Disney's all about the anniversaries. Remember Oliver & Co.? Little orphan kitten follows Charles Dicken's classic tale, "Oliver Twist," with Billy Joel and Bette Midler. Technically, Oliver & Co. was originally released in 1988, but '19th anniversary' sounds weird, so Disney stretched it out a little big, releasing the new edition on Feb. 3, 2009. This edition also has special features including a sing-a-long, which is impossible not to do with "Why Should I Worry," scrapbook, publicity media, and a making-of short documentary. The 27th animated feature released by Disney, Oliver & Co. definitely isn't as high on the all-time list as the Howard Ashman era or classic disney features, but it's still a cute film with memorable characters.
February 15, 2009
Oliver & Company released for 20th anniversary
Disney's all about the anniversaries. Remember Oliver & Co.? Little orphan kitten follows Charles Dicken's classic tale, "Oliver Twist," with Billy Joel and Bette Midler. Technically, Oliver & Co. was originally released in 1988, but '19th anniversary' sounds weird, so Disney stretched it out a little big, releasing the new edition on Feb. 3, 2009. This edition also has special features including a sing-a-long, which is impossible not to do with "Why Should I Worry," scrapbook, publicity media, and a making-of short documentary. The 27th animated feature released by Disney, Oliver & Co. definitely isn't as high on the all-time list as the Howard Ashman era or classic disney features, but it's still a cute film with memorable characters.
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This Disney film is pretty obscure- only memorable character is the chihuahua. Leonard Maltin describes it as Disney's grittiest animated feature- why not wait for the 25th anniversary release instead of celebrating 20 years- that will mean another re-release in 5 years- now that's something to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteLeonard Maltin thinks this is the grittiest? That's kind of funny. And I wouldn't doubt that they'd make another release in 5 years. They release Mary Poppins every five years...
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