Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Laura Hall-Schordje I really wanted to love this movie. I have the original cast recording and have known every song by heart for years. It was a good musical, there is a phenomenally talented cast, but it just doesn't work that well on the screen. I am not sure who to blame--director? producers?--but it seems over-produced and underwhelming at the same time. I am watching the end of the film as I write this, and in the last few minutes I have seen helicopters and elephants and fireworks. There is a hugeness to this production that sometimes overwhelms the characters and story. In an effort to make the musical less stagy on the screen, the musical has lost its sense of being a musical. Just before this final scene is extended chase drama that does nothing to heighten tension but simply serves to drag out the inevitable happy ending. Sometimes less is more. At the same time, there is an underproduction to the musical numbers that hurts it as well. For example, when the orphans dance and sing the choreography seems sloppy, like it has not been rehearsed enough or at all. While the effort may be to look natural, it comes off as poorly done. Musicals are NOT natural. They require we suspend our disbelief enough to accept that people break out into song and dance. That the singing and dancing are sloppy looking doesn't make it easier to suspend disbelief. It simply disappoints. Ann Reinking is amazing among a very talented group of actors I have admired in other productions. They do their best here. But the production is not worthy of the talent gathered here. You may enjoy it, but it is sad when Annie is watching a scene at the movies and those (long, long) clips of a film within the film make you care more about THAT movie than the one you are watching.

bkoganbing Little Orphan Annie as a comic strip ran for 86 years from 1924 to 2010 until 1968 under its original creator Harold Gray. Quite a bit is left out when you read a list of Annie's adventures in that period. But the film Annie captures the essence of what she was about. One thing though she never grew up staying a plucky and resourceful orphan with her benefactor Daddy Warbucks the Howard Hughes of the funny papers who had endless money. Young Aileen Quinn is our Annie and Daddy Warbucks is Albert Finney. The film is an adaption of the Broadway Musical that ran for six years and 2377 performances. It hadn't even finished it's Broadway run when the film came out. The film plot concerns Daddy Warbucks inviting a selected orphan out to the fabulous Warbucks estate and Annie gets to be the lucky girl. She gets to him with her innocent charm and plucky attitude.But the mean woman who runs the orphanage who is played with delicious panache by Carol Burnett wants to exploit the situation to her own advantage. Burnett enlists her conman brother Tim Curry and his wife Bernadette Peters. What they do and how Annie triumphs over all is for you to see the film.I'm not sure John Huston was the right choice to direct this, but Busby Berkeley was not available. Probably with a musical or two under his belt Huston might have made a classic. As it is it's not a bad film, just not a great one.In fact this adaption of a cartoon was really perfected by Warren Beatty when he created his Dick Tracy film. That's how you adapt a cartoon as a cartoon to film with live actors.Still Annie got a couple of Oscar nominations for adapted musical score and Art&Set Direction. I wish Burnett had been given recognition when she's on the film really takes off.A good musical with a good adaption for family viewing.

johnobvich Whenever I watch this I always smile. Both the adult and child cast really make this movie shine and its amazing how all of the cast can sing! Even little Molly who is only about 6 years old hits her notes. Sure it gets scary at the end but that's how the comics were always written. For Annie to always get into some serious trouble and gets rescued by Daddy Warbucks or one of his bodyguards. The songs were always delightful to listen to and even now I know the songs by heart and can follow along while the movie is playing. Is it as good as the Broadway production? That all depends on who is playing Annie that tour.Out of all of the Annie movies and musicals, this is the one to go see!!

jdonalds-5 Little Orphan Annie has been around for a very long time but I've never seen the play or any of the movies. I do enjoy musicals, and the general story is predictable but great.The musical numbers are very good, especially We Got Annie - fabulous dancing.Carol Burnette was perfect as Miss Hannigan Albert Finney was a great choice for Daddy Warbucks The rest of the cast was wonderful, except for Aileen Quinn as Annie.All through the movie I kept thinking they could have cast someone better than Quinn. She was a mediocre dancer at best. Her voice was shrill, and I just don't think she looked right for the part.That's all just my opinion. I think I could have rated this 10/10 if there had been a different actress in the role of Annie.