- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000G3AZ
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
No..... just
May 12 2001
Is this a good adaptation of Jane Austen? No. Are the costumes and characterizations on target? No. Does it have a good script? No. I know that some people do not care for the A&E adaptation of Emma, but it is far superior...Although Jeremy Northam is very handsome as Mr. Knightley, he is the wrong age and his characterization is all wrong. The character in this version is written as something of a whiner. Mr. Knightley is supposed to be a gentleman of great consequence and responsibility. In the A&E version, Mark Strong may not have the "looks" of Jeremy Northam, but he plays the character the way it is supposed to be and is far more believable. Samantha Morton as Miss Smith is far better than Toni Collette (I like Toni Collette, just not in this movie), and Kate Beckinsale is far better in the title role of Emma than Gwyneth Paltrow. If you are an Austen fan, you will be disappointed with this piece of fluff. I don't care who's starring in it - Jane Austen is a classic author for a reason, and the story should not be changed because some person in Hollywood thinks it needs jazzing up. Should you purchase this video? No.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not fault with the acting, fault with the portrayel
Dec 17 2000
I admit, although being a great Jane Austen fan, "Emma" is not among my favorite of her books. She herself said that in creating Emma, she was creating a character that no one but she would like.
I just wanted to comment on the relative laughability of the historical accuracy of this version of "Emma". The costumes, while pretty to the untrained eye, are horrendous from a historical standpoint. Look up a book on paintings or fashion plates from the Regency era to get an idea of what people really wore. I didn't think many of them were even particularly flattering to the actors. I also imagine Jane turning over in her grave at the scene where Emma and Mr. Knightly declare their love for one another and then promptly embrace passionately, interlocking tongues and everything else. The expression "Get a room" didn't exist then, and for very good reason. No one would've conducted themselves like that in public, and even in private, unless they were married. The Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle "Pride and Prejudice" shows what I think is a lovely example of how people in love would've behaved together. In the very last scene, as Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy pull away from the church in their carriage, they shyly look at each other and then slowly move in for a kiss, not quite sure how to approach it. Then they exchange a modest kiss, not a tongue-down-each-others-throat kiss. Elizabeth has surely never held hands with a man, much less kissed one. It's only our horribly immodest society today that allows tongues to be seen in public.
Aside from the historical accuracies, I think this version does shine in some parts. I think this version of "Emma" has the best of the Miss Bates. I also enjoy the Mrs. Elton in this version also.
There is some fairly good acting here. I do not censure the actors. They are even fairly accurate to the original story. I just find fault with the historical portrayal, which I think is essential to a period movie. Nowadays film is the way that the general public becomes acquainted with different time periods. They will come away from films like this with an incorrect understanding of the way things were in Jane Austen's time.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Watch the BBC version instead
Jun 3 2002
This Hollywoodized version of "Emma" completely bastardizes the story and diminishes it in every way. The film is more about Gwyneth than the story itself. Even her hairdo is "clueless." Gwyneth simply prances around "playing" the part of Emma with a "Look at me! Aren't I cute!" attitude. She turns the film into a comedy, completely missing its finer aspects. Low-class and cheap.
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Much Ado about Nothing
I frecently read the book by Jane Austen andI wanted the movie to accompany the book. I would have thought with the great selection of actors in this movie that it would have been... Read more
Published 2 months ago by heffco53
Not the acting, so much as the actors.
When I watched this version of 'Emma', it wasn't the acting the made me dislike it, it was the fact that most of the actors had very fake English accents. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tirion Grice
It depends on what you are looking for...
I think people are giving this movie a bad rap. It is a very enjoyable movie...if what you are looking for is pure entertainment. Read more
Published on July 1 2002 by Lucky 29
It's a cute movie...BUT
I haven't seen other versions of this Austen book, so I can't compare...but I found Paltrow's EMMA an enjoyable way to lose two hours on a Sunday afternoon. Read more
Published on July 1 2002
Bull's-Eye for Gwyneth!
Yes, this is a MUCH better version of Jane Austen's "Emma" than that with Kate Beckinsale! Read more
Published on Jun 7 2002 by Linda McDonnell
Picture Clarity Lacking
What a shame that the DVD format is so abused by this release. I played my old VHS version after I viewed the DVD version and the color blance and saturation was far superior on... Read more
Published on May 26 2002 by EG
Gwyneth shines as Emma
Jane Austen's Emma is a biting comedy of manners in which Emma Wodehouse --- played winningly by Gwyneth Paltrow --- sets about making suitable matches amongst her society friends... Read more
Published on May 18 2002 by Saima Huq
Great Movie!
This is a fabulous movie. The situations and plots as the same as in the book and they are all very ironic humourus. The characters are all done very well. Read more
Published on April 25 2002
Great Movie!
This is a fabulous movie. The situations and plots as the same as in the book and they are all very ironic humourus. The characters are all done very well. Read more
Published on April 25 2002
Delightful
This is a very different adaptation of a Jane Austen novel to all the others I have seen, but I found the difference refreshing and fun. Read more
Published on April 11 2002 by Joni
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