Comments on: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: A Review http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/27/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-a-review/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jeremiah Allan http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/27/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-461136 Jeremiah Allan Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:17:06 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11309#comment-461136 BRIDGET JONES' DIARY is based on PRIDE & PREJUDICE, as well, though many of Elizabeth's motives were unfulfilled or outright removed by Renee Zellweger's character in the movie. At least Colin Firth, Mr. Darcy from the ultra-perfect BBC mini-series, reprised his role as Darcy for DIARY. That was a neat little nod of the hat. BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY is based on PRIDE & PREJUDICE, as well, though many of Elizabeth’s motives were unfulfilled or outright removed by Renee Zellweger’s character in the movie. At least Colin Firth, Mr. Darcy from the ultra-perfect BBC mini-series, reprised his role as Darcy for DIARY. That was a neat little nod of the hat.

]]> By: Kurt Busiek http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/27/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-461093 Kurt Busiek Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:03:40 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11309#comment-461093 >> After all, who wants to read a book where the heroines’ sole employment is wafting around annoying men and being annoyed by them? >> Millions. Of course, they got rather more out of it than that. >> Updating Austen to a modern setting would be nearly impossible–the nuances of class and social interaction would be lost nowadays, though class certainly isn’t gone from our problems.>> Have you seen CLUELESS? That was Austen's EMMA, updated quite well to a modern setting. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is among my favorite novels ever -- but I'm looking forward to this version too. But I think you're giving short shrift to the original, by assuming stuff about what you'd think if you'd actually read any Austen that just ain't true. >> After all, who wants to read a book where the heroines’ sole employment is wafting around annoying men and being annoyed by them? >>

Millions.

Of course, they got rather more out of it than that.

>> Updating Austen to a modern setting would be nearly impossible–the nuances of class and social interaction would be lost nowadays, though class certainly isn’t gone from our problems.>>

Have you seen CLUELESS?

That was Austen’s EMMA, updated quite well to a modern setting.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is among my favorite novels ever — but I’m looking forward to this version too. But I think you’re giving short shrift to the original, by assuming stuff about what you’d think if you’d actually read any Austen that just ain’t true.

]]> By: Jeremiah Allan http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/27/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-461057 Jeremiah Allan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:29:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11309#comment-461057 I took a 400 level seminar in British Literature where we read every novel Jane Austen had ever written, including the one she didn't finish, and I have to say that boiling down Elizabeth's existence to "the heroines’ sole employment is wafting around annoying men and being annoyed by them" is a bit unfair to one of Austen's most compelling protagonists. The original is a fantastic book and, speaking also as a disciple of the zombie apocalypse, I've been looking forward to this mash-up since I heard about it here months ago. Knowing that you liked it, having picked up on some of your sensibilities since your arrival, I'm doubly excited for it. Thanks for the review. I took a 400 level seminar in British Literature where we read every novel Jane Austen had ever written, including the one she didn’t finish, and I have to say that boiling down Elizabeth’s existence to “the heroines’ sole employment is wafting around annoying men and being annoyed by them” is a bit unfair to one of Austen’s most compelling protagonists.

The original is a fantastic book and, speaking also as a disciple of the zombie apocalypse, I’ve been looking forward to this mash-up since I heard about it here months ago. Knowing that you liked it, having picked up on some of your sensibilities since your arrival, I’m doubly excited for it.

Thanks for the review.

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