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Dear God...

posted 18 years ago by crchadwick
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This film sounds like an absolute abomination. Yuck. An insult to the wonderful 1993 film and the wonderful book on which it was based.

Of course they've brought forth juniper berries, they're juniper bushes!

[–] ilovecamillabelleroth 18 years ago

"And if he doesn't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart"
Guess what?
I exist!

Well, have you seen it? Becuase, if you haven't, how can you judge it?

[–] crchadwick 18 years ago

No, I haven't. For all I know it could be great. But I rather suspect that it's not.

Of course they've brought forth juniper berries, they're juniper bushes!

[–] ilovecamillabelleroth 18 years ago

"And if he doesn't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart"
Guess what?
I exist!

Give it a shot. For a while, it was the only thing that would get my kid to sleep. No, you don't need kids to like it, either.

[–] magicpen44 18 years ago

No, quite the contrary, this film is excellent. Maybe not as good at the original, but it's worth seeing.

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[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 15 years ago

Yew do not exist except in some dunderheads pitiful brains. Sing the body eclectic!!

What is the sound an imploding pimp makes?

[–] heavenrain 16 years ago

I can't bring myself to watch this movie. I fell in love with Dickon in the 1993 version and could not bear to see that he died. :(

[–] jamestk98-1 16 years ago

actuly it is the sequel to the secret garden(1987) a halmark hall of fame tv movie.

[–] sqirrlie-1 16 years ago

I just saw this on TV and I was very confused. I walked in about half way through but from what I understood... the characters from the original story were horribly twisted. I do not approve.

My opinion, don't let it alter your's.

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[–] ksjksjdkjs 15 years ago

I read the synoposis and thought it an "abomination" also. Then I even wasted two hours of my life watching it when it was shown on tv once.

Dreadful.

Characterisation of Mary and Colin is contorted. Camilla Belle (who I quite like now) was not great. The whole concept was eeeugh. No, wrong. If you're a big fan of the 93 version and of the book then this probably won't sit very well with you.

And I know I'm going to offend someone now but: it's very *American* if you get me. All a bit too shiny.

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[–] mstanley-1 14 years ago

Actually it is a sequel to the book, and a pretty good one. I expected it to be vapid and thought they did as good a job as one can expect for a sequel.

[–] JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies 14 years ago

As others have pointed out, IMDb seems to have made a mistake in listing this film as a sequel to the 1993 The Secret Garden. It is rather a sequel to the 1987 Hallmark film, if any. This is also a Hallmark film.

At any rate, I enjoyed it, but not near as much as the 1993 film.

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