Friday, June 25, 2010

love for bbc

i have been netflixing all these time period movies lately, and cant seem to get enough. pride & prejudice, sense & s, & becoming jane..you know & emma have been those that i can watch all the time. but i have been venturing out & i've found some new faves! here are some that i've watched since coming to oklahoma. (alot, right? yeah steven thinks im crazy, too)

i love this one. its pretty long but i think the longer the better with these kinds of movies, right? the main girl amy, is very likeable & cute. and (mr. darcy) plays in it & honestly i wasnt really sold on him, until this movie! i love p& p because of keira knightly, but now i love it because of matthew mcfayden, too! i texted my mom the next day because i knew she had seen it, & we both agreed that his character in this is so loveable that you actually miss him & want to watch again. so little dorrit is a must.

this one i saw as a preview on little dorrit, i think. i really liked this one. you'll love the 2 characters below & the girl, molly is such a good person its ridiculous. (i like those people)

i also saw this newer bbc version of s&s as a preview on little dorrit. it was good. i couldnt help but think "no they're saying it wrong" since i'm so used to the other one. i liked the actors that played edward ferrars alot & eleanor. but a few of the other actors were pretty terrible. maybe its just cause i'm so biased to the hugh grant version.

this one is based on real people- the author john keats & the girl he loves. so these ones are always a bit more depressing. but the actress in this is amazing. she looks like nicole kidman & katie holmes mixed together but she's her own too. she made the movie. there is a part where you are like, wow..how was she acting in that part? it was so real. also in the movie she makes her own clothes & i love them all. i couldnt find a pic of my fav outfit. but i would want to dress in her dresses today!

i havent ever seen any other versions persuasion before this. is there a better one? i like the story, but the main girl drove me nuts throughout the whole thing.

i know i'm so late in the game with this one, but I love love love it! its so cute. how have i not already seen it?! its going to join the exclusive list of the ones i watch regularly. love fanny.
(edit: i watched it again & i didnt like it as much as the first time.
i dont think it makes the list anymore, but worth watching)

so..which other movies like this am i missing out on? tell me!
i'm running out of movie to annoy steven with.

9 comments:

Jessie said...

okay, so it's not as classy as your titles, but my fav BBC show is Little Britain. It's a sketch comedy show done by just two guys and is hilarious. Trust me.

Ryan and LeDawn said...

I'm not a huge movie buff so I'm clueless, but I must agree... The dresses were freaking amazing back then! And call me crazy, but I love how the busts busted out of the tops back then.

MegRich said...

Oh how I love these kinds of movies. I just rented Emma from the library for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. I'm going to have to find these and rent them. Thanks for the suggestions! Sorry I don't have any in return. But if you hear of any more, let me know!

Crissylady said...

This (http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Masterpiece-Theatre-2006/dp/B000LPQ6DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277575146&sr=1-1) is my sister's and My favorite version of Jane Eyre. It is so wonderful. You should definitely find it!

And this (http://www.amazon.com/Emma-E-1997-Kate-Beckinsale/dp/0767020308/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277575269&sr=8-1) is my fave version of Emma. We only have it on VHS, so I need to upgrade. It's one of Kate Beckinsale's early movies. Awesome!!!

salena said...

thanks crissy! i've had the kate beckinsale emma in my netflix queue for like a year...i'll have to finally watch it!

Rich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad. said...

Bleak House (with Gillian Anderson), The Olde Curiosity Shop, Albert and Victoria, Young Victoria, Emma with Kate Beckinsale is fantastic, Sense and Sensibility with Kate Winslet, Great Expectations, the Duchess of Duke Street (it's part of a series), Madame Bovary, Wives and Daughters, Daniel Deronda, The Age of Innocence, Brideshead, Brideshead Revisited.. ok so some are not quite the same period but all great nonetheless. Hope some of these will work for what you are looking for!

Rich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad. said...

Oh yes and how could I forget Jane Eyre! Sigh... I like the 2006 version and the version that is in the A&E Romance Collection (Ciaran Hands & Samantha Morton). Actually this is my favorite DVD collection to date: http://www.amazon.com/Romance-Collection-Special-including-Prejudice/dp/B0012XIGVE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277592767&sr=8-1.

I am a literary geek! I adore when there are fantastic film adaptations.
Also Tess of the d'Ubervilles is a fantastic film. Mansfield Park has yet to be adapted into a film version I like.

Rich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad. said...

I also forgot Cranford and Return to Cranford. Ok I will stop now...lol

salena said...

thanks jaime.. i have actually seen a few on your list a while ago! i loved daniel deronda (hugh dancy!) but i will take a looksy at the others. glad to know i'm not the only nerd who likes these movies:)