What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Wed February 24th, 2010, 2:11 am

Watching a lot of adaptations lately. Persuasion, the 2008 version, and Return to Cranford, which was wonderful. And I've started yet another Korean Historical series, Yi San.

princess garnet · Post by **princess garnet** » Wed February 24th, 2010, 3:53 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]Watching a lot of adaptations lately. Persuasion, the 2008 version, and Return to Cranford, which was wonderful. And I've started yet another Korean Historical series, Yi San.[/quote]
I've seen those adaptations. Is "Yi San" about a lady doctor? For some reason, it rings a bell. The series was dubbed into Cantonese Chinese.

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Wed February 24th, 2010, 8:22 pm

[quote=""princess garnet""]I've seen those adaptations. Is "Yi San" about a lady doctor? For some reason, it rings a bell. The series was dubbed into Cantonese Chinese.[/quote]

The series that you are thinking about is Dae Jang Geum, which is a lot of fun to watch. The heroine starts as a cook in the royal palace, and eventually becomes a doctor. I _think_ that you can get the english subtitled version through Netflix.

Yi San is an entirely different series, set some centuries later.

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 12:35 am

Telynor, how do you like that Persuasion? I haven't seen it yet.

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 1:25 am

I was left very ambivilant about it.parts of it I liked, but most of it felt very rushed and hurried, and I never had a sense of Wentworth caring about Anne.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 1:29 am

[quote=""Telynor""]I was left very ambivilant about it.parts of it I liked, but most of it felt very rushed and hurried, and I never had a sense of Wentworth caring about Anne.[/quote]

So not very persuasive? Sorry, couldn't help it

SM

nona · Post by **nona** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 6:17 am

Law Abiding Citizen....very good I thought, really good story and it moved me.

Anna Elliott · Post by **Anna Elliott** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 12:50 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]I was left very ambivilant about it.parts of it I liked, but most of it felt very rushed and hurried, and I never had a sense of Wentworth caring about Anne.[/quote]

I agree. Persuasion is my favorite Austen, and I really wished the adaptation had been longer--too many of my favorite bits from the book were left out. I really liked the actor who played Wentworth, though.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 1:09 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]I was left very ambivilant about it.parts of it I liked, but most of it felt very rushed and hurried, and I never had a sense of Wentworth caring about Anne.[/quote]

I agree too - there were a lot of good things in this adaptation but a few crucial elements were totally off. The worst part was the end, where Anne does a sort of marathon run around Bath, and they totally cut out that wonderful scene where he secretly hands her the letter.

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 4:09 pm

Oh yes that sprint around Bath, more like watching Chariots of Fire with skirts! A very strange, and very condensed version, of the book.