tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post8691574466246757606..comments2024-03-29T05:18:05.851-04:00Comments on The Book Rat: Assignment Austen #2: FirstsMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-51456629623394741712019-08-11T21:15:42.871-04:002019-08-11T21:15:42.871-04:00My first encounter with Austen was with Pride &...My first encounter with Austen was with Pride & Prejudice, in the form of the 1980 mini-series that pretty much *no one* has ever seen :( I was absolutely riveted, and soon after picked up the book. While I don't think that version is the truest to the book (you can't really beat the Colin Firth 6-hour version for accuracy), and the Darcy is, as critics have pointed out, rather "wooden", I still have a very soft spot in my heart for the 1980 rendition. The Mr. Collins is absolutely ridiculous and does such a good job of getting under the skin (he's my favourite version of that character), Mrs. Bennet is played true to her character (very chatty, and not terribly bright, but well-meaning) and doesn't come off as super irritating, and the Elizabeth really captures her spirit and is probably the closest to the way I picture her when reading the book (although that could just be because this was the first version of P&P I saw, before I even read the book). danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-58667643469678832162019-08-10T20:47:39.255-04:002019-08-10T20:47:39.255-04:00That's the one with the giant Victorian ballgo...That's the one with the giant Victorian ballgowns, right? lol <br />I need to try to track down a copy.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-39605171026531997302019-08-10T16:56:21.614-04:002019-08-10T16:56:21.614-04:00I first found Jane Austen in the early 1990s, a fe...I first found Jane Austen in the early 1990s, a few years before the big Austen boom which started in 95. So my first Austen adaptation watch was... 1940 P&P, which was on TV one day. It bears very little resemblance to the story, but it's good ole Hollywood fun and I am very fond of it :)Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.com