Old Curiosity Shop (2007)

Fast Shipping, Took 3 days from time of purchase. I love a bunch of Dickens movies, but this is in the top five with Little Dorrit, Oliver Twist, and David Copperfield. All of the aforementioned movies were produced by the BBC within the past 10 years. Although, many of them were made in the 70's and 80's as well. The new versions show so much historical accuracy. If it weren't for the terrible medical care available and the pollution in the air from coal fires, I would love to live in 19th century England, maybe not London though. I wish Americans would start to speak the way they did in those days.I would recommend this movie to anyone that loves this time period in England. The historical accuracy makes you feel like you are actually in this time period. Just light a bunch of candles, start a fire in the fireplace, and there you go.

I like most of Charles Dickens' work. I never found a watchable verison of The Old Curiousity Shop until I borrowed this from my local library. I liked it so much, I bought it. Good cast, good story & justice at the end. Nothing could be better,

It's difficult to do justice to a Charles Dickens adaptation in a movie that is only 93 minutes in length. The acting was fine. I didn't care for the ending which deviated ftom the book. You can't improve on Charles Dickens and it seems foolhardy to attempt it. Other than that, they did well in so short a time and while I found it a bit disappointing, I still think it's worth watching.

Okay. Nell and Quilp in the 1995 Disney version were better, and after listening to a 23 hour audio book of the tale this movie disappointed but okay for a watch. Aftee the BBC version of Bleak House and Little Dorrit, or the version of David Copperfield with Daniela Radclilffe, was slilghtly disappointed by the lack of charm or emotion.

What I like best about the Old Curiosity Shop was what the author himself did. When this was written, it was issued in serial numbers, meaning Dickens would issue chapters at a time, such as 1-3, 4-6, and so on. As he progressed in the story, people became enamored of "Poor Little Nell" and what would happen to her. The Inimitable (Dickens) had gotten wind of this, and simply decided enough was enough, and he'd rather write something else. People pleaded with him to have her live, including Charles Dickens's own mother, but he'd simply had enough. A great adaptation as it aired here in the U.S. on PBS. Happy 200th Mr. Dickens!

You know how they say that the sins of the parents are visited on the children? Well, here it's the sins of a grandparent visited on the grandchild. I swear, some of these characters in these films will make you want to break them in half! But again, a very good film and also worth the money. 5 stars.

Very good movie with cc / subtitles

I found The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens well acted, and I enjoyed the story; I didn't care for the ending however. It is rather long, so it is a good movie for a rainy afternoon.As I enjoy fantasies, I also enjoyed the Voyage of the Unicorn. It wasn't overly violent, had no bad language, and was sprinkled with humor. A father and his two daughters thrown into a fantasy world while trying to put their lives back together after the death of his wife and their mother.

I really enjoyed this making of The Old Curiosity Shop. It would have been nice for them to include some behind the scene -- making of -- interviews... as it is always enjoyable to see the fun the cast & crew had in making the movie.

Great performance by Toby Jones

The novel was rich in character and Dickensonian detail-the movie diluted the story and characters into nothingness.

great story

If you know and love this story, I am sure you'll be very happy with this. Well made and well acted. Can't go wrong anyway with Derek Jacobi and I bought this version really because he's in it.Spoiler warning for those who don't know the story.I haven't read the book. I didn't expect it to be quite so harrowing. I'm not keen on those Victorian novels in which the hero or heroine or a chkild die in utter despair. So I did't enjoy much of this at all and may not keep it even though I am a Dickens fan as a rule.