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Summary: Washed out color detracts from one of the best films ever
Review: This is by far my favorite movie, but I am sorry I bought this DVD. I thought the new release would correct the problem with the color that so many complained about with the first one. I recommend either buying the VHS version, or waiting until they produce a DVD with picture quality worthy of this film.
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Summary: Without it, I'd be very ill indeed!
Review: I cannot say enough superlatives about this DVD. I first saw it on A&E a few years ago and loved it - instantly. Now, that I own the DVD and can watch in in total (5 hrs!), I am even more a fan. The language is, in my opinion, exquisite, as are the landscape and acting. The manners and customs of people of this era have always fascinated me and the actors' portrayals are excellent. When a character is to "vex" you, believe me, you are abundantly vexed. Colin Firth really brought Mr. Darcy to life for me as did Jennifer Ehle's portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet. If you enjoy period pieces, this is one you must own!
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Summary: A truth universally acknowledged - a triumphant production
Review: This is a superb production. Colin Firth as Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth round out a marvellous cast. Alison Steadman is a superb Mrs Bennet, shallow and witless; Benjamin Whitrow an excellent beleagured Mr Bennet and Crispin Bonham-Carter and Susannah Harker do a fine job as the lovers Mr Bingley and Jane Bennet.The production is well shot with beautiful location work and the adaptation, while it does tinker with some of the dialogue, benefits from the extended length of a miniseries over a movie. The BBC does this sort of adaptation so well with great locations, good writing and directing and a supporting cast that do a great job all the way down the cast list to Darcy's housekeeper. I particularly thought the Regency costumes in this production were marvellous, keep an eye out for the differences in dress between the rural Bennet girls and Mr Bingley's sisters. I won't waste space going over how marvellous Jane Austen's story is, how witty and sharp her look at the life of the rural gentry. The one problem you will have with this production is that once you sit down to watch it is impossible to stop and most of a day disappears as you are trapped in Jane Austen's world.
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Summary: Buy the Special Edition DVD (the newer one)
Review: Every time I watch this program I notice some detail or nuance that I hadn't noticed before. The director and producer are clearly as much in love with this story as we all are. I could go on for days on how much I love this book, these characters, the actors that play them, and the general euphoria I have when I watch this delightful mini-series....but I won't. I have the set of VHS tapes (bought before the joys of our new DVD player) but couldn't resist buying the DVD too. And I am GLAD that I did. The colors were rich and the special featurette, while disappointingly lacking any Colin Firth, was very interesting. Another thing I love about DVDs is the option to chose what chapter to view. That way I can watch my favorite scenes over and over again! Please buy this DVD, you will not be sorry.
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Summary: Jane Austen would have approved
Review: I believe Miss Austen would have approved of this adaptation. It does not try to re-write the book; it follows it with amazing accuracy. The cinematography is exquisite, the acting is brilliant (especially Colin Firth)...I could go on and on. I watch it several times a year and every time it is as good as the first time. This mini-series is a triumph.
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Summary: Everything that is Amiable and Agreeable...
Review: Excellent. Lovely. This version of the miniseries had colors in it that I hadn't seen before, even on the VHS or the earlier DVD. I was a little disappointed in the amount of behind the scenes footage, but it was still far superior to the previously released DVD.
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Summary: B. Deutsch's Review of the Movie Pride and Prejudice
Review: I loved the D.V.D.! I can't stop thinking about it. It's my favorite movie, and my favorite book.In my opinion, the movie is almost as good as the book!
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Summary: Great performance, poor DVD transfer
Review: Anyone who loves Jane Austen will absolutely love this performance so there is little need to comment further on that. However the transfer in the 2-disc DVD set is, as others have commented, poor. The colors are often washed out, the contrast needs adjustment, and most annoyingly, movement in the picture is often jittery and jumpy as if frames from the source material had been dropped in the transfer process. A performance of such quality deserves a better transfer.
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Summary: It tries hard, but it's not Austen
Review: This is the third film version of "Pride and Prejudice" and A&E let all the stops out in their attempt to top the other two. Unfortunately, this version falls short on most counts. The most glaring problem, besides the film's attempt to re-write some of Austen's dialogue (one does not re-write Austen, no matter what the temptation), is the fatal mistake of casting Colin Firth as Darcy. Firth is a fine actor, but Darcy he ain't; he doesn't look the part and he doesn't act the part. A second problem was the character of Jane Bennet, who in this film spends most of her time whining and moralizing. Austen never meant her to come across like that, and in this version she is just plain irritating. Most of the other actors were far inferior to the actors in the BBC version, with the notable exceptions of Alison Steadman as Mrs. Bennet, and Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Steadman was a riot, just as ditzy and wacky as Austen intended her to be, and Leigh-Hunt was a real gorgon as Lady Catherine. As far as the character of Elizabeth Bennet is concerned, Jennifer Ehle had a tough act to follow but she was surprisingly good in this role. Overall, I got the impression that the producers of this version tried to out-Austen Austen, and overplayed their hand. The BBC version was simpler, more concise, and much more effective. I enjoyed watching the A&E version once, but I wouldn't watch it twice. It just isn't Austen.
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Summary: Absolutely worth the price
Review: I started to watch this a couple of months ago on A&E but because it aired on consecutive nights and I would have missed the second part I didn't watch it. Last month I purchased this film from Amazon and have no complaints the DVD horror stories read elsewhere do not apply to this DVD. I could go on and on about the quality of this film and the cast (the main characters are excellent.) But to me the supporting cast steals the show from the dippy younger sister that runs away and causes so much trouble. To the absolutely dead on believable performance of Mrs Bennett, I can tell you many times over the course of this film I wished I could have reached through the screen and chicken-choked that woman. Viewing quality work such as this, will have you considering "Emma" and "Persuasion" among others. Well worth the cost.
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