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Love the movie, but the remastering....
This has always been a favorite movie of mine-- enchanting, visually stunning and superb acting. But I have to say, I think that the digital remastering takes some of that enchantment away. At least with the audio aspect.
Actor's voices have lost the human richness-- esp the women's voices which sound higher pitched and slightly annoying. Even the music and sound effects sound a little "off."
So, it was sadly less of an enjoyable, enchanting experience for me watching this version. That said, I still love this movie, so I'm giving it 4 stars (minus 1 for the bad remastering).

But this is just my opinion, so feel free to take it or leave it.

Cheers!

I LOVE this movie!!
This is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time. It's funny and beautiful, with a perfect cast. The music and the scenery is breathtaking. I agree with a previous reviewer, I can't think of anything that isn't perfect with this film.

A Feast for the Eyes
The mid-1980s was a banner time for E.M. Forster fans. Two of his novels, "A Passage to India" and this, "A Room with a View", were successfully and wonderfully adapted for the big screen. ("Howard's End" would come a few years later.)

Forster had a genius for developing characters and for showing the awesome and sometime awful complexities that arise when people interract. James Ivory, thanks to a brilliant casting director, had the right actors to bring these characters to life on the screen: Helen Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Simon Callow, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis, etc. What this permitted Ivory to do was to focus on another equally important element in film making: to give us something beautiful to look at. The shots of a small Engish village, the lusty Italian countryside, the polish of an upper class English garden are nothing short of breathtaking. It enhances the romance, heightens the humor (especially when an English minister decides to skinny dip with a few parishoners in a hysterical scene), and convinces us that this was how life was for these remarkable characters.

One of the Merchant-Ivory's best collaborations, this dvd also comes with some insightful commentary and a unique look at E.M. Forster's life. I recommend it highly.

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