Where to start. Lets start with the kids, for one Cathy and Chris are Way.... Older in the movie then the novel, and I found that to be a big disappointment because they start out so innocent in the Attic that after three and a half years, their innocence has been shattered to pieces. Plus Kristy Swanson and Jeb Stuart Adams were not at all how I pictured Cathy and Chris, don't know why that were chosen. And the grandmother! She is so evil, and I just do not like it one bit. In the novel it practically stated that she is evil, but there is a sense of humanity in her. Which the movie completely leaves out and just makes her so you wish her dead every minute. Changing the poison doughnuts to poison cookies was just ridiculous! Them changing the time in the Attic to one year instead of three I found unnecessary. The ending was the second biggest hit to the gut, because instead of just leaving they accidentally kill there mother, leaving absolutely no possibility for a sequel! They just screwed themselves over with that decision. And the last thing is they leave out the incest. I'm not stating that I enjoyed the incest cause I did not. I am stating that it was a huge part of the novel, which is what shocked and captured millions of people and when they take that out... The film is hollow. No passion. I find it to destroy the whole film all together. I am very disappointed by this adaption and give this a 1 out of 10, I do not recommend this movie.

Flowers in the Attic (1987)One of the most off-putting experiences you could ever have is attending a V.C. Andrews Family Reunion.And after watching this drama based on the author's infamous bestseller, you'll know why.When their father dies, Cathy (Kristy Swanson), Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams), Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are uprooted and moved to their mother's (Victoria Tennant) childhood home.While she smooths things over with her parents for marrying her half-uncle, her incestuous offspring are locked away in an unoccupied bedroom.As they mature, they follow their parents' bad example.Eventually, they learn of their mother's engagement, and of the nefarious plans to rid the family tree of her sinful seeds. A poorly executed adaptation of the twisted teen lit classic, this version omits much of the story for the sake of sensationalism.Besides, a secluded attic is the ideal place for two siblings to raise their mutant.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

"Flowers in the Attic" is geared towards nobody, except horror movie buffs. However, it is not your typical horror movie. It is a film with an interesting story, totally unbelievable and extremely memorable. To me, it was virtually a horror movie. However, this horror is all too real to understand why such a situation would ever happen. This movie is ONLY FOR ADULTS. Children should NOT WATCH the movie. I still remember the movie and the feeling it game me even after several months of watching it. This is the only reason I give it a higher rating than normal. I was totally blown away by this movie. Flowers in the Attic is a movie that appears to move slow, however, don't let the pace deceive you. The movie draws you in and does not let you go. This is a movie that will haunt you for a long time.

It seems that about 90% of Louise Fletcher's roles after "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" were retreads of Nurse Ratched, and Jeffrey Bloom's "Flowers in the Attic" is no exception. She plays the psychotic grandmother of some children who move into her house with their mother after their father's death. But as time goes by, it starts looking as if the mom might not be much better.Fletcher makes her role chilling, but the presence of Victoria Tennant makes it hard to take this seriously as a thriller. You see, Tennant was married to Steve Martin for some years and co-starred with him in "All of Me" and "LA Story". Even as her character grew more and more hostile, I kept expecting Steve Martin to enter the scene as the wild and crazy guy. The other main cast member is Kristy Swanson, whose best known movie role is the title character in the completely brainless "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".And then there's the comparison to the book. Prior to watching the movie I had never even heard of V.C. Andrews, let alone known that she'd written a series of books about unpleasant families. I did read that they changed a number of things from the book. In the end, this mostly ends up looking like one of those movies only memorable for the bizarre cast that they assembled (others include "Hurry Sundown" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told").