Anne of Green Gables - A New Beginning
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| | Customer Reviews: i wish there were a Zero Stars Choice (11 August 2010)Kevin Sullivan has created a monster that spits on the grave of LM Montgomery! It destroys the entire story line of the book, changing the character of Anne and her entire history and making a mockery of all that came before. DO NOT BUY THIS FILM! 180 degree different from the original books and series (26 July 2010)As with "Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story," I'm astounded that Kevin Sullivan could put great performances and beautiful filming/scenery with such abysmal storylines. Neither the "Continuing Story" nor "A New Beginning" have much of anything to do with the original "Anne of Green Gables" or "Anne of Avonlea" films that were so well-made. The characters may have the same names, but they are so changed as to be utterly unrecognizable. If you enjoyed the first two films, you should definitely avoid these as the magic just isn't there. Read Lucy Montgomery's books instead. Mr. Sullivan, why oh why did you not tell the Anne stories as Montgomery intended? It's obvious from the quality of the sets, scenery and cinematography that you had the money to do it, and the first two Anne films you made show you have (or at least had) the talent. Montgomery's books would have made for wonderfully entertaining films and would certainly have brought you a better reputation - not to mention income - than you now have as the man who brought new life into Anne (with the first two films) and then ruined it (with the last two films). "Jane of Lantern Hill" was another excellent adaptation of a Montgomery book - so you knew what to do. Why you didn't do it is as baffling as it is disappointing. The only good thing about the "new beginning" film was the remarkable Hannah Endicott-Douglas. Thankfully she is getting other roles since one bad film can often destroy careers before they even begin. As for the rest of the cast, I can only say that, as with the "Continuing Story" film, they do their best with the poor material they have to work with, but they - and we - deserve much better. Think of this film and the "Continuing Story" as alternate universe fan fiction stories - but most of us want the real thing, and you can find that with the first two films and the books. What was Kevin Sullivan thinking? (24 April 2010)He ruined it!! And it took me this long to write a review. I got the movie months ago. I didn't read the books yet but looking over the summaries this was not how it was supposed to turn out. I had respect for the man until he totally blew it. I wish someone can follow a book series that was written long before I was born. I bar Kevin Sullivan from ever stepping on another movie set. In fact I think they should banish him to Iceland. And all the people who wrote reviews here- you all said a mouth full. I cannot say how upset I was. Perhaps I should mail my movie to Kevin Sullivan along with my views on this movie. You cannot totally change the storyline that was written- that's stealing!! Very disappointed... (13 April 2010)Why would anyone let this movie thru???? I just don't understand after all these years those of us who love the Anne of Green Gables stories & knew her as an orphan...then a movie comes out to portray Anne as grown in years & to tell she wasn't an orphan?!!? Anne was not a liar, her parents did die, & poor Marilla...would never lie to her! I was so disappointed in the movie. I thought it was going to be really good...cause anything related to Anne of Green Gables I usually love...not this one! Dark Tale: Premise is that Anne Lied about her Early Life (24 March 2010)So you thought that Anne Shirley's self-described early life was pretty tough, raising other people's children...well, this account is told on the premise that she lied about her early life making it sound much better than it really was. Her father killed her mother; he was still alive and never took responsibility for her. Screenwriter and director Kevin Sullivan's account of Anne's early life was on the order of a Dickens novel, in a disgusting poor house. It portrays the Canadian governmental welfare system of the era in a pretty bad light. Very dark. Not for young children. And hard to believe that Anne could pull out of this deep pit of human misery and have become the beloved, well-adjusted girl we have all come to love. If you want a more believable and pleasing prequel, you might have to read it. I thought that "Before Green Gables" by Budge Wilson. was doable, although I will warn you that it is not perfect either. At least Budge Wilson actually used "Anne of Green Gables" as a basis, fleshing out the details that are provided in Anne's account of herself. You know, I have read the complete "Anne" series through 3 times, working on the fourth round (love my Kindle - all of L M Montgomery's works for under $5!!) And I own the other three Anne movies. Although I enjoyed them, I have found them to be getting further and further from L M Montgomery's original story series, especially the third one, "The Continuing Story." Nice story but not much to do with the books' story line. So having borrowed this movie and not having any idea about its content, the extreme liberties taken with the story line weren't really a surprise to me... I gave an extra star because the "new" Anne, Hanna Endicott-Douglas, is really good and did her part. Add one more star (totaling three stars) if you are just looking for a movie to watch and don't have any preconceived ideas about the characters. |
