Oliver and Company - Disneycember

[@susanaalmeida593]

Mr. Sykes is honestly a very underrated Disney villain. He abuses children, beats animals, sicks guard dogs on people and lends money to bums just so he can kill them if they don't pay him back because he finds it funny. He's honestly fairly accurate to the original character he's based on.

[@SuperSparrow45]

Neevkl_7 - I think it has more to do with the movie not doing so great at the box office, nor it being quite as lauded as Beauty and the Beast or Jungle Book. Jungle Book is a lot more dark than Olive Twist and it got 2 live action remakes. It helps that the main character is human. I don't see Oliver and Company translating well to live action since the main cast is almost entirely animals.

[@darwincity]

@@SuperSparrow45 Thing is, this movie was successful at the BO, since it both paid back its budget AND beat Land Before Time. I think that this movie might not really work as a live-action remake due to its potential cost.

[@soggyeggos5093]

In the actual Oliver twist book he straight up murders his girlfriend

[@mrcritical6751]

Also in the original book Fagan is not nearly as pleasant and is an outright villain for the most part and Dodger is basically a Lampwick style character who drags Oliver into a life of delinquency

[@BlackIce3190]

Sykes also had the distinction of being the first Disney character to wield a handgun on screen. And the bit where he’s going over instructions for a murder with one of his goons is just uh...yeah. For kids!

[@nottrustworthy6361]

I was a little anxious about hearing his review, but............ WHY SHOULD I WORRY??

[@daniloveljkovic8889]

Not Trustworthy WHY SHOULD I CARE?

[@434444334]

DANILO VELJKOVIC I may not have a dime

[@donvitocorleone2098]

Everything goes Everything fits!

[@MrGabeanator]

lol

[@00WhiteBlade]

I LOVED this movie as a kid, and while i dont disagree with you, i think you forgot the childhood aspect of the movie. it has everything we wanted as kids. music, animals, some scary parts, suspense, characters, colors, how well characters play off of each other, and a unique style!

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

His critique is lacking

[@leftasright]

except in the review he thought it was underwhelming AS a kid

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

While "Why should I worry" is indeed a catchy song people will always remember from this movie, I have to disagree with it being the only soundtrack that'll remain unforgettable. "Good Company" is my personal favourite and "Once Upon A Time In New York City" was pretty good (and sad) for the opening sequence.

[@MrGabeanator]

howard ashman wrote those lyrics

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Those songs are too sad for me. They remind me of my own orange kitten that I got separated from not too long after my mom got me this movie on video.

[@john_o]

Is it weird that I never made the connection between this and Oliver Twist until I saw this video?

[@aihoshiduo]

+Pixelated Awsomeness Thank God, because having Sikes beat Nancy to death would have been super traumatizing ._.

[@grey_wolf_tg2235]

For me it was just the names of the characters that linked this movie to Oliver Twist. But I don't find this is the Oliver Twist story at all, although I don't remember much of the novel. Fagan was a bad guy, but here he's a neutral-good guy. I think it was Oliver that they wanted to kidnap in the story because he had some inheritance, but I don't remember for sure if they ever did try to kidnap Oliver. In the movie it's Jenny the little girl who's kidnapped. The premise of the Charles Dickens tale was how Oliver ended up being adopted, but here he's adopted early in the movie. Finally although Oliver Dodge and the others are surviving on the street, I don't think they'd ever have tried to encourage Oliver back onto the streets. They might get jealous that they didn't have homes also, but I don't think they'd want to take away Oliver's adopted status if he got it. Here they are jealous that he has a home and try and take him out of it. I am fully opposed to calling this a retelling of the Oliver Twist story.

[@MrGabeanator]

@@aihoshiduo Nancy?

[@AriochStarr]

Hellooooo from the future! It actually took me a few watches to associate the two films with each other. I had actually watched the Disney film before I knew about the Carol Reed one. After I watched the live action film, then rewatched the animated one, I kinda put two and two together. What's surprising in my book is that, between me and my older brother, I'm the dumb one and when I mentioned to him about the two being more-or-less the same he was as bewildered as I was that he didn't know. Also, to Mr. Glasses, how can you say the songs aren't memorable? The opening credits song is one of my favourite Disney songs ever! From the lyrics telling you to keep dreaming to the soft jazz music making us feel calm. It's an astonishing song that I'm surprised a lot more people don't like. But nope, instead you all like the crappy pop song by Billy Joel. UGH!

