Little Women (1978) Reviews

	Michele T.

4 out of  5  people found this review helpful

Seeing the Eve Plumb and Susan Dey in this '78 adaptation was interesting. Good to see Greer Garson on the screen as the Aunt. Blockbuster sent the first disc and we have to wait for the second; they should send both at the same time if you have a subscription to two discs at a time.

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	Emily S.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

Make sure that you get both discs at the same time, as the movie is on two discs. I have no idea why, but they skipped over part 2 and sent me another movie instead. Wish they had sent them both together, so I could have watched the entire movie at once. This version of Little Women is interesting. It's long, so there's time to get in a lot of scenes from the book that other versions had to leave out due to time. Unfortunately, the screenplay is overly dramatic, and the performances were only okay. I couldn't get into the story because the acting was lacking, but you'll probably enjoy this movie if you're looking for an old-fashioned family-friendly movie. If you're looking for a better version of Little Women, there are several...in fact any other version than this is better.

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	Merry C.

2 out of  3  people found this review helpful

I loved the book and enjoyed the old movie with Katherine Hepburn. This version was painful to watch. Horrible acting and lame dialogue. Laurie was irritating instead of charming. Jo was whiny instead of strong. Amy was a drama queen and NOT in a good way and I kept expecting to hear Beth saying, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia." The story line was twisted and changed (Mr. Lawrence slapped Laurie and Laurie pushed him!) and ruined, as far as I'm concerned. I was going to watch this with my granddaughter but she deserves better!

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	EMMA F.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

This is my favorite version of the three that I have watched. The characters are developed more, and I especially liked Susan Dey's portrayal of Jo.

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	Karl H.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

I'll admit that I was skeptical going into this, but it didn't take me long to warm up to this production. Another reviewer has commented that this version is nothing like Alcott's book. Hogwash! I taught the book for years, and there are episodes in this version that don't appear in the other film version. Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, and Cliff Potts give fine performances. William Shatner is surprisingly good as "Jo's Professor." There are so many other faces that those of a certain age will instantly recognize. But for me the supreme performance is by Greer Garson as Aunt March. She's simply wonderful and miles removed from the noble characters she played in so many MGM films of the 1940s. She's always been one of my favorites. This originally aired on NBC in October of 1978 as a two-part special presentation. It was so successful that it was launched as a series the next year with some of the same cast. The series lasted only six episodes. Really worth a look.

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	Tom F.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

We read the book and HAD to see the movie!! It was great. We showed our little girls and they loved it. Enjoy!! :)

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	PATRICK R.

2 out of  4  people found this review helpful

The values, standards and conduct of the persons portrayed are uplifting and elevating. The enjoyments received from this movie render insignificant those received from cable television interrupted with countless commercials whose volume irritates endlessly. This could be profited from annually by ones of every age. To deprive your child and family of this is a mistake, an overlooking of the essentials in order to have the trivial.

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