Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition DVD

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starring: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle directed by: Simon Langton

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Average Rating: Rating: - A marvelous adaptation of one of the great novels. This A&E/BBC miniseries is a true masterpiece, bringing Jane Austen's most popular novel to life in a near perfect production. It has everything: authentic Regency Period atmosphere, costumes, settings, a beautiful musical score, excellent performances by a well-chosen cast. Andrew Davis's script does full justice to Austen's original. Colin Firth is excellent as Mr. Darcy, but Jennifer Ehle just takes my breath away with her magnificent performance, which catches every nuance of Elizabeth Bennet's character exactly right in every scene. It is a pleasure to watch all 4 1/2 hours straight through again and again. As a longtime devoted admirer of Jane Austen's works, I am very critical of any movies based upon her novels, but this has to be one of the very best adaptations of any major literary work. Rating: - Well worth the purchase price Straight to the point: 1. This adaptation is, by far, the best I've seen for ANY book out there. As a movie, it is extremely engrossing and entertaining. And while I can see a few die-hard Pride and Prejudice fans finding something to nit-pick about(we always do), MOST everyone else will probably end up falling in love with this story... and staying up til all hours of the morning cause Elizabeth and Darcy are much more important than sleep... :) 2. As far as the technical quality, I feel the widescreen format is a wonderful addition, and the editing/transition from 6 episodes to 2 parts comfortably fluid. I enjoy the sturdy medium of DVD, and the ability to jump to my favorite scene. (I also own this on video.) The sound is fine, as is most of the color/video. The only gripe is about certain outdoor scenes on the first disk and one or two on the second that are whitewashed, over-exposed, whatever you want to call it. It does not, in my opinion, greatly detract from the over-all presentation, as the rest of the disk is perfectably watchable. I found that I was so quickly engrossed in the story that I could rather ignore that small fault. So, I say, I am very happy I bought this movie, it is well worth the price. Plenty of excitement, drama, witty dialogue, beautiful scenery, great story, and all this under the disguise of wholesome family literature stuff by that old English chick who wrote those romance stories. NOTE: I am not giving this DVD Special Edition version 5 stars ONLY because I have to reserve that last star for total and complete artistic and technical perfection. Rating: - I'M SO GLAD I WAITED FOR THIS DVD VERSION! I've owned the two tape VHS set of this finely made BBC miniseries for several years and had practically worn it out with repeated viewings. I held off converting to the DVD version mainly due to the high cost, and am I ever glad that I did! This newly released 2 disc set is a vast improvement over the previous one if for no other reason than it is letterboxed in 1:85/1 format which really brings the story and characters into much sharper focus. One of the features I love best about DVD is the ability to review old favorite films with a clarity of image and sound which makes the entire experiance new and rewarding, and this beautiful version of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a great example. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth seem born to assay thier roles, leading a sterling cast of great British character actors in a spirited romp through the magnificent English countryside. Like Emma Thompson's award winning adaption of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, this film really breathes life into Jane Austin's tale. It was well worth waiting to see it in this DVD transfer.

Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition DVD

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