[@MrGabeanator]

@@AriochStarr well theres no need to be that way

[@Curton6693]

I don't know what the hell yall talking about. Oliver and Company is one of the best movies of the past generation to me

[@joeyjojoshabadoo2508]

yeahhh.... Its fun and charming.... but no, not even close

[@keegster7167]

Have you seen other animated Walt Disney movies? There are other movies with better songs and characters. For example, the movie made one year later that started off Walt Disney's 'renaissance' age in the '90s: The Little Mermaid. Or what about Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, the Lion King, etc.; all from the past generation about the same time? Or Land Before Time, which both Steven Spielberg and Don Bluth worked on? They teach actual lessons, mostly stay truer to their source material (when there is one), and have more memorable characters. If that's your opinion tho, it's fine, but your claim just seems a bit over the top for a movie which I think is... all right. Maybe you have a lot of nostalgia on this particular movie?

[@Zodia195]

At the end of the day it's all subjective, I prefer this movie to The Little Mermaid, even though I enjoy the latter's music better, I wasn't a fan of the characters, only Ursula and Eric. I was 8 when the Little Mermaid came out and even as a kid I hated the main character. But hey if we all liked the same thing, than life would be boring.

[@janellstephenson2478]

Ik

[@coolfightergamer]

hell yeah

[@ilyasbasuki3207]

I haven't heard that song in almost 10 years but I still remember it.

[@blueflare3848]

This is my childhood right here. I loved this so much and watched it all the time

[@MiniflickATC]

I LOVED THIS MOVIE AND STILL DO

[@JayRbitz]

same xD

[@nikolaiquack8548]

+MiniFlickATC Same here. I could listen to "Why should I worry" on a loop.

[@darkzombiproductions7756]

Same here

[@darwincity]

Well, your personal opinion, and I respect it. However, I don't remember that much from it, apart from the animation, the villain's death and the song.

[@lemoniieeee]

MiniFlickATC Saame

[@JamoStar21]

If you look at it as its own story, and not as a retelling of oliver twist, it is a very good film. To me, it is a totally different story. There are little simliarities between twist and company

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

But it *is* a retelling (it's even listed in the end credits), so we *should* judge it as one.

[@Daviddv]

The movie wasn't that bad. It still remains as one of my childhood favourites. It's not in my top 10s but I still really like this movie. Opening scene is quite sad though.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

This movie is definitely a 7/10 for me. Not the best Disney classic, but still a fun and enjoyable film to watch.

[@vadimbanner2024]

SCREW YOU

[@leftasright]

@@vadimbanner2024 > 7/10 > "screw you" why are people so sensitive these days.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@Sean McReynolds Actually I've been rewatching the film and honestly it;s a lot better than i remember it. so i would probably bump up my score to an 8.5/10.

[@cristhianmlr]

This movie being so "okay", old, and given the fact that the second golden rule for almost every Disney'k kids movie is "the villian fucking dies horribly", I'm sure I'm not giving away much: THE VILLAN DEATH IS THE MOST HORRIFYING EVER (at least for me, but everyone should agree that it's still HORRIFYING). And funnly enough Disney has A TON of brutal deaths, but man, this felt the most "reallistic" of all: the gangster's dogs fell over the rails and died electrocuted, he himself shit over his pants when he see the train, he fucking explodes, and all felt just meters aways. I can't retell how many nightmares I had because that fucking death.

[@BottleWaterson]

cristhianmlr it was shocking for me not because it was was violent but its so far from what villan deaths are treated as, its usually drawn out as the main antagonist is biting it but this, this is how a jobber dies, ran over by train, explodes, Fin.

[@pennavedc]

Ratigan from Basil of Baker Street did it for me. I miss the era of decent Disney villains.

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

@@pennavedc That was the one that immediately came to mind. Goddamn.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I don’t even remember his death. I mean if you blink you’ll miss it.

[@elenaradu4917]

i really like the nostalgia critic.(Doug Walker) He has a great sense of humor and he seems like a nice guy.

