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Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) | 
| Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 43.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2589
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: 1000036359
UPC: 883929006007
EAN: 0883929006007
ASIN: B0012OVCE6
Theatrical Release Date: February 3, 2008
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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Splendid! October 3, 2008
This is the best adaptation I've seen, definitely one to add to your library if you love period dramas. The filming is absolutely beautiful and the cast is very talented. Enjoy!
Superb August 19, 2008
I was and am a fan of the 1995 version with Emma Thompson, but this one is even better. There is a freshness of language here that is slightly more modern but still is completely true to the spirit of the novel. And this version misses nothing from the book - the duel between Brandon and Willoughby, the awful meeting with Mrs. Ferrars, the existence of Lady Middleton and her children, the elder Miss Steele - it's all here! Things only referred to in the '95 version (Edward standing by Lucy when he's cast off without a penny for ex.} are played out and meshed beautifully with all the action going forward. I found myself really feeling things between the characters - the lovely relationship between all the Dashwood sisters and their mother, the almost instant sympathy of feeling between Edward and Elinor, the regard Colonel Brandon feels for Marianne, the motivating forces behind John Dashwood and his wife and her mother....it was all presented in a way where you really cared what was going to happen. I have 3 versions of this DVD (the one with Irene Richard being the oldest) and while they are all enjoyable and worthwhile, this one is my favourite.
Sense and Sensiblity July 22, 2008
Wonderful. Warm. Romantic. Lovely humour. I really enjoyed watching the commentary with it as well.
My Favorite S&S July 9, 2008
Of all of the DVD versions of Sense and Sensibility, I would have to say that this is my favorite. The casting feels closest to what was in my minds' eye upon reading the story, the settings are delicious, the costuming wonderful and the scripting well crafted. The cast, without exception, bring the characters to life. As to Miss Austen Regrets, It is a wonderfully imagined portrayal of the Authoress's life. My favorite scene was the Vicar expoundning his would-be sermon whilst facing the sea. Too amusing!
 More Sensibility July 8, 2008
This is a very enjoyable version of "Sense and Sensibility" though it overplays most things, underlines them, tells us everything we already know, plus the opening sex scene is unpardonable. The 1995 Ang Lee film is superior, in many ways quite perfect (though Hugh Grant is usually dressed like a clown) in its dare one say it, sense of form and taste, and the filmic sensibility The supposed advantage of this version is that the heroine is much younger than Emma Thompson (people will likely go on about this), Emma did very well thank you; and weirdly enough Hattie occasionally sounds like she was dubbed by Emma Thompson. Also there are some strange homages to the film: the final scene with Elinor and Edward is set exactly the same, practically down to the wallpaper when he walks in to the cottage; and then, bizarrely, the director chose not only to mimic Emma Thompson's famous hysterical fit, but to have this Elinor run around like a truly mad woman, rushing in to the kitchen, and so on. Completely absurd.
Also we could have done without the sea crashing and receding against the stones on the beach at moments of high drama. Please. A couple of other nitpicky problems: Edward is way more handsome than Willoughby, which somewhat problematizes a few things; and yes, one does miss Hugh Laurie.....
But nice enough overall.
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