Show of hands, who else is looking forward to the latest attempt at remaking Victor Hugo's masterpiece on the big screen? TBH I'd all but forgotten that there is going to be a Les Miserables remake, but I don't think I've been so excited for a movie since The Dark Knight. I read an English-translated edition of Les Miserables years ago (I think it was translated by Norman Denny?) and it's one of my favourite novels. Touching and believable romance, with a coming of age theme, and a lot of action, it's quite frankly one of the best stories I've ever had the joy of reading. And it seems like the latest remake will capture all of that. The setpieces look sufficiently grimy and dirty enough, the actors/actresses are perfect from what I can tell (Hugh Jackman as Valjean? Yes please!) and the production values look suitably grandiose enough for an accurate portrayal of the revolution from the novel.

Damn, but I am so hyped for this now. Anybody know if the older screen adaptations are any good? Perhaps I should just watch them too just to fuel the anticipation even more.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi17146393/

oh god another remake of the glums???

Starring Catwoman #2 as Fantine \o/

I'm looking forward to it because my daughter's so excited about it.

Get your daughter the Penguin edition of the translated novel to make her even more excited!

I don't know much about the musical or any other adaptations, but I loved the book.

That's actually a great idea. She's an interesting kid. She's 14 and loves all kinds of different stories. Among her favorites are things like the Harry Potter books, The Giver, To Kill a Mockingbird, Life of Pi, and the School of Essential Ingredients. She's got a pretty eclectic taste considering her age.

Fudge yeah! :brofist: I read it when I was 16. She'll love the book!

And I recommend watching this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836808/ (Great Expectations)

I know it's Dickens and not Hugo, but whatever :P

Yes! I read the book last year (I know, I know - what the hell took me so long?) and I'm really looking forward to this one as well. I think my daughter would really like this too.

And her taste in movies is equally eclectic. Among her favorites are District 9, Alien, V for Vendetta, The Help, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and when talking about movies last night she said she wants to watch Casablanca (and I'm all for it, since I'm a big Bogart fan). What a great kid I have. lol

You can already fish it out in Bay of Pirates ;P

We don't have Netflix, this is never going to be released on DVD in Poland, so I usually look for gems like that on Carribean Sea.

Oh... By the way.. when I posted this I meant this one:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1949720/

3 parts, each one 1 hour long

The version I linked by accident will probably make it to Polish cinemas, so I will definitely go.

Looks good. I'll check it out thanks. Though truthfully, I shudder whenever I see Charles Dickens' name. I tried reading David Copperfield - the first and only novel by him that I ever picked up - and I went through it halfway before I gave up in frustration. Never touched another Dickens book again after that.

Crap. I wasn't aware of this one. I'll have to see if it can be obtained here. Thanks for the heads up. :)
What was it you didn't like about it? I never read any Dickens until GE last year, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.