KristenR Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Okay- so I have to admit.... I actually just read Jane Eyre for the first time. I don't know how I've missed that one for so long. (I love the Kindle because I can get all these for free now!) In any event, what's your favorite movie adaption of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in MD Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Okay- so I have to admit.... I actually just read Jane Eyre for the first time. I don't know how I've missed that one for so long. (I love the Kindle because I can get all these for free now!) In any event, what's your favorite movie adaption of it? This one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) I like the one with Timothy Dalton. But, it is from 1983 so the settings and filming leave a little to be desired. Edited October 26, 2012 by Mrs Mungo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 This one... I like the one with Timothy Dalton. But, it is from 1983 so the settings and filming leave a little to be desired. :iagree: I love both of these! I usually watch them both when I'm on a Jane Eyre kick. I watch this one too, although it's not as good an adaptation. I love Ciaran Hinds though. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I like the one with Ciaran Hinds and Samantha Morton here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in VA Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 This one... I like the one with Ciaran Hinds and Samantha Morton here Respectfully to both of you, no, No, NO!!!!!:001_smile: The first one is oversexualized and not faithful to the book. Mr. Rochester and Jane are in situations and behave in ways that are not in the book and outside their characters. The second one leaves out a lot, including characters. We watched it after my oldest had just finished the book, and she kept saying, "That's not what happened!" I like the one with Timothy Dalton. But, it is from 1983 so the settings and filming leave a little to be desired. Mrs. Mungo is absolutely right! It is the most faithful to the book and I really like it. But it is a mini-series, so it is long and was obviously low budget. It looks dated. I do like the new one that came out a couple years ago in theaters. Here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0053Q9DHW/ref=bit_p_realnetworks-abb_amznsearch_ff_us_title?_encoding=UTF8&ascsubtag=YnvVf1JCQo00wF&tag=realnetworks-abb-amznsearch-us-ff-20&tagbase=realnetworks-abb&tbId=YnvVf1JCQo00wF But I'm sure it will have it's detractors too.:001_smile: As you can tell, fans of Jane Eyre definitely have opinions on the best movie of it:001_smile: Kind of like the Pride and Prejudice crowd. I have my opinion there too :001_smile: Of course you could have a Jane Eyre marathon and watch them all! If you do that, make sure to watch the old, black and white version with Orson Welles! Enjoy, Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Orson Wells is so CREEPY as Rochester, ick.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Orson Wells is so CREEPY as Rochester, ick.:tongue_smilie: :iagree: I own several adaptations, including one with George C. Scott as Mr. Rochester and Susannah York as Jane. :blink: The miniseries was the most faithful to the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'd like to suggest you consider this novel: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0140189831/ref=mp_s_a_3?pi=SL75&qid=1351255368&sr=8-3 Send UPS of famous novels rarely turn out but this one is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 This one... :iagree: I thought this one was really beautifully done. By far my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I love this version and own it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780362/ I hated the one done last year. It was awful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Now you'll have to read The Eyre Affair. Just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home'scool Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I love the one with Willim Hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I like the first one posted (with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens). Its the only one I've seen where Jane has some spirit (which is the whole point of the book...the girl is unbreakable), affection, equity between the two of them, and the participants aren't traditionally handsome. I call Stephens ' .' He's not like I imagine Rochester in the book but it is an interesting interpretation and you do actually understand that there is an attraction between them which is more than most of the movies manage. While the Timothy Dalton one is better than most I can take it or leave it. It seemed stagey, Dalton was too handsome, and I can't really see the connection between the characters. I never saw him as being as emotionally dark as Rochester, just a poor rich boy who felt sorry for himself. Zelah Clarke was a mirror of calm (not weak) as Jane but lacked passion, I thought. Most versions are just copies of the original Orson Wells version. A very strong, interesting Rochester and a very confused, passive Jane. Its a vanity project for a male actor. :glare: Ugh. I particularly disliked Wells version (although I think he makes a good Rochester it completely missed the point of the book and only focuses on his character), the Samantha Morton version (disappointing, I like her so much generally), and the William Hurt version (he's so tired in this movie, I just want him to sit down). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSICAinMD Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Orson Wells is so CREEPY as Rochester, ick.:tongue_smilie: :iagree: Very creep, I am not sure what they were thinking when Orson Wells was cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I don't know, in my opinion Rochester is kind of creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Infidels! :boxing_smiley: Welles is the only one I liked. :tongue_smilie: I will agree though that Jane was too passive. Although when you think about it, her spirit showed most with Rochester and in her head. [well and the one time with her aunt] With everyone else she was a bit resigned to her fate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Without a doubt, the version starring Timothy Dalton. The others are inaccurate in historical details and have the characters behaving as modern people do rather than in their historical period. Plus the other versions wreck large swaths of the story for no good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Respectfully to both of you, no, No, NO!!!!!:001_smile: The first one is oversexualized and not faithful to the book. Mr. Rochester and Jane are in situations and behave in ways that are not in the book and outside their characters. The second one leaves out a lot, including characters. We watched it after my oldest had just finished the book, and she kept saying, "That's not what happened!" Mrs. Mungo is absolutely right! It is the most faithful to the book and I really like it. :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I love this version and own it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780362/ I hated the one done last year. It was awful!! I was really disappointed with the one done last year - what a let down!! This one - it's the same one Heather linked at the beginning of the thread - is really very good but I wanted to suggest another one - 1973 version of Jane Eyre There is a wonderful chemistry between Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston that just isn't there with any of the other versions. And Michael Jayston delivers his lines perfectly. Don't let the production values turn you off to this version. After a few minutes you won't notice the "stage play" look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: This one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Now you'll have to read The Eyre Affair. Just for fun. The you can read 'Daddy Longlegs' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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