I am surprised to see how many people actually enjoyed this horrible slice of cinema. Now, I have not been an "Annie" fan for long-- I saw my first production of it in the summer of '99, and I was so thrilled with it, I rented the movie right away. I was appalled almost right away. Here are my top 10 reasons for hating this movie: 10. "The Hard-Knock Life" sequence-- it looked like they were on a playground, not in an orphanage. 9. Toni Ann Gisondi-- I hated her as Molly. Just not cute enough. 8. The new arrangements of many of the songs. I especially disliked "I Don't Need Anything But You" and "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here." 7. Ann Reinking-- Grace is supposed to be a soprano. Hello? 6. Punjab-- Okay, so he was a character in the comic strip, but there was absolutely no reason for him to be in this movie. 5. Carol Burnett-- What in the hell was that performance about? I love her in everything I've ever seen her in, except this. She was way too over the top, even for Miss Hannigan, and that's saying a lot considering it's already an over the top character. 4. The added songs. Personally, I disliked all of them, but one in particular comes to mind-- "Dumb Dog." 3. Annie hanging off a drawbridge-- don't even get me started. 2. Aileen Quinn-- vocally, she was halfway decent I suppose, but had all the charm and charisma of a rock, and all the acting skills necessary for portraying a wooden board. 1. The omission of "Tomorrow." Sure, they sang it over the opening credits, and sang the White House version, but it never really was a crucial part to the storyline, as in the play. "Tomorrow" is the best song of the whole show, and we, the audience, couldn't listen to it all because John Huston didn't like it. Personally, I preferred the Disney version of the film much better. Although it was shortened, it was much truer to the original story with a much more talented cast to tell that story.
Review of Annie
