Flowers in the Attic | | Cast : | Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson | | Director : | Jeffrey Bloom | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 20, 1987 | | DVD Released Date : | October 05, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | February 28, 2005 | | Summary | More Hacking Of The Story Than In The Movie | Content
 | I read all of V.C. Andrews books pertaining to the Foxworth family, and I found them all top notch books. What happened with this movie was an act of total injustice. It seemed as though they tried to merge Flowers In The Attic With Petals On The Wind in a very haphazard way. Louise Fletcher turns in a terrible performance as the wicked grandmother who is supposed to torture the kids in the story, but it's pure fluff in this movie. Maybe she should've called on The Prophets to help her with this role. If Hollywood didn't want to be bothered with doing a movie for all 5 books in this series that's one thing, but get someone to not turn a marvelous piece of novel, and create slop for the pigs. I was disappointed with this version of the story as I feel that the director had no clue of what to do. I would even venture to say he didn't read the book. I would say the only time to watch this movie is if you can't afford a night out on the town, and there's nothing else on t.v. until "While You Were Sleeping". |
| Rating | | | Date | January 05, 2005 | | Summary | The Flowers Have Wiltered! | Content
| First off, I had to laugh at one of the earlier reviews that said this was based on a true story. Uh, no it's not, although I SUPPOSE it's possible that somewhere in the world, there were four children forced to live in an attic so their mother could inherit millions. Anyway, this movie is poorly edited, badly written, and unimaginatively directed, with only a few flashes of inspired acting. However, having said that, the movie is also very engrossing and involving, and like a bad accident, you can't take your eyes off of it once you start watching. It's clear from the choppy editing and short running time that scenes were removed, such as the incestuous love affair between the two oldest siblings and scenes involving the mother and her fiancee. How unfortunate that the DVD doesn't feature those deleted scenes... perhaps the movie would have been better if they hadn'd been deleted. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 17, 2004 | | Summary | If you're familiar with her work... | Content
| If you're a VC Andrews fan, be aware that this movie will not have the amount of enchantment that the books had. This movie was made from a series of five books and can not possibly capture all the events in just 90 minutes.The events had to be rushed in order to get to the main plot of the children in the attic and what they went through. In my opinion, things went at the right speed to convey the importance of each thing happening. If you've read the series, be prepared to see that this is will not live up to that. Try to have an open mind. For me, the different ending was sort of cool. It was different and added excitement. It was something new and interesting for a book I had alreaady read. I'm glad they did that. I would just have liked to see a more modern portrayal with better quality. All in all, a new adventure for loyal fans. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 15, 2004 | | Summary | Bad bad bad | Content
| This movie doesnt even work. They chopped it up so bad that it doesnt make any sense. I think the studio must have thought that everyone had read the book and could fill in the gaps...so much that they changed the whole ending.
Don't waste your money-- rent it if you must on dollar day Tuesdays! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2004 | | Summary | Great Great GREAT! | Content
| I thought that this movie was AWESOME! It just reels you in until you can't stop watching it you have to know what is going on...of course you can't really compare it to the book as with most books that are turned into movies the movie does not completely follow along but even with that I think that it was great! I would love to see some sequels!!! |
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