As many of you might know, Kate Bush wrote her song, Wuthering Heights, shortly after she and her family watched this version at home way back when.
And, intrigued, I hunted down the DVD-among all of the available versions-to see why she enjoyed it so much.
On a rainy, dreary Saturday, my wife and I hunkered down and watched all four parts (182 minutes worth). Here are my admittedly unprofessional criticisms:
The setting in the moors, while hauntingly beautiful, wasn't captured well. Everything was blurry and trembly. Yes, I understand these were 1960's production values, but this just seemed cheap and rushed. As did the residence settings and costumes.
The acting was slipshod. While the two main characters were fairly well-acted, most of the other acting was hit or miss...mostly a miss.
I won't comment on Emily Bronte's characters, though none were really likable. Another time, another place. I get that.
We sat through the entire thing but both commented later that it was pretty horrible, overall.
I'd recommend skipping this mess and just watching Kate's video.
