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Bride and Prejudice
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Ashanti (II), Nadira Babbar, Alexis Bledel, Georgina Chapman
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936278330
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Miramax Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-07-05
Running Time: 112
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-02-11
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Editorial Reviews:
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The exotic sounds, vibrant colors, and ecstatic dancing of Bollywood collide with the cunning storytelling of Jane Austen in Bride & Prejudice (from the writer/director of previous East/West hybrid Bend It Like Beckham). When smart, outspoken Lalita Bakshi (Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai) meets Will Darcy (Martin Henderson, The Ring), she finds this American businessman arrogant and conceited--but because his best friend is falling in love with her sister, Lalita agrees to travel around India with Darcy. On the trip, a childhood friend of Darcy's named Johnny (Daniel Gillies, Spider-Man 2) both tickles Lalita's fancy and confirms her worst suspicions about Darcy. But as events unfold, Lalita wonders if she hasn't misjudged Darcy--and Johnny. Austen fans will be find much to criticize; Bride & Prejudice transplants the basic plot of Pride & Prejudice to modern India, but not much of Austen's sly wit or her insights about character and society have survived the translation. Henderson, though handsome, lacks the intimidating charisma of previous Mr. Darcys (including Laurence Olivier and Colin Firth). Thank goodness for the delightful Rai, here making her first all-English-language movie. She commands the screen like a true star (unsurprisingly, she's hugely popular in India, and previously starred in a more homegrown Austen adaptation: I Have Found It, based on Sense & Sensibility). For Western audiences unfamiliar with the freewheeling exuberance of Indian movies--wild musical numbers can break out at almost any moment--Bride & Prejudice offers an engaging taste of this fantastic cinematic style. --Bret Fetzer
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Summary: loved it!!!
Comment: This is one of my favorite movies, i've seen it over and over again and i still think it's hilarious!.
Aishwarya Rai is delihgtful, clever and funny...I'd never seen a Bollywood movie before, but this i loved, the dancing sequences were great and i loved them, made me want to learn how to dance like them, and i even liked the songs, although i don't know what they're saying.
I would totally recomend this movie to anybody interested in it.
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Summary: Fun and Funny, A good interpretation what a Bollywood movie
Comment: Fun and Funny, A good interpretation what a Bollywood movie would be in English. Jody Bissoon
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Summary: Thank goodness for then fast forward button
Comment: Jane Austen's classic "Pride & Prejudice" gets the Bollywood treatment in a rollicking update by Director Gurinder Chadha who brought "Bend it Like Beckham" to the screen creatively modernizing Austen's timeless story. Reigning Bollywood Queen Aishwayra Rai portrays Lalita Bakshi, the headstrong independent sister in search of Mr. Right while maintaining her independence. Her foil is American hotel magnate William Darcy played by Martin Henderson.
Just as you get into the storyline, suddenly the cast breaks out into song, reminiscent of "Grease." It takes awhile to get into it, and might have some viewers reaching for the fast forward button. Overall, it is an enjoyable timeless story.
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Summary: Hilarious version of a classic
Comment: I am a Jane Austen fan and one of my favorite books of hers is Pride and Prejudice. My husband's aunt asked me if I had seen Bride & Prejudice, which is an East Indian version of the classic. I eventually borrowed it from our dvd club and didn't think that I would find it very amusing - how could anyone interfere with a Jane Austen classic?! Much to my surprize, I found it mostly enjoyable - it is a good comedy and well done. So, I eventually bought it to add to my collection.
There are some things that I found inappropriate for the movie, such as the song "No life without wife" - it was too westernized, and Mr. Colly's remarks about lesbians, and the scenes of him in his underwear. Also, I did not appreciate Ashanti's very sensual performance - if it were more toned down and the performers better dressed, it would have been more tasteful (although I don't understand how this scene comes into a take on Pride & Prejudice - it is so out of place in this movie).
Were it not for these few negative scenes, I would add this to our family dvd collection so the whole family could enjoy it, as it is hilarious. I'm really surprized at those negative things I mentioned, as I thought the East Indian culture was more conservative and did not allow such things to be included in their films. I guess Bollywood has changed the classic and once tasteful approach to Indian film-making.
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Summary: Great Bollywood musical...purely for fun
Comment: This is a great Bollywood-type musical given a little of an English/American flair. It is good fun. It has a typical plot for this type of feel-good movie so don't get this if you are looking for something mind-expanding. This is a good rainy night popcorn movie. Warning the songs get stuck in your head.
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