Oliver & Company (1988)

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• Alexander D

  
  OK

• Brad W

  
  Unoriginal and boring alot, but most of the times it can be charming and good for kids.

• AJ V

  
  Most people think Disney didn't have any good movies in the 80s, but hey, this was a good movie! It's got a lot of good songs, good actors doing the voices, and a nice story. I highly recommend it.

• MisterYoda ?

  
  not interested

• Lafe F

  
  Garsh, what a forgettable Disney picture. Sure, it has a song by Billy Joel and a New York City traffic jumping scene, but it just wasn't very involving. Fagin looked sort of like Nasty Canasta, the gambler from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Oliver Twist is a nasty story of child… More
  Garsh, what a forgettable Disney picture. Sure, it has a song by Billy Joel and a New York City traffic jumping scene, but it just wasn't very involving. Fagin looked sort of like Nasty Canasta, the gambler from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Oliver Twist is a nasty story of child abuse, and Disney turned it into some animal adventure. Wait for the Little Mermaid to emerge to turn the Disney studio in a new direction...

• Jennifer X

  
  i didn't realize this was like oliver twist until i recently watched it. cute adaptation.

• Rachel F

  
  Adorable movie.

• Leigh R

  
  So sweet...

• danny d

  
  oliver is my dogg. get it, play on words. anyway, good family classic

• Jason S

  
  Good.

• Bradley W

  
  Unoriginal and boring alot, but most of the times it can be charming and good for kids.

• DOCTOR P

  
  Last of the "Do It like Walt" Era The animation here is for the most part okay, while it certainly has it's detail, it just never really does much to take advantage of it. Everything looks well enough but unlike some of the previous efforts nothing is worth noting or… More
  Last of the "Do It like Walt" Era The animation here is for the most part okay, while it certainly has it's detail, it just never really does much to take advantage of it. Everything looks well enough but unlike some of the previous efforts nothing is worth noting or is it something worth a look. The music is incredibly bland, it's boring and doesn't feel necessary at all. It's almost as if one of the people involved decided to put it in for the sake of just having songs, unlike most of the previous films where the songs were nothing special, this one just comes off as completely tacked on. The characters are some of the weakest from the studio, they're all boring and never really shine in any way. It's all happy go lucky characters who have problems that are never presented in a way to make one care. The villain is for the most part lame, evil sure but he just comes off as a Saturday morning villain who was somehow allowed to do certain things that one wouldn't expect from those. The story is predictable, which says a lot considering most Disney films are predictable, but where as the others find their way to be entertaining to see the characters get to the end this one just falls flat. It tries to be dark, but ends up feeling more like a happy go lucky kids flick. "Oliver and Company" is a film that has very FEW things to like, mainly it's animation though unimpressive as it may be and it's brief running time. Aside from that the only other compliment is that most of the characters have a voice actor that matches them but again nothing is worth noting. Up Next: A Disney Renaissance starts under the sea.

• Diego T

  
  As riskily different as it is underrated, "Oliver and Company" is a movie with a lot of potential and spunk, but lacking in quality. It does, however, succeed in influencing deep feelings, especially of heart-warmth and love, and has with it one of the greatest voice roles… More
  As riskily different as it is underrated, "Oliver and Company" is a movie with a lot of potential and spunk, but lacking in quality. It does, however, succeed in influencing deep feelings, especially of heart-warmth and love, and has with it one of the greatest voice roles ever: Billy Joel as Dodger. Nothing is new or outstanding in "Oliver and Company", but it has some obvious strong points that prevent it from falling completely flat and help us forgive its strange title. It is edgy, in a way that the antagonist is unnervingly realistic in both demeanor and motive, something quite hard to place in a G-rated film. The songs "Once Upon A Time In New York City" and "Why Should I Worry" are great, memorable and well-made, belonging up there with Disney classics. Bette Midler also has a funny portrayal of Georgette. Finally, the story provides a fine break from average "happily ever after" formula that one would expect, and envelopes the watcher in a good dose of heartwarming scenes among the decent characters and even manages to give an occasional funny moment. "Hey, you got your pals, you got all you need." -Dodger Visuals 7/10 Sounds 9/10 Content 17/25 Uniqueness 9/15 Memorability 7/10 Resonance 6/10 Chemistry 17/20 Total 72/100

