Perfect version but for one thing!

Rating: 9/10 (24 March 2014)

I saw the 1974 Robert Redford version of this when it was first released, but fortunately couldn't remember enough about it to spoil this great version for me. What that didn't have for sure was a helping of that ghastly, homogenous and homogeneous, rackety modern dance music that spoiled what is a superb period piece in the riotous party scenes. What was the director thinking? If he was trying to relate the watcher to a modern-day bash, it was totally out of place, especially for people like me who think that such 'music' is like hell on earth.
I have my reservations about the story itself, but this isn't a book review. I think that I recall a different situation for a certain event, but I'll stick to saying that the casting was great, marvellous acting and attention to detail apart from the aforementioned anachronism. I just loved that I seemed to be watching a hybrid comic book/theatrical version. We watched the 3-D version at home on a large screen, and the experience was just marvellous. I might even dust off the book and give it another read as well!