5.0 out of 5 stars A Movie Classic

S.L. · May 27, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is the Blu Ray Worth It? In My Opinion, Yes, and Here's Why...

T.D.R. · October 23, 2017

Blu ray quality: Are you wondering about the blu ray transfer? Is it worth purchasing? As one who is very concerned with how a film looks, as I have been building my blu ray collection (I have over 2,000 movies), here is my take:Cropping: First, yes, the image has been cropped on the top and the bottom. As a purist, I do wish that the full image had been preserved. I would rather have black bars on the sides and see the entire image as filmed than to lose part of the image on the top and bottom simply to fill my HD widescreen TV. I always prefer to own and view a movie in its original aspect ratio. And yes, when I originally saw Anne of Green Gables, it was in the 4:3 aspect ratio.With that said, it is my understanding that the director himself re-framed everything for this widescreen presentation. And, I must say that he did an excellent, excellent job. I rarely enjoy cropped images, but this is one of those very, very, very rare exceptions. There are no odd panning movements. Even though I know part of the image is missing on the top and bottom, the image never seemed too close or too pressed in. It very much "feels" and looks as if it had been deliberately filmed (originally) in a 16:9 ratio (even though I know this is not the case). I never felt the sense of frustration like something was missing on the top and bottom (a feeling I often get when watching cropped images). It almost looks like he shot this film with the hopes of one day framing it in 16:9. So, IMHO, the new 16:9 framing actually works really well for Anne of Green Gables.Image sharpness/clarity: There is no question that the sharpness and clarity of the blu ray are a definite improvement over previous releases (either VHS or DVD). In many, in many scenes, there is a significant improvement, like watching Anne for the first time. It does not have that razor sharp look of better transfers, but it is a definite step up from the DVD, and in many places it is quite good. I have no doubt that this remastered blu ray version looks sharper and clearer than the remastered DVD version. In most places the image looks really nice, very watchable, even beautiful. In other words, I don't think we're ever going to get a better image than this blu ray version. Still, there are a few shots (not many, but a few) that are a bit fuzzy...but I believe these are likely due to the original film itself (perhaps a camera was not entirely in focus or the lighting was not maximized). Also, Anne of Green Gables has always had (in parts) a soft, almost dreamy quality in how it was filmed. However, I think it would be a mistake to skip the blu ray version for a few isolated shots (one of the worst being a shot of Anne and her friend Dianna on a bridge while Gilbert looks at them from behind a tree). I just don't think we're going to get any better than this. This image is, overall, quite pleasing and very watchable, cinematic, even beautiful for much of it.Brightness and color. The director deliberately darkened the image and bumped up the color to give Anne a more cinematic look. Again, as a purist, I like things as they were originally filmed. I would have liked the option of ALSO viewing an HD scan uncropped without color correction, however, again, the image does look really nice. Anne used to be a bit too bright and washed out on the VHS. In my opinion, as a purist, I actually think this is a visual improvement. These more cinematic tones are more visually appealing, even it isn't the image we are all used to viewing. I've actually come to regard this as a positive, because the film looks more vibrant, the colors are richer and the darker image is not too dark, but more cinematic. Again, I would not miss buying this blu ray because of this. It actually looks really nice.So, in the end, I give this a thumbs up. I would say this is a worth while purchase. While I might wish a few things were different and while this isn't generally a razor sharp image, it is the best Anne of Green Gables has ever looked and well worth the purchase IMHO. It is the most visually appealing presentation of Anne we have ever had and may ever have.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Story is Timeless

S. · July 7, 2007

I remember watching the Anne of Green Gables series when it first showed on American TV, and fell in love with it. I purchased the VHS versions of this and the sequal and watched them over and over with my mother and my young niece. Three generations of women in my home enjoyed it trememdously. About 10 years ago I donated the VHS tapes to the library assuming I had seen it enough, but then decided recently to purchase the DVD. The quality is really no better than the quality of the VHS versions; however, you forget about it after the first few minutes.The story of Anne is actually very feminist in nature. All the main characters are women, with the men being mere scenery. Even the character of Matthew, with his quiet nature, takes second place to that of Marilla's overbearing, take charge personality. Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth are perfect in their roles and play magnificantly off Megan Follow's Anne.If you've seen Anne several times the commentary adds a new element to the story. However, I would have liked more commentary on the actors and less on the lighting and scene design. It lags in many places where the director didn't seem to have anything to say, although it did answer a lot of questions I had about some of the scenes, like the one where Anne is running through the fall trees -- I always thought it didn't fit because she never wore a bright blue dress with a white apron. Now, I know the seasonal changes were shot the year prior to shooting the miniseries and edited in later. Some of the commentary left out things I would have liked to have known, such as the scene where Anne finds a mouse in the pudding. I want to know if they used a real mouse because it was so realistic looking, and if so, how did Megan react to having to scoop it out of the pudding. Well, instead the director focused on the color of her sweater and the spoon vs. the color of the red wood in the kitchen! He does express his utmost admiration for the actors in the series, especially that of Colleen Dewhurst (who is the reason I watch this over and over again). I loved hearing what the director had to say about her personally and wished there were more of that type of commentary instead of how the lighting crew lite one scene after another to reflect the time of day or year. Lighting, scenery and costuming are all important factors in any film, especially a period piece, and it's important to acknowledge it, but it appeared to hold center stage in the director's commentary on the making of the miniseries. One thing I would like to note is that regardless of what another reviewer said, Kevin Sullivan does know Anne Shirley and all the other characters, and the story line very well. He never makes the comment that he doesn't know why a scene worked well, only that the reason the scenes worked were because of the consumate acting ability of the actors involved in the scene. Kevin Sullivan is the reason this miniseries was, and is, so successful. It is Sullivan's vision that brought the story to the screen in such a manner that has made it literally a worldwide sensation.I had some trouble finding the commentary for the first part of the series. The first 95 minutes is on one side of the disk with the remainder on the flip side. Side B starts with a menu that gives the choice of languages and the director's commentary. Side A does not. After flipping through all the special features and not finding the commentary I finally selected the "languages" menu and found it in there.Whether you've seen this in the past or not, this is one series that is wholesome enough for the entire family and yet quite entertaining as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product

d. · April 5, 2025

Other buyers had said there DVD didn't work on both sides. This one came in great condition and worked perfectly. So glad I found this before it wasn't available. Not a fan of the new Anne series, but this is the BEST!

Un buen regalo

M. · December 26, 2018

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Anne of Green Gables

n.j. · February 4, 2025

The quality of the Blu-Ray version is so good. The clarity was amazing. Hope they do the rest of the series in Blu-Ray also. Definitely recommend for a fan of the show.

excelente película!

A.L. · March 24, 2021

me llegó nueva de paquete, en un solo disco con lados A y B, en buenas condiciones la imagen.... la disfrutamos mucho a pesar de que no tiene subtítulos en español.

THIS ANNE SHINES AND IS A TREAT FOR THE EYE AND THE EAR

R. · November 19, 2017

A truely heart warming adaptation of the classic story with amazingly assured and sincere central performances, sumptious photography and a haunting music scrore - far superior to Netflix's dire "Anne With An E" and now on (REGION FREE) blu RAy from USA we can view it as never before - fully restored in 16:9 Widescreen with 5.1 audio and a rich non smeary, grain-free, sharp and detailed picture. Megan Follows is amazing

Anne ouf green gables

T. · February 21, 2025

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