Comments on: Pride and Prejudice (2005) http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Elle http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26484 Elle Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:48:05 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26484 p.s. I've been meaning to respond to your request for favourite books but now I see the comments are closed there. So, I'll write it here: I discovered Possession thanks to you and I'll be eternally grateful - I loved it, especially because it made me think of research and why I do it. But I cannot bring myself to re-read it for some reason. On the other hand, books I keep going back to are not necessarily the best, just the easiest. Also, the answer will vary over the years... All this to say: the first title that came to my mind was Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and i'll stick to it. p.s. I’ve been meaning to respond to your request for favourite books but now I see the comments are closed there. So, I’ll write it here: I discovered Possession thanks to you and I’ll be eternally grateful - I loved it, especially because it made me think of research and why I do it. But I cannot bring myself to re-read it for some reason. On the other hand, books I keep going back to are not necessarily the best, just the easiest. Also, the answer will vary over the years… All this to say: the first title that came to my mind was Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and i’ll stick to it.

]]> By: Elle http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26483 Elle Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:39:36 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26483 I saw the 1995 version last year for the first time and quickly became obsessed with it - 16 years wasted! I think KK answers better Austen's description of Elizabeth as a physical type, but her manner of moving and speaking, and that of the other characters, is totally 21st century. I love how in the 1995 version they manage to keep the original wording and physicality (they never touch!) but give it a natural look and sound. Anna Chancellor is superb I think. I do prefer Mrs Bennett in the 2005 version though - Alison Steadman is too shrill. I saw the 1995 version last year for the first time and quickly became obsessed with it - 16 years wasted! I think KK answers better Austen’s description of Elizabeth as a physical type, but her manner of moving and speaking, and that of the other characters, is totally 21st century. I love how in the 1995 version they manage to keep the original wording and physicality (they never touch!) but give it a natural look and sound. Anna Chancellor is superb I think. I do prefer Mrs Bennett in the 2005 version though - Alison Steadman is too shrill.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26463 girldetective Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:27:47 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26463 cuss it Steph, I didn't need to know I needed the Bluray... cuss it Steph, I didn’t need to know I needed the Bluray…

]]> By: Steph http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26462 Steph Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:52:31 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26462 For me the 1995 miniseries is the apex of Austen adaptations and any other attempt at P&P pales in comparison, including the "Kiera" version. To me Firth >>> McFadyen and Ehle >>> Knightley, no contest. I also think all the supporting casting in the miniseries is wonderful as well (Mr. Collins is such a creep!). I actually purchased the Colin Firth version on Blu-Ray (which is a worthwhile investment, by the way - the image quality is truly superior to the original DVD transfer) and as a result had my original DVDs sitting around collecting dust. I offered them to my friend who initially thought I was offering her the Kiera version... she was going to refuse but when she realized what I was really offering up, she squealed with glee and snatched them up posthaste! For me the 1995 miniseries is the apex of Austen adaptations and any other attempt at P&P pales in comparison, including the “Kiera” version. To me Firth >>> McFadyen and Ehle >>> Knightley, no contest. I also think all the supporting casting in the miniseries is wonderful as well (Mr. Collins is such a creep!).

I actually purchased the Colin Firth version on Blu-Ray (which is a worthwhile investment, by the way - the image quality is truly superior to the original DVD transfer) and as a result had my original DVDs sitting around collecting dust. I offered them to my friend who initially thought I was offering her the Kiera version… she was going to refuse but when she realized what I was really offering up, she squealed with glee and snatched them up posthaste!

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26460 girldetective Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:22:24 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26460 While I don't think Ehle is as iconic as Firth was in that version, she is my favorite Elizabeth, and I do prefer her to KK, who I think did a good job as Elizabeth. Ehle is just more accessible, relate-able in the role. I found the '05 film similar to the 1940 version with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier (wait, Aldous Huxley was the screenwriter?!)--interesting, worthwhile in ways, but a pale substitute for the miniseries. While I don’t think Ehle is as iconic as Firth was in that version, she is my favorite Elizabeth, and I do prefer her to KK, who I think did a good job as Elizabeth. Ehle is just more accessible, relate-able in the role. I found the ‘05 film similar to the 1940 version with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier (wait, Aldous Huxley was the screenwriter?!)–interesting, worthwhile in ways, but a pale substitute for the miniseries.

]]> By: Jennifer Reese http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328&cpage=1#comment-26459 Jennifer Reese Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:42:35 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4328#comment-26459 and Jennifer Ehle will always be MY Elizabeth. and Jennifer Ehle will always be MY Elizabeth.

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