tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post447870200695942077..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Did You Like Persuasion? Let Us KnowVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-8108544442549003992008-01-17T13:17:00.000-05:002008-01-17T13:17:00.000-05:00The ITV/Hawkins Persuasion was dreadful.Hawkins wa...The ITV/Hawkins <I>Persuasion</I> was dreadful.<BR/>Hawkins was miscast, misdirected; the part misacted.<BR/>The treatment was ridiculous and butchered character development and plot.<BR/><BR/>Anthony Head, though was a standout and stole every scene. The only reason I continued watching this version until the silly end, was hope for another glimpse of the perfect Sir Walter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32052557515498247002008-01-15T19:21:00.001-05:002008-01-15T19:21:00.001-05:00I resent it most when they take one of my favourit...I resent it most when they take one of my favourite JA heroines and mess her up.Oregon Regency Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213988221286176566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-91344757328224368022008-01-15T19:21:00.000-05:002008-01-15T19:21:00.000-05:00Ack. They glossed over the meat of the book; and ...Ack. They glossed over the meat of the book; and left bits hanging all over the place. Messy messy messy. I'm on the fence about the weird kiss... part of me likes to draw it out; expectation, etc, but it wasn't well done by the actors. The one in Mansfield park is worse (billie piper? What were they thinking?)<BR/><BR/>Anyway... It was ... on par with P&P with Keira Knightly. I don't have aOregon Regency Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213988221286176566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-45864810748358561862008-01-14T13:54:00.000-05:002008-01-14T13:54:00.000-05:00I didn't like the characters. Anne looked wimpy, ...I didn't like the characters. Anne looked wimpy, Captain Wentworth was good looking - but not passionate enough. It was too short, lots of omission and very weak characterization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-90403874317234346592008-01-14T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:42:00.000-05:00This version was too short, too short, too short! ...This version was too short, too short, too short! It felt like I was watching Persuasion on speed. I liked Rupert and Sally together, and Anthony Head as Sir Walter was appropriately vain and ridiculous. His sprint towards Lady Dalrymple when she enters the Assembly Rooms was priceless.<BR/><BR/>But the movie felt gutted and I hated the ending. So, I voted Meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com