests of good PR. The real show-stopper, though, is Carol Burnett as the gin-soaked harpy Miss Hannigan, ruling with an iron fist over an orphanage full of unruly girls, flirting with every man in sight and eventually scheming with her unscrupulous brother (Tim Curry) to kidnap Annie and reap a fat Warbucks reward cheque. While the songs--including "Tomorrow", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "It's a Hard Knock Life"--are excellent, the kids' voices are shrill and the production pretty low-rent: Annie is very obviously a stage show brought to screen on a low budget. But while it lacks the polish that make the Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe musicals so special, it's funny and sweet and has a rough charm all its own.

On the DVD: The film is presented in widescreen, preserving its original 2.35:1 aspect, and is enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; the soundtrack is Dolby surround, though as noted above the music score is relatively rough and ready so top-notch sound isn't actually as important as it would be in other musicals. The extras are pretty disappointing--an uninspired interactive menu features only the obligatory multi-language subtitles, (very) short biographies of the key cast members, a few publicity cards and posters, the theatrical trailer and--most interestingly--an isolated musical score. No commentary from director John Huston, no documentaries, nothing about the 1930s cartoon strip that was, apparently, one of the most popular of its day. There's actually more information in the accompanying booklet than there is on the disc. --Rikki Price

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
Filmographies
Gallery Vintage Advertising
8 Lobby Cards
3 Posters
Isolated Score
Theatrical Trailer
Arabic\Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish


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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: My Childhood, 6 Sep 2002 By A Customer This review is from: Annie [1982] (VHS Tape) Annie was a film that I had enjoyed right throughout my young years, to the extent that I had worn out three VHS tapes of the show. I love this film to to this day and always felt it emanated a feeling of warmth and security into a childs heart, with the unknowing contrast of a child who is comfortable in a well off society to that of the lives of little Annie, Molly and Duffy. This production allowed me as a child to see the poorer side of life, not in a frightened manner but one which could be filled with ones own happiness. A truly delightful film for all to watch, it touched my heart then and continues to. The songs are great too, my favorite being Maybe, the thoughts of an orphans dream of meeting her parents. I love it!!!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: My favourite film, great for budding actors/actresses !, 20 Mar 2000 By A Customer This review is from: Annie [1982] (VHS Tape) This has been my most favourite film ever since I first watched it at the age of about four. It's great for children and adults and I can guarantee you will soon be humming along to the tunes! Most suited to children from the ages of 4-10. Don't delay buy this video today!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Brilliant, 11 Aug 2004 By  Rachel "poodlechump" (UK) - See all my reviews A film from my childhood, that I watched over and over again, my sister bought me this on dvd, which is just aswell as my taped from the tv version, was looking a bit worse for wear!!!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 8 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Festive family musical comedy with ginger brat The idea of a young ginger girl singing for two hours does not instantly fill me with glee. It makes me think of Christmasses gone by where my aunt and uncle would bring round my... Read more Published 2 months ago by Ben Le Pensive Exceptional!!! If you've not seen this movie yet you don't know what you're missing. Great for all ages - watch it, you will not be disappointed! Published 6 months ago by Steveml annie the musical this is a classic but it does have limitations in its storyline compared to some of the others around, it is definatly a must see and is a good one for kids, they'l love it and... Read more Published on 1 Feb 2005 by suckindiesel An all-time classic children's musical! We love this film. Never mind the "official" review above - this is a great fun film, the music is wonderful and everyone loves it, and the dancing, humour and... Read more Published on 20 Sep 2000 An all time Classic Movie.. I love this film. And I'd recommend everyone to watch it at least once in their lifetime. Published on 10 April 2000 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews