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As I did enjoy this movie I felt that there was more to the story to be told, still a very nice period peace. No I haven't read the book
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Costuming was needed, as was a proper hair dresser. A&E got it correct, with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, and the Greer Garson , and Laurence Oliver 1940 film was more engaging than this. When Judi Dench came at night to question Keira Knightley, the candlelight made her features very ugly, Lady Catherine De Bourgh played by Barbara Leigh-Hunt in the A&E film was more forceful, demanding, and believable ! All in all this was not to be taken lightly or to be believed in any way... this was a sad film, that showed a sad family, and never connected any one part to the other. Tiny snip-its were give to us, and we could not glue the story line so it would hold any truth.
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A glossy, peppy, but blithely compromised version of the Jane Austen classic, for the viewer who feels entirely comfortable with heavy dramatic, visual, and musical cues to bolster understanding and response. Director Joe Wright has said that this in not necessarily Jane Austen's vision but his own. Fair enough. But there's an unmistakeable sense that the star turns, the added soft-focus conclusion, the modernized dialogue, and especially the attention-deficit cinematography are choices that relate more to getting the project done and into the money than anyone's vision. It's not bad, just facile and predictable in the way that "quality cinema" has become in an age of low expectations. Its strongest suit may be that it will lead the non-reader to Austen's books, no small virtue. But it's not close in impact to the longer, five-hour mini-series jointly produced by A & E and the BBC which preserves Austen's witty dialogue and features powerhouse performances from all quarters.Read full review
The best adaptation is the BBC mini series with Colin Firth and I was not expecting much from this movie. I had heard how great it was etc but I still had my doubts. The film is beautifully shot, the script brought out the best in the novel and the main characters were excellent. But the direction felt a little forced, trying too hard to make it beautiful and soft. Everything was a panoramic view or a very thought out shot. While that shows how much thought went into the film it also made me think how much thought went into it! It should not be noticed, it should flow without taking away from the story and performances - very strong stories and performances do not need to compete with the scenery. Still, I thought it was a great more modern version and will probably get younger audiences to take an interest in Jane Austen. Everyone should read Austen, especially young women!Read full review
Often we try to compare the miniseries of Pride and Prejudice with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, which is really unfair. The miniseries gives one chance to more fully develop a character, and so many P&P fans, Colin Firth will always be Mr. Darcy. Yet, for the movie version, I strongly feel that they did an admirable job. Brenda Blythen, Donald Sutherland were excellent as Lizzie's parents. Keira Knightley did an admirable job. Matthew McFayden was a smoldering Mr. Darcy with an understated sex appeal that had an air of intensity and passion, which Colin Firth (though he was good in this roll) did not exhibit to the same degree. It must be hard to translate P&P to the big movie screen, with its limited time. However, this film is worth the purchase. Check the end, when Lizzy & Darcy are walking toward each other--for you can see sparks coming across the movie screen.Read full review
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