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I've heard the last scene is a
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10-31-2005, 01:37 PM | #122 |
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oh, well, ok, I can live with that - doesn't seem outside what the characters would do!
Count - isn't that line fabulous?!
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10-31-2005, 01:59 PM | #123 |
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One hopes they would kiss at some point in their married life, indeed...
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10-31-2005, 07:05 PM | #124 |
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I've seen that in the promo ads for it over here as well. That's what made me think they went and Hollywood-ised it or something - is there ever a movie where the couple doesn't kiss?
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10-31-2005, 07:47 PM | #125 |
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No. They shall never kiss. It would be against their natures
But it isn't in the book - and it seems gratuitous. The other ending would be quite good enough. I agree, Rian. That line is simply brilliant.
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You know, John Lennon's killer seems pretty morally stable( )...maybe I should *makes cutting throat gesture* Keira Knightly.
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I've seen the film now. I thought it was really quite good, with a good soundtrack too. I was able to tolerate Knightley after a while, though Bingley is really just strange (metrosexual dope?). Mr Collins & Darcy were terrific!
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11-28-2005, 07:13 PM | #128 |
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It got good reviews...sounds decent
Good soundtrack? I hope you mean it's a score...becuase if there is vocal singing in that movie I will retract my optimism.
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It is now out everywhere in the U.S., not just selected cities.
Alas, I have no time in which to view the master?piece.
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Btw, here is an article about the 2 different endings. |
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Intersting that they had to "sweeten" the ending for the US audience. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I think I would prefer the British ending. I always laugh when I read Mr. Bennet's closing statement and have such a good feeling about Lizzie and Mr. D. |
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I have to agree that the sweetened ending was probably for us americans. I can't see why we the normal ending wouldnt do...
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Googling reveals that it was Dario Marianelli who composed the music.
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I am a big fan of the Colin Farell (of course!)one but this one looks pretty good. Can't wait to see it!
I recently finished reading Manfield Park. Needless to say, it was excellent. now I am reading Northanger Abbey.
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Northanger Abbey is one of my favourites.... ah who am I kidding, love 'em all.
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Austen...esque? http://www.cwnews.com/offtherecord/o...ay&recnum=3274 Not! but humorous on some level~
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Just wanted to weigh in here after having seen the latest movie version. I was not going to see it because to me the Colin Firth/ Jennifer Ehle (sp?) version is the definitive one. I thought it was too soon to make another version, and I could see Kiera as Lizzy. But a friend of mine to whom I had introduced the book asked if I'd go see it with her, and so we went.
I was overall pleased with this one. The director did a fabulous job of making it his own, and I appreciated his camera direction. Many long shots (meaning time-wise, which is practically non-existant in today's films), many shots from unusual angles (E. turning on the swing, looking in the mirror, that shot through the thick glass). I especially liked the scene where he proposes, on the steps of that stone building in the rain, and then pulling back to show the grassy slope behind it. I wanted to be there!!!!! The actors did a good job, esp. Darcy, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Collins. Darcy was made a bit more sympathetic in this one by hinting that shyness is what caused his manner, rather than being brusque due to a lack of ease in company and generally being more serious. That might seem to be the same thing, but there is a difference. The settings were very well done and authentic looking, and again, the director made it his own by slightly shifting the time period a bit earlier for a different look. My one criticism is that the actors cast were a little too modern-looking, more so than in the "definitive" version, esp. Miss Bingly. Also, several of the actors in this one seemed to have difficulty with the old-style dialogue, which resulted in their sounding awkward or too modern. A couple of phrases (which I can't think of) were in there that I felt were out of place. Anyway, definately worth a watch for any Austen fan. As for the ending, I can't imagine it ending with Mr. Bennett's line. I would have considered it a rip off not to have seen them kiss! It was done a little cheesily, but was satisfying in a way that lopping it off would not have been. Just because no kiss is described in the book doesn't mean it doesn't fit in a dramatization -- even the "definitive" version ends with a kiss. Faugh to those who critisized it! :P |
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Having recently seen the last two movie versions - and my wife having just checked out the videotapes of the long (12-hour?) BBS production - I got the book "Pride and Prejudice" a few nights ago.
I've only been able to read in bits, but I'm about one fourth of the way through it. For 400+ pages, it's really pretty readable - the chapters are mostly short. Enjoying it so far.
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