When Oliver & Company was re-released in 1996, I wanted to see it. I got the VHS, watched it, and loved every moment of it and watched it practically all the time growing up. This is Disney's most underrated movie ever. Nobody seems to know that it wasn't The Little Mermaid that was Howard Ashman's first Disney movie to compose, but rather, it was Oliver & Company, in particular, the opening song ... read more
"I guess I can cut the Mouse House a little slack when it comes to paint-by-numbers mediocrities like Oliver & Company.
- Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
Despite three screenwriters and 13 names credited for the story, the script quickly sinks into a predictable 'girl-meets-pet, girl-loses-pet, girl-and -pet-reunite' sap-trap.
- Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Seen today, Oliver & Company comes across as a rather shabby transitional work, one that lacks the sophistication of today's 'toons and doe"
raisleygordon added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"This is without a doubt one of the most underrated movies in the Disney Animated Canon. I LOVED watching this movie as a kid, and to this day, my feelings for this movie haven't changed much. The songs are catchy and enjoyable, the plot is surprisingly mature, and the characters are written pretty well. Should I even mention that this was the first Disney movie Howard Ashman was involved with as well as the only one done without Alan Menken involved?"
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My thoughts on it: This was one of the few animated Disney movies I hadn't seen yet, so I decided to fix that. My heart went out to the poor little kitten in the first part of the movie; I hate seeing animals suffering, so it hit me right in the feels. And it was a pretty cute movie overall, with some very good voices -- Billy Joel, Bette Midler, and Cheech Marin all lend their vocal cords, among others. It's never not anywhere near one of my favorite Disney films, but it was enjoyable and had"
Jamie M. added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago
“When Oliver & Company was re-released in 1996, I wanted to see it. I got the VHS, watched it, and loved every moment of it and watched it practically all the time growing up. This is Disney's most underrated movie ever. Nobody seems to know that it wasn't The Little Mermaid that was Howard Ashman's first Disney movie to compose, but rather, it was Oliver & Company, in particular, the opening song "Once Upon A Time In New York City", sung by Huey Lewis. The characters are pretty cool, the songs are pretty good, and overall, I would watch this again anytime after I make this review.