"Flowers In The Attic" revisited - Last Year's Blu-Ray Release and my thoughts on the Lifetime Remake
In response to my earlier post regarding the 1987 film version of "Flowers In The Attic" and the changes that were made to the film before its release, I feel it's time to share my thoughts on the 2014 television remake. I mentioned that I was disappointed and that was an understatement. I admire that people tried to make an effort to produce something that was closer to the book and could delve into the more taboo side of the story. However, something was lost in translation. In the next few paragraphs, I will explain what I'm referring to. The casting could have been better in most respects. I felt that Kiernan Shipka was wrong for the role of Cathy - her voice was flat and monotonous, and her narration was nearly robotic. Mason Dye gave probably the best performance of the younger actors, but even he seemed stiff. Cory (Maxwell Kovitch) and Carrie (Ava Telek) were pretty much non-entities - and didn't serve much of a purpose other than to annoy thei...