(As a class, we had to watch this movie in order to get Charles Dickens. I love it.
Note, this has commentary on the whole movie, so... spoilers?
One more thing: This is taken from gems of thoughts from my friends and comments they made while the teacher tried not to laugh and pretend to notice. Yes, be jealous, my English teacher is amazing.)
Angel pulled out the DVD and waved it in the air. "Got it, guys!" She crowed. The girls ran over and Shimmer squealed, "You got it! Yes!" Cheshire fist pumped. "I watched this movie after I first began to learn English, haven't seen it since." Ravager grinned and said, "Last time I saw it... argh, its been at least two years." Kitten shrugged. "I haven't seen it, but Cheshire told me it was cute." Blackfire, who was the only one not over there, flew over and asked, "What is it?"
Angel showed her the cover. Blackfire raised her eyebrows. "Oliver?" She asked. Angel nodded. Johnny, who had been listening in, laughed loudly and said, "A dumb musical?" Angel glowered. "Its not dumb, and musicals are amazing, unless they deal with high school and Disney." "Amen, sister." Ravager said.
Angel flew over to the TV and placed it in the new Blu-Ray player Gizmo stole (to replace the last one Billy broke after he threw it at Punk's head). The girls jumped onto the couch, Blackfire flying behind, slightly reluctant. See-More came into the room to see what the noise was about. "What the heck is going on- please tell me that isn't Oliver." Angel grinned. "Alright. It isn't Oliver."
See-More groaned. "You played that almost every other Sunday on the school projector. I could probably sing the glorious food song by heart." Angel smirked and said, "I could too, come on and watch. And for the record, that's because there was only ten movies, five of which were R-rated, and I couldn't watch those ones yet." See-More rolled his eye but sat down on the couch. Kyd teleported into the room and held up a bowl of popcorn. "Thanks, gorgeous." Angel said. Kyd pecked her forehead and signed, 'For you, anything.' Angel giggled.
XL Terrestrial poked his head into the living room and groaned, "Not again." Angel glared and hushed him. XL just sat down on the floor in front of the TV, crossing his legs. In a couple seconds, Angel asked him to turn down the lights, and he responded with flipping her off, but turning them off.
A couple seconds later, Blackfire motioned for Johnny to sit down. Johnny shook his head violently no. Blackfire glared and mouthed, 'Get over here!' Johnny finally consented, and Angel remarked, "Thought you didn't like musicals." "I don't." He growled.
Angel decided to stop teasing him and watched the movie.
After a couple minutes, XL asked, "Why is the beginning credits so freaking long?" Angel shrugged. "I don't know. I'll fast forward." She did so, and the group settled down to watch the movie.
They all settled down... for a minute, anyway. "Dude, why are they singing? They're half starving kids, and they are all singing about what looks like HIVE food." See-More said. Billy walked in. "Hey, I miss anything?" He asked. "Not much, they are just singing the food song." See-More said.
Billy nodded and sat down next to Kitten, draping his arm around her shoulder as he did so. "Good, I'm holding out for the one sex song." Kitten's eyes widened and she choked on air. "What sex song?" She said. "Shut up before I hit you with my wings." Angel said quickly.
They were quiet until Mr. Bumble started to sing about selling Oliver. "Well, that's a good sales pitch." Billy remarked. Kitten slapped him and said, "Billy! Human slavery is not funny." "I should know." See-More muttered under his breath. "Bring up that argument again and I will kill you both." Shimmer threatened. All the people remembered the half-argument between Billy and See-More about the Civil War. Long story short, it ended with several holes in the walls after Billy accidentally said a racial slur.
The scene when Oliver began singing 'Where Is Love?' Johnny rolled his eyes and began to stand up. "Okay, I'm out of here- hey!" Blackfire yanked Johnny back down. "Sit." She demanded. "Shush, I like this song." Cheshire said.
Then when The Artful Dodger came onscreen, Red X popped in and said, "Hey, its one of my ancestors!" Angel spun around and said, "What!" Red X shrugged. "Hey, pickpocket kid. Sounds familiar?" "You aren't a pickpocket." Ravager deadpanned. "I started somewhere." Shimmer sat up and said, "Actually, in the book, he got shipped off to Australia. So, technically speaking, he'd be more likely my ancestor." Red X's eyes went huge. "Uh..."
