Last Tuesday I went out and rented the new Pride and Prejudice. I didn't get the chance to see it in theaters, so I was waiting for it to come out on DVD. First question: Why didn't they release it for Valentines / Singles Awareness Day? Of course, no guy would buy that movie for his significant other because then he'd have to watch it :) So after my children went to bed, I watched it. I liked it OK. I'd definitely watch it again and if it was given to me as a gift I'd keep it, but I don't think I'd buy it myself. Of course, my view is tainted by the A&E version.
I liked Darcy in this one. At first I thought he was unattractive, but by the end of the movie he had grown on me. I liked Lizzie. Just the right amount of spunk. I thought Jane looked weird and didn't seem as nice as she was supposed to be.
I thought the father looked a little odd. The dad from the A&E version was much better. I did like how they made the father kinder than he was in the book.
I really didn't like Mr. Bingly. What a twit, and what an insane hair style. I also didn't find Wickham particularly attractive.
I also didn't like some of the liberties they took with the story, especially the ending after they were married. I might have liked it more were I watching it with a group of friends. Also, the letters were greatly abridged, but I can't fault them much with that because it is hard to deal with letters in a movie.
Issues with movies in general:
1) Jane is supposed to be the prettiest of the sisters. Why is the actor they choose to play Jane always less attractive than Lizzie? (Answer: Lizzie is the protagonist, but still...)
As long as I'm on the topic, I do have to recommend These Three Remain by Pamela Aidan. It covers from when Lizzie goes to visit Mrs. Collins until the end of the book from Mr. Darcy's perspective. It is the third book in a trilogy, but I have no desire to read the other two books since this one covers my favorite part of Pride and Prejudice. (Note: I had to order it online since none of the bookstores around me carried it.)
2 comments:
First of all, surprise, yes, I do read your blog. Aren't I a great sister? Usually I agree with you but, come on, Wickham was definitely a looker in the movie. More so than Darcy, I thought. And I thought that for once, Jane was prettier than Lizzy, which was one of the reasons I liked it. Well, that and the fact that they actually made Kitty look 15, which they never do. And how could you not like the father? He was played by Donald Sutherland for crying out loud. I do agree with you that the ending was way lame. They should have left that whole scene out. But, it's unfair to compare the movie with the A&E version. Nothing and no one will ever compare to the Collin Firth/Lake/Shirt plastered to chest scene. Haha, wasn't my diatribe beautiful?
I liked the father personality-wise, but his hair and beard just weirded me out. I sat there the whole time thinking, what is growing on his face :)
I think the problem I had with Wickham has to do with age difference; if I were 10 years younger, I'd probably think the same thing. I'm just getting to old to think little kids are hot, cute yes, hot no.
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