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ptrice · 2008-10-08 16:23:13

Free on HULU.com. Based on Jane Austen's book. The opposite personalities to which the title refers are portrayed here by Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. Directed by Ang Lee. As "Masterpiece Theater" sends me screaming back to Ginkgo, it was with trepidation that I tried this, only to discover a brilliant cast (especially Emma and Kate) and razor sharp script (written by Emma!) in which every other scene looks like an old world painting. I'm very enthusiastic about the costumes (sigh!), and the vivid cast of supporting characters, but at no time does the setting, the characters or the costuming distract from the main story - what will happen to these two young women and will they emerge essentially unscathed from what could seem a very genteel sort of life and a number of opportunities - but which holds so many hidden dangers. I haven't finished the movie, but who cares - highly recommended if you didn't see it when it first came out. This is the first film I've seen on my monitor that I regretted not having seen in the theater!

Meno · 2008-10-08 18:48:11

Yeah, Joyce, thanks for tipping me off about HULU ... I plan on watching that flick very soon. I LOVE Emma Thompson

Grace · 2008-10-09 00:37:49

Emma's ability to bring the subtle, wry humour of Austen to the contemporary film-viewing audience is nothing short of brilliant. She won a well-deserved Oscar for her work in this film. It is, by far, my favourite of any Austen adaptation to date. Even Hugh (I'm so charming) Grant was pretty wonderful. I heard Emma Thompson talking about making the film on ...some talk show...maybe Leno? And she is SO FUNNY!!! She was telling about how the horses all had such terrible farts from eating too much alfalfa or something and how the cast and director were having to do take after take because the horse would 'cut the cheese' and everyone would just lose it. I love Emma Thompson, too, and I've never been able to like ol' Sir Ken since he ditched her for that snotty twit, Helena Bonham Carter.

Meno · 2008-10-09 10:08:18

Yeah, Grace ... Helena's quite the home wrecker; then she ditched Ken for Tim Burton who, in turn, ditched his long-time girlfriend ... oh, the melodrama! Jane Austen would've loved it, I'm sure And I agree, Emma's is a hoot and a half; in fact, I think she started out doing stand-up comedy. Funny, smart lady.

Grace · 2008-10-09 12:23:50

She did start out in comedy. She was the female sidekick of some pretty awesome Brit wits; Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rowan Atkinson...that bunch. Did you ever see her in "Peter's Friends" with all those actors plus some other great ones? Or, with Jeff Goldblum in "The Tall Guy"? Both well worth it and fun to see her doing lighter roles before she became so famous for roles like "Remains of the Day" and "Howard's End". I saw an interesting one she did with her mother, Phyllida Law, that must have been quite cathartic for her after her marriage to Ken hit the rocks. It was called "The Winter Guest" and was directed by another of my fav Brits, Alan Rickman.

Of course she was SO wonderful in "Angels in America". I'm gushing, aren't I? I don't care. Guess I'll have to do a portrait of her if I ever can find some time for drawing again...

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ptrice · 2008-10-09 12:46:30

Well, I didn't know all this, but she is so funny in S and S that I'm not surprised. 'll have to find those other movies (or tv?) you mention, Grace! Howard's End sure was a long movie... No, I've never liked Ken after that at all, or seen him in a single thing afterwards - I mean, besides being a jerk, how smart could he really BE? But Emma has a much dishier husband now - so there!

PS: Just saw the rest of Sense and Sensibility and YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!

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Meno · 2008-10-11 18:46:09

Did someone say ALAN RICKMAN?! LOVE him! Oh Grace, please do an Emma portrait ... pretty please! HUGS, girlfriends! (And you're right, Joyce .... Emma's 2nd hubby is downright yummy ... and younger ... w00t!)

Admin · 2008-10-12 00:19:31

@Meno

As you're an Alan Rickman fan, you should see "Snow Cake" (also reviewed here), if you haven't already.

Noel

Meno · 2008-10-14 16:02:11

Alan is a god, Noel! Loved him in Truly Madly Deeply, especially; and he had the best line in that awful Robin Hood remake, as the evil Sheriff: "Cancel Christmas!"

ptrice · 2008-10-15 09:31:41

Yes, and no matter what the faults of the script, he was great as "Beethovan"!

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