Ack! Yes! That would be an awesome moment for a ficlet. And it reminds me of Finding Peace, where the Mother Abbess must not've sang her the song, as she didn't decide to go back...
There's the marvelous bit of time between CEM and Maria's return. And then there's that dinner that Georg was much too quiet for. I think I wrote bits of stuff for that dinner. Like how Maria would say "cry a little" to Liesl and that dinner. Oh, man! What a scene that must have been :-D
We did. KK's Lizzy cried too much. But she does improve on further acquaintance. And that Darcy is sex on a stick, while CF, though perfect for the role, doesn't do much for me in that sense.
It's funny how adamant people are when it comes to which version of P&P they prefer. After I got over my "I won't see the new one" schtick, I rather liked it. Both have their pros and cons. The 2005 Darcy grew on me, although you brought up a great point about him: he was more shy that Firth's truly proud Darcy. I like the shy aspect of him. I think a friend of mine says she has a mini version of the Firth Darcy painting. Shit. Now I need to find one for myself. Mini Darcy to carry around. Woohoo!
The songs don't hit the emotions I associate with the story.
I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to convince you otherwise (because I agree that sometimes the songs just don't work). But the structure of the song "Painting Her Portrait" is interesting. It's almost Sondheim. Anyway, I wonder why Adele didn't get her own song. Of all characters to break into song, it would be her.
I dunno! I guess not. A wussy Capt is no good!
I'm copying it for you anyway. :-D It has some great other parts, like the children's harmony in The Sound of Music or the wacky soprano nuns going crazy at the end. Fortunately, the Captain doesn't sing too much.
I agree! He's not gruff and nasty enough to be Rochester imo, but he has enough of the broody hardness to be the Captain! *feels swoony*
You all right over there, Joy? ;-) I don't know why people cast wussy men as the Captain. I mean, did they not see the movie and know people would compare them to Christopher Plummer?
I've been meaning to ask you this forever: have you heard that Gwen Stefani song that remixes Lonely Goatherd?!
I haven't heard the entire song; just the yodeling bit. It was odd, but in a cool way. I love how she's a huge SoM fan and has no qualms about it. She's brought SoM fandom to a new level. I wonder if she's ever visited those boards (yikes!) That's cool about your friends' band having the idea to do that too. I guess there's something about it that adds some texture to these modern songs.
Did you see the new one? and to repeat your question--if so, what did you think?
I did see it, and I loved it. Of course, you're the big fan, and I've only seen the William Hurt version and the Orson Wells version. So, I didn't have much to compare it too. But I thought the girl playing Jane was perfect; quiet, smart, plain but then beautiful, strong. And Rochester, with his long hair and broodiness was sexy as hell. Some purists over at Pemberley thought it was all wrong, and they did play with some of the events a bit (ie the gypsy scene), the heart of the story is there, and it's gorgeously filmed. So, you can say I liked it, and I hope you do too!
I did catch a glimpse of the CH version on youtube. It was the scene where she leaves, and I was shocked! He was so violent with her! It turned me off completely. Although I should watch the whole thing, just to be fair.
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There's the marvelous bit of time between CEM and Maria's return. And then there's that dinner that Georg was much too quiet for. I think I wrote bits of stuff for that dinner. Like how Maria would say "cry a little" to Liesl and that dinner. Oh, man! What a scene that must have been :-D
We did. KK's Lizzy cried too much. But she does improve on further acquaintance. And that Darcy is sex on a stick, while CF, though perfect for the role, doesn't do much for me in that sense.
It's funny how adamant people are when it comes to which version of P&P they prefer. After I got over my "I won't see the new one" schtick, I rather liked it. Both have their pros and cons. The 2005 Darcy grew on me, although you brought up a great point about him: he was more shy that Firth's truly proud Darcy. I like the shy aspect of him. I think a friend of mine says she has a mini version of the Firth Darcy painting. Shit. Now I need to find one for myself. Mini Darcy to carry around. Woohoo!
The songs don't hit the emotions I associate with the story.
I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to convince you otherwise (because I agree that sometimes the songs just don't work). But the structure of the song "Painting Her Portrait" is interesting. It's almost Sondheim. Anyway, I wonder why Adele didn't get her own song. Of all characters to break into song, it would be her.
I dunno! I guess not. A wussy Capt is no good!
I'm copying it for you anyway. :-D It has some great other parts, like the children's harmony in The Sound of Music or the wacky soprano nuns going crazy at the end. Fortunately, the Captain doesn't sing too much.
I agree! He's not gruff and nasty enough to be Rochester imo, but he has enough of the broody hardness to be the Captain! *feels swoony*
You all right over there, Joy? ;-) I don't know why people cast wussy men as the Captain. I mean, did they not see the movie and know people would compare them to Christopher Plummer?
I've been meaning to ask you this forever: have you heard that Gwen Stefani song that remixes Lonely Goatherd?!
I haven't heard the entire song; just the yodeling bit. It was odd, but in a cool way. I love how she's a huge SoM fan and has no qualms about it. She's brought SoM fandom to a new level. I wonder if she's ever visited those boards (yikes!) That's cool about your friends' band having the idea to do that too. I guess there's something about it that adds some texture to these modern songs.
Did you see the new one? and to repeat your question--if so, what did you think?
I did see it, and I loved it. Of course, you're the big fan, and I've only seen the William Hurt version and the Orson Wells version. So, I didn't have much to compare it too. But I thought the girl playing Jane was perfect; quiet, smart, plain but then beautiful, strong. And Rochester, with his long hair and broodiness was sexy as hell. Some purists over at Pemberley thought it was all wrong, and they did play with some of the events a bit (ie the gypsy scene), the heart of the story is there, and it's gorgeously filmed. So, you can say I liked it, and I hope you do too!
I did catch a glimpse of the CH version on youtube. It was the scene where she leaves, and I was shocked! He was so violent with her! It turned me off completely. Although I should watch the whole thing, just to be fair.