The great story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens fully realized in splendid dance numbers, great songs, and great cinematography.
I couldn't get enough of Ron Moody's hilarious Fagin, had a huge crush on Shani Wallis' Nancy the first time I saw her, and wanted to hunt down and kill Oliver Reed's Bill Sikes - or at least put him behind bars.
Mark Lester's "Where is Love?" eats my heart out every time I see it, and the dance number "Who Will Buy?" makes me want to happily join in and start dancing around inside the movie house every time I see it on the big screen. (But I don't really plan on doing that because I figure I'd probably be arrested.)
However, there were some good tunes in this. I was interested to see the depiction of Victorian London, but truly believe that without the songs this would have made a more palatable length film.
This movie is packed full of charm and wit. Its a truly heart warming story and it happened to win best picture in 1968. I grew up on this movie. Its truly a classic. See it.
A musical which has stood the test of time. Based on the Dickens novel Oliver Twist, there are classic performances from Ron Moody, Jack Wild and Shani Wallis making this film one of the best musicals ever created.
Mark Lester's soft angelic choir boy looks r good enough to make any girl/woman want to mother him asap...good performance by him.ron moody is a brilliant fagin,n reed is menacing n cold as bill sykes out of d books..one of the best nancy performances too. good cast.v good movie.
Lovely musical of a boy who is kicked out of the workhouse for asking for more food. Such classic musical songs in this film, including consider yourself, food glorious food and you've got to pick a pocket or two among others.
A highly entertaining and lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Not only is this my favourite adaptation of Oliver Twist, but it is also one of my favourite musicals of all time. All the cast are superb, especially Ron Moody (in an Oscar nominated role) as the sneaky, conniving Fagin and Jack Wild (in an Oscar nominated role) as the mischievous, street-smart Artful Dodger. The music is superb, especially the songs "Who Will Buy?" and "Pick a Pocket". It fully deserved its 5 Oscars, including Best Picture.
"Please sir, I want some...more?" Classic songs ("Consider Yourself," "Where Is Love?," "As Long As He Needs Me") highlight this wonderful film version of the excellent stage play, based on "Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress" by Charles Dickens, published in 1837. Not completely faithful to the novel, but retains part of the central element.
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This really is a classic musical. I love it. I love the character of Nancy the most probably, but the most fun about this movie is singing along with certain songs! I love a bit of Oom Pa Pa!! The one thing that is a shame is that Mark Lester who plays Oliver isn't the one singing and it is pretty obvious! But it's still brilliant & a classic!
"Oliver!" is one of my favorite movies. Of course it's not art, but it's high quality entertainment. Could anyone point out a sweeter rendering of the novel? It explodes in color and song, and it even manages to get darker than you would expect in a children's film. But perhaps "Oliver" isn't strictly for kids, but a cute musical for grownups. Its irresistible charm and beauty will win you over. Of course "2001" was more deserving of the Oscar, but who cares? Both films are great on totally different levels. I had the pleasure of watching this again this morning and I still adore it. I can hum six songs now!
The last good old-fashioned musical of the 1960s, "Oliver!" is of course a musicalized version of Charles Dickens' classic novel "Oliver Twist." Although the book was very dark (much like the current remake), this musical still gets the story across, adding a bit of hope to the lifes within the story.
The unforgettable tunes include ?Food Glorious Food?, ?Consider Yourself?, ?You?ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two?, ?I?d Do Anything? and ?Oom-Pah-Pah? ? all immensely catchy songs, conveyed via very well put together sequences. The film is a thoroughly entertaining experience and never really loses momentum.
Great songs, great scenes. Good storyline (Charles Dickens after all...) and eye candy lead actor (Mark Lester).
Tis a pity for the ending though it leaves much to the imagination.
Certainly the greatest forgotten musical of the 1960's mega-musical era. And certainly one of the finest ever made. This film really stands the test of time.
Great movie! I can't believe I didn't see this one sooner. The production, sets and costumes were excellent, aside from the fact that some of the women's hairstyles reflected too much that it was filmed in the sixties. The casting was perfect, especially for Dodger and Fagin. Oliver was well selected too as he had a face, demeaner and voice of innocence. The song and dance numbers were also very enjoyable and memorable. The lowest point in the film though was when Nancy sang "He Needs Me". I couldn't get through it so I fast forwarded it. Other than that I would say it's a top notch musical that I am glad to have in my DVD collection. Annie for boys?
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