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edina
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response 313 of 342:
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Mar 9 16:27 UTC 2006 |
Rosamund Pike is also a Bond Girl.
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jadecat
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response 314 of 342:
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Mar 9 16:34 UTC 2006 |
That's right, I'm sure I've seen that Bond movie too. Just wasn't coming
to mind- it's been awhile since I'd seen that movie, and only about a
week since I'd seen "Doom." She's quite pretty.
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slynne
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response 315 of 342:
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Mar 9 20:47 UTC 2006 |
I think that every version of Pride and Prejudice will have a hard time
besting that BBC version with Colin Firth. I, too, liked this new
version but not as much as the BBC version.
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jadecat
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response 316 of 342:
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Mar 9 21:04 UTC 2006 |
Aside from Colin Firth (...takes a moment...) the BBC/A&E version also
has what, 6 hours to tell the story- not 2-3. That's a big advantage
right there. I've seen just about every version I can get my hands on...
the strangest Darcy I've seen was when he was played by Laurence
Olivier... All I'll say is that he would have made an excellent Bingley.
;) Hubby knew MacFayden from MI5- and just thinks he's brilliant, so he
didn't quite agree with my about Colin Firth. But what does he know? ;)
There's a modernized version, titled Pride & Prejudice, wherein the
characters are roughly college age, and I'm guessing Mormon. It was
actually a lot of fun. The 5 girls are roommates not sisters (well,
Lydia is Kitty's older sister), along with a few other changes, but it
worked for me.
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edina
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response 317 of 342:
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Mar 9 21:19 UTC 2006 |
Ah, but very little beats "Bride and Prejudice".
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jadecat
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response 318 of 342:
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Mar 9 21:23 UTC 2006 |
Very true. As far as modernized versions go- I have to go with Bride &
Prejudice as my favorite. All the way. With the colors and the dancing...
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edina
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response 319 of 342:
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Mar 9 21:25 UTC 2006 |
"No life...without wife!!"
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jadecat
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response 320 of 342:
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Mar 9 21:41 UTC 2006 |
*laughs*
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slynne
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response 321 of 342:
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Mar 10 04:06 UTC 2006 |
I liked Bride and Prejudice too but I have to admit that my favorite
favorite modern (albeit loose) version of Pride and Prejudice is Bridget
Jones's Diary. That also has Colin Firth cast as "Mr. Darcy"
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jadecat
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response 322 of 342:
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Mar 10 15:37 UTC 2006 |
I'm not real fond of people making a fool of themselves, over and
over... So Bridget Jones was fun once, but not something I'd want to see
multiple times. Though, I did, of course, love Colin Firth. ;)
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tod
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response 323 of 342:
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Mar 10 17:24 UTC 2006 |
I like Lizzy in the latest Pride & Prej
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slynne
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response 324 of 342:
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Mar 10 18:17 UTC 2006 |
One of the funniest reviews I read about the latest Pride and Prejudice
was that they thought Kiera Knightly was a bad choice for Lizzy because
she was too pretty. While Elizabeth Bennet isnt ugly, she was generally
considered less beautiful than her older sister Jane. But, I have to
admit that I thought Knightly was well cast in the role. I think she is
very beautiful by today's standards but I think a more soft look was
preferred in the early part of the 19th century. She has angular
features. She also did a very good job getting Elizabeth's personality
across.
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jadecat
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response 325 of 342:
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Mar 10 19:29 UTC 2006 |
I agree. Plus they did a good job with clothing in that I thought Jane
Bennett was truly beautiful, moreso than Lizzy. That is one of my
problems with the BBC version- I just don't think that Jane is pretty
enough- in comparison to Lizzy- and the book is quite clear on the fact
that Jane is the best looking of the bunch.
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tod
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response 326 of 342:
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Mar 10 20:30 UTC 2006 |
Looks aren't everything
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slynne
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response 327 of 342:
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Mar 10 20:40 UTC 2006 |
No, but they are an important part of that particular story.
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tod
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response 328 of 342:
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Mar 10 20:54 UTC 2006 |
Simply based on opinions of the viewers.
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jadecat
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response 329 of 342:
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Mar 10 21:13 UTC 2006 |
re #326- no, they aren't. However in this particular piece of fiction it
is noted (in the book) on more than one occasion that Jane Bennet is the
pretty one. Many, okay most, readers prefer Elizabeth- she's 'second to
Jane' in looks and age, she's also witty and more fun (in my opinion).
Jane is pretty, Elizabeth is witty, Mary is plain, Kitty is a follower
and Lydia is forward and silly.
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kingjon
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response 330 of 342:
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Mar 12 19:22 UTC 2006 |
Last night I saw Harry Potter IV. Since the third one, which I thought was the
worst of the first three, was critically acclaimed for the very things I
thought were reprehensible and this was critically acclaimed for being more so
in them, I didn't expect to like it. After seeing it, I did like it. The "dark"
aspects of the previous one are finally appropriate here, and are much less
extreme than the previous one. The only thing keeping me from saying that this
one was the best one is that it was too rushed -- two movies would have been
better, if they could have shot that fast. (For what it's worth, I am *not*
treating any of the movies except the first one in isolation. They are series
movies, and there had better be some onscreen explanation for any breaks
between each one and the previous one; in addition, they are adaptations of
novels, and there had better be an obvious good reason for making changes or
additions [cuts are given more leeway because it's nearly guaranteed to be too
long anyway]. The job of adaptation so far has been very good, but part of my
problem with the third is that it broke abruptly with the second one in setting
and tone. Getting rid of the moving staircases was a good idea, but it should
have happened in the design stages for the first one, not in the third one.)
