Product Description: Acclaimed adaptation of louisa may alcotts civil war-era novel about the life and times of the four march sisters. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai directors commentary two trivia games talent files historical timeline deleted scenes and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/19/2005 Starring: Winona Ryder Kirsten Dunst Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Gillian Armstrong
Amazon.com essential video: The flaws are easily forgiven in this beautiful version of Louisa May Alcott's novel. A stirring look at life in New England during the Civil War, Little Women is a triumph for all involved. We follow one family as they split into the world, ending up with the most independent, the outspoken Jo (Winona Ryder). This time around, the dramatics and conclusions fall into place a little too well, instead of finding life's little accidents along the way. Everyone now looks a bit too cute and oh, so nice. As the matron, Marmee, Susan Sarandon kicks the film into a modern tone, creating a movie alive with a great feminine sprit. Kirsten Dunst (Interview with the Vampire) has another showy role. The young ensemble cast cannot be faulted, with Ryder beginning the movie in a role akin to light comedy and crescendoing to a triumphant end worthy of an Oscar. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A Classic for the Whole Family
My family of boys and girls loves this family classic. We can sit and watch it anytime and remember that the most important things are under your own roof.
Rating: - Great Movie
It didn't come as fast as it said, but I did receive it and my wife loves the movie.movie.
Rating: - Excellent Version Of The Classic "Chick Lit" Novel. Very Sentimental & Enjoyable From Beginning To End.
I first read the book a few years ago (I've always loved what guys call "Chick Lit"; yes, I'm very sentimental; most guys aren't; they're basically unemotional pigs who think only about sex) and loved it. I love period films anyway. BOOK & MOVIE SPOILER AHEAD!!! I cried when one of the major characters dies. She reminds me very much of my best friend who has always been there for me. The cinematography was absolutely stunning. Winona Ryder (who was excellent in dual roles in Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece "Bram Stoker' Dracula") is equally superb here, with Kirsten Dunst (fresh off ... Read More
Rating: - A good movie, as long as you don't expect it to be like the book...
I'd really like to give this movie 3.5 stars because it was flawed yet I did enjoy it. The scenery and costumes were gorgeous and the movie is definitely loaded with plenty of emotion and heartfelt family moments. On top of this, the soundtrack is beautiful and entirely appropriate for the unfolding events.
I will admit that I didn't like this movie much the first time I watched it, and it was definitely something that grew on me. I think this is because the movie was not really an accurate depiction of the book. Other than the overly feministy nature of the movie, I also felt like ... Read More
Rating: - Very Accurate Version
It's not the A&E Pride and Prejudice version when it comes to accuracy, but the care the screenwriters went to in order to make this true to the book (yet interesting to a film audience in ways that a straight book-film version would not have allowed) is what makes this movie such a masterpiece. The most important and memorable scenes are made dutifully true to Alcott's original, and the actors are almost always believable (older Laurie seems a little forced at times, and that is honestly my only acting complaint).
However, much of the dialogue is very soft, and while I don't remember ... Read More
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