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VHS : Scarlett (Special Collector's Editon) |
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781574923209
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, EP, NTSC
ISBN: 157492320X
Label: Hallmark
Manufacturer: Hallmark
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Hallmark
Release Date: January 14, 1997
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 1837
Studio: Hallmark
Theatrical Release Date: November 13, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This soapy but highly watchable television "sequel" to Gone with the Wind, the most popular Hollywood movie ever made, has nothing to do with memories of a vanished antebellum South. But it does end up in Ireland, where the determined Scarlett O'Hara Butler (played with frosty passion by Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) turns hard times into an opportunity by buying the ancestral home of her family. Before that happens, however, Scarlett fights to win back the estranged Rhett Butler (manfully portrayed by Timothy Dalton), often seen in the company of other women, struggles for control over the homestead Tara, and gets caught in yet another compromising position with poor Ashley Wilkes (Stephen Collins). The troubles never stop (Scarlett's Ireland adventures land her in a heap of trouble from which only Rhett can save her), but this TV miniseries wisely keeps the focus on these captivating characters, their entangled histories, and the collective destiny that refuses to part them. The show also looks good: the location scenes in Ireland are particularly handsome, and there is something unaccountably satisfying about seeing Scarlett and Rhett walking through peaceful green hills. Enjoy. --Tom Keogh
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Ok so I knew this wouldn't be anywhere near as good as 'Gone With The Wind' but wow, they just totally changed personalities and everything. But that's not the worst of it!! The dvd itself wouldn't play right, it would skip and the picture would flicker and scramble. I didn't really enjoy it at all.
Rating:  -
Great book. Written in sense of "Gone with the Wind." Good character development. Really saw the growth of Scarlet, from self-centered child to caring young woman. Always had the feeling, unlike the film, that it was Scarlet and Rhett. Set in Irish history background.
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Timothy Dalton is a good choice in continueing rhett butler's story. If your a fan of gone with the wind this movie you will love.
Rating:  -
The dvd was marked as new but yet the 2nd disc to this was acting up. It cuts in and out.
Rating:  -
I tried to watch Scarlett without comparing it to GWTW, as many previous reviewers had suggested, but that is easier said than done. The story and characters are so intertwined, you can't help but think how they got to where they are in the current situation. That being said, Scarlett impresses me as a movie that had a lot of work, planning, and thought behind it. There is some actual depth to the story which traces Scarlett back to her ancestral homeland in Ireland and for me actually fills in a lot of the gaps in the original GWTW. Also the settings and costumes are extraordinarily well done. The colors and photography are outstanding, however, I wish this would have been filmed in 16:9 widescreen instead of the 4:3 television format. Unfortunately in 1994, when this made-for-TV movie was made, few directors were thinking about HDTV.
My biggest gripe about the movie is Scarlett herself. Timothy Dalton makes a convincing Rhett Butler, although you find yourself always comparing him to Clark Gable. Actually, had Dalton been cast in the original GWTW, he might have actually made a better Rhett. But it's too late and Gable is a hard act to follow.
Getting back to the character Scarlett O'Hara, I'm not sure Joanne Whalley was the best choice here. She is a fine actress indeed, but she is no Vivien Leigh. Sure, the character Scarlett is supposed to be assertive and aggressive and maybe even a little bossy at times. But in the mini-series, Scarlett ... Read More
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