Ah- scratch your eyes out. Yes, now I get ya, Oedipus.
I missed the first half...however; I felt like the actors were droning through their lines. I didn't feel the heart or humor of the book or Emma Thompson screenplay version. And usually I prefer a book adaptation to be as long as possible, but that only stands to reason if they actually follow the book.
I haven't seen that one, but after what you've just written, I think I'll pass. I'm rather fond of Rickmann as Brandon now anyway. Although even in that version I couldn't figure out why they had so much Margaret - even though I liked her, she doesn't really feature in the book.
Well, on the positive side, this version does include more actual text from the novel, which is nice when well played. (although this doesn't *always* happen [see comments with Molly above]). For example, I liked that they included a bit more of the Eliza Williams backstory, even going so far as to show her still believing in Willoughby after her baby is born, rather than just hearing about it from Col. Brandon. But instead of attributing the duel Brandon has with Willoughby, which they also included, they positioned it so that it comes *after* Marianne's confrontation with Willoughby at the London party, making it seem like Brandon was dueling him for affronting Marianne instead of seducing and abandoning Eliza. It was very pull-your-hair-out-WTFeth. Anyway, I'd recommend seeing it just to see it, not to own it. I really wonder what Davies was thinking--his Emma, P&P, and Northanger were pretty spot on.
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I missed the first half...however;
I felt like the actors were droning through their lines. I didn't feel the heart or humor of the book or Emma Thompson screenplay version. And usually I prefer a book adaptation to be as long as possible, but that only stands to reason if they actually follow the book.
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