[@NRF-ee6cp]

I love the animation in this movie. It takes you back to the 80's.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

Two Words: Underrated Classic.

[@jw_gojifan19]

Funny thing is, I never heard of Oliver Twist but when I saw Oliver and Company, I loved it and it's actually my 7th favorite Disney film. It stuck with me for years. I don't know maybe I'm just very forgiving towards animated films. But I stand by Oliver and Company as one of my favorites.

[@vadimbanner2024]

IT NEEDS A DAMN SEQUEL

[@jmsg_PR]

JW_Gojifan In the credits it said that it was based on Oliver Twist

[@0megaFan]

This movie, OH this movie. Let me tell you something about this movie, I loved this movie as a child, it was one of my favorite movies of all time, next to Toy Story 2. Man, I love it! Haven't seen it in a while though... Better change that!

[@jasontscott-west6037]

One of my favorite films growing up.

[@christopherlewis7115]

Why Should I Worry is that kind of song that when you hear it stays in your head forever. So iconic and perfect if you're a lover of the eighties.

[@DJD11920]

Girl, we got work to do Pass me the paint and glue

[@KitOnlyHuman]

+Irihime When all of the world is watching, one does what one must! Some minor adjustments darling. Not for my vanity, but for humanity!

[@bewilderbeastie8899]

+Kit McDonald Each little step a pose See how the breeding shows! Sometimes it's too much for even meeeeeeeeeeee!

[@KitOnlyHuman]

Bewilderbeastie But when all the world says yes, then who am I to say no?

[@DJD11920]

Don't ask a mutt to strut like a showgirl No, girl, you need a pro!

[@bewilderbeastie8899]

Not a flea or a flaw! Take a peek at that paw! Perfection becomes me, n'est-ce pas?

[@Fighterpilot555]

Heh, if this is torture... Chain me to da wall!

[@darkzombiproductions7756]

XD

[@Zodia195]

I remember that line from the preview lol.

[@MrGabeanator]

me too the preview from 1996

[@fire-nrg7962]

lol

[@becdoesyoutube]

Same fellas. Love that promo.

[@GoRobotnikGo]

Doug should do a BluthAugust or DonMarch so he could do his real review of the Don Bluth films!

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

+GoRobotnikGo you mean Febluthary? that would be a good idea, if he hadn't already reviewed a good chunk of the Don Bluth films, a good chunk of which he hated. Maybe when Dragon's Lair gets a film release he'll do the remaining Don Bluth Films he hadn't reviewed, which was basically all that's left being Anastasia, All Dogs, Thumbelina and wait did he review Titan A.E.?

[@GoRobotnikGo]

iHeartRyanStiles Well yes, but remember he did a real review of Ponyo on his Disneycember even so he already did one on his Nostalgia Critic series, so that doesn't mean he can't review the Bluth ones he already review for real. I'm not sure if he review the Titan one.

[@pstar0078]

Oliver be and company feels like a don bluth movie more than a Disney film, it actually feels like it takes place in the same universe as all dogs go to heaven.

[@SoujiMonaru]

Also bought this on Blu Ray. I loved the story and the style. Also the fact another likable girl in the child role is a help to the overall movie...

[@DocUno1]

My FAVORITE childhood movie (and I still love it!) I must've seen it like close to 100 times not even joking.

[@MorganKing95]

I think my favorite part of this entire film is Sykes, and what I appreciate is that they did the best they could with what they had to work with. Yes, he wasn't on-screen very long and his goal wasn't grand or epic, and being an ordinary human gangster in a Disney movie may not be that exciting, but I still like him so much; he's completely serious with no annoyingly humorous and cartoonish gangster traits, he's mostly hidden in the dark, he smokes and has a hoarse voice, and I like that Disney took risks and made him look more of a mobster rather than a simple loan shark portrayed as a street thug. But there's more! I think Disney did an amazing job at highlighting his car; when you first see it, the camera zooms in and pans around it to add some epicness to it, we get close-ups of Sykes pushing buttons, pulling the gearshift, and opening the door so that every aspect is explored. It also generally plays a big part in his character arc since he kidnaps Jenny in it and drives the car in the climatic chase scene, and gets run over by a train while sitting in it. Remove the car and Sykes automatically gets less compelling since the luxurious nature of the car in some way reflects Sykes' fortune and role as a mobster. And one last thing! I was always so intrigued by Roscoe and DeSoto since the only dog breed I knew at that point that resembled them was a German Shepherd, but they weren't that; they were Doberman Pinchers and looked so cool, and I immediately wanted to learn more about that dog breed.

