The definition of agony is when you get an e-mail notification that the new GE trailer is out . . . while you're in a meeting at work. I did watch it twice as soon as I was back in my cubicle, with the sound off (people can hear everything in those cubicles). It's actually pretty cool that way -- very spooky and atmospheric.
But ANYWAY, without further ado, here it is!
My opinion: Young Pip looks perfect, Joe looks perfect, Magwitch looks perfect. Satis House looks perfect. Older Pip looks very good. Mr. Jaggers isn't there long enough to get a good idea of how he looks. Estella looks . . . okay. Miss Havisham looks like she needs a tube of Blistex for Christmas.
But overall -- I think the whole thing looks marvelous.
(Go check out the URL they give at the end. Lots of helpful info about the coming Dickensian programs on the BBC, both TV and radio.)
Wow I agree, it looks really good! I felt the same about Estella though, she looks good, but not as great as I would have thought.
Posted by: Selenia | December 07, 2011 at 04:23 PM
The sets look fantastic! Too bad we didn't get to hear clips from the rest of the cast--I imagine this will be the most Miss Havisham-focused version of GE.
Posted by: Marian | December 07, 2011 at 04:27 PM
I've always said that whoever plays Estella needs to be glammed up. I mean MAJORLY glammed up. For whatever reason, recent films just haven't done that.
Well, we'll see what they do with Holliday Grainger in the feature film . . .
Posted by: Gina | December 07, 2011 at 04:33 PM
I love what Gillian Anderson does with her voice here - it sounds nothing like her usual one!
Posted by: Ames | December 07, 2011 at 07:44 PM
I think that as long as the actress can really pull off Estella's haughtiness, I'll be happy. Everybody else looks fantastic! I wish the trailer was longer though....it's just enough to get you super interested, then it ends...
Posted by: Charlotte | December 08, 2011 at 01:14 AM
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Posted by: Dominic Sutherland | December 16, 2011 at 08:54 AM