It had so much potential... but they really blew it. They had so many great actors but a bad script. I had wanted to see this movie for so long because I had loved the TV show. And while I was sitting there I was waiting for moment where I thought it would get better but it never came. It seemed to go downhill with every passing moment. The movie dragged and dragged on. Shirley McLaine and Michael Caine's story was never resolved and the appearance of Uncle Arthur was forced and ridiculous. Aunt Clara was also another character that just wasn't written well at all. The special effects were done well but there wasn't enough of them...and considering this was about a witch, I expected more. If you loved the TV show, then you will be disappointed. If you never watched the TV show, you will be clueless and completely bored. The only good thing... Nicole Kidman was cute. And her clothes were nice. But cute and nice weren't enough.
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Ridiculous!
6 July 2003
I can understand when producers and directors have to take certain liberties with movies that are adapted from books (ie, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter) but this was ridiculous! This has nothing to do with the the stories of Lucy Maud Montgomery and it should not even have the name "Anne of Green Gables"... it should be called "Anne of Another Planet!". Horrible! As a fan of the first two movies, I thought I would be ecstatic to see Anne and Gil get married! But this was lost in the outrageous and stupid WWI storyline. It had lost all the character of the first two movies where we watched Anne deal with everyday problems... not some stupid far fetched plot of her running to Europe to look for him and her getting caught up with spies etc. Just don't bother!
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