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I caught this on TCM (Turner Classic Movies, a.k.a the "old movie channel") and I found it to be clean, cute, funny at times, and it had a nice happy ending.
It's a good film, not great, but not horrible, either. The film does some justice to L.M. Montgomery's novel, however, in the book, "Anne of Green Gables," Matthew experiences a heart attack (or stroke...can't remember) and he dies. It's completely the opposite in the movie.
Gilbert and Anne didn't hook up in "Anne of Green Gables" book. They finally got together in the third book titled "Anne of Windy Poplars." In the film, it shows a budding romance between the two of them. It's also amazing that they try to squeeze 3 years of Anne's life into 90 minutes. In the book, Anne was 11 years old; in the film, she's 14.
The film wasn't entirely true to the novel, which was disappointing, however it still was enjoyable. It's much different than the 1985 Disney version. In Disney's version, Marilla is much more gentle and nice than the one in the 1934 version. Matthew was pretty much the same, personality-wise. From both the book and Kevin Sullivan's 1985 movie, Diana Barry has black hair. In the old 1934 film, she's a blonde.
In this movie, Anne annoyed me a little bit due to her excessive talking, which makes me wonder about the people who hang around me (since I talk too much as well....LOL). All in all, I give the movie 3 out of 5 stars. Still, the 1985 version with Megan Follows as Anne is much better than this movie.
However, for all you purists (like me) out there, I suggest renting the 1985 movie since it is much more truer to the book.
I caught this on TCM (Turner Classic Movies, a.k.a the "old movie channel") and I found it to be clean, cute, funny at times, and it had a nice happy ending.
It's a good film, not great, but not horrible, either. The film does some justice to L.M. Montgomery's novel, however, in the book, "Anne of Green Gables," Matthew experiences a heart attack (or stroke...can't remember) and he dies. It's completely the opposite in the movie.
Gilbert and Anne didn't hook up in "Anne of Green Gables" book. They finally got together in the third book titled "Anne of Windy Poplars." In the film, it shows a budding romance between the two of them. It's also amazing that they try to squeeze 3 years of Anne's life into 90 minutes. In the book, Anne was 11 years old; in the film, she's 14.
The film wasn't entirely true to the novel, which was disappointing, however it still was enjoyable. It's much different than the 1985 Disney version. In Disney's version, Marilla is much more gentle and nice than the one in the 1934 version. Matthew was pretty much the same, personality-wise. From both the book and Kevin Sullivan's 1985 movie, Diana Barry has black hair. In the old 1934 film, she's a blonde.
In this movie, Anne annoyed me a little bit due to her excessive talking, which makes me wonder about the people who hang around me (since I talk too much as well....LOL). All in all, I give the movie 3 out of 5 stars. Still, the 1985 version with Megan Follows as Anne is much better than this movie.
However, for all you purists (like me) out there, I suggest renting the 1985 movie since it is much more truer to the book.