<p>In which Kid 1 and I do a compare and contrast of WUTHERING HEIGHT 1939 vs WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2026, both sourced from Emily Brontë&#39;s novel.  </p><p><br>In writer/director Emerald Fennell’s stylized and provocative 2026 reimagining of the Brontë classic, the feral bond between the spirited Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and the brooding orphan Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) is forged amidst the gothic decay of their childhood home and the windswept Yorkshire moors.  Their obsessive connection is violently severed when Catherine chooses the refined comfort of a marriage to the wealthy Edgar Linton, prompting a devastated Heathcliff to vanish into the night only to return years later as a wealthy and vengeful enigma.  As the two engage in a destructive and high-fashion &quot;war of hearts,&quot; their rekindled passion descends into a surreal fever dream of jealousy and class warfare that threatens to consume everyone in their orbit.  The film clocks in at 2 h and 16 m, is rated R and is still playing in theaters.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.<br></p><p>In director William Wyler’s sweeping 1939 adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic, with screenplay credits to Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht and John Huston (uncredited); an orphaned stable boy named Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) and the spirited Catherine Earnshaw (Merle Oberon) forge an intense, primal bond on the Yorkshire moors that defies their rigid class differences.  Their soul-deep connection is fractured when Catherine, lured by the promise of social prestige and &quot;civilized&quot; comfort, chooses to marry the refined neighbor Edgar Linton, prompting a devastated Heathcliff to vanish into the night.  Years later, Heathcliff returns as a wealthy and sophisticated gentleman, launching a calculated campaign of psychological revenge against the families that spurned him while remaining obsessively tethered to his tragic love for Catherine.  The film is rated approved and clocks in at 1 h and 44 m - we also watched it on HBO Max but you can also catch it on Prime Video, Plex TV, Tubi  but it&#39;s available to rent/buy on Amazon.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.       </p><p><br>#EmilyBronte #WutheringHeights #MerleOberon #Cathy #LaurenceOlivier #Heathcliff #DavidNivens #Edgar #FloraRobson #Ellen #DonaldCrisp #DrKenneth #GeraldineFitzgerald #Isabella #HughWilliams #Hindley #LeoGCarroll #Joseph #MilesMander #Lockwood #SaritaWooton #YoungCathy #RexDowning #YoungHeathcliff #DouglasScott #YoungHindley #EmeraldFennell #MarogtRobbie #Cathy #JacobElordi #Heathcliff #HongChau #Nelly #ShazadLatif #Edgar #AlisonOliver #Isabella #MartinClunes #MrEarnshaw #EwanMitchell #Joseph #AmyMorgan #Zillah #CharlotteMellington #YoungCathy #OwenCooper #YoungHeathcliff #VyNguyen #YoungNelly #Drama #Romance #CostumeDrama #DarkRomance #PeriodDrama #PsychologicalDrama #SteamyRomance #InTheaters  <a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@HBOMax  </a>@TCM  @PrimeVideo  @PlexTV  <a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@Tubi  </a>@Amazon  #FridayFamilyFilmNight</p><p>Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library</p>