[@tthomaselli2]

3:04-3:09.; Agreed... The way Mr. Sykes dies is awesome--mainly because you would never expect a death like that to be featured in a Walt Disney movie, in my opinion.

[@rayjohnson67]

it's always once upon a time in New York city, i love this song.

[@lovetolovefairytales]

Oliver and Company has the saddest opening to a movie ever, though. That poor orange kitty! It broke my heart.

[@GloomyFish]

This film was my childhood. I literally watched this on repeat! Also the opening sequence always made my cry, and I was always embarrassed about that... Still am...

[@arcsparkasriel]

Am I the only one who finds Georgette hilarious? She's just such an over the top portrayal of the upper class female stereotype but she has a lot of charisma and energy for the stuff that she does.

[@ToonReel001]

Only 'What Should I Worry?' sticks in your mind? I get most of the other songs aren't incredibly memorable, but 'Perfect Isn't Easy' is an underrated gem.

[@fernandomcc7954]

The proplem here is that the NC is making a comparison between a movie that became a legend and a random Disney movie. Two entirely diferent concepts and I'm sure if "The land before time" came out a few weeks later, he would've had a better impression of Oliver and Company.

[@vadimbanner2024]

FUCK YEAH

[@inigmianstudios2771]

Grew up on this movie. Still watch it from time to time

[@Turbo_Waitress]

It's weird to me that Oliver and Company predated All Dogs Go To Heaven by a year, since watching this review really gave me an ADGTH vibe, with the animals and the way they interact with a city setting. Also Dom DeLuise.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

30 years old! Still one of my favorites even though I didn’t watch it until after listening to the cassette tape storyteller Brings back memories... And one of my fav soundtracks

[@toothlesshat7581]

I'm still always going to love this movie, it was one of my best childhood movies and naturally it will always have a place in my heart

[@АндреасИнгварсон]

You make me remember that amazing song!

[@snomdabomba4608]

Holy shit that poodle was my favorite character

[@daniloveljkovic8889]

Heraldic Beast Her name is Georgette btw.

[@Nephalem2002]

Georgette was fucking priceless

[@irain4927]

That part where Oliver was alone in the box and nearly got washed away in the sewer made me cry every time as a kid. It would probably make me cry now.

[@danshi0]

perfect isnt easy is one of my fav disney songs lmao

[@panth753]

One of my favorite Disney animated movies of all time. The open is so sad, and I love the music.

[@ProGamerGirlUK]

Always had the Oliver and Company OST stuck in my head in school...

[@brettrawlek752]

Billy Joel voiced in this?!

[@vivir339]

Yep

[@SupermarketSweep777]

+Jon Cinnamon Yup. Voicing Dodger was his only time being in a film.

[@ssjMarioX]

Also one of the Pointer sisters voice in this film. Just to let you know

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

@@ssjMarioX Automatic

[@vadimbanner2024]

RUTH POINTER sung as Rita Rita is AWESOME

[@RebSike]

God, I want more 2D cell animation. Its so wonderful.

[@brooklynjb3112]

Oliver and Company is a classic to me i used to love this movie

[@blueflare3848]

brooklyn jb Same

[@EternalYorkieMom]

I know exactly why they set it with pets. So you cry harder when you see Oliver in a box all by himself and IM NOT CRYING YOURE CRYING

[@SupermarketSweep777]

I think the critic overlooked how important the advertisements in this film actually are. I get his point, but here's the thing. Oliver and Company is one of the few Disney films to be set in a modern day location. And a very well known location at that. NYC is a very advertisement/marquee filled location, so it makes logical sense to use real world advertisements to make the animation like the real NYC. Take the Coca-Cola ad that we see right in Times Square. Coke has had ads in Times Square since 1920 and as such is an icon of the setting.

