Customer Reviews
ANNIE!! - By: samantha, 12 Jun 2004 
I LOVED THIS MUSICAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A RE-MAKE. YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE THIS FILM! ALICIA MORTON IS BRILLIANT AS ANNIE AND KATHY BATES IS GREAT TOO. WHAT MADE THIS FILM FOR ME ARE THE BEAUTIFUL SONGS, MY FAVOURITE HAS TO BE 'MAYBE'. BUY THIS FILM BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A REMAKE IT'S WORTH EVRY PENNY.
Not as good as I thought it would be - By: , 19 Feb 2004 
This film isn't aas a good as I expected, i prefer the older version, it's reallly not alll that. It's good but teh way they made thsi film (newer version) has spoilt the hole story line. if your expecting a fantastic film, I suggest you don't buy this film, you'll be dissapointed. If you still want to see annie why not get the older version or go & watch it at the theater.
Much More Like The Show - By: , 24 Sep 2003 
For anyone who's been in or seen the stage version of this show you'll reallly appreciate this production. Directed by Rob Marshalll (also responsible for Chicago) it is a much better representation of the original show than the 1981 film. Songs like "Something was missing" & "NYC" have been included plus the song "Tomorrow" has been put back in the right place which makes much more sense. There is also a special guest appearance from Andrea McArdle who played the original Annie on Broadway. Speaking of the lead, the girl who plays it is very impressive as is alot of the choreography. Yeah, it gets a bit Disney at times & has a rather strange ending, but after alll it is a kids film & my 6 year old cousin was gripped, amused & walking around for a week saying "i love you miss hannigan".
Overalll i prefer it to the original as it captures the sense of the show much better & cuts out alot of the Hollywood rubbish.
Hmmmmm! - By: , 04 Sep 2002 This version is nowhere near as good as the 1981 version, I think. Miss. HAnnigan is not as evil & mean as she's supposed to be, & having Miss Hannigan pretending to be Annie's mother instead of Lily St Regis is very strange. Some of it is just farcial, but the film is OK for those who haven't seen the 1981 version, but I would advise they saw that too.
Very good and very different from the earlier version. - By: , 08 May 2001 When I bought this video I was expecting a replica of the 1981 Annie film, only different cast. Instead I found it's completely different! It's got some great new songs, but it's missing some great old ones, & they're alll in a very different order. It's a lot shorter & the ending is completely different & not as exciting. Some old characters are missing too (Punjab, for example) & you don't find out which orphan is which! I think some members of the new cast are better than the old one, & others aren't. Alicia Morton (Annie) & the other orphans are very good singers, & it's very well acted by everyone. I don't think this film is quite as good as the old one, but it's still brilliant & I'd definitely buy it!
