Oliver & Company [Blu-ray]

great movie

Watched this 20+ years ago with my daughter when she was a little and I love it. Music is fun, actor voices are spot on FUN! Great way to intro kids into an alternative viewpoint....something that teaches them that there is a larger world that their life interacts with but on fun level. One of the best kid's movies I've seen in 30 years.

Oliver & Company is one hour and thirteen minutes and was released in theaters on November 18, 1988. This would be the last Disney movie to be around seventy minutes or less; all future movies would be eighty to ninety minutes or even longer. Oliver & Company tell the story of a young kitty cat named Oliver who is abandoned in New York City and is taken in by a group of dogs who leader is named Dodger; the dogs owner is Fagin who is a petty thief and not a good one at that. Fagin takes in Oliver as part of the gang. Later on in the movie Fagin kidnaps Oliver after he is taken in by a girl named Jenny. Fagin does this so he can get ransom money from her to pay off his debts to Sykes. The plan backfires and Sykes kidnaps Penny. Fagin, Dodger, Oliver, and the rest of the dogs go after Sykes to rescue Jenny. Jenny is saved and is reunited with Oliver once again. This is mainly the cliff note version of the movie. I mainly want to write about some of the facts and trivia about the movie itself.Oliver & Company was a box office smash, but mainly received negative reviews. This was Disney's first musical animated movie in eight years since they released the Fox and the Hound and the last movie before the Little Mermaid kicked of the Disney Renaissance. Just like the Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, and the Aristocats, they made this movie from a cat\dog's point of view and the animators shot photos eighteen inches off the ground from the streets of New York City. Oliver & Company was to be a sequel to the Rescuers and have given the character of Penny more development, but the producers scrapped the idea because they thought it would not sell. Two final pieces of information about this movie are: Peg and Jock from Lady and the Tramp and Bongo from 101 Dalmatians make a cameo appetence in Oliver & Company in the only names used from the Oliver Twist story are Dodger, Fagin, Oliver, and Sykes.Now a few words about the DVD, in my opinion some of the extras in the Bonus Features could have been left out or included more information and a good example is the Making of Oliver & Company. The Making of Oliver & Company is a short segment that gives you a cliff note version for the making of this film and should have more information. The same goes with Disney's Animated Animals was a joke in itself; too little information. The two shorts: Lend A Paw and Puss Café are enjoyable to watch. Oliver & Company gets an AAAA++++.DVD FEATURESChapter SelectionSet UpI. Spoken Languagesa. Englishb. Frenchc. SpanishII. Captionsa. English for the Hearing Impairedb. NoneBonus FeaturesI. The Making of Oliver & CompanyII. Disney's Animated AnimalsIII. Oliver & Company ScrapbookIV. Why Should I Worry Sing - Along SongV. Streets of Gold Sing - Along SongVI. Publicity Materialsa. T.V. Spot (1989)b. Original Theatrical Trailer (1988)c. Rerelease Trailer (1996)d. "Return of a Classic" Theatrical Release of Oliver & CompanyVII. Lend A PawVIII. Puss CaféSneak PeeksI. Beauty and the BeastII. Lilo & StitchIII. Snow DogsIV. Peter Pan: Return To NeverlandV. Max Keeble's Big MovieVI. Air Bud: 7th Inning FetchVII. Teamo SupremoPlayVHS PREVIEWSI. 101 Dalmatians - Live VersionII. James and the Giant PeachIII. Muppet Treasure IslandIV. Toy Story

This movie was in my movie selection as a kid, so of course I'm going to buy the dvd!Disney sometimes have hit and misses now a days with their movies, but THIS movie from the past, can I just say, wow!The music, the art direction, the voice talent and acting, all wonderful. In my opinion this movie is certainly in my top tens for Disney movies! If you haven't seen this movie you are missing out!Oliver and Company, a freaking diamond in the crowd for sure!

