Lost in Austen
Lost in Austen
| 01 January 2008 (USA)
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Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennett.

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nechievelasco

Abominable. I regret ever having watched this, I only did it out of curiosity. It is so twisted that even the very soul of P&P has been lost.There was nothing to love about Darcy in this movie -- the movie never showed the goodness in his character and his heart, he just fell in love with Amanda even though he despised her. DUH? He neither helped Lydia nor Jane, and worse, he proposed to Caroline Bingley, who was, in the movie, a lesbian! And I cringe at the cheap imitation of the lake scene. Elizabeth Bennet was totally out of the movie, except in the first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes of the movie. And there are worse things... Jane got married to Collins. Their marriage made a drunkard out of Charles Bingley who eloped with Lydia and almost killed Mr. Bennet. And the good guy is Wickham! The movie had Georgiana confessing that she made up the story about the planned elopement and Wickham was the one helping Amanda all throughout in the movie.I was actually half expecting Amanda to end up with Wickham, or at least wake up from a bad dream. But she ends up with Darcy!Badly done! Badly done indeed.

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Janell Kemp

well I loved this adaptation! guy Andrews has resurrected Jane Austen's romantic desire to have the leading lady end up with the most desirous of men once again. don't we all want to marry our Mr Darcy, whomever, wherever he maybe; Amanda Price did in true Austen form. It did mess with my head, but after watching it again I was most pleased to have another Austen story in the 21st century. it is also very funny towards the end. I would have loved to see a bit more of Lizzie in modern day London and Darcy discovering what had become of his world. The twists in story lines were subtle yet well done. Who would have thought Wickham would have become an honorable man? That Carolyn did not really like men! Loved, loved, loved the pond scene! I don't see this version of Austen as spoof material but another chance to celebrate romance within an English culture. But please Mr Andrews you must never do this to my beloved Persuasion.

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eor_1994

I found Lost in Austen just terrible. It made a mockery of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which is one of my favorite books. I truly believe Jane would cry tears of anguish if she watched this. Any true fan of Jane Austen would absolutely HATE this mini series!!! If I had not read the book or watched the movie I probably would have liked it but that is not the case. I apologize if you feel differently but I just had to share my opinion. I had such high hopes for this mini series but was sadly disappointed. I don't want others to make the same mistake I did in watching this. But if you have not read Pride and Prejudice or you did not like it for some reason then you may like this.

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Kaudi08

Like so many others walking the earth; I am a Jane Austen fan. And like so many others; I have my favorites; of both the stories themselves, as well as the movies in which our film makers try to capture Ms. Austen's brilliance. And let's be honest, we can get a bit critical when it comes to the works of Ms. Austen; as we fans like to protect her. We are not always kind to the people behind (as well as those who are in front of) of the movie cameras.Well, I had the fortune of stumbling across this 'Lost in Austen' mini-series just last week and I truly enjoyed it. I think the concept is fantastic and fun as we watch how things get altered on the arrival of Ms. Price; and what she has to do in order to get our beloved 'Pride and Prejudice' back on track! Not an easy task. But ahhhh, when it is all said and done, to remain behind, in the arms of Darcy...tell me - who hasn't dreamt of that?! I can only hope that more 'Lost is Austen' programs are in the making and headed our way!

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