tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post1180739539778730450..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Best Austen EverK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-88968864834489301932012-03-14T10:28:59.002-04:002012-03-14T10:28:59.002-04:00I love Clueless, but it doesn't really count. ...I love Clueless, but it doesn't really count. The "real" movies, and the books, are much more slowly paced. You have to settle into them. But totally worth it! You might start with this movie and work from there. Still, you have to pay attention to "get" it - no dipping in and out, chasing children! ;-)Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-193353243814218402012-03-13T10:30:24.390-04:002012-03-13T10:30:24.390-04:00>_< I've never actually read an Austen b...>_< I've never actually read an Austen book. Or seen one of the movies all the way through. (Unless you count Clueless, which is just a modern retelling of Emma.)<br /><br />Suppose I ought to remedy that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810952821295312008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-76462859290472328882012-03-12T11:44:16.903-04:002012-03-12T11:44:16.903-04:00Oop - sorry! Plane was delayed last night and I go...Oop - sorry! Plane was delayed last night and I got in very late. Not awake. I'd fix it, if I could. I totally agree on the favorite part.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-45363386969495637052012-03-12T11:14:13.466-04:002012-03-12T11:14:13.466-04:00I think "favorite" would be more interes...I think "favorite" would be more interesting, because it can be less about objective merit, which is harder to agree on anyway, and more about what hits your personal buttons or what memories and feelings are associated.<br /><br />But maybe I only feel qualified to discuss "favorite" because "best" involves a level of artistic sensitivity I'm just not up to.<br /><br />Now I have to go wash my hands repeatedly and count ceiling tiles because you didn't close your quotation marks.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840386653128026934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-16674937720252491572012-03-12T10:54:08.582-04:002012-03-12T10:54:08.582-04:00You want to, Linda. You know you do. :-DYou want to, Linda. You know you do. :-DJeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-66950943836715046092012-03-12T10:53:47.937-04:002012-03-12T10:53:47.937-04:00The theme is officially "best motion picture ...The theme is officially "best motion picture ever made - which would you find more interesting, Kev? I did try to stick to why I thought this was a GOOD movie.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-12083676802413020772012-03-12T10:06:00.798-04:002012-03-12T10:06:00.798-04:00Okay, I guess I'm going to have to break down ...Okay, I guess I'm going to have to break down and see that movie now...Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-23555507830000500182012-03-12T08:36:00.816-04:002012-03-12T08:36:00.816-04:00Wait, are we talking "best" or "fav...Wait, are we talking "best" or "favorite" this week? Or both? A pretty distinction, I know, but I think I would find one subject much more interesting than the other.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840386653128026934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-84983000086012076102012-03-11T22:28:38.456-04:002012-03-11T22:28:38.456-04:00I guess I'm a sucker for the cheese..."My...I guess I'm a sucker for the cheese..."My pearl for Sundays." *sigh*Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-4768641745888551552012-03-11T22:04:33.046-04:002012-03-11T22:04:33.046-04:00I love all of the snogging that comes with modern ...I love all of the snogging that comes with modern Austen adaptations, I just thought that the last scene was much too cheesy for my beloved Darcy and Elizabeth :PJ to the Illhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087635718309237872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-79712288191539772922012-03-11T22:02:27.404-04:002012-03-11T22:02:27.404-04:00ohhhh - you MUST, Carolyn! and let me know what yo...ohhhh - you MUST, Carolyn! and let me know what you think. Can't wait for AK!!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-78020876544578999162012-03-11T22:00:47.536-04:002012-03-11T22:00:47.536-04:00What's this about Anna Karenina??
Also, omg, ...What's this about Anna Karenina?? <br />Also, omg, I have never seen this. I must RECTIFY!!!!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-29454912249287506762012-03-11T15:17:40.311-04:002012-03-11T15:17:40.311-04:00Oh yes, KAK - the perfect foil, with his somber, w...Oh yes, KAK - the perfect foil, with his somber, wry demeanor. I could have gone on and on about the secondary characters...Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-43305947345749910392012-03-11T15:16:46.183-04:002012-03-11T15:16:46.183-04:00I confess I love the shamelessly indulgent final s...I confess I love the shamelessly indulgent final scene - though I totally understand why an Austen purist wouldn't!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-6804335634847522562012-03-11T14:32:43.183-04:002012-03-11T14:32:43.183-04:00Donald Sutherland made that version of the film fo...Donald Sutherland made that version of the film for me. (Well, he didn't actually <i> make </i> it, but...)K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-72296340105011100942012-03-11T12:40:21.196-04:002012-03-11T12:40:21.196-04:00I do truly enjoy this film, and not even in spite ...I do truly enjoy this film, and not even in spite of being something of an Austen purist! I appreciate the aesthetic and the fact that the characters are the appropriate ages really does something for this adaptation. <br /><br />The only scene I wish they'd never, ever filmed is the very last one! It's SUCH a shameless indulgence and departure that when re-watching, I always turn it off before I get there.J to the Illhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087635718309237872noreply@blogger.com