VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

gsmitheidw-41158 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.

mumof3uk I remember this film, I was just watching 'Oliver' and it was driving me nuts trying to remember this films' title, so i had to search it, and here it is! One of the things I remember is the disguises that Ron 'Fagin' Moody, got himself into, including dressing as a woman, to try to lure the children.I'm going to try and find this on video or DVD as I'm sure my kids will love it, mind you I was quite young when I saw it and I do remember being scared at a few bit of it, there's nothing bad in it, just the brilliantly sinister villain played by Moody.The rolling fields of Ireland are lovely too, what a backdrop! It will also be good to see the wonderful acting of the late Jack Wild too, such a shame he died too young.

Mark Craig As a 43 year old watching this film after over 30 years, it brought a tear to my eye. The beautiful music by Roy Budd (which is available on CD in Britain) reminds one of a totally different era that is part of my childhood. Watching the film and seeing the ancient cars on the roads, the clothes on the ordinary people in the background, the hairstyles and fashions ...... the sweet innocence of the little girl is something that's gone forever, but captured in this charming little film made in 1970 on location in Ireland. It makes me sad to realise that it is an age which I look back with fondness whilst remembering my own childhood. But what will my own kids have to remember? Despite my best efforts, they live in a world of wall to wall television filled with violence and sexual innuendo masquerading as comedy, computer cyberspace, street gangs and stress caused by modern life and expectations of them to perform and excel. As kids in the 1960's and 1970's we had none of that - life was so much simpler and immensely more enjoyable.It is brilliant that this film is available on DVD for us to watch today. It deserves to be in the same league as those other classic British films made for family viewing at that period in British cinema history: "Oliver!", "The Railway Children", "The Amazing Mr Blunden", "Black Beauty" (1970 version!).The film features British character actor Ron Moody who excelled at the multi-disguises villain with a soft heart, a type of role he would play again 10 years later on the HTV series "Into the Labyrinth". What a shame that Jack Wild (Finn) died earlier in 2006 of throat cancer. And whatever happened to the delightful Helen Raye (Derval)? She never acted in anything again, but she should have done as she was as good in this role as Georgie Henley is in the current Narnia film. Even Irish songstress Dana appears in the film (the same year she won the Eurovision Song Contest) as a gypsy girl to sing a hauntingly beautiful ballad in Gaelic and English.My 9 year old daughter fell in love with this film when I showed it to her the other day. She still has that innocence, which I hold onto for as long as possible with her before she descends into the terrible tantrum-filled teen years that her brothers have already entered (and even they watched it and didn't moan!).A great film for kids to watch, and a wonderful wallow in nostalgia for those of us over 40 years of age!!!

peteraanthony One of my favourites - a fantastic adventure across Ireland - does anyone agree?Apparently I have to write at least 10 lines - no problem really I can remember huge chunks of the movie. Is it true Jack Wild has cancer ? also there were a few abusive emails flying around under the Flight of the Doves section - not what I expected as I tried to capture some childhood memories - what a cruel world - well anyway Il get over it.If I remember one quote from the movie from Ron Moody as he was driving along with the kids dressed as a lady_ " I love Ireland the land of Shaw, Yeats , Robbie Burns... Hope I've made my quota - OK back to a lonely bachelor life in London..