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Title: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Michael Hague, Michael Hauge ISBN: 0-8050-0277-4 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: August, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (49 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Childhood Memory
Comment: This movie (granted, not on dvd) was not only the first Secret Garden movie I ever saw, but my first exposure to The Secret Garden, period. It wasn't until later that I read the book.
I don't know how fairly I can review this, because just thinking about I find myself thinking about a million other parts of my childhood. This movie was so important to me that it means childhood, and it takes a good movie to do that.
I love the cast. The actress who plays Mary is a bit stiff, but it fits well with her character. Derek Jacobi is wonderful, tragic, and when necessary, frightening as Archibald. The soundtrack is haunting, and I occasionally find myself humming it, even though I haven't seen the movie in at least a year and a half.
The movie follows the tone of the book, even with the occasional added scene. I don't know what devotees of the book would think of the frame with Mary as an adult, but since I knew the movie long before I ever read the book I love it. It doesn't take away from what the book has, and I think it contributes something to it. Plus it has Colin Firth in it, and who can argue with that?
Rating: 5
Summary: The best version-keeps in character with the book
Comment: I have now seen two other versions of The Secret Garden, and this one (the first I ever saw) Remains my favorite. The reason is I have a couple problems with the other versions
In the old 1949 Edition, Mary wasn't portrayed correctly. She's supposed to be (at the beginning) a girl with an attitude (for lack of a better way to put it.) She's supposed to be completely emotionally unnafected by her parent's death (according to the book)as they had never attempted to spend time with her. In the old 1949 version, Mary has an emotional outburst upon learning of her parent's death. That is out of charachter. In this version, she's more concerned about the doll she dropped when she was told. Her attitude in this 1987 version seems more in charachter.
In the 1993 version I do not like the way they took the concept of "magic" and twisted it into a seance in the garden. That is extremely out of charachter with the book. When the book speaks of "Magic" it almost hints at miricles/the hand of God. This 1987 movie kept in charachter with that.
Basically, I think this version is truer to the mysterious (in a good way) tone of the book. the manor is beautiful! and the whole scenery is in charachter with the book. The only thing they contradicted the book in was having Mary and Colin not related. In the book they're cousins. But in this version they're unrelated, which is obviously because they have Mary and Colin getting married. The only thing I would change is the actors that played the two boys, Colin and Dicken. They were pretty good actors, but both were too old. Dickon should have been someone more Mary's age, and the actor that played Colin (although he has a sufficient baby face) reveals his real age at the end when he can stand up and walk. Way too tall. Look at the scene with him and his father walking together in the garden. Colin's way to tall to be 10 (his supposed age). Other than that, this is a superb version of the movie, which any Secret Garden fan should own. Hallmark has quality! (insert gold crown here)
Rating: 5
Summary: LOVE IT!!!
Comment: This is my favorite movie version of the book. In my eyes there is no other that can even begin to compare! I have loved the book and this movie as long as I can remember. The only thing I didnt get as that she gets together with her cousin in the end.
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Title:The Secret Garden ASIN: 6304698690 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.28 |
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Title:Back to the Secret Garden ASIN: B0000639G6 Publisher: Lionsgate/Fox Pub. Date: 17 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.48 |
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Title:A Little Princess ASIN: 6304698623 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 19 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.28 |
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Title:My Life so Far ASIN: 6305692610 Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.39 |
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Title:The Secret Garden ASIN: 6302148669 Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 26 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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