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I stopped by the nearest multiplex as soon as I got out of church yesterday just on the off chance that something good might be starting (I'd neglected to pick up a new copy of the movie listings last week), and was so delighted to see "Bride & Prejudice" starting immediately that I didn't even worry about trying to find any other films to see that afternoon.
It was wonderful! Even though I used to re-read the Jane Austen novel at least once a year (I stopped after the 12th re-reading, I think, which makes me a bit of a slacker, I know) and therefore have a pretty thorough knowledge of the original material, I was still finding myself surprised and delighted by the unexpected ways that Gurinder Chadha's Anglo-American-Bollywood adaptation found to re-create and breathe new life into the familiar characters and situations, while maintaining the spirit of the original.
( 'Bride & Prejudice' spoilage )
As with "Bend It Like Beckham", you want to stay through ALL the closing credits on this film, to enjoy the good-hearted hamming and out-takes. And Naveen Andrews (the break-out heartthrob on Lost, in many people's opinion) is absolutely delicious as the "Mr. Bingley" character. See this film, if you haven't already, and you will be very glad that you did.
And since I'm running out of time for tonight, let me just add how pleased I was with the direction things seemed to be taking on Stargate: SG1 last Friday (which I was able to watch with undiluted pleasure, thanks to my sister keeping her promise and mailing me the tape of last week's episode to watch on Thursday).( Read more... )
As for Atlantis, I'm not a big Teyla fan (like her just fine as a person, but just don't feel invested in her character at all), so I found it an "okay" episode, setting up future developments in more interesting episodes to come, I hope.
And hurray for another Battlestar Galactica episode written by DS9 alums David Weddle and Bradley Thompson (who also wrote the first half of the Starbuck's-missing-in-action two-parter). More in-depth work on the family dynamics between Adama and Apollo and Starbuck and Laura Roslyn, and more insight into the theological underpinnings of the series. Yay!
It was wonderful! Even though I used to re-read the Jane Austen novel at least once a year (I stopped after the 12th re-reading, I think, which makes me a bit of a slacker, I know) and therefore have a pretty thorough knowledge of the original material, I was still finding myself surprised and delighted by the unexpected ways that Gurinder Chadha's Anglo-American-Bollywood adaptation found to re-create and breathe new life into the familiar characters and situations, while maintaining the spirit of the original.
( 'Bride & Prejudice' spoilage )
As with "Bend It Like Beckham", you want to stay through ALL the closing credits on this film, to enjoy the good-hearted hamming and out-takes. And Naveen Andrews (the break-out heartthrob on Lost, in many people's opinion) is absolutely delicious as the "Mr. Bingley" character. See this film, if you haven't already, and you will be very glad that you did.
And since I'm running out of time for tonight, let me just add how pleased I was with the direction things seemed to be taking on Stargate: SG1 last Friday (which I was able to watch with undiluted pleasure, thanks to my sister keeping her promise and mailing me the tape of last week's episode to watch on Thursday).( Read more... )
As for Atlantis, I'm not a big Teyla fan (like her just fine as a person, but just don't feel invested in her character at all), so I found it an "okay" episode, setting up future developments in more interesting episodes to come, I hope.
And hurray for another Battlestar Galactica episode written by DS9 alums David Weddle and Bradley Thompson (who also wrote the first half of the Starbuck's-missing-in-action two-parter). More in-depth work on the family dynamics between Adama and Apollo and Starbuck and Laura Roslyn, and more insight into the theological underpinnings of the series. Yay!
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