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    I wouldn't watch this program for all the money in the world.  Why
    can't Hollywood leave well enough alone?!  There's absolutley nothing
    they could do with a sequel to GWTW that would come even close to what
    the epic classic is.  Do yourself a favor....don't watch it!!!!!!! 
    Rent the original instead.
    
    Of course, I don't really have an opinion 8*)
    
    Mary Jo

    Or even *Read* the original instead!
    
    I haven't read the "shmeequel" book, so that's my reason #1 not to
    watch.  My reason #2 is that I think Dalton and Whalley-Kilmer are very
    unremarkable actors, and reason #3 is that TV guide's critic slammed
    the shmeequel book AND miniseries (low on plot, credibility, etc.).
    
    Leslie

I've watched a little of it out of curiosity (I'm from Atlanta (actually
Marietta, but close enough)) and was generally appalled by what I saw. The
production is nice but the script generally sucks and the acting leaves
much to be desired. I do think that Timothy Dalton makes a good Rhett and
I like Colm Meany and Jean Smart as well. But _Scarlett_ lives or dies on
the performance of it's title character and Whalley-Kilmer is just not the
actress for the part. Sure any actress would have a hard time living up to
Vivien Leigh's sterling performance in GWTW but there must be a hundred
actresses around that could have done a better job than W-K. She's wooden
to say the least and her interpretation of the character is way off base.
This might have been decent entertainment (certainly not in GWTW's league)
if it had been cast better and better written.


Randy

    I've been watching Scarlett and find that they are not 
    entirely keeping with the book.  I did read it awhile
    ago ,but I'm sure that some of the parts were not in
    the book.  In particular the why Colum dies,does anyone
    else agree with me.  I think that Delta Burke would have
    made a better Scarlett.  I do like Timothy Dalton and
    Colm Meany.  I'm a bit disappointed in this mini series
    I thought it would be alot better, it's okay.  I hope
    they keep the same ending that they had in the book and
    not change it for this movie.
    
    Renee

    re:-.1 -- except that scarlett is supposed to be tiny, and at last
    glance delta burke was quite the opposite...  timothy dalton's doing  a
    fair job as rhett, it's just hard hearing scarlett talking about rhett
    and not seeing gable.
    
    i missed one night -- who's the English "monster" who shot the priest
    and refuses to take responsibility?  I am planning on reading the book;
    i finally read the original years after seeing the movie -- what a
    difference in stories.

    Delta Burke would be a heck of a lot better then W-Kilmer but I still
    think they should have just left well enough alone!  I avoided the 
    book as well so I don't have a clue if it's short on story line or 
    plot points, but I'd bet my paycheck it is!
    
    I must say though, it takes some major you-know-whats to take on the
    rolls of Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara and Mr. Ashley Wilkes (always
    refer to Ashley as Mister).  I mean, come on!  These are some of the 
    most well-known and best-loved characters in both literary and 
    cinematic history.  No matter how much of an open mind you as a viewer,
    or a reviewer may have, you're still gonna compare the actors to Gable,
    Leigh and Howard.  And the reviews might as well have been pre-printed
    with a fill-in-your-name-and-publication-here section because any critic 
    who doesn't slam this 6 hour, small-screen nightmare will be looked upon 
    as a fool!  There's been so much hype surrounding the writing of the
    book, the casting of Scarlett, the making of the movie, even the
    bidding war that went on between the advertisers for the air-space,
    that the mystery of what may have happened between Rhett and Scarlett
    is long gone!  Fiddle-dee-dee!
    
    Mary Jo

    Sorry I'm so late but I just got back. The Movie was terrible and it
    hardly followed the book at all. The guy Scarlett was seeing was never
    that evil and wasn't killed in the book. As usual the book was 100%
    better. The ending was totally different as in the book Scarlett was
    running for her life with Kat as her people were rioting on her.
    
    	Gotta go. Give the book a chance forget about this garbage.
    
    			Barbara
    

    My friend taped the 4-parter for me while I was at Comdex.  I am not
    even comparing to Gone with the Wind - why bother - it isn't going to
    compare by a long shot but for a TV movie it isn't bad (I have only
    seen the first 2 hours of it).  The main reason I am seeing it is
    because I am a fan of Timothy Dalton, and I know I will have rocks
    thrown at me for this, but I think Timothy makes a more handsome
    Rhett than Clark Gable, not a better actor, just more handsome.
    Besides I always wondered how Vivien Leigh could kiss CG since he
    was supposed to have the worst breath in Hollywood.
    
    Mo
      

    (incoming rock!)  :-)
    
    > Besides I always wondered how Vivien Leigh could kiss CG since he
    > was supposed to have the worst breath in Hollywood.
    
    Maybe Rhett gives us a clue? "Scarlett, you've been drinking.  Brandy, 
    quite a *lot*."   :-D
    
    Leslie