Product: Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Rating: 2.0
Sequel misleads Anne film fans
As a fan of the previous films, I was thrilled to hear that The Sequel was released, and so many of the cast had reprised their roles. While I think that the story is definitely of the LMM type, I did not enjoy it at all. I was particularly bothered by the fact that no detail in the books other than Anne & Gilbert's marriage was included in the film. I am not a book purist -I have very positive feelings about the previous films which made changes significant changes in the Anne storyline. However, the previous films held true to the overall story, and this one had virtually nothing to do with the Anne books, which is not what I expected. I felt like I was tricked into purchasing the film because of the excellent work that was done on the previous films.Apart from the storyline having nothing to do with the books, as a whole, the film's story is not particularly engaging. I did enjoy seeing the actors again, and thought that they did they best they could with the material they had. I believe the film's creators took advantage of the sizeable Anne following, and mislead us with the title. If you want to see what the movie is about, rent it. I would not recommend purchasing it.