Blackfire shot XL an amused glanced. "Xilo... are you humming?" She asked, extremely amused. "No!" XL said quickly. "It should be a crime not to sing or hum in a musical." Shimmer pointed out. "No way in hell will I ever sing during a musical." Johnny said.
Angel smacked Johnny over the head. Cheshire wasn't paying attention and sung in Vietnamese, "You've got to pick a pocket or two!" XL snickered. "Hey, its like HIVE academy. Dumpy with a lot of beer and smoke. And their teaching the kids how to sing." Billy said. Kitten hid the fact she was giggling.
Johnny sat up. "Hold on- does Bill Sykes show in the movie?" He asked. Angel nodded, her eyes narrowed. "Yes, and he's a jerk." Johnny perked up. "I think I like the movie now." Angel turned and stared at him. "Why?" She asked. Blackfire giggled.
Silence for a couple minutes. Then Johnny whistled and said, "Nancy's got a nice ass." Blackfire smacked his chest. "What, she does." He said. "Well, she is a hooker." Shimmer said. "Leave the book knowledge alone, Shimmer." Billy said, flicking the back of her head. She stuck her tongue out at him.
Johnny whistled. "Its obvious what they did that last night." The rest of the guys snickered, even Kyd. "Elliot! Behave!" Angel scolded. "Aw, Dodger has a crush on Nancy." Shimmer said. "All the kids do." Cheshire said, stealing a handful of popcorn. "That kid sounds like a girl." See-More said. "He's still a kid, duh." XL said.
Blackfire started giggling. "Wow... is Fagin a pedophile? Or at least homosexual?" See-More snorted. "What, is it because he's strutting across the stage?" Blackfire nodded. See-More rolled his eye. "Just because he's an actor, doesn't mean he's gay."
"See, HIVE. Fagin is sending him out to steal for him." Billy said, pointing and nodding. "Its scary when you can find parallels with real life with a MOVIE." XL said, a little bit of sarcasm with the last word.
Billy shot him a dirty look. Angel shushed them both and said, "Hey, it IS like HIVE! They don't care that the kid is in danger, they just want to know if he'll squeal!" Billy adopted a smug look on his face and said, "See?" XL humphed and leaned back, accidentally falling over.
Ravager cocked her head to the side. "Hmm... isn't that lucky, the guy is nice enough to let him stay with him. How many people think that would happen in real life?" Everyone booed. "My thoughts exactly."
Cheshire scowled. "Two roses for a penny! I wish things were that cheap now!" Billy's eyes widened. "That cheap?" "Well... money was harder to earn back then. Back then, there was two groups: dirt poor or filthy rich. At least, in the movies." Shimmer pointed out. "That's... kinda sad." Cheshire said.
Johnny started snickering. "The kid's high?" The girls shot him dirty looks. "Its not a drug reference. Stop it." Cheshire hissed. "Hey, you said that, not me." Johnny said. XL was humming again, and Blackfire giggled. XL smacked the side of his own head and said, "Its catchy!" Cheshire shrugged. "True."
Shimmer was actually singing along quietly until Angel told her to shut up.
The guys in the room winced as Bill smacked Nancy. "Lame slapping motion aside, screw you, dude." See-More said. "There is something men don't do, and as a fellow Y chromosome, he pisses me off." (1) Red X growled. "Okay, now I don't like sharing a last name with this guy, Komand'r." He whispered. "What was that?" Angel asked. "Nothing, Angie." Johnny mocked. Angel narrowed her eyes. "Don't call me Angie!"
Shimmer threw up her arms. "Oh come on! Just leave the dirt bag, Nancy! He doesn't need you, he doesn't even want you!" Kitten patted Shimmer's forehead. "I think the word we are searching for is codependent." Angel said. "What does that even mean?" See-More asked. "I'll tell you later."
When Oliver was brought back to Fagin, Billy said, "See? HIVE, again. If they think we're a threat, they lock us up." The HIVE kids voiced agreement. "Thankful I was only there for a year." Johnny mumbled. Angel voiced her disbelief. "You went to HIVE!" "For nine hell-like months, yes. I escaped." Johnny looked proud at that moment. "Lucky." XL grumbled.
