tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post5705285086843183919..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Wuthering Heights ReviewsVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33215879074884439822009-09-05T08:28:55.731-04:002009-09-05T08:28:55.731-04:00I applaud Peter Bowker and all others concerned re...I applaud Peter Bowker and all others concerned regarding this adaptation-it was wonderful!<br />I have been waiting for this adaptation for years, a visual masterpiece that tells the story in all it's brutality and stark reality.<br />Tom Hardy-well, what can I say? His Heathcliff was sublime in my opinion, exactly how I imagined him to be: brooding, brutal, intense, twisted, obsessed, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34249988555967300942009-01-31T20:15:00.000-05:002009-01-31T20:15:00.000-05:00heathcliff and cathy humped big deal it's based on...heathcliff and cathy humped big deal it's based on the book why must it be faithful to the book.. get a grip it's an adaptation..... these guys were awesome x peace and loveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-47325171487252059212009-01-31T20:13:00.000-05:002009-01-31T20:13:00.000-05:00gosh you guys are so full of pish and h8 what dull...gosh you guys are so full of pish and h8 what dull people you seem to be I like crooked teeth on real men Tom Hardy is a real man real and masculine and hot as hell fire you are all wrong he is the greatest Heathcliff ever you are dry up women with no love in your life xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-12749266912601594792009-01-25T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-25T11:39:00.000-05:00I never took WH as a love story. I always thought ...I never took WH as a love story. I always thought it was some narcisstic struggle between two entities (C&H) almost as if she coveted his male side and he her female side. Heathcliff was no prince like Rochester (he killed Isabella's dog fer God's sake). Also, both in the book and this recent filming, it struck me how H's most authentic feelings were directed at the men Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102025419121705070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-82111294964587845432009-01-21T17:56:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:56:00.000-05:00I totlly agree with Maggie. We get it, they had se...I totlly agree with Maggie. We get it, they had sex. It was totally unnessesary, what if someone was watching that with their kids?<BR/><BR/>And I'm not really cool with the idea of heathcliff and cathy having sex. It just takes away from the type of love they had. And didn't they only kiss twice in the book instead of all the time like in the movie?<BR/>In the book,The first time Cathy said Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-69168800759708641162009-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:00Thanks Maggie...glad you escaped from the Anonymou...Thanks Maggie...glad you escaped from the Anonymous universe...I totally agree with your post !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-91388951044824628762009-01-20T21:36:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:36:00.000-05:00:) I was the first Anonymous "appalled".:) I was the first Anonymous "appalled".Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102025419121705070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-37683139374209857012009-01-20T15:25:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:25:00.000-05:00I think there is more than ONE "Anonymous"...I'm c...I think there is more than ONE "Anonymous"...I'm confused !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-22324099893318011032009-01-20T15:21:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:21:00.000-05:00Sorry I don't think Tom Hardy is Hot...just no...Sorry I don't think Tom Hardy is Hot...just not my type, I guess. He is a good actor, in spite of his smile...<BR/><BR/>I've seen plenty of crooked and rotton teeth in my time, bad breath included.<BR/><BR/>Where I live, the quality of teeth even rivals Great Britain in some places for it's lack of good oral care. ( the deep south of the U.S.)<BR/><BR/>I just don't want to see a Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-530489330521834622009-01-20T15:16:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:16:00.000-05:00I don't remember if it was insinuated that Heathcl...I don't remember if it was insinuated that Heathcliff and Cathy had sex in the book. I don't think it did. I wish they wouldn't have done that to this version of Wuthering Heights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-24355599892968070782009-01-19T21:53:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:53:00.000-05:00Appalled. I found Masterpiece Theatre, which broug...Appalled. I found Masterpiece Theatre, which brought us I, Claudius, Upstairs, Downstairs and even earlier versions of Jane Eyre, etc. is turning into Cliff Notes. <BR/><BR/>Cranford was wonderful but it felt like it could have stretched over six weeks, Bleak House was good too, but none recall the old days on PBS.<BR/><BR/> Tess had a surprisingly convincing lead surrounded by dulldom. Also too Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34014221644301878122009-01-19T20:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T20:56:00.000-05:00What a beautiful horse?I am going to get a horse, ...What a beautiful horse?<BR/>I am going to get a horse, one day, and his name will be Assasin!Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801470126697483229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-50817958121226560032009-01-19T15:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:56:00.000-05:00Crooked teeth are quite common in all countries ex...Crooked teeth are quite common in all countries except the U.S. Hardy's teeth are very appropriate for the time and place of the film setting.<BR/>Lynn needs to travel a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-83314721531957482172009-01-19T15:55:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:55:00.000-05:00Tom Hardy portrays Heathcliff as the tortured soul...Tom Hardy portrays Heathcliff as the tortured soul he is - a bit sick and twisted.<BR/>Hardy, however, is hot hot hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-53001010438860932062009-01-19T11:27:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:27:00.000-05:00Good reviews !I couldn't help throughout the whole...Good reviews !<BR/><BR/>I couldn't help throughout the whole thing thinking of Tom Hardy as a young clone of Captain Picard in the last Star Trek movie.<BR/><BR/>And his crooked teeth really bothered me too...Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.com