Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey) Critiques

5 Responses to Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey) Critiques

1. Viewer says:

   July 21, 2011 at 1:22 am

   259 of 269 people found the following review helpful:

   Excellent Collection for Austen lovers!, September 3, 2004

   By Viewer (USA) –

   This review is from: Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey) (DVD)

   Let’s quickly ammend what the previous reviewer said! First of all, this is an excellent DVD collection of excellent quality. The pictures are all crystal clear, the sound is striking, and the acting is fantastic. BBC and Warner Brothers did a fabulous job of remastering these films from the 70′s and 80′s and I am thrilled I bought the whole set. You can also buy each movie separately. As for side B of certain movies, the disc specifically says right on it “blank disc.” This is because on some of them, the entire movie fits on the first side, thus side B is obviously unused. If the previous reviewer actually watched the movies, they would see that nothing is missing, so let’s hope they give their collection another try! I for one am so glad I finally own these older, and more definitive version of Jane Austen’s amazing works. Enjoy it, as I have and will continue to do so!

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2. David P. Graf says:

   July 21, 2011 at 1:24 am

   174 of 181 people found the following review helpful:

   Unexpected surprise!, November 26, 2004

   By David P. Graf (Chatham, IL USA) –
     

   This review is from: Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / Northanger Abbey) (DVD)

   I’m not going to try to convince people who aren’t already familiar with the videotape versions that they have to buy these DVDs. However, if you already enjoy them, then you’re going to have a nice surprise when you get the DVDs. The DVDs contain scenes not found on the videotapes. We saw that for ourselves when we put on Pride and Prejudice which is one of our favorites. In this case, there’s 265 minutes in the DVD version, but only 229 in the videotape version. That’s a big difference! Not only do you get more to enjoy, but the DVDs are going to last a lot longer than the videotapes. The picture and sound are fine. This is an outstanding bargain if you already enjoy these versions of Austen’s works.

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3. Jacki Jinx says:

   July 21, 2011 at 1:33 am

   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

   Unbelievably unprofessional, January 31, 2011

   By Jacki Jinx –

   This review is from: Persuasion: Reception and Responsibility (Paperback)

   I can not believe, based on how much I needed to spend on this book, that many of the definitions cited in the chapters are from wikipedia. Wikipedia! I can’t name a single professor who would accept that on a paper, but somehow, that’s perfectly acceptable in the textbook publishing world. And some of the sources aren’t even cited at all! And don’t get me started on the perspective bias that is in there. One incident of a man who murdered five people was insinuated to be due to a miscommunication/bad persuasion issue, but when I found information outside of the book on the incident, there was no such causation mentioned…and the author had the death count off. Bottom-line is, although there is certainly useful information in here, but the book is constructed rather poorly, and based upon that alone, it’s incredibly hard to trust the text. Certainly not worth the money spent.

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4. Ed Williams says:

   July 21, 2011 at 1:51 am

   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

   Complete waste of time…, July 26, 2010

   By Ed Williams (Colorado Springs, CO USA) –
     

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   This review is from: Persuasion: Reception and Responsibility (Paperback)

   The author is so very opinionated about politics that reading it is difficult. In addition the entire book is mostly on how to be a good listener, what to listen for, etc. Only the last few chapters have any reference to how to persuade people and it’s very unremarkable information. Suggested my university drop this book from their line-up.

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5. Jeffrey Harris says:

   October 27, 2011 at 1:12 pm

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