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richard
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response 331 of 342:
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Mar 13 01:20 UTC 2006 |
NETWORK-- Just got the new deluxe dvd of this classic Paddy Chayefsky
movie from the mid 70's, about a network news anchor who has a mental
breakdown and loses it on tv, and how his evening news show is turned
into yes...a reality show. "I want you get up...I want you to get up
out of your seat...I want you to get up out of your seat and go over
to your window, and I want you to open it, and I want you to yell
out "I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" This
movie was way ahead of its time, predicting the reality tv era well
before it started. Everything that Chayevsky predicted would happen
in his script has happened (i.e. news turning into entertainment
vehicles, lines being blurred between reality and non-reality) You
have the hardened battle weary news director, played by William
Holden, who is all heart and passion and defends the integrity of the
news, pitted against the tv producer who takes over his news show,
played by Faye Dunaway, who has no soul or heart and cares only about
profit and ratings, not about integrity. One represents the past, the
other the future. Their affair is about the present. Which affair
ends up with him walking out, and her getting her way with the show.
A great movie with great performances. The extras disc is filled with
documentaries and interviews with Dunaway and the other cast members
who are still living. Highly recommended. In fact this is going to
be George Clooney's next film, he is doing a remake of "Network",
which couldn't be more appropriate, as the movie is more relevant
today than ever.
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remmers
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response 332 of 342:
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Mar 13 20:06 UTC 2006 |
That reminds me of an earlier prophetic movie about television, "A Face
in the Crowd" from 1958. It foresaw the power of television to
transform political campaigning into "selling" and "marketing"
candidates, the same way you'd sell soap or toothpaste. Written and
directed by Budd Schulberg and Elia Kazan, respectively, the same pair
that did "On the Waterfront", and starring Andy Griffith as a sleazy TV
show host who combines the worst characteristics of Arthur Godfrey,
Elvis Presley, and Pat Robertson. Great performance by Griffith. I'd
like to see both that and "Network" again.
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jadecat
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response 333 of 342:
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Mar 20 17:01 UTC 2006 |
Hubby and I saw V for Vendetta over the weekend. Wow, I really enjoyed
it. There wasn't quite as much action as I was expecting, then again, I
didn't really know what to expect. However, the lower amount of action
didn't harm my appreciation at all.
Some of my favorite bits could be construed as spoilers, so I will
refrain from mentioning them. That said- Hugo Weaving does a wonderful
job. His monologues are a joy to just listen to.
I think my favorite line was "A people should not be afraid of the
Government. The Government should be afraid of its people."
In other movie news... last night we watched Transporter 2- Frank Martin
(aka Jason Statham) is on duty driving the young son of a rich couple to
and from school. Not his usual gig, but something he's doing as a
favor(?) anyhow, plot of bad guys involves the kid and Frank must save
the day. Not original, no. Fun- oh yeah! The things they did with cars.
The main car is Frank's Audi, a W12, and it's so cool. The stunts- both
with the cars and fighting- were so much fun to watch. At one point
there was a *very* obvious bit of wirework, but other than that the
fights were well choreographed. Perhaps it's just me, but I do
appreciate the look of annoyance on Frank's face when have to dispatch
minions.
If you like car chases and interesting action sequences- this is fun. If
you like plots- well, you may not like this so much. ;)
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edina
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response 334 of 342:
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Mar 20 17:20 UTC 2006 |
Ah, but does he get topless and fight in motor oil again?
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jadecat
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response 335 of 342:
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Mar 20 17:32 UTC 2006 |
resp:334 Topless kinda- at least enough wherein the hubby commented that
"he's been working out." Motor oil- not so much. There's paint at one
point though. ;)
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edina
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response 336 of 342:
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Mar 20 17:42 UTC 2006 |
Oooh - now I'm definitely in.
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rcurl
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response 337 of 342:
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Mar 20 18:00 UTC 2006 |
Rented "Grizzly Man". Quite a bit of food for thought about what
constitutes rational and irrational behavior. Absolutely astonishing
footage of grizzly bears in their natural habitat at "work" and play. No
one else to my knowledge had lived for a couple of months for a dozen
consecutive years in the midst of grizzly bear habitat and "played" with
the bears. I would charactarize Timothy Treadwell as an manic romantic
with an irrational lack of fear for his own safety. As you all probably
know he and a companion were killed and eaten at the end of his 13th
expedition among the bears, but by a bear that he did not know and did not
know him. He also made what might have been the fatal mistake, which was
to have with him a companion that did not have his apparently intuitive if
weird sense of how the bears reacted to the presence of humans.
The photography is astonishing. The quality is amazing on the big screen
from using a hand-size video camera (make not identified). He would have
had to bring enough batteries with him for a dozen or more hours of
filming on each expedition - he left over 100 hours of video recordings -
but these technical aspects are not explained.
The movie was assembled from Treadwell's recordings and later interviews
with Treadwell's friends and relatives by Werner Herzog. Herzog is a
reknown director, producer, actor and editor - and in this case also
narrator and interviewer - of over fifty fiction and documentary movies.
The DVD has has a brief documentary on the creation and recording of the
musical accompaniment. Performance music turns out to not be one of
Herzog's talents, but his role in the creation of the music was still as
an astute and critical director.
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