Annie (2014 remake)

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Release Date: 03/17/2015

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[Sugarlandfan]

Just saw the premiere tonight and I loved it even more than the stage play and original movie. I loved the modern storyline and updated music. I highly recommend this movie to everyone!!

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[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Sugarlandfan

Just saw the premiere tonight and I loved it even more than the stage play and original movie. I loved the modern storyline and updated music. I highly recommend this movie to everyone!!

surprisingly I do too. it gets played a lot on the car stereo system.

[Pieter V]

Title: Annie (2014)
Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis
Released: 17th March 2015
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of Will Gluck's 21st Century update of Annie on Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD) and single disc DVD.

The Blu-ray Combo Pack extras will include:
Director’s Commentary
The Making-of Annie
"You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" – Music Video
Bloopers
"Something Was Missing" – Deleted Song with Jamie Foxx
Sing-Alongs: “Hard Knock Life,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here,” “Opportunity,” & “Tomorrow”
Four All-New Featurettes:
It’s a Hard Knock Camp
Fun with Sandy the Dog
A Day on Set With Quvenzhané
Moonquake Lake – On Set!
Tomorrow Around the World
Photo Gallery
Trivia Track

The DVD extras will include:
Director’s Commentary
The Making-of Annie
'You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile' – Music Video

*This title will be mastered in 4K.

[Dubstar]

I could have sworn the song "Something was Missing" was in the theatrical cut, since it's on the Target edition of the soundtrack - looking forward to seeing the filmed scene. no Bobby Cannavale on the cover (!) I'm outraged.

[markus7]

No thanks.

Made the mistake of trusting what were, in hindsight, some obviously shill reviews by Sony plants. A total waste of 2 hours and an insult to the original.

Worst movie of 2014 and probably the worst "remake" ever.

Two Will and Jada Smith produced disasters in the same year. After Earth and now this.

Will not be renting, much less buying.

[Dubstar]

it's 'reinterpretation' not per se a 'remake' - yes, it's flawed and problematic but it's not the complete trainwreck many think it is.

[garyd97]

They would have to pay me to take this movie.

[BluOrbit]

From the Blu-ray.com review:

"Director Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) has taken a cherished 80s film..."

I stopped reading after that. If the reviewer thinks that the original film version of Annie is "cherished" then I don't have much faith in the rest of his review. Cherished my ass.

[RicketyCricket]

Originally Posted by markus7

No thanks.

Made the mistake of trusting what were, in hindsight, some obviously shill reviews by Sony plants. A total waste of 2 hours and an insult to the original.

Worst movie of 2014 and probably the worst "remake" ever.

Two Will and Jada Smith produced disasters in the same year. After Earth and now this.

Will not be renting, much less buying.

After Earth was 2013.

[markus7]

Originally Posted by BluOrbit

From the Blu-ray.com review:

"Director Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) has taken a cherished 80s film..."

I stopped reading after that. If the reviewer thinks that the original film version of Annie is "cherished" then I don't have much faith in the rest of his review. Cherished my ass.

That's subjective.

To many people it's a cherished classic. I own it and it's excellent. A period film that is faithful to Harold Gray's creation even more than the Broadway musical which flipped his politics.

Meanwhile, the disappointing 2014 movie rates as the worst "version" ever made and certainly the least faithful.

[robgmun]

Originally Posted by markus7

No thanks.

Made the mistake of trusting what were, in hindsight, some obviously shill reviews by Sony plants. A total waste of 2 hours and an insult to the original.

Worst movie of 2014 and probably the worst "remake" ever.

Two Will and Jada Smith produced disasters in the same year. After Earth and now this.

Will not be renting, much less buying.

There seems to be a bit of a backlash on studios recasting characters with black people at the moment, They had to rewrite the Finn character in Star Wars to not make him so prominent and give Poe more screen time and the push to make the next James Bond Black was slapped down too.

It does seem there is a push back on studios unnecessarily trying to force diversity on movies.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by robgmun

There seems to be a bit of a backlash on studios recasting characters with black people at the moment, They had to rewrite the Finn character in Star Wars to not make him so prominent and give Poe more screen time and the push to make the next James Bond Black was slapped down too.

It does seem there is a push back on studios unnecessarily trying to force diversity on movies.

If there is a backlash about this then its from bigots on forums. The Annie remake didn't get bad reviews because it recast Annie with a little black girl, it got bad reviews because its a lousy film. Then again, I never thought the original film was very good either and that got many terrible reviews at the time, so it may just be the source material or the fact that it hasn't translated well to the screen so far, rather than tit being he fault of African Americans

[BluOrbit]

Originally Posted by markus7

That's subjective.

