Flowers in the Attic
starring: Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams, Ben Ryan Ganger
directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
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AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT LEAVES THEM FATHERLESS, FOUR KIDS RETURN TO THEIR MOTHER'S MYSTERIOUS FAMILY MANSION HOPING FOR AN INHERITANCE.BUT WHEN THEY ARE IMPRISONED & ABANDONED BY THEIR EVIL GRANDMOTHER, THEY MUST SURVIVE ANOTHER NIGHTMARE. FEATURES: WIDESCREEN, THEATRICAL TRAILERS.
Amazon.com:
The classic teen novel of adolescent torment and forbidden love gets brought to the screen. When the father of four beautiful blond children is suddenly killed, their mother (Victoria Tennant, L.A. Story) takes them to the family home she fled 17 years earlier. Their fierce and frightening grandmother (Louise Fletcher, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) locks them in an upstairs room, from which the only escape is into the cluttered and cobwebbed attic. The children's isolation gets more and more extreme as their mother abandons them, finally even slowly poisoning them to gain her father's inheritance. Sadly, the movie shies away from what made Flowers in the Attic such a hugely popular book--namely, the incestuous sex that began between the two older children, Cathy (Kristy Swanson, the movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams). Instead, the movie insinuates incestuous longing in all directions: Cathy's father brings her special presents before he dies, Chris scrubs Cathy's back in the tub, Chris has a noticeably stronger attachment to their mother than Cathy does--not to mention that the grandmother whips the half-naked mother in front of the grandfather. Fletcher brings a bit of bite to her role, and the movie occasionally rises to absurdly lurid zest. --Bret Fetzer
AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT LEAVES THEM FATHERLESS, FOUR KIDS RETURN TO THEIR MOTHER'S MYSTERIOUS FAMILY MANSION HOPING FOR AN INHERITANCE.BUT WHEN THEY ARE IMPRISONED & ABANDONED BY THEIR EVIL GRANDMOTHER, THEY MUST SURVIVE ANOTHER NIGHTMARE. FEATURES: WIDESCREEN, THEATRICAL TRAILERS.
Amazon.com:
The classic teen novel of adolescent torment and forbidden love gets brought to the screen. When the father of four beautiful blond children is suddenly killed, their mother (Victoria Tennant, L.A. Story) takes them to the family home she fled 17 years earlier. Their fierce and frightening grandmother (Louise Fletcher, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) locks them in an upstairs room, from which the only escape is into the cluttered and cobwebbed attic. The children's isolation gets more and more extreme as their mother abandons them, finally even slowly poisoning them to gain her father's inheritance. Sadly, the movie shies away from what made Flowers in the Attic such a hugely popular book--namely, the incestuous sex that began between the two older children, Cathy (Kristy Swanson, the movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams). Instead, the movie insinuates incestuous longing in all directions: Cathy's father brings her special presents before he dies, Chris scrubs Cathy's back in the tub, Chris has a noticeably stronger attachment to their mother than Cathy does--not to mention that the grandmother whips the half-naked mother in front of the grandfather. Fletcher brings a bit of bite to her role, and the movie occasionally rises to absurdly lurid zest. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating: - Take them, Corrine!Take them Now!You think I care!
Despite the picky people on here, I actually enjoyed this movie in its own right.For an 80's movie its not bad at all, Louise Fletcher is awesome as the grandmother and the twins are far less annoying here than they are in the book.In fact, a lot of things in the movie make more sense and are more believable than in the book.In the book, they are able to get out of the attic, get on the roof and even go swimming in a lake.Duh, then why didn't you escape then?At least in the film, you really ... Read More
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- Horrible!
Absolutely horrible, sad excuse for a film.The acting is pathetics all around.Don't waste your time or money on this dreck!
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- Flowers in The Attic
The movie "Flowers in the Attic" was a terrible rendition of the 5 book series by V.C. Andrews. The older daughter and son were not represented well by the actors and the script was very loosely associated with the first book of the series (also with the name "Flowers in the Attic"). the DVD purchase was a good one and worth the money. Thanks for a excellent and well kept product.....
Rating: - Flowers in the Attic
I'm not going to compare this movie to the book, so I'm just going to review the movie itself. It's good, nothing incredibly grand, but a very solid effort. It runs smoothly, although the ending does have an expedited feel in my opinion, like they had to pare it down to meet time constraints. Everyone knows this story revolves around incest and really sadism as well, which are more alluded to than actually explored. The kids tend to overact quite severely in this movie, but the adults put on great performances. ... Read More
Rating: - Flowers in the attic
Great acting, Enjoyed the movie. Wish it had a follow-up story on dvd.Received it as promised.T.Y.
- Take them, Corrine!Take them Now!You think I care!Despite the picky people on here, I actually enjoyed this movie in its own right.For an 80's movie its not bad at all, Louise Fletcher is awesome as the grandmother and the twins are far less annoying here than they are in the book.In fact, a lot of things in the movie make more sense and are more believable than in the book.In the book, they are able to get out of the attic, get on the roof and even go swimming in a lake.Duh, then why didn't you escape then?At least in the film, you really ... Read More
- Horrible!Absolutely horrible, sad excuse for a film.The acting is pathetics all around.Don't waste your time or money on this dreck!
- Flowers in The AtticThe movie "Flowers in the Attic" was a terrible rendition of the 5 book series by V.C. Andrews. The older daughter and son were not represented well by the actors and the script was very loosely associated with the first book of the series (also with the name "Flowers in the Attic"). the DVD purchase was a good one and worth the money. Thanks for a excellent and well kept product.....
- Flowers in the AtticI'm not going to compare this movie to the book, so I'm just going to review the movie itself. It's good, nothing incredibly grand, but a very solid effort. It runs smoothly, although the ending does have an expedited feel in my opinion, like they had to pare it down to meet time constraints. Everyone knows this story revolves around incest and really sadism as well, which are more alluded to than actually explored. The kids tend to overact quite severely in this movie, but the adults put on great performances. ... Read More
- Flowers in the atticGreat acting, Enjoyed the movie. Wish it had a follow-up story on dvd.Received it as promised.T.Y.
