Watching this movie was a really bad experience, through half of the movie I wanted to just press stop, but I kept on watching just to see how much they can ruin a wonderful book. First of all, one of the main characters,Bernard Marx,in this adaptation had been striped of every, and I mean every characteristic and trait that he has in the book. The worst thing is that in the book, through this character, the reader gets the experience of isolation in a society totally committed to social activity, where is basically abnormal to spend time alone. In the book, this character was my favorite, in the movie I found nothing in him. Not to mention that the entire first half of the book somehow got lost while making the movie. And as the final blow comes the ending. The producers just had to rewrite it in to this pathetic happy ending. If you didn't read the book, maybe you will find it amusing, but all in all, it is a shame that this kind of great book didn't get a proper adaptation.

Yes, it was not TRUE to the novel, but this version hits on so many levels closer to home, I found it to be much more interesting and connectable than the 1980 version. The writers deserve much kudos for fitting most of the elements of the novel into this modernized version - and it fits well with current trends from the night club sex world, to the Prozac, zoloft, "e" popping world, to the CITY people being civilized and the country folk shunned for their family ways. ALL very relevant, or sort of how the novel played out in my mind anyway... but this movie fit even better. If you can ever find it, I'd recommend a watch, NOT as the best version of BNW novel, but as a modern and currently existing lifestyle in the world that BNW predicted. I mean, I read the novel and the whole time I was thinking, "This is exactly how the world is today mostly", so I found this updated version to be brilliant.Production wise, the sets were fine, the lighting great, not sure about the audio, and the actors fit pretty well, and acted okay... it's not Oscar material as it was made for TV, but the STORY carries everything along exactly as it should. I'd buy the DVD in a second if it is ever released.

Being as Huxley is an incredible fictional writer, I feel that this movie did him no justice whatsoever. I love Peter Gallagher as an actor and I think he as well as some the other actors did a fine job, but others did not fit at all. The script deleted important scenes as well as backstory and destroyed the ending! If I had an unlimited budget I would create a new film version that would parallel "The Matrix" in special effects and art direction. Especially, what is described in the first chapter of the book. Now that we are in a time where people are anti-government and big corporations the movie would do well. I had previously thought about Gary Sinise to play Bernard (because he is a great shorter actor- how he became short was never revealed in the movie by the way), but I think Sinise may be too old now. To play Linda I picture Jennifer Coolidge, and for John a younger upcoming twenty something. The previous John I felt was too old. They needed to find actors that fit the book description. But the biggest disappointment was the script. Overall, I would not recommend this 1998 version if you love the book.

This TV film should not be called Brave New World, as it is different from Huxley's vision of Utopia in the novel. The film has never been made into a faithful version of the book because the rights to the book are in dispute.People who view the TV version think that they are watching a film made of the book, but they most certainly are not.The acting and directing are poor, and the sets are cheesy.Read the book, and hope that some day, a good director will be able to make the actual events in the novel come to life.Marlynn Alkins