Movie #497 ........................."Newsies"

Movie #497 "Newsies" --- Mina, my niece, is here visiting, so I'm seeing a few movies I thought she'd like. While I was watching this older flick, I was looking up the cast, and noticed it won some razzie awards, which is never a good sign --- I'm here to say, it isn't that bad! Not at all! In fact, I found it quite entertaining --- we both did. Of course, it probably doesn't tell the exact story of the newsboys strike against Joe Pulitzer, but it does get across the feelings that the newsies experienced through those tough times! I'm always amazed at what Christian Bale can do, and I was pleasantly surprised to find the secondary guy was young Josh from one of my favorite films "Big" --- There's lots of music in this, but I found it fun music, since it was written by one of my favorite composers, Alan Mencken ("Little Shop" and "Little Mermaid) I recommend it for middle school kids --- it moves quickly along and is a lot like "Oliver" --






3.5 stars out of 5
Newsies
(1992) PG
It's 1899, and the ragtag orphans who deliver the news to New York City stage a protest when publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises the price they must shell out for their supply of papers. Can they unite the oppressed and fight the powers that be? Inspired by a local trolley workers' strike, newsie Jack Kelly (Christian Bale) sets out to organize the boys into a union, with David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the outfit's brains and Jack as its spokesman.
Genre: Children & Family Movies, Dramas, Musicals, Movies for ages 8 to 10, Movies for ages 11 to 12, Family Features, Dramas based on real life, Period Pieces, Disney Movies, Family Dramas
This movie is: Inspiring