Howards End - The Merchant Ivory Collection (1992)

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Howards End - The Merchant Ivory Collection
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Directed by	James Ivory and Humphrey Dixon
Cast	Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett (III), Emma Thompson, Prunella Scales, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Tandy, Samuel West and James Wilby
Theatrical Release	March 13, 1992
DVD Release	February 15, 2005
Running Time	142 minutes
MPAA Rating	PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC Code	037429198223
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(74 reviews)

Wonderful Story

When this was released as a movie, I missed it for some reason. It deserves all of the honors it has received. Excellent entertainment! July 18, 2008

BORING!

The acting, the directing, and the setting were good but the story was very boring--it lacked conflict, suspense, surprise, humor, and plot development. I found this movie extremely talky, meandering, snobbish, and uninteresting. It exalted the trivial and prosaic to the maximum, leaving me in a snoozy mood. I stopped the film 3/4ths in and trashed it. July 7, 2008

Not Emma's Best

and not really Anthony's, either. I borrowed the VHS from a friend anticipating a lovely, two-hour or so film with rich, well-developed characters, beautiful scenery, and a riveting storyline. I guess one out of three's not bad.

Howards End promises a lot but underdelivers. With Emma Thompson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Helena Bonham-Carter in the lead roles, one expects a more interesting film or at the very least, an exciting climax. One gets neither. This film plods along for over two hours, much like an overworked carthorse stumbling through the English countryside. By the end, all one wants is some oats and a night's sleep in the barn. What disappointed me most was Bonham-Carter's performance. She is much better at edgy hysteria than what she shows here.

Even the climax was dull. (In case you still want to see this film, I won't give it away.)

In this reviewer's opinion, if you want a good Merchant Ivory flick, watch A Room with a View instead. May 10, 2008

Howards End DVD

An excellent DVD of a classic movie. The second disk with rich information about the making of the movie was fascinating. March 20, 2008

One of the Best Movies Ever Made

This film is a wonderful fusion of acting, art direction, cinematography and editing. Yes, the plot is low key, but it's about relationships between people of different social classes. This was the theme of the book, and it is captured on film.

I'm always amazed that I can watch this movie over and over again and be so involved with one subplot that I forget the other even exists until the end when all of the characters' lives come together.

February 23, 2008

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