Billy chuckled. "HIVE. Fagin as Brother Blood. I can freaking picture it." Angel shook her head. "Nah... Brother Blood would never 'review the situation'. He's too dumb." She pointed out. "What kinda guy would rather sleep!" Johnny said, snickering. "A guy who is GAY. Like I pointed out earlier." Blackfire said.
Johnny glared at Bill Sykes when he was going to bring Oliver along on a heist. "No one buys that, asshole. You just want to kill the little dude when no one is looking." Blackfire looked amused. "Well, someone is beginning to like the movie." Johnny was thankful he couldn't blush and mumbled something incoherent.
Billy smirked when the final bar scene came on. "I'm not getting it." Kitten said. See-More face palmed. "It only works if you interpret the song that way!" Shimmer squeaked. "Yup. I'm interpreting it that way." Billy said.
Kyd snickered and signed, 'Angel hates this song.' Angel nodded. "That doesn't stop you and Kyd from-" Billy was interrupted by Angel saying, "Complete that sentence and I will beat you to death." Billy scowled and grumbled, "I'm not Nancy though." Unfortunately, Blackfire heard that line. "Say what?" She shrieked. "You heard me." Billy sing songed. "I hate you." She growled.
When Nancy hugged Oliver, half the room looked like they felt awkward. (Mainly because most of them didn't know parental love).
Shimmer covered her eyes. "Is Bill done killing her yet? I won't open my eyes until he is." Billy nodded. "Yes, he's done killing her. Bastard." Blackfire shot a death glare at Billy. "I really, really hate you. Why did you tell me she would die!" Billy laughed nervously. "Hey, no surprises that way." Blackfire smacked him upside the head, which actually kinda hurt. "Does he die? He better die." Kitten said. "If he didn't, I would go to the movie-verse and kill him for you." Billy teased gently.
"Why is he taking the kid with him?" XL asked aloud. "I thought you said you saw the movie before." Johnny said. "I have considered why... I would've just pushed him into the river." Angel turned to face him and her expression was priceless. "XL Terrestrial!" "Yes?" It was plain that XL was enjoying this. "You are possibly the most morbid person I know!" "Not morbid- just really practical. Plus, kidnapping kids is lame."
The cop shot Bill Sykes, and Shimmer started clapping. Everyone shot her a weird glance. "Sue me, this is what cops should REALLY be doing! Chasing after the murderers, and not us thieves." Shimmer said, flicking her wrist. "I agree with Shimmer there." Cheshire said. "Cheshire, your an ASSASSIN." See-More said. "Um, yeah, duh. I take assignments that usually involve killing douche bags. That's why people put assignments out." Cheshire explained, with a cheeky grin on her face.
See-More face palmed, which looked rather strange with his helmet. "Shh, favorite part. If anyone makes one comment, I will duct tape them and shove them into a closet." Ravager threatened. Red X mimed horror and Ravager glared at him.
The movie hit the credits, and See-More asked, "Why is the part where Fagin and The Artful Dodger become partners your favorite part?" Ravager smiled. "Simple. Its kinda true, 'A villain is a villain to the end'. Its my first rule." "What about Jinx?" XL remarked sarcastically. "Second rule- true love defies odds and that includes the first rule. Now, if you excuse me, I have Johnny's ass to kick in the gym. See you in ten, Johnny." Ravager walked off, and Red X didn't hide the fact he was checking her out. "X. Knock it off." Ravager said. Red X snickered.
Blackfire got up. "What you think of the movie?" She asked Johnny. "It's a musical. I will never like musicals." Johnny walked off, but if you listened carefully, he was whistling 'Reviewing the Situation'.
(Some of this was almost direct quotes. I have class with my two guy friends- enough said. And after one class, my girl friend began singing Fagin's part in 'Reviewing the Situation', and I sung Dodger's part. It was FUN. Funnier part was, at least seventy percent of my English class is in my next class, so we'd all be talking about the part of the movie we had just watched and confusing our poor teacher. YouTube the songs, they are all amazing.
1. Aonns, yes, I did steal that from your review for the chapter with Malchior. It cracked me up.
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