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Pros and Cons of Book III

Posted by Jason on 10/31/2004, 1:28 pm
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Hi everyone,
I finished up watching all three books of N&S on dvd on Friday. I'll have to admit I didn't love Book III like the first two, but I think I appreciated it a bit more. Since this is really the first time I've been able to watch the entire three miniseries back to back and with the same picture quality (give or take) I decided to throw in a few of my thoughts of Book III:
Pros:
--The return of original cast members
--Bent's storyline as he falls further and further into insanity. The earring and walking cane elements were a nice touch.
--The music...while besides the opening score it wasn't the same as the originals, there were still some nice compositions, including the music for Charles and Willa.
--An appearance by Brett albeit brief.
--Ashton's storyline trying to regain Mont Royal only to discover it's been burned to the ground.
--Madeline slapping the crap out of Ashton (way LONG overdo). My favorite scene.
--A sort of believability to the way the story unfolds. I could see Madeline continuing to help the freed slaves, and Charles leaving home to find himself, especially after losing Augusta.
--The recreation of the Mont Royal ruins and front gate.

Cons:
--The less than stellar production value....recycled costumes that other characters wore in previous Books, and it being filmed in Texas when most of the story takes place elsewhere.
--That damn red tone to the picture quality and the way the characters eyes are illuminated by light.
--The explanation to Maude's disappearance?
--Why a third Isabel?
--Too much of a western feel.
--A different Charles.
--No Billy.
--Ashton became too comical.
--Too short...characters should have been fleshed out better and old ones reappearing more to make it the same length of the first two.
--Where's Semiramis and Ezra, and why have they basically been replaced by Isaac and Jane?
--The sudden appearance of Cooper after he's been absent from the first two miniseries.
--An insanely different house used for Belvedere.
These are just thoughts that came to mind. I can't think of any others right now. While I have mixed feelings about it, I'd never leave it out when I watch N&S again. Despite it's flaws, it's still part of the story.

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Pros and Cons of Book III - Jason 10/31/2004, 1:28 pm
- Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - W.K 10/31/2004, 2:38 pm
  - Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - Feezle-Nuts 10/31/2004, 6:38 pm
    - Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - CarylAnne 2/23/2005, 1:52 pm
    - Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - Jason 10/31/2004, 8:09 pm
      - Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - scumhorror 11/17/2004, 9:43 am
        
        Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - Ashton 1/23/2005, 7:59 pm
        
        Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - Becky 2/8/2005, 8:35 am
        
        Re: Pros and Cons of Book III - lina 6/29/2005, 11:14 am
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--Previous Message-- : Hi everyone, : : I finished up watching all three : books of N&S on dvd on Friday. I'll : have to admit I didn't love Book III : like the first two, but I think I : appreciated it a bit more. Since : this is really the first time I've : been able to watch the entire three : miniseries back to back and with the : same picture quality (give or take) : I decided to throw in a few of my : thoughts of Book III: : Pros: : --The return of original cast : members : --Bent's storyline as he falls : further and further into insanity. : The earring and walking cane : elements were a nice touch. : --The music...while besides the : opening score it wasn't the same as : the originals, there were still some : nice compositions, including the : music for Charles and Willa. : --An appearance by Brett albeit : brief. : --Ashton's storyline trying to : regain Mont Royal only to discover : it's been burned to the ground. : --Madeline slapping the crap out of : Ashton (way LONG overdo). My : favorite scene. : --A sort of believability to the way : the story unfolds. I could see : Madeline continuing to help the : freed slaves, and Charles leaving : home to find himself, especially : after losing Augusta. : --The recreation of the Mont Royal : ruins and front gate. : : : Cons: : --The less than stellar production : value....recycled costumes that : other characters wore in previous : Books, and it being filmed in Texas : when most of the story takes place : elsewhere. : --That damn red tone to the picture : quality and the way the characters : eyes are illuminated by light. : --The explanation to Maude's : disappearance? : --Why a third Isabel? : --Too much of a western feel. : --A different Charles. : --No Billy. : --Ashton became too comical. : --Too short...characters should have : been fleshed out better and old ones : reappearing more to make it the same : length of the first two. : --Where's Semiramis and Ezra, and : why have they basically been : replaced by Isaac and Jane? : --The sudden appearance of Cooper : after he's been absent from the : first two miniseries. : --An insanely different house used : for Belvedere. : : These are just thoughts that came to : mind. I can't think of any others : right now. While I have mixed : feelings about it, I'd never leave : it out when I watch N&S again. : Despite it's flaws, it's still part : of the story. : : : : : : : :

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