So, I watched the latest rendering of Pride and Prejudice last night. (Note to Netflix: I not only love you, I am in love with you. There, I said it). I was a little nervous about watching this movie for two reasons: 1) I think the 6 hour long BBC miniseries would be VERY hard to beat (Note to Colin Firth: I not only love you, I am in love with you. There, I said it). Reason #2 is that Keira Knightley just bugs. She really does, people. I know she has a huge fan base out there and was nominated for an Oscar and posed nekkid on the cover of some magazine and whatnot. But seriously, she’s annoying.
Allow me to elaborate:
- She is way too skinny; not just for life in general but also to play Elizabeth Bennett. This made me a little apprehensive about watching the movie. I feel pretty strongly about Jane Austen characters and who should, or should not, play them in the movies. (Kate Winslet=yes; Gwyneth Paltrow=a resounding No)
- Her mouth is weird. The big problem with actors and weird mouths is that they are constantly talking and making various facial expressions and so your attention is always being called to their mouths and the aforementioned weirdness.
- Here’s a surprising one: I can’t stand her English accent. Now, I know it is real, but it just sounds fake to me. I am usually a huge fan of English accents, even if they aren’t real. They add to the dialogue and make cursing that much funnier. I mean, Hugh Grant would be nothing without his. NOTHING, I say.
Here’s the kicker about Pride and Prejudice: I really, really, really loved the movie. Here’s the bigger, more disturbing problem: I love every movie I have ever seen Keira Knightley in. Bend it like Beckham? Own it. Love it. Watch it a lot. Pirates of the Carribean? Really love it. Off topic: I usually think Johnny Depp is really scary looking and, yes, even ugly but for some reason when he is dressed up like a pirate, I find him completely sexy and irrestible. My husband knows this and is okay with it so I feel fine about telling everyone else.
I don't really know the point of this post except to say that I am not a fan of Keira Knightley but am a fan of her movies. Since she has the annoying habit of always being in really good non-R rated movies, this little connundrum of mine has become a huge problem and has, obviously, taken up a huge amount of my time and energy. So, there you have it.
4 comments:
Welcome my dear friend to BLOGDOM!
And what a great post to start with!
May I say Amen, Amen and Amen to all three of your conclusions about Keira?
Jane Austen's characters HAVE to have large chests. It's true. I have a testimony of it.
I'm feeling left out of the blog-ness. Maybe I'll have to give in. But could I be as witty as you (and cjane)--definitely not. So maybe I'll just read.
May I also say, I don't mind when Jane Austen's characters are flat chested. Of course, that may be because I'm empathetic to their handicap. Coincidence that cjane and you are taking the voluptuous womens' side. I don't think so.
AND, I want to let you know that although it may seem that I forgot your birthday, I really didn't. I hope you had a good one! Remind me to tell you about our week--flooding house (while we're trying to sell it), Ethan's strep throat, and other fun things. Anyway, sorry. I hope you had a good day!
Dear Kentucky,
You should feel left out. And the only remedy for that is your very own blog! It would be great! You are such much funnier than me that it's, well, not even funny.
Sorry about the week you've had. Don't feel bad about my bday. It seems like we forgot yours, too.
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