Pride and Prejudice Fans

[pegkerr]

I just called the girls, who are home today, and I was rather amused that my little sophists took my dispensation to watch "one movie, one that you can both agree on" and used it to watch, indeed, one movie: Pride and Prejudice--all six hours of it.

"I'm looking forward to seeing the new version, aren't you?" I asked Delia (we've seen the trailer in the movie theaters).

"Yeah," she said, with a shade of doubt in her voice. "But . . . I think the Mr. Darcy in the new version [Matthew MacFadyen] can't be nearly as good as our Mr. Darcy [Colin Firth]."

Comments

[rachet.livejournal.com]

And I wholeheartedly agree!!!! *long dreamy sigh over Firth Mr. Darcy*

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

We all think that, Delia!

[callunav.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the Bollywood 'Bride and Prejudice'? I haven't seen it yet, but I hear it's very good.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen it yet, either, but it's on my list. It didn't get very good reviews.

[archmage45.livejournal.com]

Forget the reviews! It was good! Bump it higher on your list!

[satakieli.livejournal.com]

See it soon, as archmage45 says! It's ducky. Definitely adapted by a fan. And yet it's not a slavish adaptation (so often a death knell), but an independent (and delightful) story. A retelling in the best sense of the word.

[sisterpandora.livejournal.com]

Despite my love for MacFadyen in MI-5, I must agree with Delia as well. I've heard he refused to read the book, and the pictures I've seen for the movie look dreadful.

[drmaqween13.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, where'd you hear that? I'm not even a fan of him from MI-5, rather, from his stage work. It just seems out of character for someone who regularly plays Shakespeare's princes to snub Austen.

[sisterpandora.livejournal.com]

Ummm, it was a site I ran across though googling the pic a while back. You've seen him on stage? How did he there?

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

He doesn't look as wrong to me as the young woman looks for Elizabeth.

And how can they do that story justice in two hours?

I think I might stay with my six hour version, despite Judy Dench as Lady Catherine.

[kayselkiemoon.livejournal.com]

He doesn't look as wrong to me as the young woman looks for Elizabeth.
And how can they do that story justice in two hours?

I share these concerns. but shall see it anyways and most likely enjoy it, being a romantic drama/comedy sap.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh. me too--and how!--except when it comes to Austen I've gotten picky because I've read the novels so very many times a voice whispers the words to me when I watch a depiction on screen, and if it wrenches her text too wildly, I get thrown right out of the story.

The young woman with all that makeup and her mouth constantly hanging open I guess to show off botoxed lips is just so UNlike Eliza Bennet I don't know if I can shed my inward images and surrender to this one, the way I could with the six hour version (and yes, I can name every single variation from the text, but for the most part they work).

[kayselkiemoon.livejournal.com]

The young woman with all that makeup and her mouth constantly hanging open I guess to show off botoxed lips is just so UNlike Eliza Bennet I don't know if I can shed my inward images and surrender to this one

urk, i know. I'll just have to repeat this to myself: book adaptations are not trying to be the book on screen, they are a completely different animal with good forbears. *sigh*

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

All those people's heads are uncovered! And they aren't wearing gloves!

::swoons::

::recovers:: And the country dance is far, far too bouncy.

::faints alternately upon sopha::

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

R is definitely with Delia.

[genealogygirl.livejournal.com]

Laughs at the ingenuity of your daughters! A single movie indeed!

I also agree with their taste, as there's no Mr. Darcy other than Colin Firth.

Loved the picture you posted of the girls yesterday too --- they are growing up so fast. How does one make a user pic from a photo anyway?

Penny

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

What sort of system do you have? You may have a photo/.jpg manipulation software package on your system already. I can't answer that question unless I know what package you are working with; anyway, the basic idea is that icons can be up to 100 x 100 pixels. I get a photo, open it as a .jpg, do a "cut" of the portion of the photo I want, save it to a new file, and reduce it to 100 x 100 pixels. Then I load it as a new user icon.

[aome.livejournal.com]

Next time you doubt your skill at motherhood, look back at this post and realize you shaped two wonderful tweens who choose (jointly!) to spend 6 hours watching Austin, and can fondly have favorite versions of characters.

[mareklamo.livejournal.com]

Wow, when they're old enough they should get a kick out of "Bridget Jones's Diary" (both book and movie).

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

Delia is a highly accurate young lady, and also in very good company.

[kokopoko.livejournal.com]

BBC Pride & Prejudice will forever be the best in my mind.

[elfundeb.livejournal.com]

I watched the trailer, and sadly must concur with Delia's insightful comment.

And you own the A&E version? I'm afraid I can't get Bill to spend even a minute with Austen, much less find room for six hours of it in the video library.