I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Purely Joyful Movie!

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Bugsy Malone is a cutesy, fun and nostalgic film fit for family viewing,It will undoubtedly encourage kids to engage in imaginative roleplay (cop v. gangster, gangster v. gangster, broadway performer etc) and put down their electronic gadgets! The costumes and sets were excellent, very visually stimulating and so far as I can tell they were authentic to the time period (late 20's, early 30's). Even the phrases and dialogues were well done. The lip syncing left much to be desired. It was painfully clear that the performers weren't actually singing their songs. The songs stood on their on as great, and choreography was pretty well on point. I don't normally enjoy musicals but this one was so nicely put together that I found myself really engaged in the story, even though it was ridiculous/goofy. This one is suitable for all ages. There's no actual violence, no cursing, no sexual reference (the "worst" was a kiss on the forehead, and dancers wearing tight, swimsuit-like costumes), and the storyline is easily followed.

I first saw this film at a showing in junior school and watched it again in my twenties and many times again since. I've always wanted it to be good and, to be honest, cut it so much slack to give it a chance.It has so many good elements, with a cast really giving it their all, great tunes and a script full of fun ideas. The pedalled cars, the splurge guns...it's all there.Unfortunately - lethally so, in my eyes - it suffers from sound that kills it absolutely stone dead. The echoey thinness that runs through so many scenes gives the film a terribly empty, vacant, almost lonely quality. It removes all atmosphere and musicals really do benefit from atmosphere.I personally think that's a sound style that runs through a great many UK film recordings in the 70's. That's just part of the progression of technology and history is harmlessly littered with such things.The decision to record the songs with adults singing is a logical enough one and probably quite pragmatic. But it makes the children seem like puppets singing along them and can look awfully fake.If you watch this film and find that none of this is apparent to you or diminishes your enjoyment then I'm delighted for you. Unfortunately, I can't recommend it. For me, it's one of cinema's missed opportunities through no fault of the cast, scriptwriters or songwriters.

BUGSY MALONEA gangster movie like no other.This is a musical, gangster film... it is already a bizarre mixture, but the film makers really went all out to make this film different. The whole cast are children.I knew all of this before watching it but really didn't know what to expect. I didn't know if I would like this or not. So when I saw this was on the TV, I thought I would give it a go. It actually worked really well.The story is actually quite bad. Not a lot really happens throughout apart from two leaders of opposite gangs are fighting for the same patch. If this film was made normally, it would not have worked anywhere near as well.One of the things that I like about this film is even though the whole cast is children, they are all made up as adults and act as if they are adults. Even their fake moustaches were really funny.A lot of the songs were really catchy. There were a couple of songs that were not that go, but generally they were very good. When the children were singing, you could clearly see they were miming. It was not especially done well, but maybe this was dine on purpose. When they were singing, all of a sudden the kids had very mature voices. It was really funny.Another thing that I thought was well done was the gun fights. They were all fighting and shooting tommy guns that were shooting pies and custard at everyone. But when they got shot it was as if they were dead. The cars were fantastic. They were the old style cars, but they were actually pedal cars. The funniest part was when they were peddling the cars around, you could hear car engines as if they were driving for real. A really good touch.The cast couldn't act at all... this is the perfect example of children tend not to be good actors. Some of the time it felt like a big budget school play. Bad acting and comical dialogue execution. But even though the acting was bad, it made the film a lot better. The bad acting worked really well with the comedy side of the film.The movie starred Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster & John Cassisi. The funniest character was Fat Sam played by John Cassisi. He was hilarious and was the star of the film, but acting wise I can see why Jodie Foster was the only actress to make it big after this. She was the best actress in the movie.This is relatively short movie, but it is worth a watch. It is funny, weird and confusing as hell to watch.I will give this film 6 out of 10."Someone once said, "If it was raining brains, Roxy Robinson wouldn't even get wet." Roxy had spent his whole life making two and two into five, but he could smell trouble like other people could smell gas. But believe you's me, he should've never taken that blind alley by the side of Parido's Bakery. Whatever game it was everybody was playing, sure as eggs is eggs, Roxy the Weasel had been scrambled."For more reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl

This film has long been a favourite of mine, and I enjoyed seeing it again this afternoon on Channel 4. To be honest, what I'm about to write isn't really a review at all, merely a curious observation. Here goes anyway...It's fun to watch this film with an eye for identifying people who have since gone on to greater fame. I believe I may have spotted one very well-established performer who has a nice cameo part but isn't even credited in the cast-list!Approximately 25 minutes in, we have the audition scene in which Blousey Brown misses her chance to be heard. The first hopeless "act" we see being auditioned is a light opera singer, warbling ineptly through the opening lines of "Velia, Oh Velia" before being kicked offstage.I may be wrong, but I'm pretty convinced that this is a young Sylvestra Le Touzel - and yet this performance doesn't appear in her resume/filmography at all, either here on IMDb or anywhere else I can find. Chronologically it's possible, as she would have been about 17 years old at the time Bugsy Malone was being made.I wonder if anyone out there can tell me whether or not I'm right? If you're reading this, Ms Le Touzel, do put me out of my misery - is it you? ;-)