angelaaquila One of my favourite movies growing up, and still is. A great musical for the whole family.

SnoopyStyle It's 1899 New York City. Titans like Joseph Pulitzer (Robert Duvall) and William Randolph Hearst control information and the news. Jack Kelly (Christian Bale) is a street-smart leader of the newsies, boys who hawk papers on the streets. David Jacobs (David Moscow) and his younger brother are new to the trade. When the papers' price is raised, the boys decide to strike. Bryan Denton (Bill Pullman) is a sympathetic reporter. Snyder (Kevin Tighe) is the corrupt warden of the Refuge orphanage.This is a Disney song and dance musical. That's not really the best part unless you're a fan of the genre. This has Bale as a compelling young actor. He has the power to drive this film. It reminds of Annie but not as fun or as compelling. None of the songs are memorable but it has its appeal.

herreras-39978 Personally, I never really enjoy musicals, so when I first heard of the 1992 hit film, Newsies, I was not sure if I would enjoy it or if it would even hold my interest. However, I was extremely surprised with the two hour hit Disney musical movie. It captivated me and brought me back to the times when Newsies hurried along the streets selling papers. Christian Bale, David Moscow and Luke Edwards are entertaining and lively actors as they portray the life and struggles that Newsies faced. When the Newsies find out that the price of papers have gone up, they organize themselves into a ragtag Union, with David Jacobs (Moscow) as the brains behind the voice of Jack Kelly (Bales). From then on it is a series of adventures and impatience as you await the Newsies next move. The singing and dancing is always upbeat and enthralling. I found myself singing along to the catchy songs as I watched brilliant character development unfold before my eyes. I would definitely recommend this film to view not only for the entertainment, but also for the history. The musical masterpiece put into movie form is an uplifting and accurate tale of Newsie life from a young perspective with lots of emotion, humor and enjoyment

Sam Transporting back to 1899 New York, you are brought back to the era of yellow journalism and the time of the newsies. Newsies is a movie that Disney that produced in 1992 that follows the lives of young boys known as "newsies" through New York as they go on strike. Jack Kelly, played by Christian Bale, is an orphan in the streets of New York City and is considered the leader of the newsies. Early on, he befriends David and Les Jacobs and the three of them become the central forces of the strike that happens later on in the movie. The strike of the newsies started out when Joseph Pulitzer raised the price that they sold the newspapers to the boys. Throughout the movie, Jack and the newsies go through many ups and downs during the strike.With a plot that takes many twists and turns throughout the movie, Newsies will take you on an emotional roller coaster. Love, anger, and betrayal reveal themselves constantly during the movie.With Newsies going on to become a major Broadway musical, it is a given that the choreography and soundtrack are out of this world. Kenny Ortega, who was at the time a rising director and choreographer, directs this movie and makes it into a wonderful on- screen adaptation of the time period.