You won't be disappointed!

Overrated and overhyped

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

One of my top five favorite movies of all time (and I'm including the sequels)! Each cast member is sheer perfection in his/her role. Trying to remake this incredible movie was not a great idea in my opinion...there's no way to make it better, so why bother to remake it? That attempt in 2016 ended up as a disaster to me. Megan Follows will always be Anne Shirley. The late Jonathan Crombie will always be Gilbert Blythe...and so it goes through the whole cast. The casting director must be brilliant! I fell in love with the the cast, the scenery, the script from the first glimpse of this magnificent interpretation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's wonderful writing. I can't even count the times I've watched the whole series...it's pure joy and delight, tears and laughter...every single time!

This movie was a huge disappointment for me. I have been a big fan of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables since my childhood, but the movie fell short of my expectations... The characters were more or less okay, but I am not satisfied with the theatrical play, their gestures, their talking and so on. The movie was shallow and slow, Anne was very nerve-trying and annoying instead of cute and musing, besides the Prince Edward Island is a much more beautiful place, than it is depicted here. Maybe my expectations were too high, because in my imagination this story was very different from this movie. In my opinion, the high rating points are caused by infatuated fans of Anne, whom are almost irrelevant the quality of the movie, just have a cinematization of it.

Okay, anything said by "Napoleon_Dynamite_Rocks" should in all seriousness be ignored. He/she and his/her "literature" class obviously do not know the Anne the rest of us know and love. He/she says "the main characters delivered Shakespearean lines ... but it was painful..." without really knowing what he/she is saying. THAT is who Anne Shirley IS. Try reading the book, Napoleon; I'm sure you'll hate that as well. This obviously just isn't your kind of story (your user name says it all). As for fans of the novel, by all means, watch this movie! You will NOT be disappointed! Megan Follows truly captured the spirit of Anne "spelled with an e" Shirley - same talkative-belongs-in-Shakespeare's-time delightful Anne. Colleen Dewhurst and Patricia Hamilton lived up to my expectations as stodgy-what-do-you-know-she-grew-on-me Marilla and town gossip Rachel Lynde. Marylin Lightstone delivered an equally delightful performance as Miss Stacy, as did all the other actors/actresses in their various roles. Miranda de Pencier made an excellent Josie Pye. I wasn't disappointed with this movie in the least.

I first saw the Anne of Green Gables mini-series on PBS and immediately fell in love with the characters, the scenery and the music. I never tire of this movie. I think I've probably seen it 50 times. Megan Follows really captures the spirit of that irrepressible young orphan Anne Shirley. Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth really give stellar performances as well. Richard Farnsworth plays the character Matthew Cuthbert and that character was part of the reason I ended up naming my firstborn son Matthew. I can't think of a better movie to share with your family. This movie was beautifully written and filmed and I highly recommend it!