[@PedroFelix456]

I Love this movie, it's childhood for me

[@spookyrosev6467]

“Yeah I had a Cheech Marin dog! What about it?!!” - Doug Walker, 2011

[@dwarfbunni]

maybe I had the luxury of seeing this when I was 11 or 12. out of the theatres just randomly fount it and watched it and I loved it, maybe because I had no expectations going into it and so when it gave what it gave I was more then satisfied with what I saw.

[@cattycyoutube]

Another movie I watched a lot as a kid.

[@SailorBorshaIsMovieMoses]

I love Oliver and the Company, and you're so right about the song. Haven't heard it in a while...and now I'm looking it up on youtube so I can sing to it :D

[@jessicadaniel5653]

It’s a cute movie. I loved it when I saw it in theaters as a kid and still like it now.

[@SanDhampir]

I love that the movie got the temperaments of each breed of the dog characters.

[@jordanvelazquez6321]

Underrated disney movie. I might not have read the charles dickens book, but I still take it for what it is. And its great.

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

By watching all The Disneycember’s videos, its seems that each movie from Disney have a soft spot for those

[@tthomaselli2]

One of the very first things that caught my attention about 'Oliver & Company' when I was all of the product placement (which I had no idea what that even was, at the time) & wondering how Walt Disney was able to use their logos: Coca-Cola, 'USA Today', Kodak, Ryder, etc..

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Maybe it's because unlike most Disney stories, the setting is a well known location. So Disney coughed up the money to make it more realistic with real advertisements. (The Times Square Coke ad has been around since 1920.)

[@Ice-gc4ud]

Anyone else remember the song" Streets of Gold" from this movie or am I the only one?

[@DWAkhaten]

+IceStorm WhiteWolf Oh yeah. Ruth Point killed the 80's workout music. :)

[@mrsrobophile]

My mother used to work at Sears and around the holiday season, they would give her two free tickets to the movies. We’d always go and see the latest animated flick. This was one of them and I loved every second of it. Also saw An American Tail that way, another staple of my childhood.

[@vdubthefoxx6808]

I remember loving this movie as a kid. I saw it in theaters with my mom on a “hooky” day (she let me skip school so we could hang out. She was a single parent who worked a lot) and it was so great to me, haha! The songs, the animation, the characters, it was a time to be alive, lol!

[@vadimbanner2024]

Oliver and company is AWESOME

[@D0VEGUM]

I still really love the fabulous dog (the poodle) she was seriously awesome

[@JasonMovieNrd]

This was my first Disney movie

[@jimberjamber8540]

I can't even count how many times i replayed my vhs of this.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

I used to watch this movie hundreds of time when I was a kid

[@kencoleman5007]

Oh, Oliver & Company. I fell in love with this movie through the Sing-a-Longs series VHS and the picture book, because it didn't come out on VHS until I was well into grade school. It was sooooooooooo satisfying to finally watch. Oliver, Jenny, Fagan, Dodger, Rita, Georgette, Tito, Einstein, Francis (Francis, Fran-cis!) were all so wonderfully shown.

[@kencoleman5007]

I also wish that Billy Joel would sometimes play "Why Should I Worry" at concerts. If Celine Dion can sing "Beauty & the Beast" and "My Heart Will Go On" why can't Billy Joel perform this one???

[@jeffsnyder979]

You mentioned in the last video that The Black Cauldron was the first Disney movie you watched in theaters. For me it was this one. I love it and cried at the end because I didn't want to leave the Disney world and go back to reality.

[@scuffythedolphin2166]

I think this movie was the Only movie Billy Joel was in

[@philliphorton3541]

I can't believe that i didn't realize that this was a retelling of oliver twist

[@xDevoureveryhour]

Once Upon A Time in New York City was a great song also.

[@shadowisinsane845]

This was my favorite childhood movie

[@davidstone281]

Woah woah WOAH. Banzai and Tito are the same voice?! What?!

[@GBmovieluv]

My favorite song is Streets Paved with Gold (the one where they teach Oliver their ways of living)

[@vadimbanner2024]

Streets of gold

[@GBmovieluv]

Thank you, @@vadimbanner2024

[@Pooky1991]

That song still slaps. I used to listen to both songs on a Disneys tape I had.

