Wuthering Heights

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Rare T No adaptation of Wuthering Heights will ever come close to the 1939 version, and while this one further proves this point, it’s also one of the better ones. It is intense in drama. Nevertheless, the characters, scenarios. and dialogue are just more convincing in the 1939 adaptation, and thus more captivating. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review harwee h Not the disaster many thinks. It did have the look of an 80s soap and the overall adaptation is reasonably faithful to Bronte's, similar to the Olivier version which ondense or omitted the second generation characters. But everything else is serviceable. Dalton is competent lead, the script engaging. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very heavy handed rendition - all brute force and no finesse. Pros: Heathcliff and Cathy's relationship is wild in the way it should be, one of the only interpretations that keeps Nellie as a contemporary (as opposed to a nurse/mother figure) to Cathy, Hindley, and Heathcliff which I think is important, Timothy Dalton is not a bad Heathcliff - smoulders menacingly well; Cons: interpreted parts of the story very oddly to include an incest element to the story which is untrue to the book and just too much, the 1970s instrumental music is very distracting, inappropriate, and awful, Anna Calder-Marshall is refreshingly wild and unstable as Cathy, but takes it too far and comes off as mentally disabled/special needs, not suitably moody and dark, only tells the oft told half of the story Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Mostly good, some liberties taken with the story, presumably to squeeze just the first half in. Some good casting; I mostly liked Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff and Ian Ogilvy as the local toff. However the whole thing is a bit too period-drama, and not quite dark, mad and bad enough. The book is a tale of hot headed revenge - this Cathy should be fiercer and the atmosphere more brooding. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member In my opinion, this is the best version of all the Wuthering Heights movies. Very passionate Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Not without its defects, but still the best version for capturing the 'feel' of the book. Performances from the cast were solid all around but the production seemed to suffer from budget constraints. Example: Two scenes showing Catherine's breakdown at Thrushcross Grange seemed to be the exact same shot, just reversed. Also, costumes were repetitive. Some people will not like that the movie only covers about half the book, but again, the overall themes of the book are certainly maintained. The ending takes up the images of ghostly hauntings most effectively and manages to convey in a few moments the years of torment Heathcliff suffered with Catherine's 'visitations'. Would recommend as definitely worth watching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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