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Summary: "In vain I have struggled.My feelings will not be repressed"
Review: I can honestly say that the 1995 BBC film adaption of Jane Austens best-loved classic, "Pride and Prejudice" is the greatest movie of all time!!!This may be due to the glorious costumes,faithful narrative, and picturesque scenery,or the way in which the cast - particulary Colin Firth (Darcy) and Jennifer Ehle (Lizzie)- play their parts with such enthusiastic energy, although I believe it is the conflict of character which never ceases to delight me. The proud and conceited Mr Darcy,the easy, unaffected Mr Bingley, the sweet-tempered Jane, the spiteful, vain Miss Bingley and rather silly Mr Collins, not to mention Lady Catherine de Bourgh who enjoys conducting herself like a "despotic monarch" (played excellently by Barbara Leigh-Hunt.) These are among my favourite characters,but the chief of these is, naturally, Elizabeth - whos disposition is of the kind I, and many others, can relate to. Although she is headstrong, she is sensible, and is acutely aware of her unfortunate situation. It was all this that first awakened me to the infinite charms of "Pride and Prejudice" and it is because of the timeless nature of it's subject - the often rocky course of romance - that will ensure it remains a favourite for generations to come. Read the Book! - See the Film!
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Summary: A Special Production
Review: I first learned about this marvelous BBC miniseries while listening to Helen Fielding's commentary on a "Bridget Jones's Diary" DVD. Apparently, Fielding's Bridget Jones books were inspired by her admiration of the BBC "Pride & Prejudice" production. This 5 1/2 hour version, whose script faithfully follows Austin's dialogue, is my favorite movie. Though I have viewed it many times, I never fail to be captivated by the actors' performances. Without exception, the talented actors are perfectly cast, particularly Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth as Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. They are wonderful together! In my opinion, Colin Firth deserves special praise. This excellent actor can say so much with a gesture, a change in facial expression, or merely by a look in his eyes. I have viewed both the VHS and DVD versions. As other reviewers have mentioned, the quality of the DVD is not particularly good. It played reasonably well on my first inexpensive DVD player, but tends to "jump" occasionally on my newly purchased higher quality player. I too, hope that a better DVD edition will be made. If I could, I would award more than five stars to this "Pride & Prejudice" production. It is a masterpiece!
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Summary: What a story!
Review: I have become a big fan of the British 'costume dramas' and this has to be the best of the bunch. It has more romance, suspence and majesty than, for example, Emma or Sense and Sensibility.
The Andrew Davies adaptation from Austin's book is superb and the casting is a masterstroke. They stayed away from using world famous cinemtaic names such as Emma Thompson and utilised 'relative' unknowns outside of the UK. Colin Firth as Darcy is fantastic, brooding and evasive. The sisters are as diverse in personality as one could wish. Jeniffer Ehle as Elizabeth has that rare quality of a beauty thats grows on you to become truly deep. Both their acting skills are perfect in this film but really gets swept away by the acting of the more flamboyant characters. Alison Steadman as Mrs Bennet brings tears to my eyes. Her manner, attitude, belief in her Daughters being the highlight of society and her relationship with her husband is a pleasure to watch. Benjamin Whitrow playing 'Mister Bennet' as his wife would often shout is beautifully dry and sarcastic. Perhaps the greatest character acting is portrayed by David Bamber as Mr Collins. He is the most oily, greasy obsequious character I have ever come across and the way he tilted his head and rubs his hands 'oh, cousin Elizabeth' is one of the highlights for me.
One to watch when you have a spare few hours and you need reminding how wonderful life and love is.
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Summary: Brooding on P&P
Review: It's all very well for reviewers to rave about Colin Firth's brooding Darcy. He does well enough, given that he has no-one to play against. The smirking, complacent Jennifer Ehle is so badly miscast as Elizabeth that the entire production is undermined. The shrill overacting of Alison Steadman and the (again) miscasting of Jane do not help. The book is far more subtle, with nuances completely ignored by the scriptwriter who prefer to have Elizabeth constantly striking pert poses as a substitute for the actress having to display any emotion. This is like watching Gone With The Wind without Vivien Leigh. If the two leads are mismatched the entire point is lost, no matter how elaborate the production values.
