Justine Larbalestier

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Blasphemy

Am I alone in finding Anne Hathaway not even remotely Jane Austen-like?

Didn’t think so.

Gah!

Posted by Justine at 23:30, 2 August 2007 under Ranting, Toilets, Viewing | 10 Comments »

Comments

  1. Martin Livings Says:

    Well, really, if she was anything like Jane Austen, she wouldn’t have to BECOME Jane, would she? The film would be called “Being Jane”. Duh!

    Look on the bright side, at least she’s not playing William Shakespeare’s wife… that would just be confusing…

    August 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 pm

  2. Dan Goodman Says:

    She’s done wonderfully at preserving her looks since she became a widow (I wonder if she’s ever going to write an autobiography, and explain why William left her the second best bed.)

    August 3rd, 2007 at 12:32 am

  3. lili Says:

    (shudder)

    what an awful film.

    no story. no historical accuracy. and worst of all – no sexual tension. it was like spitting on jane’s grave and then jumping up and down on it yelling ‘ner ner, we destroyed your legacy! harr’.

    August 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 am

  4. Diana Says:

    I’m a sucker for James MacAvoy. So I don’t care.

    And I think the way they did up Anne in this movie she looks like the chick who played Fanny in the MP adaptation. And that was the one (movie) that was supposed to have incorporated all that “autobiographical” stuff.

    August 3rd, 2007 at 7:15 am

  5. Nichole Says:

    I like to pretend that the whole thing just never happened.

    August 3rd, 2007 at 10:58 am

  6. Agustina Says:

    Hey Justine, i just discovered yor blog, I love your writing, and I read on your bio section that you and your husband like to come to Argentina, I live in Buenos Aires, so next time you´re planning a visit please let me know.

    All the best

    August 3rd, 2007 at 3:42 pm

  7. Adrienne Vrettos Says:

    Agreed. That’s not to say I won’t rent it and watch it while eating a giant bowl of ice cream, cooing over the dresses and complaining about Ms. Hathaway’s utter un-Janeness

    August 3rd, 2007 at 5:25 pm

  8. hwalk Says:

    reminds me of this post by shannon hale:

    http://oinks.squeetus.com/2007/06/our-chum-jane.html

    August 3rd, 2007 at 10:08 pm

  9. 9. Justine Says:

    Agustina: I’d love to go back to Buenos Aires—I love it!—but sadly there’s no chance of that for several years. Worse luck.

    Hwalk: What a lovely post. Thanks for pointing it out. Quite a co-incidence too. I just started reading Shannon Hale for the first time and have been blown away. Princess Academy wasn’t anything like I was expecting. What a wonderful writer she is!

    August 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 pm

  10. shelly rae Says:

    So Justine, who would you pick to play Jane?
    Anon

    August 6th, 2007 at 12:45 am

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