Emma
starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming, Denys Hawthorne
List Price: $14.99
as of 09/02/2010 13:09 EDT
Amazon.com's Price: $10.49
You Save: $4.50 (30%)as of 09/02/2010 13:09 EDT
Product Description:
Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and
Amazon.com:
Most people didn't mind Gwyneth Paltrow's English accent in this charming, 1996 adaptation ofJane Austen's novel (which also inspiredClueless). But even if it doesn't sound quite right to you, there are plenty of authentic and wonderful Brit thespians in this film by screenwriter-turned-director Douglas McGrath (co-author of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway), including Juliet Stevenson(Truly Madly Deeply), Alan Cumming(Buddy), Phyllida Law (Much Ado About Nothing), Ewan McGregor (the Scots star ofTrainspotting), and Sophie Thompson, outstanding and finally heartbreaking as the chattering Miss Bates. Paltrow plays Austen's benign busybody, Emma Woodhouse--so busy trying to arrange the lives of others that she is sidestepping her own. McGrath brings a kind of pretty and light touch to the production, his best move the wise delegation of creative authority to the actors themselves.--Tom Keogh
Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and
Amazon.com:
Most people didn't mind Gwyneth Paltrow's English accent in this charming, 1996 adaptation ofJane Austen's novel (which also inspiredClueless). But even if it doesn't sound quite right to you, there are plenty of authentic and wonderful Brit thespians in this film by screenwriter-turned-director Douglas McGrath (co-author of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway), including Juliet Stevenson(Truly Madly Deeply), Alan Cumming(Buddy), Phyllida Law (Much Ado About Nothing), Ewan McGregor (the Scots star ofTrainspotting), and Sophie Thompson, outstanding and finally heartbreaking as the chattering Miss Bates. Paltrow plays Austen's benign busybody, Emma Woodhouse--so busy trying to arrange the lives of others that she is sidestepping her own. McGrath brings a kind of pretty and light touch to the production, his best move the wise delegation of creative authority to the actors themselves.--Tom Keogh
Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category:
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( C ) > Collette, Toni
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( C ) > Cumming, Alan
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( C ) > Capron, Brian
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( D ) > Down, Angela
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( H ) > Hawthorne, Denys
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( L ) > Law, Phyllida
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( M ) > McGregor, Ewan
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( N ) > Northam, Jeremy
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( P ) > Paltrow, Gwyneth
- VHS > Movies & TV > Specialty Stores > Custom Stores > Actors & Actresses > ( R ) > Robbins, John Franklyn
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Very poor quality
I ordered three DVDs of different movies and this one was very poor quality compared to the others I received.There is no excuse for this. It was shrunk down and looked like it had been taped off a poor quality TV program.I've rented this movie from Blockbuster and it looked fine.What happened?! Hope I don't get anymore that look like this.
Rating: - Paltrow makes it enjoyable.
This was a difficult film to evaluate. For one thing, Emma was not my favorite of Jane Austin's novels, that pride of place having been taken by Pride and Prejudice.The choice of Gywneth Paltrow for the heroine Emma was certainly a good one.She is able to put across the self-centered but well intentioned young Emma better than anyone might.Anyone less light of touch might have made the girl patently unlikeable.In fact the entire cast did a fine job.Probably the character I most enjoyed ... Read More
Rating: - The worst of the four film adaptations
This film adaptation of Emma is, in my opinion, the worst of the four. The filmmakers used a very exaggerated, hyperactive Hollywood style which really undermines Austen storytelling. It leaves the viewer every moment expecting something more 'exciting' to happen but of course because it's an Austen story, the excitement is not in large or epic events but in the small every day interactions between characters and in the things that happen that really can only affect themselves and not society at large. ... Read More
Rating: - Terrible blu ray transfer
I Had bought Emma in The Blu ray format from another vendor.I just had to write something here to warn other customers not to buy this release as it is a very poor transfer onto Blu ray.I agree totally with Kim K with her review of the same Blu Ray release of EMMA.Its as though they have transfered the DVDonto a Bluray disc.Very poor indeed.As Kim K said wait for the US release.
Rating:
- The Ever Addicting Austen
Austen DVD's hold an irresistible pull for me. I bet I can't watch just one.Although some adaptations are more appealing than others, I found the Paltrow version of Emma, a 19th century romantic British romp, delightful.Wonderful set decoration, costumes and lush scenery are a given.The remaining cast members (esp Toni Collete's Harriett)are the completion to a magical Austen film.Of course, I purchased one for a friend who is also taken with all things Jane.Marvellous! Highly recommend!
... Read More
- Very poor qualityI ordered three DVDs of different movies and this one was very poor quality compared to the others I received.There is no excuse for this. It was shrunk down and looked like it had been taped off a poor quality TV program.I've rented this movie from Blockbuster and it looked fine.What happened?! Hope I don't get anymore that look like this.
Rating:
- Paltrow makes it enjoyable.This was a difficult film to evaluate. For one thing, Emma was not my favorite of Jane Austin's novels, that pride of place having been taken by Pride and Prejudice.The choice of Gywneth Paltrow for the heroine Emma was certainly a good one.She is able to put across the self-centered but well intentioned young Emma better than anyone might.Anyone less light of touch might have made the girl patently unlikeable.In fact the entire cast did a fine job.Probably the character I most enjoyed ... Read More
Rating:
- The worst of the four film adaptationsThis film adaptation of Emma is, in my opinion, the worst of the four. The filmmakers used a very exaggerated, hyperactive Hollywood style which really undermines Austen storytelling. It leaves the viewer every moment expecting something more 'exciting' to happen but of course because it's an Austen story, the excitement is not in large or epic events but in the small every day interactions between characters and in the things that happen that really can only affect themselves and not society at large. ... Read More
Rating:
- Terrible blu ray transferI Had bought Emma in The Blu ray format from another vendor.I just had to write something here to warn other customers not to buy this release as it is a very poor transfer onto Blu ray.I agree totally with Kim K with her review of the same Blu Ray release of EMMA.Its as though they have transfered the DVDonto a Bluray disc.Very poor indeed.As Kim K said wait for the US release.
Rating:
- The Ever Addicting AustenAusten DVD's hold an irresistible pull for me. I bet I can't watch just one.Although some adaptations are more appealing than others, I found the Paltrow version of Emma, a 19th century romantic British romp, delightful.Wonderful set decoration, costumes and lush scenery are a given.The remaining cast members (esp Toni Collete's Harriett)are the completion to a magical Austen film.Of course, I purchased one for a friend who is also taken with all things Jane.Marvellous! Highly recommend!
... Read More
