Anne of Green Gables - A New Beginning
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| | Customer Reviews: Hated It! (05 March 2010)I'd like to start by saying the actress playing the young Anne Shirley was supberb. This movie is a cross between Anne of Green Gables and Jane Eyre's worst nightmare. Exceedingly depressing conglomeration of confusing and frustrating incidents. Who were they trying to kid? (01 February 2010)If I could have given this a zero stars rating, I would have. If you have read the LMM books or if you enjoyed the original Sulliavan version of this story, don't even bother renting it. Run very far away. The fact that they try to update Anne by saying her father killed her mother and was never around so se decided to become an orphan is just crazy talk. Sullivan Entertainment has good ideas and great programs- this isn't one of them! A Very Big Disappointment Except For... (31 January 2010)Do not watch this move if you are a true fan of the Anne of Green Gables books. I even tried to pretend I hadn't read the original stories, but even then, I thought the story was poorly written and even stole scenes from Jane Eyre! Again, except for the very first movie, Kevin Sullivan takes us on a journey that is not true to the L.M. Montgomery books and I think this amazing author would be horrified and very disappointed by this misrepresentation of Anne's story. The only thing that saves the movie at all is the awesomely brilliant performance by the little girl who plays young Anne, Hannah Endicott-Douglas! She does a wonderful job of putting heart and realism into this movie and can definitely be thought of as the precursor of the Anne portrayed by Megan Follows in the first movie (which basically held true to the first book). The casting department at least can be credited with doing an excellent job of choosing young Anne. Otherwise, I finished watching this movie feeling overwhelmingly disappointed with a bad taste in my mouth that lasted quite a long time. I hope someday someone will produce follow up stories of Anne that ring true in following the L.M. Montgomery's books as they are actually written. Big Disappointment (27 December 2009)didn't even come clost to the book....I was like...where did this come from. I didn't read the label and thought this was about Lucy Maud Montgomery. I had heard a movie was coming out about her life and was talking to a co-worker. OK movie on its own, but NOT a good pre-quel to Anne of Green Gables (09 December 2009)If you are an avid fan of the Anne books or the first 2 Sullivan Anne movies, then you will NOT like this movie at all! The writer/producers have changed so much of the story line that it is literally unrecognizable as a movie about Anne! If this were not proported to be an Anne movie, it would be an OK movie, I'd give it 2-3 stars then, although there are gaps in the plot and some of the story line jumped around a bit. Anne is an orphan, not an abandoned daughter, which shapes her whole life. Marilla would never have withheld a letter from Anne, she would have given it to her. I am so glad I did not spend money on this film, my local public library got a copy of it. The actress portraying young Anne does a very good job, as does Shirley MacClaine. |
