Bride and Prejudice... whatcha think?

Chernabog · 02-13-2005, 02:34 PM

Just wondered if anyone saw Bride and Prejudice -- Morrigoon and I did last nite

it's a retelling "inspired" (obviously) by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but set mostly in India. It was directed by Gurinder Chadha who did that kickass "Bend it Like Beckham" movie

The movie was told in a mesh of Hollywood and Bollywood style, with cute (but not very memorable) musical numbers and some top notch performances. Aishwarya Rai (I think that's her name) in the title role is amazingly beautiful and talented. For some reason she reminded Morrigoon and I of Kirstie Alley before Kirstie let herself go.

ANYWAY, I am not a big Jane Austen kinda person and I really did enjoy the film, even if it did start to drag plotwise about half an hour before it ended.

On a side note, the director has really really good taste in men -- Martin Henderson (as Mr. Darcy) and Daniel Gillies (as Mr. Wickham)are both way hot AND appear shirtless, lol. (Tho Jonathan Rhys-Meyers from "Bend It" is still hotter). What can I say, I am easily amused by boytoys....

Not Afraid · 02-13-2005, 03:15 PM

I didn't know it was in wide release yet! I haven been looking forward to this film for a while and had the change to see a screening last week, but didn't take it. Damn, that movie list is still too long!

€uroMeinke · 02-13-2005, 03:17 PM

Hmmm Bollywood and Austen - sounds like a movie both Not Afraid and I can enjoy

Morrigoon · 02-14-2005, 12:02 AM

Ya, it was cute. I think you'll really like it.

Claire · 02-14-2005, 09:29 AM

I've been dying to see it! The star has made every "gorgeous girl" list in the universe, too! She is beautiful and I've seen enough snippets of the movie to know that it's right up my alley.

It's not here yet (of course), but I emailed a movie critic at the Oregonian last week and he said not to expect it for two weeks. So I'm hoping either this weekend or the next.

If I'm lucky.

02-13-2005, 02:34 PM	#1
Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Bride and Prejudice... whatcha think? Just wondered if anyone saw Bride and Prejudice -- Morrigoon and I did last nite it's a retelling "inspired" (obviously) by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but set mostly in India. It was directed by Gurinder Chadha who did that kickass "Bend it Like Beckham" movie The movie was told in a mesh of Hollywood and Bollywood style, with cute (but not very memorable) musical numbers and some top notch performances. Aishwarya Rai (I think that's her name) in the title role is amazingly beautiful and talented. For some reason she reminded Morrigoon and I of Kirstie Alley before Kirstie let herself go. ANYWAY, I am not a big Jane Austen kinda person and I really did enjoy the film, even if it did start to drag plotwise about half an hour before it ended. On a side note, the director has really really good taste in men -- Martin Henderson (as Mr. Darcy) and Daniel Gillies (as Mr. Wickham)are both way hot AND appear shirtless, lol. (Tho Jonathan Rhys-Meyers from "Bend It" is still hotter). What can I say, I am easily amused by boytoys.... __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I didn't know it was in wide release yet! I haven been looking forward to this film for a while and had the change to see a screening last week, but didn't take it. Damn, that movie list is still too long!
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Hmmm Bollywood and Austen - sounds like a movie both Not Afraid and I can enjoy __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Ya, it was cute. I think you'll really like it.
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Claire Shagilicious Disneyland!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fulfilling my destiny..... Posts: 740	I've been dying to see it! The star has made every "gorgeous girl" list in the universe, too! She is beautiful and I've seen enough snippets of the movie to know that it's right up my alley. It's not here yet (of course), but I emailed a movie critic at the Oregonian last week and he said not to expect it for two weeks. So I'm hoping either this weekend or the next. If I'm lucky. __________________ Miles: It tastes like the back of a fing L.A. school bus. Now they probably didn't de-stem, hoping for some semblance of concentration, crushed it up with leaves and mice, and then wound up with this rancid tar and turpentine bull**. Fin' Raid. Jack: Tastes pretty good to me.
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