• Matthew Y

  
  An animated Disney recreation (I guess) of the classic Dickens tale. The film was supposed to be a return to form for Disney but instead was one of their weakest efforts ever. Billy Joel curiously voices the lead canine Dodger and a few other celebrities offer their (cough, cough)… More
  An animated Disney recreation (I guess) of the classic Dickens tale. The film was supposed to be a return to form for Disney but instead was one of their weakest efforts ever. Billy Joel curiously voices the lead canine Dodger and a few other celebrities offer their (cough, cough) vocal talents. The film fails to muster even one memorable song and the only lasting character is Cheech Marins hyperactive chihauhau Tito. Not one to add to your Disney DVD collection.

• Suneel J

  
  A nice change of pace for Disney with this modern, urban adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The characters are very lovable and the dialogues between "the gang" are the highlights. The villains are very stylish and their outcomes are fairly gruesome for a… More
  A nice change of pace for Disney with this modern, urban adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The characters are very lovable and the dialogues between "the gang" are the highlights. The villains are very stylish and their outcomes are fairly gruesome for a Disney film. Not one of Disney's finest creations, but still fun for the whole family.

• Jason V

  
  It's telling, I think, that I remember plush Christmas ornaments based on this Disney animated film more than actually seeing the film in theaters. It's an unengaging, unmemorable "retelling" of Oliver Twist updated for the late 80s. With voices and music by… More
  It's telling, I think, that I remember plush Christmas ornaments based on this Disney animated film more than actually seeing the film in theaters. It's an unengaging, unmemorable "retelling" of Oliver Twist updated for the late 80s. With voices and music by Billy Joel and Huey Lewis (among others), there is a stab at contemporary relevance which ultimately comes off as dated. It takes the movie 20 minutes to actually tell the audience what the plot is going to be about (far longer than a movie should wait) while the backgrounds all appear to be half-complete sketches of New York. Yes, the latter is by design, though this lends the feeling the film is "half done." The film is littered with ads for Coke, Kodak and a host of other companies, as well as "smart" in-jokes for astute viewers (a Mickey Mouse watch, the Billy Joel character playing a piano with sunglasses). The new computer generated animation in certain sequences doesn't seem all that "whiz bang" in 2011; moreover, there's a general roughness to the look of the picture. The two good aspects of Oliver and Company? It started the annual Disney animated picture and heralded the beginning of Disney's second golden age just two years later with The Little Mermaid. Audiences would have to get through The Rescuers Down Under in 1990 first, though.

• Juan C

  
  it's guilty pleasure, nuff said. B

• Jackson W

  
  I used to adore this when I was little, and fought to the death for it when I realized the bad slack it got, but seeing it now makes it heartbreaking how truly lackluster this film is. The visuals, for one thing, are so incredibly bad for a a Disney flick. IT seemed like it wanted to… More
  I used to adore this when I was little, and fought to the death for it when I realized the bad slack it got, but seeing it now makes it heartbreaking how truly lackluster this film is. The visuals, for one thing, are so incredibly bad for a a Disney flick. IT seemed like it wanted to be a Miyashaki film at some parts, but it was just so thickly outlined and had such a rough blend of watercolors that it has the reputation of being the Battefield Earth of animation. The story always caught my interest, but the only highlight (and the only real redeemer) is Billy Joel's stray mutt Artful Dodger. Being a lifelong fan of the Piano Man, it's always fun to see him enjoy being a dog while jumping off of cars singing about the carefree life. For nostalgia's sake, I can onyl give it a half star though.

• Andrew F

  
  I always thought that Oliver was the dog, not the kitty. I'm stupid. This movie has really cool songs. Georgette is hilarious.

• Sarah P

  
  I just watched this for the first time recently. It's definitely of a different style than most animated Disney films. It wasn't my favorite, but I thought it was cute.

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