Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
Movie Review: I was disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
You cannot find flaw with the performers (mostly excellent), the visual (beautifully shot), costumes, carriages... but it did not feel or sound as "Jane Austen" as I would have liked. Perhaps I am unfairly comparing it to Pride and Prejudice (A&E), but it seem to walk an awkward line between then and modern.
My copy was poor quality, the sound of the commentaries particularly effected and was returned.
Movie Review: Better to buy the book and video seperately
Summary: 1 Stars
This "Classic Masterpiece Book & DVD Set" does not do well by the masterpiece that is Jane Austen's book. The book is a cheap, flimsy thing, with significant typos every six pages or so. It truly gets in the way of reading. I recycled it.
The movie, is of course wonderful, and in itself is fine, but there is no reason to waste money buying it with a book that is nothing more than a sad waste of trees.
Do buy the movie, and do buy the book -- just don't buy this set!
Movie Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Emma Thompson's genius shines through, in many ways, in this film. This is actually the one that got me started on her films, both better and lesser known. It is perhaps my all-time favorite, for several reasons. The storyline is candy-like, but has depth; the length of the film isn't burdensome (as Pride and Predudice - A&E version - might be), and it doesn't bore the viewer to watch it numerous times. I am sad that it isn't entirely true to the book, but this is generally difficult for period pieces, and most of the changes do not seem to injure the spirit of the piece.Movie Review: The Great Escape
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favourite films. The language, the scenery and the costumes make you disapear in english high society. With these times of war, it's a worthy retreat. Kate Winslet is just fantastic, looking like a pristine china doll, the other lesser known performers make this film a classic. Movie Review: An evergreen classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility more than a dozen times since it was released, and it never fails to enthrall me. It has everything one would expect of a classic movie - a good plot[ thanks in large part to Emma Thompson's excellent screenplay], stellar casting, gorgeous sets, costumes and lush scenery of the entrancing English countryside.
The story of Sense & Sensibility is at heart a warm and insightful portrait of two sisters and their relationship to each other, as well as their romantic interests and a powerful social commentary of society in regency England. Those who are familiar with Jane Austen's works will appreciate how perceptive an observer she was of society at large and remarkable in her capability to capture powerful human emotions on paper.
The plot of Sense & Sensibility the movie revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor & Marianne, who upon the death of their beloved father are forced to move [together with their mother and younger sister] to a cottage in the English countryside and live on a paltry 500 pounds a year [due to English law at the time where property passes down through the male line]. Elinor [played excellently by the talented Emma Thompson] is the older, and more wise [sensible] sister, who tries not to let her emotions rule her, in direct contrast to her younger, feisty sister Marianne [a gorgeous English rose, Kate Winslet] who is passionate, outspoken and open in displaying her emotions.
Elinor falls for Edward Ferrars [an awkward yet deferential & handsome Hugh Grant] who due to a youthful indiscretion is unable to follow through on his attachment to Elinor. Marianne, on the other hand falls hard for dashing rogue Willoughby [Greg Wise], ignoring propriety and openly displaying her affections.
The rest of the story deals with how the Dashwood sisters resolve their plight, and the story is made even more compelling by the other characters, who may be deemed minor roles, certainly add to the depth of the storytelling - Colonel Brandon, a retired officer, who though much older, harbors a deep affection for Marianne [played by pre-Severus Snape Alan Rickman], the callous sis-in-law Fanny Dashwood [Harriet Waller], the scheming Lucy Steele [Imogen Stubbs]and numerous other characters, who though secondary to the plot, are certainly memorable.
Taiwanese director Ang Lee [of Eat Drink, Man Woman & Wedding Banquet fame] certainly proves his mettle here and manages to flesh out amazing performances from his cast, and delivers a gem of a movie, and a true classic.