Great Expectations (DVD)

...like. === Great Expectations - The Book === My recollection of the book 'Great Expectations' (by Charles Dickens if there is anyone who doesn't know!) is somewhat hazy, what with GCSEs being 11 years ago and not really paying attention to the book at the time - to be honest I'm not really a fan of Dickens, at least I wasn't at 15. I remember Phillip Pirrip (Pip), Joe Gargery and Mrs Joe. I remember Pip meeting a convict in a graveyard, and being ...
...but beautiful niece Estella. I remember Miss Havisham had been wearing her wedding dress since being jilted at the alter decades before. And, last but not least I remember Magwitch - I mainly remember him because our English teacher who once exclaimed that everything was 'peachy babe' (she was only about 22 and was trying to be 'cool' I think) pronounced his name MagWITCH. There was one incident where the whole class was in absolute fits of laughter ...

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...My crash course with 1998's Great Expectations however (A movie I had purchased upon the strength of bearing the name Robert De Niro) left me a little more open minded. If you cannot get your head around the literary classics and their transition to celluloid form then Great Expectations is the ultimate place to start. This movie has been adapted from the best selling novel in the cleverest of ways, focusing on not only the romance but the sexually ...
...search of inspiration for his great passion, Art. It's these quests that put him in the unenviable position of meeting convict Stanley Lustig (Robert De Niro). Lustig puts the fear of god in Finn explaining that if he does not help Lustig on his quest for freedom the side effects will be devastating. Like many children Lustig has prayed on those worrying emotions and reluctantly Finn tries to help escaped prisoner Lustig on his search for freedom. ...

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...but David Lean's adaptation of Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Guess what book I'd just finished reading the day before. So, if you don't mind, this review is going to be a bit of a compare and contrast with the novel. This is the only real movie version of Great Expectations (there's a 1997 film by Alfonso Cuaron, but that's only based loosely on the novel), so it's fair to say that this is the definitive adaptation. It's directed by David ...
...It stars the late great Sir John Mills, and it won two Oscars in 1945 for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Great Expectations is the story of Phillip Pirrip (or Pip, as he's known), growing up with his nasty older sister and her kind, simple husband Joe. One day on a walk through the cemetery, he bumps into an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch, who threatens Pip with the uncomfortable removal of his heart and liver if he doesn't bring ...

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...story. The remake of Great Expectations attempts to do both of these things by setting the Charles Dickens original in modern day America. In my mind the attempt has been worthwhile as the finished product was beautiful to watch. I guess if you are a big Charles Dickens fan then this film may not appeal as I can almost hear the cries of ‘How dare they meddle with a classic’. I take the view that any true classic, be it of the written ...
...as it is the message within the story that holds the key to greatness. This version starts off in the Gulf cost of Florida, where Fin (originally Pip) is a young lad of 8. He lives a simple life in one of the poorer neighbourhoods around. His big love is drawing and he goes off on his own along the many beautiful beaches, sketching things as he finds them. One day his world is changed forever when an escaped convict (Wonderfully played by Robert ...

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...and Ms. Dinsmoor (though a great character),isn't quite crazy enough. De Niro is fantastic though as always as is Hank Azaria who plays Estella fiance in it. The performances of the actors are very good though. Mitch Glazer who wrote this screenplay has also tried to mix in some direct quotes from the book and it really hasn't worked. There is, though, a brilliant soundtrack which is slightly alternative/indie featuring Tori Amos, Pulp, and Ozzy ...
...to see this is; if you've read the book and have a memory of it, dont make any comparisons between them as you will be diassapointed. If you haven't seen it; then watch it with no worries as dont get me wrong it is a good film but it just cant be compared to the novel. ...

CandiceB666 17.04.2001 (24.04.2001) · Read full review
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David Lean's version of Dickens' 'Great Expectations' is well worth an evening in - the story of a young boy befriending a criminal, falling in love with a girl brought up by an eccentric old lady, and being given a start in life by an unknown benefactor is quite vividly rendered in this film. It's b&w, and won 3 Oscars at the time, and in my opinion is far superior to other versions of the book. It stars John Mills and Valerie Hobson. It varies ...
...you look, but the Bensonsworld website os one of the cheaper ones I've found. The action is lively, the sense of doom palpable, and the acting superb - look out for an extremely young Alec Guinness; this is the film which made his name. If you liked the book you'll like this film, apart from the ending - which has none of the ambiguity Dickens intended for his characters. If you haven't read the book, you'll want to after seeing this! The disappointing ...

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