Pride and Prejudice
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Movie Reviews of Pride and Prejudice
Movie Review: Pride & Prejudice
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the perfect addition to my library. Watching the old movies is so much fun and sometimes they add a little different slant on things, but this was great! The actresses were not as young as in subsequent productions, but it still made a good movie. Greer Garson is beautiful and Sir Laurence Olivier is brooding enough!Movie Review: The original version of Pride and Prejudice ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the Colin Firth and the Matthew Macfadyen versions of the film, so it seemed only fit that I get the original version. I enjoyed the nostalgia of the Sir Laurence Olivier version, but my favorite is the Colin Firth version. As Meg Ryan stated in the movie, You've Got Mail ... "Don't ya just love that Mr. Darcy."
In answer to your question ... yes, I would buy this film again.
Movie Review: Not as True to the Book, but So What? A Great Version!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had read on IMDB that this version was not true to the book. I bought it anyway, because I love Pride and Prejudice and have seen several versions.
Having read the book many many times over the years, the times this movie strays from the book are obvious. But, these variances fit well into this version's story line. If you haven't read the book a whole bunch of times, you probably wouldn't even notice because the screenplay is seamless.
The costumes are wrong. It's more anti-bellum than Edwardian. OK. The costumes are just gorgeous--and the mens' costumes are just as elegant (and wrong). The interiors are wonderful-very detailed and have a real quality look to them.
Greer Garson is a tad old for this role. OK. Emma Thompson was even older in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and that movie rocked! Garson is beautiful, and she captures the character of Elizabeth Bennett perfectly. Wry, mischievous facial expressions, pert tone--perfect! Laurence Olivier was a most handsome Darcy, and portrayed that sardonic fellow just as well as Colin Firth.
And, Edna May Oliver is just superb as Lady Catherine De Burgh. What a character. I even like the twist of her character. She was nearly likeable, which is something that cannot be said for any other versions I've seen.
In short, this movie was made at Hollywood's grand movie era, and this movie was made magnificently. Just as entertaining as the other versions. If you must have a movie follow a book exactly to like it, this one may not be for you, but if you're just looking for a grandly performed variation of a classic book, with some good acting and quality photography, you won't miss with this one!
Movie Review: I wanted to like this
Summary: 1 Stars
I am an avid reader and admirer of Jane Austen and I also love classic hollywood films, so I was really hoping to like this film. With such a cast as Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, it is a shame they were not offered a better film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to work with. The faults with this production are too numerous to list entirely; the screenplay, the costumes (Victorian, not Regency)...well, everything. Laurence Olivier would have undoubtedly been an ideal Darcy if he were allowed to actually play Austen's Darcy and not this watered-down Darcy. It is a shame but at least we have the BBC production, which is wonderful. Above all, there's Jane Austen's wonderful novel to enjoy--no production will ever replace it!Movie Review: Strays a bit from the book but still a favorite!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first film version I had ever seen of Pride and Prejudice and I was so glad to finally see it on DVD. An Austen fanatic, I own more than one version and while this one takes a few more librties than others, it is my favorite. Like most movies it sticks true to the main points of the book but, even the differences seem to fit in seemlessly. If you are a stickler for the movie being a carbon copy of the book (in which case you might want to try the BBC version) then you probably won't enjoy it as much. However, if you are just in the mood for sassy, speak-your-mind Ms. Bennett and holier-than-thou Mr. Darcy, I think you will enjoy it just as much as I do!