A Few Words About A few words about…™ Emma – in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[Stephen_J_H]

I know it's oh-so-chic to bash Gwyneth, but a few years back I viewed several of the versions that were currently available, and recall thinking that version was actually pretty good.

For some reason, I tend to focus on the "Badly done, Emma!" scene when Emma is chastised for being shallow and cruel as one of the more obvious examples of how good the particular adaptation is.

I would never say it's terrible, as there are some great actors and performances on display there [Jeremy Northam, Alan Cumming, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson], but even with that particular scene, Anya Taylor-Joy's performance is superior. It also has that Miramax 90s feel, which can make period pieces appear dated.

 

[Robert Harris]

I would never say it's terrible, as there are some great actors and performances on display there [Jeremy Northam, Alan Cumming, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson], but even with that particular scene, Anya Taylor-Joy's performance is superior. It also has that Miramax 90s feel, which can make period pieces appear dated.

Ms Taylor-Joy is a delight.

 

[lark144]

Ms Taylor-Joy is a delight.

Ok, Mr. Harris! You sold me.

 

[lark144]

I would never say it's terrible, as there are some great actors and performances on display there [Jeremy Northam, Alan Cumming, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson], but even with that particular scene, Anya Taylor-Joy's performance is superior. It also has that Miramax 90s feel, which can make period pieces appear dated.

It's funny how the Miramax "Emma" set in the 1810's, feels a lot more 90's today than "Clueless" which is actually set in the 90's.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I know it's oh-so-chic to bash Gwyneth, but a few years back I viewed several of the versions that were currently available, and recall thinking that version was actually pretty good.

For some reason, I tend to focus on the "Badly done, Emma!" scene when Emma is chastised for being shallow and cruel as one of the more obvious examples of how good the particular adaptation is.

Whatever damage her non-cinematic life/career has done to her reputation, Paltrow could act.

The Criterion LD of "Se7en" had a version of the diner scene that focused solely on Paltrow, and she put on a master class via that performance.

Wish I still had the LD. I've looked for that clip online and have failed, and it never made another home video release as far as I know!

 

[JohnRice]

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this. I love literary adaptations.

 

[Mark-P]

This version of Emma is different from all others: it has punctuation in the title.

 

[Tino]

It's available via streaming services in 4K/HDR.

And on sale for $9.99 for those interested. The wife and I rented it a few weeks back and didn’t care for it much. I thought it was one of the weaker adaptations. I’ll give it another watch someday.

 

[JohnRice]

I watched Emma today on the 4K stream. Impeccably done film, with plenty of sarcastic humor and jabs at British society. I'll have to watch it again to decide how good of an adaptation it is. It's wonderful to watch, though. I laughed more times than I can count.