Reply #48: Even the Animation Is Drek

[Demeter]

There have never been so many movies I could live my whole life without seeing...even during the Reagan era things were better.

The Kid and I went to see "Jane Eyre" this weekend. Since it was produced by the BBC in England with classically trained British actors and faithfully followed the novel, it was excellent.

Personally, I hate the novel, which I find preposterous, but the film was superior to anything out of LA these several years, with few exceptions. The film actually was better than the novel, aside from a few "artistic" set pieces which bored me to tears, as well as being rather cliched.

I have to admit to falling asleep in the middle (the curse of a midnight paper route, disturbed sleeping patterns) but my friend said that section was good, too. Had I liked the novel (plot) better, I probably could have stayed awake for the whole thing.