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Summary: Colin Firth Is What Keeps The Movie Alive
Review: O.K I am a huge Colin Firth fan and after seeing "Bridget Jones Diary" I knew I had to buy this movie for I knew Colin would be the perfect Darcy and this was his break-out role.
But, I found the movie rather dull and long focusing more on maintaining the story than, creating interesting dialouge or focusing on the passion between Darcy and Elizabeth. Colin is really the only one who delievers a good performances the rest of the cast I found rather boring and annoying except for Colin's close friend. I find myself straining to stay awake when I watch this DVD and I have started to just skip watching the first DVD and watch the second one instead where things begin to get interesting. I'll give it kudos for the set, costumes, and music but,all in all Colin Firth is the only reason worth watching this film!
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Summary: Pride Without Prejudice in the A-1 production
Review: The two disk (Parts One and Two ) DVD version I have obtained is a full screen version (1.33.1) distributed by Lambrakis Group Publishing in Athens. It is with Greek sub-titles than can be removed but without any supplementary material. I have not had the problem related by other reviewers with the color or the sound , which are superb. I don't think this kind of made-for-TV movie would benefit from a widescreen version in any case. In the best BBC tradition this version of Pride and Prejudice is excellent both as regards to the quality of production and the careful casting. The props, period costumes, and settings are outstanding. Colin Firth has the same sulky look as in his role as a cuckolded fiancée in Shakespeare in Love. It is a pleasure to view a product of this high quality.
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Summary: Wonderful Series- Spectacular and FUN!
Review: I love this series- the adaptation is brilliant. We can see why Bridget Jones is fascinated by Colin Firth as Darcy- he is just wonderful. I pull this set out once a year or so for a full weekend marathon of pure romantic escapism.
Pair this with "Sense and Sensibility" and you have a winning literary film feast.
I find the DVDs are holding up well with repeated play- about 4 times so far in 4 years- color etc is good. I have not noticed the color issues others have noted but I bought mine through A&E directly when it first came out- could it be that later prints are just not as good as the originals in the special edition? Have they changed printers/ manufacturers? THis would explain the discrepancy.
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Summary: DVD Special Edition is an eSPECIALly Big Disappointment
Review: Let this be very clear: the ONE star is in very specific reference to the DVD Special Edition being a "DOWNGRADE" (as another reviewer called it) from the original VHS version. The picture and audio are not super terrible, it is just that it was a lot better on the VHS! Why did they mess it up like this?! The program itself is fantastic and I highly recommend it. My wife and I watch the whole series at least once or twice a year (not in one sitting, mind you!). For details on exactly what is wrong, please see the review from "A viewer (Sandpoint, ID USA)." I completely agree with them and would only add that darks and shadows tend to be completely black and devoid of any light and detail whatsoever.
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Summary: simply the best *****
Review: let me first say that if you already have the boxed VHS set, like the other reviewers, I'd stick with that. The picture quality does seem a bit "off" in this DVD version. But, simply the fact that it's easier to load two discs than SIX tapes is a selling point for me:) The behind the scenes special feature was also fun.
If you've never seen this production, and are a fan of top quality, period, especially regency period dramas, then I cannot recommend this enough. I've watched this numerous times, and find every time as enjoyable as the last. Jennifer Ehle's performance is top notch!! Most go on about Colin Firth, who is perfection in this as well, but not enough is said about Miss Ehle's superb performance.
But what really makes this production is the outstanding supporting cast. This, as well as the accurate and enjoyable sets, make this far and away the best A & E production so far. May I also recommend the BBC production of Persuasion(Ciaran Hinds and Amanda Root) if you like this production-a close second in this "Austenite's" favorite adaptions to Jane Austen's novels. 5 stars *****
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Summary: DVD version disappointing
Review: If you own the VHS version, save your money instead of "downgrading" to this DVD. I agree with the other reviewers who point out that the DVD version is inferior. On my television, the picture is stretched so that everything looks taller and thinner; bed curtains hardly show up at all! I was hoping for lots of interesting extras on the DVD; what's included is disappointing.
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