Product: Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Rating: 1.0
disappointing whether you read the books or not
When I heard this 3rd installment of the Anne of green gables series was coming out, i was so excited. I fully expected the spirit of the first two movies to be carried on in the 3rd movie. I was sorely disappointed.Let me say that I did read the book series first. The first movie, of course, was as excellent portrayal of the frist book. Even though the 2nd movie was a departure in many ways from the storyline of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th books, the spirit and character of Anne and Gilbert were portrayed very well, and I enjoyed that story as much as the books. However, not only did the 3rd movie not even take a shred of plotline from the books, but Anne and Gilbert, as portrayed by the Actors and the script, were no longer Anne and Gilbert to me, but two entirely different people. In the books, Anne retains her imaginative spirit, even when her family experiences war and hardship. Here she becomes someone else entirely. As mentioned by others, the movie should have been set when Anne and GIlbert were married, and had children. There were 3 books about her children, certainly enough for a good movie.Don't bother watching this one. Don't even rent it. Just hope they might scrap this one and redo it right (or re read the books)