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Fitzhugh Williams
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 Posted - January 01 2009 : 09:56:00 AM
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| Last night I spent New Years Eve watching the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. Definitely a girlie flick, but (as I found out later) it is 18th century. And not too bad, really. No battles and scalping and such, and the body count was really low, maybe even 0? But still OK. The weirdest thing in the movie was that red haired guy that played Mr. Bingley. His hair! It looked just like Beavis' hair. |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 01 2009 : 10:41:08 AM
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 Yes, his hair was interesting, to say the least. I think, though, that it may be pretty accurate.
The movie was set at the very end of the 18th century... about 1795, or so, if I recall correctly. It was a time of major transition in clothing and hair styles. That's why you saw the older style 18th century gown and petticoat, with stays, on Mrs. Bennett and Lady Catherine, and the newer style transition gowns with higher waistlines on the girls. Hairstyles for both men and women were more "free" and relaxed. Men's hair became short and was given a somewhat unruly look. Reminds me a lot of today's "bed-head" styles. And yet, you still saw some long, tied-back hair (and even some wigs) on the older men in the village dance scene. I think they did a great job with portraying that transition in styles. Whoever advised them knew their stuff!
I'm glad you... er... sort of... enjoyed it, Fitz.
Oh, and.... would the pig count in your Body Count? I'm quite sure he was eventually headed for slaughter when his services were no longer needed!
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - January 01 2009 : 5:26:37 PM
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Originally posted by Wilderness Woman
Oh, and.... would the pig count in your Body Count? I'm quite sure he was eventually headed for slaughter when his services were no longer needed!
Since he was an English pig, then yes. And I will say that it was one movie where I didn't pick apart then costuming. Maybe there were things wrong, but I really didn't see them. Or maybe I just don't know enough about that time period. I always thought it was supposed to be post Napoleonic, but I saw on a web site that it was laid in 1797, I believe. That explains the emphasis on the militia and all. I seem to remember other versions using Empire styling. All in all, as much as I hate to admit it, I liked the movie. |
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Kay
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Posted - January 09 2009 : 2:13:53 PM
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Originally posted by Fitzhugh Williams
Last night I spent New Years Eve watching the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. Definitely a girlie flick, but (as I found out later) it is 18th century. And not too bad, really. No battles and scalping and such, and the body count was really low, maybe even 0? But still OK. The weirdest thing in the movie was that red haired guy that played Mr. Bingley. His hair! It looked just like Beavis' hair.
Yea, the P&P version w/ Colin Firth is the only one for me. I do own the 2005 version w/ Kiera Knightley though. I've dubbed this red headed Mr. Bingley Ronald McDonald and refer to him this way all the time now.
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winglo
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Posted - January 09 2009 : 6:35:11 PM
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Originally posted by Kay
Yea, the P&P version w/ Colin Firth is the only one for me. I do own the 2005 version w/ Kiera Knightley though. I've dubbed this red headed Mr. Bingley Ronald McDonald and refer to him this way all the time now.
I really like Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, but I like Kiera Knightley better as Elizabeth. Oh well, I can see one or the other, but not both at the same time. |
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