Post by liz on Aug 11, 2011 21:03:46 GMT
I thought I would put these two in the same thread since I love both and I don't want to spam by creating multiple threads.
First off, a bit of a backstory:
My senior year of high school, my British Literature class read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Though it was long, I absolutely fell in love with Pip's rags-to-riches story.
When we finished the book, we watched the 1998 "retelling" of the book, which I found absolutely stupid. Disgusted, I researched the 1946 version online and decided to order the movie from Best Buy.
Here it is:
In short, I loved it. John Mills is terrific as the grown-up Pip and Alec Guinness (whom you might recognize from Star Wars) is amazing as the grown-up Herbert.
This is my favorite book and movie of all time besides One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[/u]. I think John and Alec are terrific and they've worked together in a few other movies. I've seen some more of their solo films. Mills in Hobson's Choice is awesome, and Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets is also pretty awesome.
First off, a bit of a backstory:
My senior year of high school, my British Literature class read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Though it was long, I absolutely fell in love with Pip's rags-to-riches story.
When we finished the book, we watched the 1998 "retelling" of the book, which I found absolutely stupid. Disgusted, I researched the 1946 version online and decided to order the movie from Best Buy.
Here it is:
In short, I loved it. John Mills is terrific as the grown-up Pip and Alec Guinness (whom you might recognize from Star Wars) is amazing as the grown-up Herbert.
This is my favorite book and movie of all time besides One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[/u]. I think John and Alec are terrific and they've worked together in a few other movies. I've seen some more of their solo films. Mills in Hobson's Choice is awesome, and Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets is also pretty awesome.
