Several things - both good and bad - occurred to me when I saw this film. As other people have pointed out, Amy was the youngest of the four, not the third sister, but what struck me was that - despite the fact that she was clearly older than the twelve year old Amy should have been - she still sounded like a child, particularly when she was complaining, which she tended to do a lot. Additionally, Laurie looked much older than the fifteen he was supposed to be, probably nearer twenty-five, and at one point slipped into an English accent.
As Amy was clearly older than twelve it seemed very strange to see her in the school scene, which probably explains how she came to attend the ball. Hannah seemed particularly outspoken. I haven't seen another version where she was so vocally critical of wealthy neighbour Laurie.
Mr Laurence was very much the grandfather figure, especially to Beth - but I did wonder if he was supposed to look like a great-grandfather, rather than a grandfather. I liked the way Jo's literary ambitions were made clear but she seemed too possessive of Meg regarding John Brooke.
Having said all that - and while some of the scenery was not particularly convincing - the film has its good points. The costumes were very good - although everyone always seemed to be wearing hoops under their skirts. Personally, I preferred the costumes used in the 1994 version.
As Amy was clearly older than twelve it seemed very strange to see her in the school scene, which probably explains how she came to attend the ball. Hannah seemed particularly outspoken. I haven't seen another version where she was so vocally critical of wealthy neighbour Laurie.
Mr Laurence was very much the grandfather figure, especially to Beth - but I did wonder if he was supposed to look like a great-grandfather, rather than a grandfather. I liked the way Jo's literary ambitions were made clear but she seemed too possessive of Meg regarding John Brooke.
Having said all that - and while some of the scenery was not particularly convincing - the film has its good points. The costumes were very good - although everyone always seemed to be wearing hoops under their skirts. Personally, I preferred the costumes used in the 1994 version.