It's finally here in U.S. & was worth waiting for! I thought it was spectacular. I don't see movies for complete accuracy or I would just read the book. I see them for entertainment value & what they inspire me to think & feel. I wanted to not like this version...because I have a favorite...but I truly enjoyed this one. Ben Barnes is a talented, beautiful actor with a bright future & Colin Firth is first-rate. Oliver Parker is a talented director. I like everything he does. LOVED IT!!
it looks so modern though does'nt it. isent that so nice. they have made it modern. because we are modern right so we like modern things. so nice of them. dont you love being modern.
Perhaps because it is a british film. This happens in Mexico on most of the movies. They are released many months after they are released in the rest of the world (by laughing out loud, as a side note, most of we, mexicans, prefer to buy the film first as a pirate...than to wait for indefinite months...) And many non-comercial films are not, by the least released here. However, I do not know when it will be released on the American continent. The sooner...the better.
You may already know this, but there is a 1945 version starring Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders and a stunningly beautiful Angela Lansbury. Tame by today's film standards, but probably more faithful to Oscar Wilde than the 2009 production. Available on DVD and TCM, when you can catch it.
I have it. That's one of the far better adaptations. I can't say the same for the black and white version of The Canterville Ghost though. The best version of The Canterville Ghost is the 1996 version with Patrick Stewart, the worst being the forties version which made it about an American soldier having to prove himself against a nazi. I'm a hard core Oscar Wilde fan. I also have the 1973 version of The picture of Dorain Gray produced by Dan Curtis (creator of Dark Shadows)
Yeah, any time a movie got anywhere near the military in the 40's, it had to be about Nazis. It's just the way things were then. That's the problem with updating novels into screenplays. I'm surprised 1997'sTitanic wasn't about a humongous spaceship, on its way to Mars, ripped open by an asteroid, with too few spacesuits to accommodate the passengers.
Yes, I have also read the book, but I do not agree with you. The movie may not be completely faithful to the book, (and many famous books that have been made films have not been devoted to its books completely. Let's take LOTR, for example, a half of each book was not put into the film, many characters were erased, and many of the situations and happenings changed. But they were still great films. Perhaps some of the best movies made in this century.)
However, the movie has to be faithful to the characters, if not physically, its personality...the hedonism...their soul that contributes in the storyline and makes it a masterpiece... We're talking of a british production, with quality, not the "Extraordinary League." I'm glad they chose Ben Barnes, someone who has beauty, indeed. (And not Stuart Townsend.) This has a great cast, and the acting is most important . I hope they make a good film out of Wilde's outstanding work.
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GoodiTwoShuz 4 months ago
I thought that the painter was based on James McNeil Whistler?
scorpietta 1 year ago
It's finally here in U.S. & was worth waiting for! I thought it was spectacular. I don't see movies for complete accuracy or I would just read the book. I see them for entertainment value & what they inspire me to think & feel. I wanted to not like this version...because I have a favorite...but I truly enjoyed this one. Ben Barnes is a talented, beautiful actor with a bright future & Colin Firth is first-rate. Oliver Parker is a talented director. I like everything he does. LOVED IT!!
vickiehill1 1 year ago
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taken from oscar's mouth
hav'nt seen this film.
it looks so modern though does'nt it. isent that so nice. they have made it modern. because we are modern right so we like modern things. so nice of them. dont you love being modern.
00Narayana00 1 year ago
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kleimolaelanor 2 years ago
Great Vid!!! What music starts at 0.14?
666ERNESTA 2 years ago
Immediate Music - Catch Falling Sky
Love it!)))
maybefromme 2 years ago
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maybefromme 2 years ago
Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed the film.
drtoonie 2 years ago
This film is really good!
MsFennie 2 years ago 3
This movie was incredible.
DiznyFanGerl 2 years ago
YESSSSSS! FInally!
icegal1993 2 years ago
Thank you... well done preview!
Chamindo7 2 years ago
Everybody know's what is the name of the music?? please ....... :)
pierovincelli 2 years ago
Everybody know's what is the name of the music?? please ....... :)
pierovincelli 2 years ago
ce film m'a l'air d'être une grosse merde.
Et il déshonore le chef d'oeuvre d'oscar wilde
paulineglycerine 2 years ago
I want to see this so badly. I have been an Oscar Wilde fan for over ten years. Why is this not available in the US yet?
TheBratKingJareth 2 years ago
Perhaps because it is a british film. This happens in Mexico on most of the movies. They are released many months after they are released in the rest of the world (by laughing out loud, as a side note, most of we, mexicans, prefer to buy the film first as a pirate...than to wait for indefinite months...) And many non-comercial films are not, by the least released here. However, I do not know when it will be released on the American continent. The sooner...the better.
claudiafdz10 2 years ago
We usually get British films very quickly though. There isn't even a bootleg of this floating around. It's strange.
TheBratKingJareth 2 years ago
no lo pude haber dicho mejor. Espero q salga pronto, a mi me gusto mucho la novela.
DarkLadyAthena1 2 years ago
You may already know this, but there is a 1945 version starring Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders and a stunningly beautiful Angela Lansbury. Tame by today's film standards, but probably more faithful to Oscar Wilde than the 2009 production. Available on DVD and TCM, when you can catch it.
FleetwoodFactor 2 years ago
I have it. That's one of the far better adaptations. I can't say the same for the black and white version of The Canterville Ghost though. The best version of The Canterville Ghost is the 1996 version with Patrick Stewart, the worst being the forties version which made it about an American soldier having to prove himself against a nazi. I'm a hard core Oscar Wilde fan. I also have the 1973 version of The picture of Dorain Gray produced by Dan Curtis (creator of Dark Shadows)
TheBratKingJareth 2 years ago
Yeah, any time a movie got anywhere near the military in the 40's, it had to be about Nazis. It's just the way things were then. That's the problem with updating novels into screenplays. I'm surprised 1997'sTitanic wasn't about a humongous spaceship, on its way to Mars, ripped open by an asteroid, with too few spacesuits to accommodate the passengers.
FleetwoodFactor 2 years ago
Shhh... You'll give them ideas.
TheBratKingJareth 2 years ago
Can't wait to watch it!
efflyvevel 2 years ago
hacer 5 minutos ley el libro y la pelicula no es igual ¬¬
Decman1993 2 years ago
Yo tAMBIEN, pero eso es lo que la hace especial... en lo personal siento que sera una buena representacion
Scqkindy 2 years ago
FAIL!
...he was certainly wonderfully handsome, with his finely-curved scarlet lips, his FRANK BLUE EYES, HIS CRISP GOLD HAIR.
- The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde-
SimplySteel 2 years ago
Yes, I have also read the book, but I do not agree with you. The movie may not be completely faithful to the book, (and many famous books that have been made films have not been devoted to its books completely. Let's take LOTR, for example, a half of each book was not put into the film, many characters were erased, and many of the situations and happenings changed. But they were still great films. Perhaps some of the best movies made in this century.)
claudiafdz10 2 years ago
However, the movie has to be faithful to the characters, if not physically, its personality...the hedonism...their soul that contributes in the storyline and makes it a masterpiece... We're talking of a british production, with quality, not the "Extraordinary League." I'm glad they chose Ben Barnes, someone who has beauty, indeed. (And not Stuart Townsend.) This has a great cast, and the acting is most important . I hope they make a good film out of Wilde's outstanding work.
claudiafdz10 2 years ago
BEST. BOOK. EVER! <3.
Plus Ben Barnes is HOT.
ILIIKECURRY 2 years ago