tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post8125509226996110774..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: Sunday Salon: Watching JaneBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-8226145597960521202012-01-20T14:13:16.103-06:002012-01-20T14:13:16.103-06:00Great review! I agree with you, I like this movie...Great review! I agree with you, I like this movie as a movie itself, but it's not an accurate adaptation. I love Elizabeth Taylor as the young Helen Burns. I also kind of like that Orson Wells is more the plain kind of hero Rochestor is portrayed to be in the book .. . although Joan Fontaine is not quite a plain Jane.<br /><br />Birdie - I love your comments, it made me laugh out loud!Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-38738899488976099022012-01-15T21:16:29.090-06:002012-01-15T21:16:29.090-06:00"But instead of feeling rushed, it feels comp..."But instead of feeling rushed, it feels complete." I agree. I love this film version even though it does leave out so much. It still retains the essential love story and the original molding of Jane's character. <br /><br />I also love that Brocklehurst is not quite shown as the hypocrite he is in the books (with his daughters in fine dress and with perfectly curled hair). That always seemed a little too much for me. I like that in this version, he is just so intent on his "Christian duty" narrowly conceived, that he destroys others.<br /><br />The scene I would change would be Rochester playing piano while Blanche sings. My friend calls those closeups the 'I smell a fart' school of acting. Ha! He does look strange there--I wonder what emotion he intended to convey.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850833262363051091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-21288610468771771402012-01-02T08:00:50.762-06:002012-01-02T08:00:50.762-06:00"I always say if you liked the book go and se..."I always say if you liked the book go and see the movie, if you liked the movie go and read the book." Alfred Hitchcockmohamedhttp://forum.aceboard.net/index.php?login=180951noreply@blogger.com