Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights [DVD]

Another of my favorite films! This version is so much more entertaining than any of the earlier versions, and I'm an oldie fan. Totally dig Ralph Fineness! And my IDOL, JULIETTE BINOCHE!! 👍🏻

Keeping my review vague to avoid spoilers, this version of Wuthering Heights is one of the few that closely follows the book by showing both generations of the story and keeping many key elements in. The characters are well acted and written although some elements that I feel helped the book are missing in this film such as the dogs at the beginning or the added lines when the man is first started by the ghost. Picture and video quality are really good for being a 90s film but would greatly benefit from a blu ray release if ever there was one. Overall this adaptation of Wuthering Heights has haunted me in a good way ever since I watched it in the way that its very well written with a story that truly impacts you with a phenomenal music score. I highly recommend this version as it so far is both the most enjoyable and most accurate. I find myself thinking about it even months after watching it...

The performance of Binoche and Finness in Wuthering Heights was amazingly powerful. People often criticize the movie, but, I believe, the director was extraordinarily faithful to the original story. All criticism was directed at how sadistic Heathcliff(Ralph Fiennes) was towards everybody. It is the director's right to add or omit whatever he finds necessary to make a movie version of the book. In this case, the director's choice was to have the characters semi identical to the book's original ones. It's very simple, if you loved the novel, you would love the movie and forgive the portions that were omitted, and admire the total focus on Heathcliff's anger, and evil side. It's not the movie/director/actors' fault that the novel original characters are actually defected, imperfect human beings. Even though Wuthering Heights is a great piece of literature, a wild emotional story that is written in a fascinating way, the characters always puzzled me. If everybody is calling Heathcliff a sadistic crazy man, what then is Catherine? I believe that Catherine is even more sadistic and cruel than any other character in the novel. Catharine was completely engaged in self worship and didn't care about any other human being. The only thing she loved about Heathcliff was his love and devotion to her. She enjoyed breaking his heart, breaking her husband's heart, and enjoyed torturing Edgar's sister with her sense of entitlement to Heathcliff and his love. "..Why did you betray your heart Catherine?....I forgive my murderer, but yours, I will never forgive..." yeah, Fiennes got to me saying these words, but for the love of God, how delusional can people be? Nobody broke Heathcliff's heart but his Catherine, and no one killed Catherine. Five stars, to Wuthering Heights for its timeless depiction of human dark side, and when I say dark side, I mean every character in the movie except Catharine the daughter. To me, Catharine the daughter is the only character with some common sense and virtue. I would give more than five stars to the movie if possible, simply because Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche captured so well, the darkest side of love and selfishness as the stars of a great novel.

Anyone who loves a twisted tale of romance and revenge will find this video to be an excellent example of just that. It boasts a wonderfully brooding soundtrack that moves the soul and a cast of actors highlited by Ralph Finnes and Juliet Binoche who give excellent portrayals of the Heathcliff and Cathy Ernshaw. Juliette Binoche captures the viewers heart as both Cathy Earnshaw and her daughter Catherine Linton. Ralph Finnes gives a convincing portrayl of Heathcliff. His portrayal is enough to excite the viewer into goosebumps as he appears absolutely malevolent. In this film Ralph Finnes is a true Heathcliff. Although the story is dark, the ending was done in such a way that the viewer feels at ease with the rollercoaster of love and revenge that swarm throughout the film. It is altogether an excellent video that is truely worth owning.

Four stars only because it is a morose dark movie; not a light moment anywhere in it. Not for children. However, the acting, directing, costumes, and period set designs/scenery are Most Excellent! Worth watching once.

This is one of my most favorite movies!! I've watched it so many times!!!

Good

My favorite retelling of my favorite novel from childhood. Fiennes and Binoche are wonderful 👍🏽😊. I will keep this DVD as part of my permanent collection.