tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post3520600019511823359..comments2024-03-18T02:00:48.080-04:00Comments on Old-Fashioned Charm: Great Expectations (1999)Miss Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973247921599001493noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post-7883638555752483132014-12-03T01:33:31.849-05:002014-12-03T01:33:31.849-05:00I fell on love with Pip and just wanted Estella to...I fell on love with Pip and just wanted Estella to fall on love with him. Gruffids best role is Hornblower! He is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post-88381310968060742932011-05-24T15:38:04.150-04:002011-05-24T15:38:04.150-04:00Melanie,
Thank you for your honest opinion! I got ...Melanie,<br />Thank you for your honest opinion! I got back and forth with this adaptation. I've never read the book so don't really know the story. When I first watched this adaptation I didn't really like it because it because I had a hard time seeing the plot of the story and it ends not sad exactly, but rather plainly, nothing exciting. I liked the 1981 BBC adaptation of Great Expectations, it was a lot livelier and the plot was more interesting. When I watched the 1999 adaptation again I liked it better because I enjoy Ioan Gruffudd and Justine Waddell, these certainly aren't my favorite roles but I did like this adaptation fairly well. <br /><br />~Miss LaurieMiss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096222035851269474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post-46578974286202450812011-05-24T13:10:40.146-04:002011-05-24T13:10:40.146-04:00I did NOT like this adaption of "Great Expect...I did NOT like this adaption of "Great Expectations." Which is sad, because I adore Ioan Gruffudd. ;-)<br /><br />I loved the book but the movie just seemed so dark and depressing and didn't carry the bit of humor Dickens included in the book (not in the story as much as the way he told it :-) ). <br />And I didn't like Justine Waddell playing such a nasty character after seeing her as sweet Molly Gibson.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980021913722383831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post-72766594865689421902011-05-23T14:02:42.489-04:002011-05-23T14:02:42.489-04:00I think I've seen this version twice...rather ...I think I've seen this version twice...rather depressing, but so is the book (which I think was the first Dickens I read). In general, I prefer the '81 BBC version. I'll admit, I only watched this one because of Ioan Gruffudd, but I also really like Magwitch in this version. My favorite character, by far, is Herbert Pocket! :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693636355638596302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490346761566035007.post-26296174526966925212011-05-23T04:25:59.600-04:002011-05-23T04:25:59.600-04:00This Great Expectations (1999) looks quite promisi...This Great Expectations (1999) looks quite promising. I've read the book though it didn't turn out to be one of my favorites. It was rather boring when I read it, and the end appeared to be a rather "unhappy" one, but maybe I should try to read it again to understand it more. But I'd like to watch this movie version.Jujubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625993495744395314noreply@blogger.com