It's true! I cannot believe I missed this news... but better late than never, I suppose.So here we have it dear friends: Sense & Sensibility 2008 and Miss Austen Regrets DVD package from Amazon.com for only $ 24.49! Consider it a decent price for an excellent SS adaptation, and we have a bonus of Miss Austen Regrets!
What are you waiting for? I'm ordering mine soon!
I really like the S&S adaptation; I think it's quite comparable to Emma Thompson's work. The music is great. Northanger Abbey is also enjoyable, although Henry Tilney comes off as rather harsh.
ReplyDeleteI also ordered Persuasion, even though they messed up the famous discussion of love between Anne Elliot & Captain Harville; Sally Hawkins was very good as Anne. But I much prefer the 1995 version with Amanda Root.
Indeed Bilbo. I think the 2008 SS is on par with the 1995 SS, though there are pros and contras in each versions. But generally, I really see it as on par, though I still have Alan Rickman as Col Brandon and Greg Wise as Willoughby in my mind. And I so much prefer Hugh Laurie as Mr. Palmer and the cute Mrs. Jennings and Sir John Middleton of 1995.
ReplyDeleteI want to write 1-2 pages of SS review here, but I might have to postpone it till weekend. Meanwhile, would you like to write a review, Bilbo? Email me the review (tara_parvati@yahoo.com), and I shall post it here.