tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post4053710829656338827..comments2024-03-25T07:25:47.059+00:00Comments on Babblings of a Bookworm : Emma – BBC Version, 2009Cerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-47720697418473259092015-02-25T21:09:54.157+00:002015-02-25T21:09:54.157+00:00That's exactly what it is Katrin, I think they...That's exactly what it is Katrin, I think they smoothed over some of the more objectionable parts. I really enjoyed watching it though. My favourite was pretty much any scene featuring Mr Woodhouse, the part where he's stopping the children from eating the Westons' wedding cake and then later he is defending against the rumour that Mr Perry's children had eaten all of it, just little touches like that were really amusing.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-91764039403680428372015-02-25T20:34:04.192+00:002015-02-25T20:34:04.192+00:00Wasn't Mark Strong perfect in the role Anji?! ...Wasn't Mark Strong perfect in the role Anji?! I thought he had a bit more to his portrayal than JLM, much as I love him. I think he needed a bit more weight and authority which I think Mark Strong had.<br /><br />I had real trouble when I wrote this blog post, trying to define what comprises the elusive 'K-factor' and I couldn't put it into words, but Jeremy Northam's Mr Knightley didn't have enough of the K-factor either.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-62835983680575740132015-02-25T07:02:56.993+00:002015-02-25T07:02:56.993+00:00Count me as a member of the Mark Strong as Mr. Kni...Count me as a member of the Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley fan club, Hazel and Ceri! I thought he really nailed the part. Since then, he's gone on to become one of Hollywood's Obligatory British Villains to great effect, so it's good to see him in a sympathetic role. When he admonishes Emma after the picnic for her treatment of Miss Bates, you can really see his pent-up fury. 1995 version is definitely my favourite of the three versions I've seen. <br /><br />I didn't like Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma, as to me, she was obviously "acting". Kate Beckinsale was good in the role and I think she just edges it for me over Romola Garai.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580018261533290062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-37283726668171770232015-02-23T09:42:06.749+00:002015-02-23T09:42:06.749+00:00I love this adaption so much , but I do see your p...I love this adaption so much , but I do see your points too - e.g. the age gap, or non-age-gap between Emma and Mr.Knightley. <br />It´s in a way a very smooth adaption.<br /><br />My favourite scene is when Mrs, Elton tries to claim the invitations for the strawberry picking party and Knightley goes " There´s but one woman..." and she goes "Mrs. Weston, I suppose" with a sour face. Looooove her face in this apation when he says "No, Mrs. Knightley!" :D :D So perfect. This I could watch over and over again!kaewinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229678438948241191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-76678584586002068162015-02-22T23:47:32.120+00:002015-02-22T23:47:32.120+00:00Hi Carmen! I liked this version very much, but the...Hi Carmen! I liked this version very much, but the only reason that the 90s mini-series just edges it for me (aside from Mr Knightley) is that I think the older series is more true to the book. I agree with you regarding the 2009 version being more palatable to the modern public, tweaks like the character of Emma being softer so she's easier to love than book Emma :)<br /><br />I don't mind the 1996 Gwyneth film either, though I like it the least of the Emma adaptations I've seen so far. I think Emma translates really well to the screen.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-27388915112874689422015-02-22T23:32:13.387+00:002015-02-22T23:32:13.387+00:00Hi Julie, thanks for your comment. Mark Strong see...Hi Julie, thanks for your comment. Mark Strong seems to play a bad guy far more than a good guy, doesn't he? I like his voiceover work too. He narrated the genealogy programme 'Who Do You Think You Are' for years here until the latest series and I missed his lovely tones when I watched it!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-56399862118281324842015-02-22T23:23:26.190+00:002015-02-22T23:23:26.190+00:00Thank you, Hazel! When I watched the 1996 version ...Thank you, Hazel! When I watched the 1996 version I couldn't believe how close Mark Strong was to the Mr Knightley that I'd imagined. I am lucky in that I read all the books in the 1990s, pre-1995, so I was able to form my own picture of people without having an image put there for me by the casting of an adaptation, as I hadn't seen the earlier adaptations either.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-81832378225520837982015-02-22T19:47:57.800+00:002015-02-22T19:47:57.800+00:00Hi Ceri! How are you?
I'm sorry you don't ...Hi Ceri! How are you?<br />I'm sorry you don't like this "Emma" very much, it is my favourite adaptation of the book (I didn't like at all the movie with Gwyneth Paltrow); every time I watch it, I find that Romola Garai is perfect for this role, and the first time I watched this mini-series I (and my sister) fell in love with Jonny Lee Miller. <br />But I agree with you about Frank Churchill and Mr Woodhouse. What about the mini-series with Kate Beckinsale, I watched it only once, but I think that the actors are more similar to what probably Jane Austen had in mind, while the cast of "Emma" 2009 meets the taste of a part of modern public better. Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777999199661357053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-33752813579416047132015-02-21T16:39:16.255+00:002015-02-21T16:39:16.255+00:00How fun to read this today. I was just thinking ab...How fun to read this today. I was just thinking about Mark Strong. (I saw him in The Imitation Game last night and it was good to see him play a likable character again when he's played several villains lately. ) And I agree he was a wonderful Mr.Knightley.Julie Klassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705990274394936247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-79995991548439341712015-02-21T13:45:14.125+00:002015-02-21T13:45:14.125+00:00I'm glad I have an ally for Mark Strong as Mr ...I'm glad I have an ally for Mark Strong as Mr Knightley, we seem to be a rare breed! Great review Ceri, thanks!Hazel Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502801805201627493noreply@blogger.com