To many people it's a cherished classic. I own it and it's excellent. A period film that is faithful to Harold Gray's creation even more than the Broadway musical which flipped his politics.

Meanwhile, the disappointing 2014 movie rates as the worst "version" ever made and certainly the least faithful.

True, it IS subjective. However, there is little doubt that those who feel it's a classic (and, for that matter, those who feel it's even a good movie) are a very small minority.

[AaronSCH]

Originally Posted by garyd97

They would have to pay me to take this movie.

Originally Posted by markus7

That's subjective.

To many people it's a cherished classic (Original Theatrical Version). I own it and it's excellent. A period film that is faithful to Harold Gray's creation even more than the Broadway musical which flipped his politics.

Meanwhile, the disappointing 2014 movie rates as the worst "version" ever made and certainly the least faithful.

Ditto. A totally unnecessary remake. And it's offensive for so many reasons—just like the recent remake of "Steel Magnolias." We're supposed to be a color-blind society yet there seems to be a greater need for black audiences to only see black faces. But I'll keep that analysis to myself with risk of being banned for my observations and political opinions.

So who's up for the all white version of Porgy and Bess? The Color Purple?

Actress Michelle Rodriguez unfairly took a lot of flap for her recent comments about this trend:

“I’m just saying that instead of trying to turn a girl character into a guy or a white character into a black character or a Latin character, I think that people should stop being lazy, and you know, that [minorities] should actually make an effort in Hollywood to develop their own mythology,”

You hit the nail on the head Michelle. Thank you.

[markus7]

Originally Posted by BluOrbit

True, it IS subjective. However, there is little doubt that those who feel it's a classic (and, for that matter, those who feel it's even a good movie) are a very small minority.

Disagree. Most who've seen it absolutely consider it a good movie and a significant number of those consider it a classic. Reading the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, the 1982 film really nails what the character is all about, so anyone who doesn't like the movie probably doesn't care for Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie to begin with.

Go to the Amazon reviews, for example, and reviewer after reviewer calls it a classic. The 1982 film is indeed one of a select few movies whose viewers consistently label it a classic. You don't see fans of the 1980 Popeye referring to it as a classic, but the 1982 Annie is often referred to as a classic by viewers who've seen it.

In fact, watch it back to back with the greatest family films ever made, even The Wizard of Oz, and it is absolutely on par. It's only sin is being a 1930s/1940s style production released in 1982.

These days, The Wizard of Oz puts me to sleep. Annie (1982) doesn't.

I hadn't seen the film since I was a kid in a 1982 movie theater and later on a pan and scan VHS tape. Well, just watched the new widescreen Blu-Ray. Justice served for the first time since that Dolby theater experience back in 1982. It blew me away and moved the film into my top 10 all-time. I miss faithful adaptations like this. No, it isn't 100% faithful to the 1977 Broadway play, but that's because John Huston wanted to be faithful to Harold Gray's original comic strip in places where the Broadway play was not. "A New Deal for Christmas"? It's one of the Broadway numbers. Just one problem. Harold Gray hated FDR's New Deal! John Huston omitted that number from his film.

[BluOrbit]

Originally Posted by markus7

Disagree. Most who've seen it absolutely consider it a good movie and a significant number of those consider it a classic. Reading the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, the 1982 film really nails what the character is all about, so anyone who doesn't like the movie probably doesn't care for Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie to begin with.

Go to the Amazon reviews, for example, and reviewer after reviewer calls it a classic. The 1982 film is indeed one of a select few movies whose viewers consistently label it a classic. You don't see fans of the 1980 Popeye referring to it as a classic, but the 1982 Annie is often referred to as a classic by viewers who've seen it.

In fact, watch it back to back with the greatest family films ever made, even The Wizard of Oz, and it is absolutely on par. It's only sin is being a 1930s/1940s style production released in 1982.

These days, The Wizard of Oz puts me to sleep. Annie (1982) doesn't.

I hadn't seen the film since I was a kid in a 1982 movie theater and later on a pan and scan VHS tape. Well, just watched the new widescreen Blu-Ray. Justice served for the first time since that Dolby theater experience back in 1982. It blew me away and moved the film into my top 10 all-time. I miss faithful adaptations like this. No, it isn't 100% faithful to the 1977 Broadway play, but that's because John Huston wanted to be faithful to Harold Gray's original comic strip in places where the Broadway play was not. "A New Deal for Christmas"? It's one of the Broadway numbers. Just one problem. Harold Gray hated FDR's New Deal! John Huston omitted that number from his film.

