Marie Antoinette vs Marie Antoinette

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2006)

Last evening I had the pleasure of watching the original Marie Antoinette from the 1930's, and today I watched the new (not improved) Marie Antoinette at the theater.
The good:(2006) Costumes! Sets! It just doesn't get any better than the costumes and sets on this new Marie Antoinette movie. Hair styles were wonderful. Much of the movie appears to be filmed at Versailles and the gardens.
The bad: (2006) Poor casting. I was disappointed to see Louis XVI with a five o'clock shadow at the age of 15. Both Marie and Louis did not portray the parts of a 14 and 15 year old very well. They both looked much to old. Parts of the movie were to drawn out and let my mind wonder away from the film.
I anticipated not liking the music score in this new movie but was pleasantly surprised that I actually liked it and that it did not take anything away from the film.
After watching both the old and the new Marie Antoinette, I prefer the older version much more, although the story line is almost identical. I think the older version is more a classic and is beautifully done.