I Just Saw Pride & Prejudice - Ask Me Anything!

[NashVegas]

someone's gotta wanna know something

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. which was better

pride or prejudice?

;)

[NashVegas]

2. Prejudice

Pride goeth before a fall. Prejudice sticks around a lot longer.

[PassingFair]

3. Who was hotter? Colin Firth or

nevermind.....

[NashVegas]

5. Firth Was MUCH Hotter

than what's-his-face.

Come on. Getting out of that lake? Woo woo.

What's-his-face was still very good, though much younger. If anything, his Darcy was even more uptight than Firth's.

[PassingFair]

10. That's why I said

...nevermind. What could be hotter?

[NashVegas]

12. Hot Isn't Everything!

Okay, nevermind that.

There were previews for Firth's new flick (Nanny McPhee) shown before P & P for what it's worth.

[NMMNG]

4. Was it good? Was it worth theater prices?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[NashVegas]

7. Yeah, Absolutely

Prime time, even, not matinee.

This version was a more lively than the mini-series, and tons less pristine-looking than the typical Merchant-Ivory or other Austen remakes. For a period piece, it enjoyed being a film, if that makes sense.

[NMMNG]

9. Oooh, I want to see it

Unfortunately with my work schedule I'll have a hard time finding the time to see it in a theater. Perhaps a weekday matinee (which will be cheaper of course). I'll end up going alone, no doubt, as none of my friends will be interested. :-(

[regnaD kciN]

32. I thought it was brilliantly-done...

I know what you're saying about it "enjoying" being a film. It was relatively fast-paced rather than the frequent over-reverent solemness found in Masterpiece Theatre-style adaptations. More to the point, I've rarely seen a film with better use of the moving camera. One could almost describe the camera movements as being choreographed, following one character, then switching to another, then a third, then continuing on to pick up the first one again. At times, it felt almost like the audience was eavesdropping on the world created by Austen.

[Blue_Tires]

6. i don't get it

WHY is this story made into a movie seemingly every few years or so?

[NashVegas]

8. Not That Often

The last version was 10 years ago (unless you count Bridget Jones). Previously - 1940s? Not sure.

It's a good story.

[Blue_Tires]

11. i remember the last cinematic release

but by count, there have been at least two made for TV/PBS versions out since then (or maybe i'm confusing my Austen stories)

i had to read it back in high school and i found it a bore...I went to the video store and rented a copy, and that one was probably made in the early-mid 80s

[NashVegas]

13. Ah

I just looked it up on imdb.

Yah, lots of TV versions about.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

30. Don't forget "Bride and Prejudice"

Gurinder ("Bend it like Beckham") Chadha's Bollywood version from last year:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/

[barb162]

14. It's such a great story. I will watch every version, including

the L. Olivier/ Greer Garson one from the early 1940s.

[NashVegas]

15. This Was a Really Great Version

I went into the theatre prepared to hate it. I dug the 1995 version, but this was just a different animal altogether. I love how the Bennetts, as a whole, were portrayed in this movie. Big as life.

[barb162]

16. Yes, yes. I like Jane Austen too; I like period pieces

and that is just such a good version of the story. And it is a nice change from all the violence in "regular" films today

[MarianJack]

17. Wasn't the 1995 Version...

..."Sense & Sensibility"?

[NashVegas]

20. Nope

There was a P & P miniseries featuring the much-lauded Colin Firth and a very nice, wet, pair of trousers.

[Orsino]

31. And millions of similarly-dampened lounge chairs...

...among the viewers.

That series is still the best thing ever on TV.

[swag]

18. Is it true that nothing much happens

except that a young woman changes her mind and a young man changes his manners?

[NashVegas]

21. Depends

There's that. There's also a young miss who runs away with a Leftenent, an obnoxious auntie, and a snooty vicar.

[swag]

24. Love the book, and love more than one of the film versions.

Thanks for your recommendation of the latest. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[BigMcLargehuge]

19. Does Mr. Darcy finally beat the ever loving shit out of Wickham?

They alluded to it in the A&E Miniseries when he shows up in london but cut away before he could unleash his Darcy-fu on the cad who spirited away that idiot Lydia.

[NashVegas]

22. Not In This One

not even alluded. This Darcy is a little lower in the testosterone department compared to that Darcy.

[DanCa]

23. If i put soda in my coffee cup can i still call it a coffee cup.

[NashVegas]

25. Depends on What the Meaning of "It" Is

:)

[datasuspect]

26. how many times have they made this movie?

[NashVegas]

27. 7 or 8 Times, It Seems

I'm too lazy to look it up before showering.

[datasuspect]

28. is this one filled with anglophilic meandering

sepia tones, and a piano-driven score?

[NashVegas]

29. HeeHee

Lots of piano - very nice, though, very nice.

Not too much sepia at all. Maybe for one or two scenes.

[mondo joe]

33. Will I hate it as much as I think I will?

The previws really turned me off. Everyone was too pretty and breathless. P&P is all about subtext - not these Wuthering Heights looking characters.