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List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • Original recording remastered • NTSC In Theaters : 1980 DVD Release : 24 August, 2004 |
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Pride and Prejudice description In Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice, the arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet household--with five girls of a marrying age--into a tizzy. But it's the introduction of Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy (played with an imperious scowl by David Rintoul), that sets in motion the fate of Elizabeth Bennet (the adorable Elizabeth Garvie), resolved only after a labyrinth of social and personal complexities. Austen's novels are miracles of skillful plotting, fusing a rich understanding of psychological motivation with whimsical turns of chance. This superb BBC adaptation from 1980 zips along, thanks to lively performances, fluid direction, and a keen grasp of the wit of Austen's dialogue (expertly translated to the screen by British novelist Fay Weldon) and her satirical characters, who range from clever and kind to utterly odious. Due to its faithfulness and deep appreciation of the material, this five-episode miniseries stands up against any other film or television adaptation (at least nine to date), though Rintoul may not sets hearts aflutter the way Colin Firth did in the also excellent 1995 miniseries. --Bret Fetzer |
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| I confess I love watching BBC productions, in fact I'm a huge fan, but BBC's 1985 version of Pride and Prejudice is quite honestly the worst BBC production I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of them.
What seems to be wrong you ask?? Well simply put it really isn't consistant with the book and the characters and settings seem off. But yes it is still in England and yes there are the same main characters BUUUTT that's pretty much all I can tell from watching it. THe MAIN Characters: Well let's see, the main hero and THE greatest man in classical literature, Mr. Darcy ........ Mr. Darcy well he's handsome alright but nothing like a Mr. Darcy should be. This Mr. Darcy is unemotional and just seems like a stuck up jerk, he doesn't seem shy or bored with society but simply dull and well, I absolutely hate him as a person. **Sulking is not acting, I sulk everyday and I've never won an Oscar.** Elizabeth was alright, I thought she was cute and clever, but not exactly what you would want as an Elizabeth. I did like her though. I do have one question... WHO wrote this sad sad script???? and why was Elizabeth, after Darcy proposed, smiling and quirky??? this jerk just asked her to marry her against his better thoughts and wishes and COMPLETELY dissed her family and called them idiots... yep i would really act like that in that situation... she obviously needs a life coach another thing, after Darcy gives Elizabeth the letter explaining everything the camera is watching Darcy walk away... this actor... (sorry to say) can't walk.. it's like watching a scowling, stomping duck waddle away. (huh?) in conclusion (if you couldn't tell): I was very disappointed... the production seemed cheap and the acting very very poor. You may think from the other reviews that it is worth watching but honestly it is not! I know that BBC made better movies in the 80's than this. I just know that they did. I wish I never bought it and I wish I never saw it, I wish I could throw it away, but that would be a waste of my hard earned money. GOOD GOD, it's that aweful. Thank you for listening, Just so you know I'm obsessed with Pride and Prejudice so I do know a little something. ********************************* PS By FL's LOVELY Daughter... but, yep, FL does agree with me. |
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