Comments on: Vanity Fair (2018) – See the Most Compelling Adaptation to Date

By: Helena

Helena — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:15:08 +0000

No! It was so awful! The characters were nothing like the book! I thought Becky was the worst, with no feel for the character that Thackeray created. Dobbin was okay, but too polished and pretty and not awkward enough. It also didn’t really give you a sense of how his decisions made things worse for everyone, which you get in the book. Amelia was played pretty well though, and with her you do get some of the layers that Thackeray had in his story. We were so disappointed with this adaptation though. My husband (who also loved the book) couldn’t finish it, but I thought maybe it would get better… The 1998 version was mostly better, although it has its own issues.

By: Amber Topping

Amber Topping — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:55 +0000

In reply to Lee Jones. I have been wanting to watch that one! Thanks for the recommendation. :)

By: Lee Jones

Lee Jones — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:51:28 +0000

I have seen the 1935, 1967, 1987, 1998, 2004 and the latest version of “VANITY FAIR”. I enjoyed all of them . . . with the exception of the 1935 movie with Miriam Hopkins. I thought that was awful. However, I believe the BEST adaptation of Thackery’s novel is the 1987 miniseries with Eve Matheson as Becky Sharp.

By: Brittaney B

Brittaney B — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:59:26 +0000

I loved Dobbin in this one! He was my favorite character.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:57:59 +0000

I really loved this version – especially the casting of Becky – I’ve not seen the old bbc series though. I like the sound of Phillip Glennister as Dobbin, but otherwise I think the new one would be tough to beat!

By: Brittaney B

Brittaney B — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:36:08 +0000

I keep hearing amazing things about the 1998 version of Vanity Fair, which means I probably need to watch it. It sounds like this newest adaptation isn’t as well-liked as that one. My only other experience with Vanity Fair were two films which I didn’t like at all, so compared to them, I really enjoyed ITV’s production.

By: Kelly Crawford

Kelly Crawford — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:25 +0000

I’ve always been a fan of BBC’s 1998 version of Vanity Fair. Given how I felt about ITV’s version of War and Peace I’m a bit iffy about this production.