Product: Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Rating: 1.0
If you love these characters, do not watch this film - it's a desecration
Did you absolutely LOVE the Kevin Sullivan/Megan Follows/Colleen Dewhurst/Richard Farnsworth productions ofAnne of Green GablesandAnne of Green Gables - The Sequel? Me too. Loved 'em. LOOOOOOOOVED 'em. There is maybe not a Canadian production as beloved.The first two mini-series are a touchstone of popular culture. We felt like we were in Anne's family, and we were thrilled with each of her triumphs and crushed with each of her disappointments.We also lovedRoad to Avonlea Season 1,the series that spun off from that production company.When we heard that a third "Anne" was being produced we anticipated with glee. Who WOULDN'T want to find out about Anne and Gilbert and Diana Barry?I saw a few negative reviews about this, the third Anne film, and I hesitated, but only a moment, because I wanted so badly to reunite with these beloved characters.Thirty minutes into the movie I was confused and discombobulated and bored. An hour after that I literally felt nauseated.I don't know if it is worse that this film is not true to the characters or spirit of the first two Sullivan productions or whether it is worse that Sullivan tossed out the entire Lucy Maud Montgomery Anne canon and made up a storyline that is so far beneath all that came before... again, all I can say is I literally felt ill.If you must... watch this one too. But you've been warned.