I have always been a fan of Oliver and Company, since I had seen it as a child on the Disney Channel. I was not fortunate to own it on VHS as a kid, but over the years it is a part of my collection because I had purchased the "main" Disney Renaissance hits I wanted. In the final bits of collecting movies from the 90s I wanted, give or take a few that I didn't yet (Toy Story, Hunchback, A Bug's Life), albeit not truly Renaissance movies but still part of the 90s lineup.This movie came to mind and I was reminded of how much I truly loved it, despite it not being the strongest of the Disney films that came out. The story is not as strong as say "The Little Mermaid," or even the "The Lion King," but Oliver and Company truly shines in its storytelling and grows better with age. However, introducing this movie to say a child would be quite different given that this movie is pretty dated. It is a 80s film, and in that aspect there are tons of things within it that may not be understandable to a child. However, it's truly a capsule in time about how the 80s and entry to the 90s was. Also, this movie has some remnants of other films within it, such as "The Brave Little Toaster." It bears similarity to the same overall feel, and was pre-renaissance for Disney. So it's truly interesting to see what was considered a flick back then.The story is something most of us know if we're long-time fans, however... It takes place in 80s New York, where a cat who is unnamed until the middle of the film is sold along with other kittens. No one claims the kitten, so the cat wanders only to find how harsh life truly is in the city. The cat meets Dodger, a sly and witty dog who knows the city well. The cat follows Dodger back to his home, after being tricked, only to accompany new friends and companions, and also a future home. Oliver is conflicted with his own set of issues, where he realizes what he's been searching for is a home, and is torn two ways. It's an emotional story about "home," family, and companionship.I truly love the songs, as they are classic reminders of Disney prose. However, the story is lacking in some parts. There are so many questions, and sometimes it feels rushed. But Oliver and Company is a great film that ages well, despite its dated story. I highly recommend anyone purchase this if you're a Disney fan seeking to complete your collection, or to relive the movie for the first time on DVD.

The pre Little Mermaid 1980s are called "Disney's dark age" but it's only because of the comparisons to the classic animated movies of the past. If you take them for what they are movies like The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood, The Black Cauldron, and Oliver and Company are nice, fun movies that are pure family entertainment. O&C has a lot of music and singing as one would expect, I think kids will love it but it might be hit-or-miss with teens and adults. All these Dark Age movies are reasonably priced and come in packages with both Blu ray and DVD and some come with a digital copy as well, but often times they have expired so I wouldn't buy from amazon if the digital copy is important. I have all the Dark Age movies on Blu ray and they all got a good transfer from good prints. Is O&C a great movie? Some think so, I would say it's a good movie and would have given it 3 1/2 stars if that was available, but I certainly recommend it.

Tremenda película, tal y como la recordaba de mi infanciaExcelente calidad de imagen y audio original en latino incluido

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まだこの世のことを何も知らなかった小さい小さい頃に、ビデオ？黒くて太いやつ、で擦り切れるほど見てた。元とりまくり。だからかほかのことは記憶にないのに、オリバーだけはセリフも曲もキャラも全部覚えてた。届いてからもう既に擦り切れるほど見てる。大人になっても元をとる。

Sin ser de las mejores películas de Disney, no puede faltar en tu colección si quieres pasar una tarde agradable.

Es gibt ja wirklich soooo viele Disney-Produktionen und bis auf sehr wenige Ausnahmen sind eigentlich alle Filme fantastisch! Es ist einfach die Herzhaftigkeit und Niedlichkeit, die diese Filme ausmacht!!! Bei den vielen genialen Produktionen ist es sehr schwer, eigentlich sogar unmöglich den besten Disney-Film zu ermitteln, aber ein paar Filme, die die Spitzen-Gruppe bilden herauszufiltern ist durchaus möglich. Und bei dieser Gruppe ist "Oliver und Co." auf jeden Fall dabei!Ich kenne und liebe diesen Film jetzt schon seit einer halben Ewigkeit und da wurde es jetzt langsam Zeit, dass ich ihn auf DVD kaufe! Voller entsetzen habe ich hier einige Rezensionen gelesen in denen "Oliver und Co." als schlechtester Disney-Film bezeichnet wurde, denn das kann ich wirklich absolut nicht nachvollziehen! Ich persönlich finde, dass der Film eine echte Perle des Animationsfilm-Genres ist! Der Film ist wirklich sehr lustig, liebevoll und einfach nur wunder- bzw. zum Heulen schön! Die Charaktere sind wirklich von der Animierung, vom Charakter und vom Verhalten her sehr niedlich und witzig gestaltet, es gibt viele lustige Szenen, die wie immer bei Disney vor Allem durch die Niedlichkeit entstehen und der Film ist wirklich sehr, sehr herzhaft und liebevoll! Zudem vermittelt alles auch noch wichtige Werte, wie Verständnis, Freundschaft, Vergebung und das Richtige zu tun auch wenn es für einen selber etwas Schlechtes bedeutet!Für mich ein absoluter Top-Film!!!FAZIT:IN DER FIGURENDARSTELLUNG UND AUCH IM ALLGEMEINEN FILMVERLAUF AN NIEDLICHKEIT, WITZ UND LIEBEVOLLER MACHART NUR SEHR SCHWER ZU ÜBERTREFFEN!! EINER DER BESTEN DISNEY-FILME!!!!