recommended

Really Surprised!

not as good as all the hype

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

To most Irish people under the age of 50 this film is cringey at best. It represents an Ireland of the imagination and modern paddywhackery. It's clearly a kids film and I realise that is the benchmark for the crappy acting. I saw it as a child but to re-watch it as an Irish adult it seems borderline racist - the terrible accents and how it makes the Irish look archaic and simple. Particularly it makes a mockery of the Gardai (Irish police force). Maybe the book it's based on is good, but there's little to recommend in this film. I'll give it 2 stars cause of some nostalgia and images of Ireland in the 1970s, but otherwise - avoid.

I read another comment posted on this sight that 3 people who stared in "Oliver" were also in "Flight of the Doves." I know of Jack Wild and Ron Moody, who is the third? I checked the actor profiles of the entire given cast of "Flight of the Doves" but could not find another actor whose name also appeared on the cast list of "Oliver"! please can someone shed some light on the 3rd "Oliver" co-star? Was the person whose comment I read referring to crew instead of cast? if so, that would explain my confusion as I only scanned cast lists. However I am still fascinated to know the name of the Third person who is credited inboth films.

i, like some other reviewers just cant seem to get this movie out of my head. i woke up and googled it and to my surprise there it was. it has been at least 30 years since i have seen it(only once) and if i close my eyes i can still see the trailer from the movie theater in which 2001 a space odyssey was playing. i have nothing but fond memories of the movie and can still see jack wild (and wasn't mark lester in the movie also?) running around castles on the shores of ireland evading there step dad. i remember jack wilds character biting his step dad on his wrist to get away. did i remember that correctly? i am going on line to see if it is available so i can buy it for my daughter.

I first saw this film when I was about 5 or 6 on tv,and it stuck in my mind.Sadly I never got to see it again until 3 years ago when sky tv showed it.It was just as good as I had remembered it.What I really like about it is its not a silly kids film, it is sensible yet still has a little comedy element to it.It is about two orphans who run away from their cruel step dad.They run away to Ireland to try to find their grandma.Also coming after them is their uncle Hawk who wants to kill them, so that there grandfathers inheritance will pass to him.I can't praise this film enough, the acting is superb and the soundtrack is also brilliant.It really is an underated cinema gem in my opinion.It has to be one of my all time film favourites.Please see if you can.