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Pride & Prejudice
from Universal Studios
starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligan
directed by Joe Wright (IV)

Features:

• AC-3
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• clash of cultures/modern versus regency
  Just for fun, I watched the Director's commentary with the film and now understand why watching this film is like looking through a broken kaleidoscope. It starts with birds chirping on a beautiful landscape, moves to an odd close up, over the shoulder, of a book Lizzie is reading, but you can't see the title of, then has her walking over a FILTHY duck pond into a working farm house, eavesdropping on her parents.
  The whole movie goes back and forth between modern use of cameras against a backdrop of... more info

• Pride and Prejudice
  The product came in excellent condition and arrived even more quickly than I expected. The price certainly was better than I have seen anywhere else, too. I have not had any problems with Amazon previously, so this just reaffirms my trust. Thanks

• Very Pretty -- but Disappointing
  Being an annual reader of Pride and Prejudice and a lover of Jane Austen's humor and insight, I found this film to be at best disappointing. Austen's humor was lost in translation to say the least. Elizabeth Bennet was morphed into a dreamy eyed, slightly naughty, tousled haired temptress. Her father, Mr. Bennet, was, despite the acting talents of Donald Sutherland, transformed into a frousled, woolly, bumbling father who simply didn't know how to be a parent. All that aside, the photography is lovely, the... more info

• Beauty, Romance . . . What's Not To Love?
  I don't claim to be an expert on the novels of Jane Austen and don't judge this adaptation according to the original story or any previous versions. Focusing on this 2005 film version starring Keira Knightly as Elizabeth, I found it filled with beauty, romance, music and breathtaking scenery. The casting is nearly perfect as each of the characters comes to life in a highly believable manner. Knightly does an extraordinary job at expressing her love of her sisters (even the kooky younger girls) and her... more info

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