Great Expectations

i have been wanting this movie for a while since i have read the book several times..but was sceptical since books hardly ever match the movie...but mis havishams charactor came to life in front of my eyes just as i had pictured her and the estate...the actors were awesome the only one i didnt buy into was the sister and how the movie snuffed her out early on...{ good riddance} from book point of view.. i could see pip and joe and estella and magwich as themselves each one drawing you into thier story. i got my dvd in the mail today and watched right then...my daughter was working so when she got home... replay..lol it is that good! we each liked a certain actor.. myself it was miss havisham as well as my oldest and my next to oldest liked magwich and my two youngest liked the boy in the garden who tried to fight pip as a child...my teens are very busy but this movie drew us all in! i should menion i am a jane austin kind of person and my two oldest like edgar allen poe and my two younger prefer supernatural.. but we still all came together over this classic telling only because i was a big fan of his christmas carol and decided to read this story and then i wanted to see someone portray havisham and hellena bonham carter did it so well! thank you for a great night with my usually busy teens!

I was concerned it wouldn't showcase his style well enough as a film, but it did a very good job! We enjoyed it a lot!

Many often write that the book is better than the film. This is perhaps one of the books that has many versions which I have seen over the years. The first version I saw was with M York and then one with E Hawke. Although exquisite in style and ambiance, Helena Bonham Carter's performance steals the soul and the message of the file. The young actress that plays the role of her adopted plaything is then see performing a lead role in The Tudors. Lots of characters and yet this version although well adapted did not take me to that point at the end where we are almost about to pick up the Kleenex because they leave it unseen. I do recommend it as a Sunday afternoon or evening watch for those Dickens' fans around the world and trust you concur. This is not a bad version but not the best either. The one with Ethan Hawke was something else. He made the character his own and Robert DeNiro helped. Here, Ralph Fiennes is fulfilling the part given but the script does not really allow him much room to shire as DeNiro did in the other version. Enjoyable, well presented. Ah! The lawyer character does steal the show too, that is definitely why I am writing the review, because he twists the actual story and gives life to a different version making it unique. Trust you enjoy it too!

I had just finished re-reading Great Expectations and wanted to see if this movie was true to the book and if I had to place a percentage on it, I'd say it's 95% true to the book. The only deviation, to my mind, was the omission of the character Orlick. As for the movie itself, the acting is superb, the scenes are just as I pictured them as I read the book, a lot of the dialogue is almost verbatim as it was in the book, and the actors are very well chosen to play their respective roles. It is a movie I feel comfortable showing to students after reading the book.

The movie was well made, though the pacing felt rushed, especially at the beginning, and while I understand the need to condense the plot, I didn't appreciate the changes they made to the characters. Essentially they tried to change the expansive, autobiographical nature of the story into a condensed romance tale. Thus they tried to play up the "romance" throughout, but in doing so, they lost a lot of the depth and strength of the story, particularly in Estella's character. By trying to soften her and make her into a more tragic figure, they ended up making her weak and pitiful. That, combined with their softening of Ms. Havisham's character, created various plot holes and places where the characters' motivations no longer made sense. The Finches of the Grove ascended from a sort of passing mention in the book to a central part of the movie's plot meant to emphasize their version of Pip and Estella's relationship. This took away from other, far more important plot points which got cut out entirely, likely to make room for the absurd and pointless antics of the aforementioned Finches. Orlick doesn't appear in the movie at all, and Herbert's presence is weak and understated. I appreciated that certain characters who were missing entirely from the 2011 BBC miniseries (by far my favorite version of the story) appeared in this one, but felt that the other characters they cut out to make room for them were more important to the plot, and the swap was not an equal one.

I loved this movie! It was as faithful and outstanding an adaptation of one of the best books ever written as could ever be made. The performances are spot on. The casting is close to perfect. Modern technology and special-effects allow filmmakers to really immerse the audience into dickens extraordinary world and see, no experience, Pip's journey like never before. I prefer it over any other version that I have ever seen including the one from 1946 and the late 90s.

brought this for my mom's bday, but give it to her early because she had a bad day! it came in great time. I had been keeping an eye on it, because it was just regiaon one, which I can't watch unless it's on a laptop. so when it went to 2 I totally brought it then! a wonderful retelling of Great Expectations! love Helena ! she does bat s*** crazy wonderful! just look at Bellatrix! lol

Showed to my 12th grade British Literature class as a companion to the novel. Students thoroughly enjoyed watching the characters and story line and took great pride in spotting the differences between the book and the movie. Did a good job of holding the attention of teenagers.

Brilliant

Auch diese Verfilmung von einem Werk von Charles Dickens kann hier nur als gelungen bezeichnet werden , was an den brillianten Schauspielern liegt und der großartigen Bühnenbauer die es geschafft haben London und andere Gegenden Englands in die Zeit von Dickens Zeit zurück zu versetzen !!

He escollit aquesta valoració perquè la diferència que jo veig entre la novel·la de Dickens i la pel·lícula es aquesta: una estrella. La novel·la es una obra mestra, la pel·lícula es una bona adaptació i possiblement és el màxim al qual es pot aspirar. Al meu parer Phiennes està genial, Coltrane també, Bonham Carter està excéntrica sense res millor que s'hi pugui afegir i Jeremy Irvine i Holliday Grainger fan el que cal per sortir-se'n. M'ha complagut especialment l'actuació de l'Olly Alexander. La pel·lícula està ben ambientada amb aquest especial èmfasi que els britànics hi posen als seus productes dramàtics per a convèncer a la resta del món de la seva qualitat. Aquesta nova versió de Great Expectattions és una molt bona opció per a gaudir de Dickens. Ell i Shakespeare són grans guionistes de cine.

an excellent portrayal of Charles Dickens story

Conoscevo questa storia avvincente per aver letto il romanzo sia in Inglese che in Italiano ed avevo già visto due diverse edizioni di film tratti da essa. Queste vicende mi erano rimaste nel cuore! Cercando altri dvd su Amazon, ho notato questo film nella versione italiana ed ho deciso di acquistarlo. Non mi ero sbagliata ! L'aderenza al romanzo è esemplare. L'ambientazione paesaggistica , la ricostruzione degli interni , la scelta degli interpreti , la recitazione , insomma , tutto come speravo ! Perciò sono pienamente soddisfatta del mio acquisto, che consiglio a chi ama le storie che uniscono avventura, mistero , romanticismo e buoni sentimenti .