Wuthering Heights

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Summary: A Sad Day's Work for Ralph Fiennes
Review: I rented this movie because I have recently read Wuthering Heights and now feel that I understand it, and because I adore Ralph Fiennes. But I turned it off after about 25 minutes because I just couldn't watch anymore. Not even accurate, though it is supposedly more accurate than the one from the 40's. I still adore Ralph, and I still think Juliette Binoche is a wonderful actress, but this movie is not worth wasting the money on.

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Summary: AMAZING
Review: I've read this book three times...for three different literature classes, so I am well-versed in the story. It is EXCELLENT. How much better can Ralph Fiennes get? I know some people don't like it because it is depressing, but that's what it is! Read the book! It's depressing! Ralph just steals the movie---with his torment, all-consuming love/hate, smoldering eyes that speak more than mere words. He IS Heathcliff. Juliette Binoche is also good. RUN, don't walk to buy this! Don't let the bad reviews prevent you from watching this. Maybe you should hold a potted plant under your eyes. Something should benefit from the tears you WILL shed from this movie. Bravo!

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Summary: I laughed, I cried, I hated!
Review: Okay, okay, okay. So I was drawn in by the stud factor of Ralph Fiennes, but let me tell you, I left feeling aroused, exploited, in love, in hate. This is an incredibly well acted and superb television film. If you have even a tiny bit of masochism in your blood, you'll end up fantasizing about the delectable Mr. Fiennes (Heathcliffe in this case) commanding, if you move, I shall kick you! The gothic settings are romantic and frightening, cold, yet warmed by the characters fantastic acting. You must see this film. In my oppinion, the best version of Wuthering Heights.

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Summary: This Movie Is A Far Cry From The Original....Its About Time!
Review: This movie has been one of my favorite movies since it's debute in 1992 on TNT. For years I have carried around my own copy (w/out commercials)on VHS. The movie does an excellent job of going into the really disfunctional lives of the main characters and making us feel their loves...and hates!! This movie(as well as the book)is not the love story it was betrayed as in the 1939 version of the film with Olivier. It is a dark story of love and hate, revenge and deceit, and so many other sinister story lines that I felt this version was a classic! There is no sap falling from this story but you will feel many an emotion!! I can't wait to finally have my own copy!!PS I won quite a few bets on the Sinead O'Conner cameo...

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Summary: The Real Wuthering Heights
Review: Until this film, I genuinely hated the story of Wuthering Heights! The reason being that I began reading the book so many times only to put it down because I hated Cathy and Heathcliff - they were so selfish, vain, and cruel. I thought I would give the story another shot and watched the 1939 Oberon/Olivier version. Olivier was overly dramatic and unbelievable in his role. I pitied him, but couldn't stand the glaring overacting of Olivier(in his first film since transferring from the stage...On top of that, the ending was utterly depressing.

So, when I saw this film at the rental store I almost passed it over - but my best friend and I were searching for a good chick flick. We decided to give it a shot and I'm so glad we did. I was very angry to learn that the 1939 film stopped in the middle of the story - it passed over the whole point of the book. I have amazing respect for the novel now and am glad that I rediscovered it through this mesmerizing film. Binoche is as hypnotic to watch as Audrey Hepburn and Fiennes is the perfect tormented soul, harboring unforgiveness and revenge in his heart like a disease. It is a tale of the heart and it's power to lift and sometimes destroy. As Paul Harvey would probably say when comparing this with the 1939 version, "and now you know the rest of the story...."

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Summary: My favourite adaptation of the novel
Review: Of all the versions of Wuthering Heights that I've seen, this version remains my favourite. It is not perfectly true to the novel, but given the fact that the novel is exceptionally difficult to film, this version is highly impressive!! This film covers the entire novel (both generations of the Earnshaw/Linton/Heathcliff families). Ralph Fiennes is the ideal Heathcliff, and Juliette Binoche gives an entertaining and dramatic performance in the roles of Catherine/Cathy. Janet McTeer as Nelly, Simon Shepherd as Edgar, Sophie Ward as Isabella, Jason Riddington as Hareton, and Jeremy Northam as Hindley are all perfectly cast. Sinead O'Connor takes on an interesting role in narrating the film as Emily Bronte -- an interesting twist which I think works wonderfully well. The filming is lush, the costumes are beautiful, the acting remarkable, and the script exceptional. Highly reccommended for Wuthering Heights fans!!

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Summary: The best adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" yet!
Review: Credit a fabulous director and a choice A-list cast; this adaptation is mesmerizing. I'm all for old movies, but it seems to me that actors back then had a different path they took to convey emotion- all very "stage like" and over-the-top drama. Today, we seem to go more for raw emotion, which generally is much closer to the way book characters are written. Ralph Fiennes IS Heathcliffe- he captures all the brilliance, shame, love, and eventually, brutal cruelty that Heathcliffe was in the novel. Juliette Binoche is a gem- she is defenitely one of the most beautiful and graceful actresses of our generation, with charm and elegance in abundance. Her duel role as Cathy, and then as Cathy's daughter Catherine is sublime- the two women couldn't have been more different, yet Binoche has no problem perfectly seperating the two characters and making them unique individuals. The director uses shadows and storms to beautifully blend in with the emotion of the moment, and the cinematography is breathtaking. Defenitely a must have item for any Emily Bronte fan. Interestingly, Sinead O'Connor lends an unbilled cameo as Bronte herself, narrating in the begining and end of the film.

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Summary: Newest Wurthering Heights
Review: I found this film far more true to the classic novel then I did with the 1939 version. It made me feel for the characters as if I was reading the novel. I would recommend this movie to others who may wish to see a really good remake of a classic story. I don't think any directors could do better than this one. Those who say the first movie was better, are wrong. The first one was good but this version is truer to the novel. Far more passionate and romantic. It was great and that is why I rated it five stars.

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Summary: wonderful adaption!!!!!
Review: i was shocked to read the review of this movie by Leonard Malten in which he berated this movie calling it excruciating... i was in awe of the effort that was given to make this film true to the book. i watched trying to find a flaw in the movie and could find none... if you loved reading "wuthering heights" you will be just as pleased watching what peter kosminsky has done with this film. Fiennes is wonderful as heathcliff and and Binoche was flawless... WONDERFUL ADAPTION!!!

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: (The book was better, of course) but this movie is one of my new favourites. The actors are all superb, the music is wonderful, and the scenery is breathtaking. It's true to the book (as true as can be) and the added in stuff is all in character. This one (unlike the 1939 version) actually includes the whole book, and Heathcliff seems real. In the 1939's version, he was too nice. They didn't come close to portraying his demonic nature. In this one, they do. This movie's greatest scene is the scene when Nelly comes to Heathcliff,bringing news of Cathy's death. Heathcliff's voice and expression as he curses cathy-- it's heartwrenching and real. You just have to see it.