Damnit!
THEY SKIPPED THE BEST PART OF THE BOOK! THE BEGINNING WAS FREAKING AWESOME! They just jumped to the middle.
*beep*
The story is told in 4 different movies unless you mean they jumped to the middle of Book # 2. Movie adaptations are by necessity never identical to the book(s) as they have to cram the gist of the book into 60-120 minutes.
SEE:
1. Flowers in the Attic
2. Petals on the Wind
3. If There Be Thorns
4. Seeds of Yesterday
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My favorite: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
I think the OP is referring to what they skipped in the second book for this particular film (Petals). 😕
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Yeah, you are probably right. I meant "Petals" and corrected my prior message but I had #4 (Seeds) on the brain because I just watched it today.
None of the films impressed me but since I had watched the first one, then the second thinking it might be better (Not), and finally the final two since I needed an ending to this soap opera. 😎
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My favorite: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Are you a fan of the books? I have to admit that even though I was disappointed by the four films on one level...I was happy on another that we finally had filmed versions of the entire series. It did allow me to introduce a whole new audience of my family and friends to the Dollanganger saga. 😞😃
But anyway...here's to waiting another few decades before someone (hopefully) decides to remake the entire series (as four individual mini-series) and really do justice to the books! 😔
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No, haven't read the books but I did watch the 1987 film a long time ago and when the Lifetime version came out I decided to Netflix it and watch all 4 of them.
I can't really say if the 1987 film was better or worse than this version of Flowers as it was so long ago I can't remember much about it except I remembered the basic plot when watching this version. Here are some of the cast from the 1987 version.
Louise Fletcher ... Grandmother
Victoria Tennant... Mother
Kristy Swanson ... Cathy
Jeb Stuart Adams... Chris
Ben Ryan Ganger ... Cory
Lindsay Parker ... Carrie
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My favorite: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
It's a 5 book series. The last one is probably the best. I was pissed because they skipped Paul and how Cathy became a dancer! The pregnancy she had with Chris.. Too much good stuff. They also rearranged stuff. :( I read the books so many times, I can almost quote it entirely.
shareSorry, yeah I know there are five books...but I was referring to a remake of the series as depicted by Lifetime. Lifetime announced very early that GoS would not be filmed as part of the series but only the four titles written solely by V. C. Andrews. It hasn't helped that recent years have seen an increased number of fans who have disowned the book from the series amidst claims that Neiderman (who supposedly finished the manuscript) had butchered the story (which would explain the continuity and inconsistencies). 😮
Personally, I have always loved GoS...and feel that a filmed version of the prequel would really have helped fans of FitA (1987) to understand Burstyn's portrayal of Olivia. But hey ho...not going to happen!
The pregnancy she had with Chris.Yep...that's also hotly debated amongst a lot of fans. 😝
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