Comments on: Fun Friday–Pride & Prejudice (Part 1)

By: WH

WH — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:02:53 +0000

I agree 100%, i couldn’t sit through the newest one either, a disgrace to Jane Austen!

By: Salliven

Salliven — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:22:55 +0000

David Rintoul is my favorite Mr. Darcy, too.
Though Colin Firth is handsome and showed much emotions than David did in portraying Mr. Darcy(and I was touched), the outlook, shape &, most important, NOBLE MIEN of David Rintoul made him the closest Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:08:57 +0000

Tonight I happen to be watching episode 3 of the 1980 version, and will turn on episode 4 in amoment. I have not counted, but I believe I may have seen this series at least 30 times (OR MORE). Love it. See something new each time, to make me appreciate the actors even more. You have to watch David Rintoul’s facial expressions very closely (he is good, but Colin is my favorite). Also enjoy the other versions, for various reasons – and have seen them all NUMEROUS times. Watch them to relax.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:00:01 +0000

Two years too late, but I agree with you about the 79/80 BBC series. When I saw it, it was as if the producers/director had opened my brain & lifted out the pictures I had formed of the characters & put them on the screen. Amazing!

David Rintoul made Colin Firth look positively doughy – and MacFadeyn? Looks scrawny & plain. Maybe it’s partially because Rintoul looks the most like Olivier…?

Jennifer Ehle? Too mature, & too staid (which is not the same as “too old”, mind you). & yes, that Jane was the worst of the lot. Blonde?? None of those girls looked like they were even cousins, much less sisters! Elizabeth Garvie & Sabina Franklyn own those roles.

I could go on, but why stir things up any more? Let me just finish by saying that every single Lady Catherine has been spectacular – go figure!

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Costume Drama of the Week: Pride and Prejudice « KayeDacus.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:10:58 +0000

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By: Kaye Dacus

Kaye Dacus — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:40:07 +0000

Hey, everyone!

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By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:29:44 +0000

Watching the 2005 version is like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket with a cup of hot tea. I remember sitting in the theater and just exhaling with delight as that gorgeous score quietly set the tone for the whole movie. It’s an absolutely gorgeous film, and I really agree with the poster who said that it captures the feeling of P&P the best, irregardless of the costuming gaffes. I listen to that woefully short soundtrack over and over…always wishing for more!

No, Keira Knightley isn’t the best looking Lizzie…but I loved her fiery interpretation. Her exasperation at the whole scenario with Jane and Bingley was pitch-perfect. Rosamund Pike was the PERFECT Jane! She’s absolutely classic beauty, and the shy reserve and quiet demeanor was captured perfectly! I love, love the Colin Firth miniseries, but was always disappointed in the Jane casting. Thank goodness for 2005! And Brenda Blethyn cracked me up as Mrs. Bennett…I really felt her nerves would put her in bed for days!!!! Donald Sutherland was delightful as the lone man of the house who just wanted some peace and quiet with his orchids and books. When he tears up at the end when he’s giving permission for Lizzie and Darcy to wed…how can you not get a bit weepy????

Now…Colin vs. Mathew. So, so tough. I mean, Colin is legendary, and I like to almost think that Mathew is the Colin Firth of the next generation. That being said, I’m not even going to compare their performances, only that I loved them both equally for different reasons. Colin has the wet shirt shot, and Matthew has the striding across the dewy meadow in a long coat open shirt shot. Both got my heart fluttering

Bottom line for me (as a rabid Jane Austen fan) is that the perfect adaptation has yet to find its way to the screen, but if the right people pay attention to ALL of the critics out there (and there are a lot of us!) the ultimate adaptation will made eventually.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:23:18 +0000

I always wonder why I am the last. It has been quite long, nad surely my words are not so conclusive. Please, somebody speak.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:18:19 +0000

I share your thoughts. I viewed the 1980 version and thought it too insignificant to include in my previous comments, but my sentiments concur.

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Fun Friday–Spotlight on Fun Friday « KayeDacus.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:03:02 +0000

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