Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Aileen Quinn
MPAA Rating: PG
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Running Time: 127 minutes
Film: 4 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3 out of 5 stars
Who doesn’t love little ole’ Annie and her wonderful songs like “Tomorrow,” “Easy Street,” “It’s the Hard-Knock Life”. This wonderful Blu-ray release from Sony celebrates the film’s 30th Anniversary with its very impressive Sing-Along Edition. This film was adapted from the smash Tony Award®-winning musical comedy based on the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip. It also packs one of the best musical casts including Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking and Tim Curry. I remember the first time I saw this film with my then girlfriend (now wife) many years ago. This musical still brings a smile to my face and has you singing along with little Annie and her friends. Highly recommended!
SYNOPSIS: The charismatic little orphaned Annie’s (Aileen Quinn) luck changes for the better when billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney) arrives at the orphanage looking to take one of the children for a short time. Annie soon charms the billionaire with her lively warm nature and together they set out to search for Annie’s parents. With the mean head of the orphanage, Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett) attempting to hinder their plan, Annie’s search will prove to be quite a heartwarming journey.
This 30th Anniversary Blu-ray both looks and sounds amazing. The 1080p transfer really brings out the color in the film and looks very sharp. It’s DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track works perfectly with the sounds and sounds just amazing! This release also comes with an Ultraviolet digital streaming copy. The special features are not amazing but still good. Exclusive to the Blu-ray is “Sing-Along with Annie”, which allows fans to sing along to all their favorite songs. There is also a musical performance of “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” by pop group Play. There is only one production featurette called “My Hollywood Adventure with Aileen Quinn”, short but worth checking out. Lastly, the Blu-ray also includes the original trailers and TV spots from the film.
I am anticipating on buying this Blu-Ray because of the fact that it is a Sing-A-Long version. Can you watch the movie without the words on the screen? Or is there an option for both?
I recently purchased this. The sing-a-long is part of the disc special features. The movie defaults to playing like a normal movie.