New Wuthering Heights production

Film fan

Won’t be going to see Wuthering Heights as it has the same producer as Saltburn: Emerald Fennell. Did not like Saltburn: made me squirm. Enjoyed reading Wuthering Heights many years ago.

Well I’m not being snooty and have no doubt the film will be a success but for all the wrong reasons imho, I hope those looking forward to the film enjoy it. And yes I actually hated Saltburn, and am not sure why shaking things up in film or theatre speak means including more gratuitous sex.
It honestly gets tedious.

It's been panned in all the reviews I've read so will give it a miss

I’m seeing it tomorrow. It’ll be a bit different to the 1970 version with the gorgeous Timothy Dalton & Anna Calder Marshall (who I was at school with). I’m going with friends - not overjoyed at the prospect, but having read varying reviews, think I’ll make up my own mind. Luckily there’s a cocktail bar next door to the cinema so I’ll be found in there if I slope off early 🍹

Pleasebenice

The book was always problematic in its message about love and obsession. Is that love? Is it what we want to teach our daughter. Not seen it but maybe they have shown that?

Heathcliffe is the mystery in it, he's the one that turns those bleak but undramatic households into a breeding ground of passions, jealousy & cruelty & insanity.
How Cliff Richard could ever have conveyed that is beyond me, though I've never seen that (was it a show?) version.
I'll go & see it if I get a chance, make up my own mind, I must admit I delight in Jane Eyre, probably know most of the Mr Rochester / Jane dialogues word for word, but Wuthering Heights is more indigestible.

Turdiplonk46

Blimey. Think a good number of you need to chill. It’s art. It’s interpretation. It’s creativity. No one is forcing you to watch it.

As for the snooty comment about the director not reading the book 😳 is this based on firm evidence?!

Maybe it’s me that needs to chill (and consider my membership of Gransnet 🤣). And yes, I am a grandma. Pile on if you want!

Why such an aggressive post? You are more likely to get a pile on about the tone rather than because you hold a different opinion. Maybe you are right though, maybe you do need to chill.

As for the new version of Wuthering Heights, I'm not sure it is going to be for me after reading the reviews but I will give it a go because the critics and I often don't see eye to eye.

I never liked the book. Liked all the other Brontë books but found Wuthering Heights unpleasant.

Grandmabatty

I read Wuthering Heights years ago but didn't really enjoy it. I disliked the heavy use of dialect as it slowed down the pace for me, disliked every character intensely and didn't enjoy the storyline. The setting seemed so bleak to me too.
I watched the original film with Laurence Olivier which was highly sanitised.
I'll pass.

I agree not a likeable character in it.

these are the actors who joined the me too movement lol

Was willing to keep an open mind,as had only seen blurbs about it in magazines, but today seen a whole article in House Beautiful (online) describing in great detail as '9Easter eggs in wuthering heights' you cant unsee once you've seen them' depicted i think from the views of the director and the set production- some nonsence about sweating walls, and pink,veiny walls as though Cathy has 'become part of the house'- and she looked in one photo as though her dress is partly made of red pvc- which i'm not sure they had in those times- so no i wont be rushing to cinema to spend money to view this.I might look it over once its eventually moved onto the sky tv.But not sure ill stick with it.The 1970's film i think we went as a group from school when it was reshown(i was about 13 then) as part of our English literature class.But i thought the later one with Tom Hardy was quite good,although i did think Tom made a bit of a fatter- faced looking Heathcliffe,which im not sure Heathcliffe was meant to be?But acting was ok.But as for this new guy, well yes,i must admit he does'nt look that hot to me! After reading the article today it seems to have been based more on the writers & directors perspectives, rather than miss Brontés.

Can’t wait to see this film

Nah, not for me, but to each his own. It's never been a favourite story to read, and I doubt that a few raunchy scenes will make it any more appealing to me

Well. I would like to see it and make my own judgements.

Turdiplonk46-Interpretation?? No, you really cant 'interprete' or re-create a classic novel in any old which way and expect to get great aclaim for yourself for it! So maybe you're the one who needs to chill.and as for the films director?Do they really sit around and one day go "ooh,i know, we could do yet another remake of a classic and do it how WE would have" 🤔-yes maybe they do, and sadly some production company is daft enough to listen to them.🙄

No one on here is saying that anyone cant make their own judgements..But i wonder how many will come back on here after they have seen the film and admit that they maybe did not enjoy it after all🤔😁

Marmight-🍹

Totally agree! Not my type of film prefer the old versions...'Sexed up' for young audiencesWill be giving it a miss.

I am going on Sunday with my daughter & mother in law(who is 84). We are treating her cos she doesn’t go out much & this is her favourite. Having read these comments i think it will be memorable for all the wrong reasons 😂

Agree with Falling Star that films and some theatre production are made to be hit as a sign of the times

I went to see a produntion of Cabaret several years ago. At a well known theatre. And some of it was little more than soft porn.

I think this is what is called Artistic Licence?

Times move on.

keepingquiet

Wuthering Heights can never be well-adapted for stage or screen, it is far too complex a novel.

I don't know if the director ever read the book, but I suspect not.

I won't be seeing the film...

I was shocked to read that the director is Emerald Fennell, Patsy, the gay nurse from Call the Midwife. Ridiculous of me I know.

I personally won't be watching this version, for a start, Cathy should be dark haired and wild, not a pretty blonde. Seems as though this is just going to be a sex fest without all the nuances in the, as you say, complex novel.

I can't wait to see it.

Bridie22

Im quite looking forward to seeing it !!

Me too !

Turdiplonk46

Blimey. Think a good number of you need to chill. It’s art. It’s interpretation. It’s creativity. No one is forcing you to watch it.

As for the snooty comment about the director not reading the book 😳 is this based on firm evidence?!

Maybe it’s me that needs to chill (and consider my membership of Gransnet 🤣). And yes, I am a grandma. Pile on if you want!

I agree with you and I am an 80 year old great grandmother. I plan tomwatch it next week.

Going with a group of older people next week - won’t mention the soft porn bit ! Was unaware so will see . 😀