Posted on 03/10/2006 3:02:54 PM PST by GretchenM
The president and first lady met in the Oval Office with representatives from various organizations honored for their support of the U.S. military.
President Bush welcomed Peru's President Toledo to the White House. Click here for his remarks.
Bush addressed the National Newspaper Association Conference. Click here to read his remarks.
He commented on the port debate. Click here for article
"Norton is resigning after five years as" Interior Secretary, "the Associated Press has learned. Norton planned to announce her decision Friday, March 10, 2006, a senior government official and another source familiar with her decision told the AP," per Yahoo! News.
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Thanks for subbing for Mike tonight, Gretchen. By the time I got his freep, I got yours, so thanks a bunch!
btw..........did you read my post about the new movie of Pride and Prejudice? If you did, I'm interested in your Austenian opinion..... :)
President Bush with Peruvian President, and Charo.
Happy Friday, pollyannaish. Welcome to early hours of the party!
I'm writing up the reply as you are reading tonight's Dose. ;-)
Wow that's nice, thank you Gretchen :-) I don't often post on this thread but I look forward to it everyday!
Excellent!
In reply to last night's question re the new "Pride and Prejudice" --
It's already fading from my memory but here are my main thoughts. I do want to get the DVD when it comes out.
It is awfully difficult to condense such great literature, with intricate plots and subplots, into two hours. They did a pretty good job of it, and because I know the story so well, I was able to fill in the blanks effortlessly, so what they had to omit didn't detract from my enjoyment.
Donald Sutherland did a lot more justice to the "I give my blessing to you and Darcy" scene than the A&E Mr. Bennet did. I got teary when Sutherland's Mr. Bennet worked his way through that scene.
I thought the new version did a better job of showing the repulsion - attraction cycles between Elizabeth and Darcy. This version was a lot *sparkier*.
The music was enjoyable. The camera work -- hand held cams during the crowded ballroom scenes -- was hard on my eyes and for me it distracted a lot from the story.
Keira Knightley did a very fine job and made Elizabeth quite interesting.
One casting choice that was horrible: Mr. Bingley. Did you find him a credible lover for Jane?
I did not like Mr. Bennet's needless line re his wife's "occult" ability to foretell the weather. Austen would have had a cow.
I loved the setting with the lake and the house. That was perfect.
Your thoughts? Your comments may stimulate me to remember more.
It's a doozy and was my first choice till I saw him behind the fronds. When you put up the Dose all the time, it's fun to seek a different look. But that one would have been a great choice for #1 today.
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So you liked it? I never got a chance to see it but I LOVE the book and I loved the A&E version. I wasn't sure whether or not I would want to see the Hollywood version.
Thanks! Don't mind being fashionably late, but hate showing up about the time everyone says...good to see you, you missed a great party! LOL.
Hope you are well. Thank you for a wonderful dose.
Hi Gretchen. How are you doing? You have been in my prayers.
The crowded ballroom scenes were also distracting for me. It was difficult to follow the characters who were important. I thought the BBC version was 'cleaner.'
My thoughts are also that it is impossible to get all that plot into two hours. Maybe three might have done it more justice, or maybe cutting a character or two completely. I thought that they might have done a better job in editing. For instance, why so long a scene on the swing? There were so many parts that were choppy that might have been filled in a bit with more time. If you didn't know the plot well, I don't think you could follow it.
I thought Darcy did fine, but at the beginning, he didn't seem haughty and proud.........he just seemed mean. Hard to compare with Colin Firth........I thought he was perfect in the role.
I wasn't too impressed with Keira Knightly, and it may be a petty thing, but I thought she didn't translate well into the late 18th century because of her lips. (Silly?) She just looked like a 21st century doctored young actress to me. I thought her acting was fine........and my husband pointed out that she did 19th century well in Pirates of the Caribbean. And she did.
I liked Donald Sutherland, and I liked Mrs Bennett too..........much 'earthier' than in the BBC version. Oh........and Wickham looked more believeable, but his part was almost non existent.
The scenery was magnificent.
Overall, I enjoyed it very much in spite of its flaws.
Yes, I did (and my friend who went with me also really enjoyed it). I wish I could remember more about the music but I do recall that I commented on how nice it was. They stuck pretty close to the book and Austen's dialogues -- always a wise idea when working with such great literature.
How do you do that?
The A&E Bingley was also perfect, IMO.........just like Darcy.
I almost got the movie today but was afraid of how they portrayed one of my favorite books. Was it any good?
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