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Title: 1980s version vs. 1995 version
Review: I just saw the 1980s bbc version after having seen the 1995 version and rereading the book, and it is almost not fair to compare the two movies. The screen writing and direction for the 1995 version is just so much more sophisticated. A very typical example: at the party at Sir Lucas' house toward the beginning of the novel, we have the scene where Elizabeth observes that Darcy is listening to her conversation and she teases him for it. In the 1980s version, Darcy is standing all the way across a rather large and crowded room from her,and she has to wind her way over to him and say something like, "did I not just express myself uncommonly well just now," or something like that. It made no sense at all. I also agree with a previous reviewer who noted that Kitty looked to be about 40 in the 1980s version. I could go on and on...
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