❝Of all weapons in the world, I now know love to be the most dangerous. For I have suffered a mortal wound. When did I fall so deeply under your spell, Miss Bennet? I cannot fix the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words which lay the foundation. I was in the middle before I knew I began.❞
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I know Pride and Prejudice and Zombies gets a lot of shit, and it's considered a bad film, but I am simply too deeply enamoured with Sam Riley to care, and regardless I thought it was a lot of fun. It's pretty true to the original Austen story (just with a lot more zombies), though I don't know how faithful it is to the 2009 novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, and in my opinion the post-apocolyptic elements blended well with the historical ones. I will say, however, that the pacing of the plot was a bit odd, and caused the film to drag quite a bit in the middle, which consequently made the ending feel very rushed. The cast were excellent, and of them I really liked Riley and Matt Smith's performances; the latter is one of the best Mr. Collins portrayed on-screen despite limited lines and screen-time. I loved the costumes and sets too, and it was interesting to see how weapons and dresses were altered to make them easier to fight with/in while remaining fairly historically accurate. All in all, I had a good time watching this, and I will be rewatching often just to see Sam Riley in that leather overcoat. We need way more classic book adaptations with zombies thrown into the mix.
❝Of all weapons in the world, I now know love to be the most dangerous. For I have suffered a mortal wound. When did I fall so deeply under your spell, Miss Bennet? I cannot fix the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words which lay the foundation. I was in the middle before I knew I began.❞
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I know Pride and Prejudice and Zombies gets a lot of shit, and it's considered a bad film, but I am simply too deeply enamoured with Sam Riley to care, and regardless I thought it was a lot of fun. It's pretty true to the original Austen story (just with a lot more zombies), though I don't know how faithful it is to the 2009 novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, and in my opinion the post-apocolyptic elements blended well with the historical ones. I will say, however, that the pacing of the plot was a bit odd, and caused the film to drag quite a bit in the middle, which consequently made the ending feel very rushed. The cast were excellent, and of them I really liked Riley and Matt Smith's performances; the latter is one of the best Mr. Collins portrayed on-screen despite limited lines and screen-time. I loved the costumes and sets too, and it was interesting to see how weapons and dresses were altered to make them easier to fight with/in while remaining fairly historically accurate. All in all, I had a good time watching this, and I will be rewatching often just to see Sam Riley in that leather overcoat. We need way more classic book adaptations with zombies thrown into the mix.
