![]() He gazes at Lizzie and softly murmurs, "Mrs. Darcy is unable to contain his wedded bliss. British audiences get a final scene consistent with the novel, while Yanks are treated to a fanciful version, in which Mr. Wittiest line/exchange: Elizabeth: "And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." Darcy: "And yours is willfully to misunderstand them." And that, dear presidential candidates, is how insults are done.Ĭlaim to fame (or infamy): This dreamy production starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth and Succession's Matthew Macfadyen as Darcy famously has two different endings. Colin Firth once admitted that the whole thing was entirely contrived. The scene is widely regarded as one of the greatest TV moments of all time-so we hope it won't dampen your enthusiasm to learn that it never actually happened on film, either. Darcy goes for an impromptu dip in a lake (after a sweaty fencing lesson, mind you) and emerges in a clinging white shirt. Darcy, this six-part series based on Austen's first (and most beloved) novel charms the breeches off Jane purists and novices alike.īest scene that never happened in an Austen novel: Mr. Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Mr. ![]() It's still a unique take on both Pride & Prejudice and zombie fiction though, and while it isn't the kickass film I wanted it to be, it was enough fun to keep me satisfied.Claim to fame (or infamy): Andrew Davies's script leads the wave of Austen-inspired adaptions that sweep through the decade like a muslin skirt. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a movie that's never as fun as its title. It's a unique take separate from the lone streets of The Walking Dead, and there old timey methods of hunting made for fun slaying. But then I thought, English people of this era? Yeah, they would wouldn't they. At first I thought it was weird and forced how they continued with their parties and royalty in a zombie apocalypse. 19th Century England is, if nothing else, a unique take. Most zombie stories are set in modern day, or a far off and ruined future. The thing I enjoyed most about this movie though was its unique setting for the apocalyptic fiction. For one, the cast in universally excellent, and they are able to play their dual roles as Pride & Prejudice alums and badass zombie slayers in equal measure. Perhaps I'm being too hard on the movie though. It's fascinating stuff! It's also confusing, weird, and barely explored. And the biggest missed opportunity of all, a zombie conspiracy involving intelligent zombies, a religion, and an army of the damned. It's watered down PG-13 zombie action, but it's fun enough. And then it will just be interrupted by zombies. Darcy actually in physical conflict over their disagreements, and I kind of liked this new take on the narrative with a more kickass Bennett, but it's still just P&P. Admittedly a more badass one with Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Pride and Prejudice probably gets the most attention, and really the story will stop full tilt to become a P&P movie at times. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter deftly combined a biographical narrative with badass action and an interesting vampire mythology.įor Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the ingredients are there, but they're not explored or synchronized nearly as well. When I compare it to it's authors other adapted work though, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, there's been a step down. It gets a moderate positive from me because it is, in the end, good enough. While this is a fascinating experiment in genre work and something I would love to see more of, in this case it just doesn't work as well as I wanted it to.
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