The Amazon reviews? "Reviewer" after "Reviewer" Well, if that's what you use from which to base your premise that it is a classic, then I guess there's not much more to say.

We can argue this till doomsday, but the VAST majority of REAL critics did not consider Annie a classic; on the contrary, most of the reviews were anywhere from bad to mediocre. And that is a FACT.

Just because you and some others feel that it is a classic doesn't make it so. I'm glad you liked it, but you are definitely in a very small minority.

And it's pretty convenient to compare it to a bomb like Popeye; how about making comparisons to some of the musicals that are TRULY deemed to be classics, such as Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, etc. etc. etc. Annie doesn't even come CLOSE to those films, regardless that it is your personal opinion that is does.

As I already mentioned, this is a debate that cannot be won, so I'll say farewell now and watch one of John Huston's ACKNOWLEDGED classics which, I can promise you, ISN'T Annie!

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by BluOrbit

The Amazon reviews? "Reviewer" after "Reviewer" Well, if that's what you use from which to base your premise that it is a classic, then I guess there's not much more to say.

We can argue this till doomsday, but the VAST majority of REAL critics did not consider Annie a classic; on the contrary, most of the reviews were anywhere from bad to mediocre. And that is a FACT.

Just because you and some others feel that it is a classic doesn't make it so. I'm glad you liked it, but you are definitely in a very small minority.

And it's pretty convenient to compare it to a bomb like Popeye; how about making comparisons to some of the musicals that are TRULY deemed to be classics, such as Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, etc. etc. etc. Annie doesn't even come CLOSE to those films, regardless that it is your personal opinion that is does.

As I already mentioned, this is a debate that cannot be won, so I'll say farewell now and watch one of John Huston's ACKNOWLEDGED classics which, I can promise you, ISN'T Annie!

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[markus7]

Originally Posted by BluOrbit

The Amazon reviews? "Reviewer" after "Reviewer" Well, if that's what you use from which to base your premise that it is a classic, then I guess there's not much more to say.

We can argue this till doomsday, but the VAST majority of REAL critics did not consider Annie a classic; on the contrary, most of the reviews were anywhere from bad to mediocre. And that is a FACT.

The film received mixed reviews. Not bad reviews. Lots of classics received mixed reviews upon release. Unlike the 2014 movie which has been universally panned.

Just because you and some others feel that it is a classic doesn't make it so. I'm glad you liked it, but you are definitely in a very small minority.

No. A majority of actual viewers. It's timeless appeal 33 years later a sure sign of its classic ranking.

And it's pretty convenient to compare it to a bomb like Popeye

You missed the point. It wasn't a comparison of the films, but their fans reactions to them. The fans of Popeye don't consider Popeye a classic. Yet the fans of Annie consider Annie a classic. Even casual movie watchers don't use the term loosely. People know a classic when they see one.

how about making comparisons to some of the musicals that are TRULY deemed to be classics, such as Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, etc. etc. etc. Annie doesn't even come CLOSE to those films, regardless that it is your personal opinion that is does.

Really? Those films are almost unwatchable today. I challenge anyone to try and sit through all three of them. And per my challenge, watch any one of them back to back with John Huston's Annie. Then compare film quality, entertainment value etc. I was referring to family classics, however, not adult musicals, when I said Annie (1982) is on par with the greatest family films ever made.

Sadly, the films you mentioned have lost their appeal. As such, they are not timeless, but classics of a certain era. On the other hand, Annie (1982) has proven to be timeless, selling better than the films you mentioned, outselling Huston's other films, and comparing favorably to the greatest family films ever made, even most musicals. Give the public a choice of being entertained by Singing in the Rain, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, or John Huston's Annie, and the public will choose John Huston's Annie, as Annie, 33 years later, continues outselling all three films. Why? Annie is a film with timeless appeal that endures 33 years after its release. The mark of a classic. The other classics you mentioned are not timeless, having been reduced to relics of the era they were made in. Relics because almost no one watches them today.

As I already mentioned, this is a debate that cannot be won, so I'll say farewell now and watch one of John Huston's ACKNOWLEDGED classics which, I can promise you, ISN'T Annie!

Really? People don't watch John Huston's other "classics" anymore, but they are still watching and buying his Annie. Unlike Huston's other films, Annie has timeless appeal. The mark of a classic. Not that his other films aren't classics, they are, but if they lack the timeless appeal of his Annie and Annie is the Huston film the public is most interested in seeing 33 years later, what does that say about Annie?

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