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One of the best things about a staycation…
…is that you can catch up on movies you’ve been meaning to watch for a long time. Last Christmas, my sister bought us a copy of the BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. She’s a HUGE Pride and Prejudice fan like John and I are, and she has been after us for months [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2009 under Books, Movies.
Comments: 12
Time for another JaneStock
iTunes: If Everyone Cared, by Nickelback
John and I periodically do a Jane Austen movie marathon, affectionately nicknamed JaneStock. Last time around, we watched the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle P&P (for about the millionth time), the 1999 Mansfield Park, and the 1986 Northanger Abbey.
The Northanger Abbey adaptation was seriously goofy. The highlight of the final scene is [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007 under Movies.
Comments: 8
A nitpick about Live Free or Die Hard
We saw Live Free or Die Hard on Sunday with some friends from our D&D game. John and I hadn’t seen any of the Die Hard movies since the first one and weren’t sure what to expect. Overall, I’d have to say the movie did what any summer blockbuster should do, and we were thoroughly [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2007 under Movies.
Comments: 10
Has anyone else seen the 1983 Mansfield Park?
Otherwise known as Surveillance Cameras of the Regency Period? I’m definitely not advocating that anyone watch this — it ranks up there with the WORST things we’ve ever seen — but I’m curious what others thought of it.
To be fair, they didn’t have the best material to work with. Mansfield Park is, in my opinion, [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2007 under Movies.
Comments: 2