[@caidalee1994]

"savoire fair" is one of my favorite disney songs!

[@gemlife1329]

I didn't see this film when it was released, and I didn't have it on video. I know that if I did, I would have loved it and watched it over and over.

[@taracat1235]

I love the movie when I was a kid and I love song

[@widen_inhorizons]

I fucking love thid movie. the songs , thr story. Having this film on tape

[@ninjammer726]

personal fave

[@daniloveljkovic8889]

I can imagine if this was like one of his 20 or 30 min long Nostalgia Critic episodes. Here's how the thumbnail would look like: Oliver holding Doug's gun smiles at the viewer while his dog friends are attacking Doug who is screaming in pain: Dodger is biting Doug's arm. Tito is tearing Doug's signature cap. Rita is biting Doug's leg. Georgette is furiously tearing Doug's jeans. Francis is tearing Doug's signature red tie. Einstein is tearing Doug's jacket.

[@sambeawesome]

Oh wow, I knew Billy Joel did the music, but I had no idea he voiced it too xD That's awesome :3

[@robertomercado5478]

I love this movie.

[@themoviegeek5947]

I have the original 1996 VHS I love it!

[@HaakonAnderson]

the backgrounds are amazing

[@samanthanichols1569]

I actually thought that dodger was around teenage age taking a kid under his 'wing' so to speak

[@lexezlao]

the thing that caught my attention is the setting, seeing modern day new york animated like movies that are usually set on medieval/victorian/early 20th century really got me

[@chinococoa6743]

I loved this movie when I was a kid.

[@mfkrwill]

i liked this movie a lot when i was a kid, its been a long time since ive seen it though

[@WindowshadeCure]

Oliver really doesn't get the appreciation it deserves - it really was the beginning of the 90s Disney era, and Aladdin and Lion King never would have happened if Oliver hadn't set the tone for them. Great Mouse Detective still felt like something that could have been made in the 70s.

[@obvioushieidude7668]

Really? I think the opposite is true. I feel that the Great Mouse Detective felt more similar to the Renaissance era movies. It had better animation, better writing, more developed characters, and even some darker elements. Oliver and Company was decent, but nothing spectacular. The animation actually takes a step backwards with that really sketched look of the 60s and 70s, the characters are underdeveloped, the story is rushed, and only a few of the songs are really memorable. The rest are pretty dull. There was potential to make a great film, especially with some of the emotional moments, but I don't think they were fully fleshed out.

[@gregmatic2861]

This is the first Disney movie I ever saw or maybe it was that Snow White reissue in the 80's but I remember this better.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Damn billy Joel is a guy with soul!😎 he’s awesome.

[@roguechevelle]

"hey guys, check it out" still remember some of the lines. the song is the best!

[@Ztoons123]

IM WAITING FOR DOUG'S FIRST MOVIE TO BE A DISNEYCEMBER

[@JetYabuki]

He already did a full length review of that movie

[@Ztoons123]

He does full length Nostalgia Critic reviews, then he does Doug Reviews, and he also does disneycember, all three are different. He's done multiple disneycembers of movies he's already reviewed.

[@JetYabuki]

+SockratisGaming why would you want a disneycember of that movie anyways.

[@Ztoons123]

*sigh*

[@CouragSomeone]

+XxTheRavenxX Because it would be nice to hear Doug's full out-of-character opinion?

[@Frenchaboo]

I watched this movie a year or so ago because I always wanted to watch it as a kid (I loved animal Disney movies) but never got around to do it. As soon as the opening scene with the view of NY played I was slapped with brute reality of "YIKES. Times sure have changed, alright" at the view of WTC towers. It's been so many years I actually forgot they used to be an iconic part of the landscape once.

[@nolandavis1129]

Can we all agree Billy Joel is amazing.

[@mintythegreenoreo64]

The Nostalgia.... the Levels are High..

[@collinsnider4179]

I gotta say those automobiles look very lifelike

[@mancast-bx6hi]

The train destroying the car with the villain on it is my favorite disney moment of all time.

[@natelandherr5202]

One of my favorites from my childhood. If you don’t like it, why should I worry?