Really Surprised!

Please don't spend money on this.

Let's be realistic.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

This isn't just a story. It's not even just a film. This is a very beautiful artistic experience. How else can such a weird tale be told? From the start the viewer is twisted and drawn, cajoled and moulded. Each set piece begins with a statement camera shot, composed and structured to fill the senses and lead us into the scene. The photography moves with the eye of an artist, accompnaied by Cezary Skubiszewski's wonderful music, and we find ourselves in the midst of Monets and Renoirs, the most glorious light and colours, the sumptuous styles of 1900 mixed with high definition gorgeousness. This is the epitome of auteur drama.A completely fresh look at a compelling story, told in a wholly new way. View this as art. See it as a moving work by a landscape master, peopled with beautifully observed characters, jockeying for your attention. It's a feast for the senses, and a marvellous thing to behold. In short, I loved it.

I'm a massive fan of the original film so couldn't wait for this to come out and it has not disappointed me. I've read some of the reviews here and noted that this has not filled expectations for everyone. However, for me, I couldn't wait for the next episode. The story is more detailed than in the original, yes it does drag it out a bit, but I find that all part of the story. Natalie Dormer is so eerily brilliant as Mrs Appleyard - quite equal to Rachel Roberts performance. I could see Natalie playing Nurse Ratched should 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' ever be remade (which I hope it isn't - it's a classic on its own) The costumes are beautiful as is the filming. If I have a criticism, it's not being able to hear the girls when whispering! I've thoroughly enjoyed it - just as I enjoyed the original.

Next to the movie being the worst movie I've seen, " Belly of an architect, this is the worst tv series I've ever seen!

It's the turn of the century Australia. Mrs Hester Appleyard (Natalie Dormer) purchases a remote mansion turning it into a girls' school. Miranda Reid (Lily Sullivan) is a self-possessed student expected to learn refinement. She stabs a handsy soldier with a pitchfork. It's St. Valentine's Day 1900. The girls are off to picnic at Hanging Rock. As most nap, Miranda leads Irma Leopold, Marion Quade, and Edith Horton up the Rock. The girls and their teacher Miss McCraw go missing. Only Edith returns in a shocked state.The 1975 film was a critical hit and is a real sign post in Australian cinema. It's a psycho-sexual drama in hormonal madness. The lack of a revelation only added to its unique dreamlike quality. This TV series does have some of that. The teen sexual drama is in full bloom. Dormer, Sullivan, and the girls are all great. The revelation is little Inez Currõ who delivers a dark innocent performance and fully owns her episode as the protagonist. One of the reasons why the film's confused nature works is that it made it into a dream. The TV series tries to have it both ways by diving into the characters' individual stories while keeping some of the dreamlike qualities. It doesn't work as well and revealing an ending may be its major flaw. It's confused without the enjoyment of the dream. It's analyzing the dream without making sense of it. This material may not be able to translate into something longer than a movie.