Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (6 Piece Collector's Box Set) [VHS] (6303921248)

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (6 Piece Collector's Box Set) [VHS]
enlarge	Director: Simon Langton Actors: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Alison Steadman, Benjamin Whitrow, Susannah Harker Studio: AE Home Video Category: Video List Price: ~~$39.95~~ Buy Used: $4.49 as of 3/15/2010 13:11 MDT details You Save: $35.46 (89%) Qty 1 In Stock New (5) Used (75) Collectible (5) from $4.49 Seller: seattlegoodwill Rating: 1709 reviews Sales Rank: 551 Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC Language: English (Unknown) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: VHS Tape Number Of Items: 6 Running Time: 300 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.7 x 4.3 ISBN: 6303921248 UPC: 733961154009 EAN: 9786303921242 ASIN: 6303921248 Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 1996 Release Date: December 23, 1996 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Tell A Friend Add to Wishlist Add to Wedding Registry Add to Baby Registry


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Jane Austen's classic novel of 1813, IPride and Prejudice/I, still wins the hearts of countless schoolgirls with its romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy. Now, the 1996 BBC miniseries is winning over adults, with its faithful adaptation, gorgeous scenery, and superb acting.p The essence of the story is the antagonism between Mr. Darcy, a wealthy single man who believes Elizabeth to be beneath him, and Elizabeth, who upon being insulted at a dance by the aloof Darcy refuses to associate with him in any manner. Austen evokes incredible tension with the wit and flirtation of the two characters, and director Simon Langton (who also directed IUpstairs Downstairs/I) successfully translates the repartee and conflict in this six-hour miniseries. Dialogue, for the most part, is painstakingly replicated, except when fleshing out and smoothing for modern sensibilities was necessary. Darcy, for instance, is drawn out, giving his personality significantly more depth. The acting sweeps you away to Regency England: Jennifer Ehle (of IWilde/I) is convincing as the obstinate Elizabeth, who, despite her mother's attempts to marry her off, spurs the attentions of Darcy. And Colin Firth (of IThe English Patient/I) will have women everywhere longing for a Mr. Darcy of their own.p For those who have been on an Austen binge--enjoying such excellent adaptations as ISense and Sensibility/I and IPersuasion/I--this miniseries will round out the ultimate Austen video library. For those new to these romantic period pieces, this version of IPride and Prejudice/I will have you hooked and longing for more. One caveat, however: plan to watch it in an entire day, because very few have the self-control to not watch all six hours in a single sitting. I--Jenny Brown/Ip p span class="h1"strongBeyond iPride and Prejudice/i/strong/span table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000244FFU.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br So you'd like to... Watch a Jane Austen Novel/td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000068QOG.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br So you'd like to... Watch a Charles Dickens Novel/td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AYEIWC.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br Visit the AE Home Video DVD Store/td /tr /table /p p span class="h1"strongStills from IPride and Prejudice/I (click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-1s.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-2-s.jpg"br p tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-17-s.jpg"br /td /td /tr tr align="center" valign="top" td img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-10-s.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-11-s.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/pnp/pnp-18-s.jpg"br /td /tr /table p Description Hailed as "the best Austen of all" by The New York Times and deemed "one of the best things ever done for television anywhere" by Sneak Previews, this brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel is AE's most popular title ever. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth (Shakespeare in Love) star in this Emmy-winning production.

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 1709 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...342 Next » Great Price for Edition March 15, 2010 L. Meek (Round Rock, TX USA) I LOVE this movie. I watch this over and over again. My husband hates when he sees me watching it AGAIN. I originally purchased a basic version from Hastings. However, before opening, I looking on Amazon for comparison. (I know comparisons should be done before a purchase). So when I saw this item for a similar cost as the basic version in a retail store, I knew which one I should have. It has one disc of extras. Video quality is excellent March 14, 2010 Frank J. Perricone (People's Republic of Vermont) I am not a Jane Austen fan and didn't watch this; I bought it as a Christmas present for my wife. So I can't speak to the quality of the production beyond the usual second-hand comments about it being perhaps the best filmed version of this book. br / br /However, I'm posting a review anyway because there's one important observation I can make. There are a lot of reviews on the old DVD version of this movie that commented on how the colors were washed out, the sound muddy, and the video quality on the whole was worse than VHS. When I ordered this, there were no reviews for the Blu-ray version, so I couldn't tell if it would have the same problems. br / br /I can safely say it does not. The video is crisp, the colors true to life, the images strong and compelling. The sound is also rock-solid. It doesn't take a lot of advantage of Dolby surround, of course, but what can you do? But the remaster from BBC's original video was done with all the care to quality that apparently the DVD remaster completely lacked. pride and prejudice March 13, 2010 Gayle T. Watts (lodi ca) this 2 set dvd is great. i enjoy watching it over and over. it took me a while to like mr. darcy. he eventually grows on you and you know he is right for elizabeth. I have always loved this movie March 13, 2010 Amie Needham (Houston, Texas USA) I ordered this movie for myself, from my husband, for valentines day! It's a great movie and the best version I have ever seen. Dvds are awesome and beat the 6 cassettes this movie used to come in! Great buy! Comparison of both Blu Ray versions March 12, 2010 Volvi (Australia) Im not going to review this particular production, theres over 1700 reviews here already what can I say that has not been said. So I will rather do a comparison between this Firth version and the later version which I will call the knightley version. So allow me pray to copy over what I reveiwed there: br / br /I bought both versions at the same time the Firth 1995 and the Knightley version. Which to watch first was my initial dilemma. I decided on the above shorter 2hr. Knightley version first and it was the right decision after having now watched watched both versions. Unlike any devout PP fan and not having seen either versions before, I at least can watch it for what it is without any pre-conceived notions. It wasnt long into watching this version which I will call the Knightley version, that I noticed a problem with the sound. I couldnt work out if it was me, the player or the transfer. Five to ten minutes in and I said to myself I cant the heck make out what theyre talking about. Dialogue was drowned out by over-powering background music and ran so fast. I had no choice but to start it again and put the subtitles on which as pointed out by another reviewer were often 3 liners and placed which was a nuisance. For that alone I had to drop 1 star when I would have awarded it 5 stars. br / br /Sure there was 'Poetic License' taken in this Knightley version. Like theyre manor was more like a farmhouse and very rough and hardly an upper middle to high class. Donald Sutherland though a great actor imho didnt suit his part, he hardly resembled the English Gentleman of his time, more like Colonial America civil war period. These things aside I found the Knightley version to be more dynamic then the Firth version. This version gave more goose bumps, lumps in throat and emotional tears. Knightley was perfect in her role she was more dynamic and head strong then in previos version. What you didnt see in this 2 hr.version I saw in the Firth version to fill in the gaps. Which is why I decided on the right version to start of my viewing. So all in all, dont miss this version, it was beautiful even with some of its flaws. It is as I say far more dynamic then the previous Firth version. I also preferred Darcy in this version. br / br /If you found this review helpful at all please vote on it. Thanks. Pleasant viewing. Showing reviews 1-5 of 1709 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...342 Next »

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