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TechnoTV - Sense & Sensibility Collector's Set (Sense & Sensibility 2008 / Miss Austen Regrets / Persuasion 2007)
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List Price: $49.98
Our Price: $34.10
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Manufacturer: BBC Warner
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929011476
Format: Box set
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Running Time: 267
Studio: BBC Warner
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Summary: They've done it again
Comment: After watching the various versions of Pride and Prejudice out there and coming to a strong conclusion that the BBC's version adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies was head and shoulders above the others, I was ecstatic to see that he has now also adapted for the screen Sense and Sensibility. I watched this film with high hopes and was not disappointed.
This version pf Sense and Sensibility is not overly dramatized and neither is it dulled down. The actors play the roles in this period movie as if they are very comfortable in their setting. It makes the movie come across as very natural and realistic. The dialogue is also very close to the book dialogue.
If you are buying this collection for Persuasion I would consider renting it first. While it's well done, the version with Amanda Root playing the lead role remains my favorite. I think the costumes were better and Amanda Root did an exceptional job that I find hard to outdo.
Just a sidenote: I did notice that the quality of this DVD is better than the BBC's Pride and Prejudice set.
I hope you will try this movie and enjoy it as I have.
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Summary: Best of both worlds
Comment: If you liked the BBC/A&E Pride and Prejudice, you will love these versions of Sense and Sensibility & Persuasion. AND if you liked the Kira Knightly Pride and Prejudice, you will love this version of S&S. Sense and Sensibility was particularly amazing. It has the beautiful scenery, fantastic filming, and dramatic music of the Kira Knightly version of P&P but the well written script and good acting you'd expect from the BBC. Persuasion was also well done, but slightly less remarkable.
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Summary: Lessons in character-building
Comment: A synopsis of "Sense & Sensibility" by one of your reviewers influenced me into purchasing this particular version even though I already owned the one with Kate Winslett. Their review was RIGHT ON! The scenery is breath-taking, and the acting is superb. Such a wonderful love story that one doesn't want it to end. This offers many hours of low-cost entertainment that also influences me to be a better person.
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Summary: BEST ADAPTATION! BETTER THAN ANY I'VE SEEN...RANKS WITH PRIDE & PREJUDICE!!!
Comment: This was absolutely the best two adaptations of Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion out there, and this is coming from someone who LOVES Jane Austen and the earlier Persuasion and S&S movies before. I was in love with Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon, but Colonel Brandon in this was even better. I was almost reluctant to watch them, but when my sister brought them up, I first watched Persuasion and was so enthusiastic I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. watching S&S. They are so fresh, and any liberties they took with the book were completely wonderful. The cinematography and vision of the movie were breathtaking, beautiful, fresh, and very Austen. I loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. And i'm kindof a skeptic when it comes to Sense and Sensibility and remakes of movies I already like, but this is so completely worth every penny you may spend on it. Fantastic, utterly Austen. I just can't stop gushing, I want to buy a t-shirt with a Colonel Brandon slogo now, it was that good. If you buy one dvd set for the next 5 years, buy this one...or the A&E Pride and Prejudice (same screenwriter). Incomparable.
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Summary: Sense & Sensibility Collection
Comment: I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen and this set is a MUST HAVE for any other fans. Great job on updates of the classics. I still won't part with my others (e.g., Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow, Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson), but really enjoy the new ones. Miss Austen Regrets is a fantastic bonus, really makes you see a more personal side of Jane.
Sense & Sensibility Collector's Set (Sense & Sensibility 2008 / Miss Austen Regrets / Persuasion 2007)
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Editorial Reviews:
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1) Sense and Sensibility From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies (BBCs Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth) comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love? 2) Miss Austen Regrets A biopic unraveling the secrets of the elusive author based on Jane Austen's actual letters and diaries. 3) Persuasion Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with fortune and rank, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet.
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