A wonderful adaptation
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This is a wonderful adaptation of a great book.  The actors are amazing and the story is one of the best ever written.  This is a story about passion, love conquering all, and is full of strong, well-developed, and wonderful characters.  Watching it feels like you are a part of the story, and it is a masterpiece.
2076064
I love this adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The translation of her story to the modern world in the context of India and emigration works extremely well. The filmmakers did a marvelous job of tightening up the story line to essentials, while keeping the major plot points. They did move one major plot point (Lalita/Lizzie's rejection of Darcy) to late in the story, but it worked well.

One caveat: you need to like musicals to like this production. For myself, it just adds to the movie. For others, it may be an irritation. I like Gurinder Chadha's work in general, and this one is genius. There is some griping in the comments about particular songs, or the use of Bollywood sensibilities, but it really comes together in a harmonious whole if you can open yourself to the concept. Sometimes I put on "No Life without Wife" just for a good giggle. And the climactic fight scene staged against a Bollywood classic movie is absolutely perfect.

This movie suffers from having had some promotions "specialist" somewhere compare it to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." That was an unfortunate comparison, as the movies are completely different in intent, story arc, character journeys, etc. They both have "ethnic" weddings, but that is NOT a good reason to compare them! If you liked "MBF Greek Wedding," then go find another RomCom to watch. If you want a high-energy musical kick in the funny bone that slips in intelligent dialogue and discussion of real-world issues about blending families and culture then watch "Bride and Prejudice."
2547197
This is by far my favorite adaptation of Emma. I think Romola Garai's portrayal of Emma's intelligence and naivete is second to none, and her chemistry with Jonny Lee Miller is fantastic. All the characters are so well drawn and loveable (right down to Tamsin Greig's Miss Bates) that it makes watching it like greeting an old friend.

I cannot recommend this adaptation highly enough.
3590279
Great adaptation. The acting was superb and the settings beautiful. Very good entertainment.
4501194
I didn't know what to expect but I definitely loved it. It was wonderful. And I can say the movie makes a good adaptation.
3804574
Love it. I read the books many years ago and I must say that the adaptation is wonderful. I was hooked on the first episode.

 Special hint: turn on the captions for the best experience. The accents can be hard for American ears to interpret.
1887137
Peter Jackson did an excellent job in directing this adaptation.  The actors provided wonderfully complete characters that took you into the story.  A great addition to anyone's home collection.
3816945
A really superb adaptation of the play. The play itself could not be described as subtle (think The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). The movie leans right in; the locations, interiors, costumes, etc, are so lush that they walk the fine line of never quite going over the top.

The production retains the feel of drawing room theater, while taking advantage of being a movie. Deeply enjoyable.
4561028
I feel lucky to have this.  It is one of my favorite plays, and this is the original cast doing the ENTIRE play?  What a treat for us who have only seen the movie.  The sound quality is excellent, and the acting is perfection.  Wonderful.
1793249
This is a fantastic adaptation of the novel.  It is great for younger students.  It goes well before watching the movie.
2530484
What a wonderful adaptation.  Emilia Fox and Charles Dance were excellent.  I've watched it over and over.  It's such a great update from Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.  The scenery was great, the acting, the whole thing.  Thank you.
4145883
Lovely adaptation of Trollope.  The actors are superb and handily capture the humor the spirit of the story. The humour and satire shine through marvelously.
4726317
This edition of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a feast for the eyes as well as for the ear. Beautiful illustrations make this adaptation the perfect read aloud for the entire family. This is a treat for young and old alike.
651838
This is probably the BEST film adaptation of an opera EVER. And I've never seen as good a cast of Cenerentola as this one. Frederica von Stade is perfect as Cenerentola -- her acting and her singing are stellar. Francisco Araiza is a dashing Prince, and Paulo Montarsolo's father is wonderfully three dimensional. The sisters are fun. The direction takes advantage of both the cast's talents and the medium of video -- imaginative, creative. This is just a brilliant DVD.
1153967
This version of P&P is *far* superior to the silly Andrew Davies adaptation that the BBC followed with later. This adaptation is true to the book and entertaining at the same time. Funny and yet subtle in its humor, this version was adapted by Fay Weldon (a leading British author), so it keeps the *excellent* social observation of Jane Austen, while making you care about the characters. Elizabeth Garvie, as Elizabeth Bennett, is delightfully gauche and witty at the same time and David Rintoul plays a dreamy and powerful Mr Darcy. Elizabeth's parents are so awful and yet so pathetically human that you really want to cringe for her - this is an incredibly entertaining version. See it and die!
1161898
I've really enjoyed this adaptation.  Even if you don't like what Darwin had to say, the science is remarkable and essential to understanding the natural world.
331692
Wow! What a great adaptation! This is by far the best of the bunch. I've only seen the 1945 version previously, I didn't bother with the others. This version uses the book's ending rather than the play's version. When Agatha Christie wrote the stage version, she changed the ending at the behest of the producers because they wanted a happy ending. The book's ending was considered too radical in 1945 for film. I agree! Christie wasn't only at the top of her game but also way ahead of her time when she wrote this. Though minor changes(such as changing the Nursery rhyme from "ten little Indians" to "Ten little Soldiers") don't bother me. It was for the most part faithful to the book. The fact that they retained the original time period and the ending makes this one well worth seeing.

Please note that the edition contained in these disks is the original BBC TV airing rather than the Lifetime airings. There are 3 one hour parts rather than two 90 minutes(without commercials)parts.

I'm not going to give away the ending-but lets just say that the last ten minutes is really radical!!