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1.Northanger Abbey [2007] starring: Felicity Jones, JJ Feild, Carey Mulligan, Liam Cunningham March 26, 2007
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I have yet to see a perfect film or television adaptation of Northanger Abbey, but this one probably comes as close as any. It has its flaws, particularly in some of the screenplay. This has its weaknesses particularly in the dialogue, although I suppose this is inevitable when one tries to condense a novel into 93 minutes. The wonderful scene at the dance with that delightful conversation between Henry and Catherine where Henry says "Then we are on very unequal terms , for I understand you perfectly well", to which Catherine replies with one of the best lines in the novel: "Me? Yes, I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible", is left out of this adaptation in its entirety. Indeed, much of the dialogue which defines Catherine's character ... Read More:

2.The Jane Austen ITV Collection - Mansfield Park / Northanger Abbey / Emma (3 Disc Box Set) [2007] starring: Billie Piper, William Beck, Liam Cunningham, Kate Beckinsale, Samantha Morton directed by: Diarmuid Lawrence March 26, 2007
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I saw the whole short season of ITV Austen adaptations from which the three featured here were chosen and the main mystery to me is why it was that by far the the best of them - 'Persuasion', with Rupert Penry Jones and the excellent Sally Hawkins - was not included in this set. This 'Mansfield Park' is especially poor, partly because Billie Piper - (a decent actress to be sure) is miscast. Even her looks, with her trademark bleached blonde hair and black eyebrows, are simply wrong for a lead Austen part. For Mansfield Park, look for the greatly superior version starring Frances O' Connor as Fanny Price.

3.Last Orders [2002] starring: Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren directed by: Fred Schepisi July 28, 2003
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

4.To the Ends of the Earth [2005] starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Pettifer, Victoria Hamilton, Daniel Evans, Robert Hobbs (II) directed by: David Attwood March 14, 2006
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

5.Masterpiece Theatre: Northanger Abbey [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O'Brien, Felicity Jones (II) directed by: Jon Jones (II) January 22, 2008
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

6.Masterpiece Theatre: Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Liz Kettle, John Albasiny, Joseph Mawle, Alfred Harmsworth, Jim Carter directed by: Jon Jones (II) June 19, 2007
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

7.The Intended [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Janet McTeer, Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Tony Maudsley, JJ Feild directed by: Kristian Levring December 28, 2004
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

8.Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Matthew Modine, Vanessa Redgrave, Mia Sara, Daryl Hannah, JJ Feild directed by: Brian Henson February 05, 2002
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

9.Last Orders [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren directed by: Fred Schepisi August 13, 2002
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

10.Masterpiece Theatre: The Sally Lockhart Mysteries - Ruby in the Smoke [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Billie Piper, Matt Smith (XXXII), Sian Thomas, Kay Lyon, Robert Putt directed by: Brian Percival April 24, 2007
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For me, when you get British actors of this calibre together making a film I really expect it to be something special,because Caine, Winstone and Hoskins are among my favourites. Sadly I felt let down by a story that had little meaning and never really seemed to be going anywhere. The acting itself was good as you would expect but the film itself had an uninteresting plot which was made even worse by Michael Caines fairly early departure.

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