Comments on: Natalie Portman Joins Wuthering Heights

By: Thos

Thos — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:48 +0000

My favorite version is the Monty Python Semaphore Code version. Otherwise, imo, Wuthering Heights is one of worst books ever written and I question why this needs to be made. It just gives me nightmares of my 7th grade literature class.

By: Sound Designer Dan

Sound Designer Dan — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:14:19 +0000

I still think that Portman’s best work was her first feature with Luc Besson, Leon.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:47:08 +0000

Yeah, that’s what really bugs me about her. She has potential, and rather than push herself, she shows up in Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, one of the worst movies of last year. I’m tired of hearing about her potential. I want to fucking SEE it onscreen.

By: Meli

Meli — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:39:09 +0000

I know what you mean, Kristina.

I do think she finally stretched herself again with a few scenes in The Other Boleyn Girl and I was glad because for a little while now I was feeling as if her acting was getting stale.

I adore Natalie, but I also want to see her take a role that challenges her more. She has potential with this role because there is so much unsaid that will need to be protrayed from within.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:06:43 +0000

I really enjoyed her in The Other Boleyn Girl, and she is a beautiful girl, but she underwhelms me in a lot of her films. I want to jump on the Natalie bandwagon, but I’m still not sure if she’s hit her stride just yet. I like to compare her to Christian Bale, another actor who started out with a stellar child performance(Empire of the Sun), but didn’t really hit his stride until American Psycho. Natalie needs to find her American Psycho, if you get my drift.

By: Meli

Meli — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:16:50 +0000

While I don’t think we need yet another incarnation of Wuthering Heights I am interested to see Natalie Portman’s protrayal of Catherine; I think she’ll do justice to the role. I’m very curious to see who they cast for Heathcliff.

I have seen the Finnes/Binoche movie version, which I really enjoyed. Finnes made a wonderful Heathcliff. I have never seen the 1939 version, at least not that I can recall, it’s very likely that I may have watched it with my mom as a kid.