SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

meg_p_o I have not even seen this film, just read the summary and watched some clips on you tube. What a terrible sacrilege they've done to dear Anne and Gilbert, and all the other characters. For one, both Anne and Gilbert look so old, and Anne's clothes are simply awful. Whatever happened to the beautiful dresses she wore in Anne 1 and 2? And why, oh, why, couldn't they have made this third film in, like, 1989? Why wait so long? How dare you!! as Anne would say, to have Anne old and childless and waiting STILL for Gilbert to marry her? How dare you ignore The House of Dreams and Leslie and Owen Ford and Ingleside and Prince Edward Island and everything that is so lovable about the Anne books? Please, someone,some good director, make the Anne movies again, the whole thing if you must, but follow the L.M. Montgomery series faithfully, and it will be successful,guaranteed!Even if you can't have Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie(who were the best Anne and Gilbert that shall ever exist)Plese give it try.

madetofall I'm not going to say that this was the best movie of all time or that it went on perfectly with the story.Much like Harry Potter as some defined I don't imagine this went with the books all that well. But personally, and perhaps I'm alone in this, I found it to be a great step for the character.Anne was always a powerful capable individual and she had so much unrestrained personality that needed to be explored further. Some of the things that occurred in the third installment (the nun thing) were a bit out of whack, I'll admit. But the concept of what she was doing really defined what her character was in my opinion.She set out to find the love that she pushed aside for the great majority of both the prior movies. And she ran farther and worked harder than anything in order to get that back. It really defines how she started and where she came from and persevered through it all. And became this powerful woman and kept herself so capably.No, it may not go along with the original story. And that is always sad.But in that case define it as "Horrible in relation to the book".Calling it the worst movie ever, or the most horrible film, is both a lie and a disrespectful statement. Those who cannot make that distinction need to seriously reconsider their standing on the final installment. It's a wonderful movie. Just not in the original series of events. Minus the third one the Harry Potter series has been fantastic! Unless you were looking from the standpoint of the book.So, yes, the continuing story of Anne of Green Gables is a great film with beautiful acting and a compelling story. Megan Follows once more delivers an outstanding performance as Anne Shirley Blythe. And the whole series is in total, a classic and worth owning.

Finches_Wings OK so it;s not a masterpiece but if you watch it on its own, you might like it. All the harsh comments on the sites are starting to annoy me. I am a fan of the books myself and I realise that this was far from the books but there is no need to be so blatantly hard on the film makers. I guess perhaps the introduction if Jack Garrison was a bit unnecessary but you know..the books are so perfect that perhaps it is better that the film was made this way. I think all the comments I have read try t force too much the faithfulness to the books. This really isn't necessary. As for changes..war changes people and people age. Jonathan Crombie was actually surprising, I kinda liked him that way as a fully grown handsome man no longer the kid he played in previous movies. I have a soft spot for Megan so I will not comment on her, except that he looked wonderful. Let me say again: it;s only natural that the characters have grown and as grownups, no longer the kids, they are just fine. But. In Road to Avonlea the TV series there is one episode in which Gul returns to Avonlea after Marilla;s death. He is already married to Anne at that point and I do not understand why the film was not faithful to that..a blunder on the part of the creators, no doubt, and a big one for anyone that followed the series. I kinda liked Jack Garrison. I mean he wasn;t necessary but as far as I remember the books Anne at the university did have other men interested in her..so in this aspect I think there was some faithfulness. As for the war, well time progressed, it was the setting that might have seemed natural for the film makers. Yes, it wan;t perfect but forget about the books when you watch the film, you might find it pleasant on its own. Its a very loose adaptation.

vicky-wiseman Such a shame that this one was ever made. So bad in so many ways. Anne in this film bears no resemblance to the Anne in the previous two films and has no connection at all to the Anne of the books - which Anne of Green Gables story is this film supposed to be continuing? There is a continuing story to Anne of Green Gables: L M Montgomery wrote 8 books in the Anne series, why were these stories not adapted for film? I was so pleased when I found that this film had been made and so disappointed when I watched it. The first two DVDs are practically worn out with re-watching, this one I watched once and then sold on ebay. Many apologies to the poor soul who bought it off me.