Regency House Party
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Movie Reviews of Regency House Party
Movie Review: Give me a Jane Austen movie (any one!) over this painful series!
Summary: 3 Stars
I asked for this series for my birthday present because I'm a huge fan of works by Jane Austen and thought it would be a dream come true to take part in this experiment, so viewing it would be fun, too. But I was wrong. Perhaps it was enjoyable for the players, but it was totally disappointing for this viewer. I suppose I shouldn't have expected a bunch of modern folks, old or young, male or female, to be as witty as the great Miss Jane and her delightful band of fictional characters, but unfortunately I did. Hence the disappointment. I give it a three, but the only real joy in the series for me was watching the various period entertainments go on - like when Sir Jeremy takes the other participants through a mock Battle of Trafalgar on a pond. It was interesting to see how people spent their time back when there was no TV. But there were also few sparks, and little wit, so I'm back to watching "Persuasion" for the umpteenth time. SAVE YOUR MONEY. This provides none of what you're looking for, Austen fans! Final thought - I agree with another reviewer who panned this - too much time was spent on Victoria and her inability to decide between suitors. Should have been called the LIBRA house party. YUCH.Movie Review: missed opportunity
Summary: 3 Stars
Excellent for information on period detail and life in the Regency tidbits, marred by a boring cast who seemed unable to get into the spirit of things and kept comparing Regency life to the 21st century. Barring the Countess, few others seemed to want to play along with the game. Wish they'd chosen more interesting, intelligent, charismatic, creative and dramatic people who were knowledgeable about the time period, instead of merely good-looking ones.Movie Review: Yikes!
Summary: 2 Stars
I admit I love the PBS "House" Dramas but I didn't like Regency House Party. I much prefer the format of other PBS houses where they recreate the lifestyle and period costumes, and the focus is on being authentic. Here, the focus is on finding a spouse, and I felt like I was watching an episode of the dating game rather than a period drama.
The men: I just found most of the men to drunken, mean, sexist pigs. The guy who played the captain was old, and the hairstyles were extremely anachronistic. If landing one of these jerks was the prize, I'd prefer to remain single. And would it be possible to get some good-looking men? I guess not. All these guys are pasty faced men with bad hair. Authentic... Perhaps...But not appealing.
The women: Somewhat more sympathetic, but still less interesting, I liked a few of the female characters and ther chaperone a lot more than male volunteers. I sympathized with the boredom the women experienced being dolls on display rather than individuals but many of these girls pouted and cried and made me lose sympathy for them quickly.
2 stars. Not as good as the others, and failed because of the shift in focus from history to 'romance.'
Movie Review: Very weak entry in the PBS House series
Summary: 2 Stars
The brilliant idea behind the House series is to take "reality" television into a new sphere. The two I saw before this, Manor House and 1940 House, were wildly entertaining as well as full of sociological and cultural insights.
Unfortunately, Regency House Party trashes the concept. It is little more than "Big Brother" in period dress. Essentially, they've just brought a group of rather uninteresting people into a matchmaking situation. The setting and costumes seem nothing more than trimmings, and the cultural lessons are abruptly inserted at regular intervals.
All that would be acceptable if it resulted in some form of entertainment, but it does not. Almost all the participants seem bored to tears as they're put through their paces, and the viewer is left with nothing. What little drama there is seems artificially created in the editing room.
I suggest you pass by the door of this House and move on to the next.
Movie Review: Could not see the point
Summary: 2 Stars
I passionately love history, particularly British history, and I really looked forward to viewing this show. I have to say, though, that I am disappointed and was very bored watching these people try to look like they were living in a different age. They were, for the most part, very unappealing, and while I love "Pride and Prejudice", and Jane Austen's other works, they were fiction. I guess I just found the jump back and forth between centuries too much to empathize with as I did not care at all who these people married, who they bedded, how much wine they drank, etc or what century they were pretending to live in. But I will give the concept an "E" for effort and realize that I am in the minority - in this case, anyway.