Comments on: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

By: lulu

lulu — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:53:35 +0000

Charles: her dress is wet in the last scene because she tried to drag him back out of the lake!

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:36:15 +0000

This looks brilliant. I read all the original Austens when I was eleven, and picked up “Zombies” as soon as it came out. Oh, artistic liberties… the good it does the world. :D

By: antonio

antonio — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:07:31 +0000

after reading the originals not even sea monsters and zombies could get me to pick up anything resembling them again.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:01:43 +0000

Although an avid reader, I must admit I wouldn’t have picked up “Pride and Prejudice” on its own without the “and Zombies”. (I’ve got a twisted sense of humour, it should go without saying.)
Now that I’ve read P&P&Z I want to go back read the original P&P, just to see what is different (I mean, besides the obvious additions of the undead and the ninjas).

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:41:15 +0000

Awesome.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:21:10 +0000

I just might have to read this. P&P is my all-time favorite book and I’ve been toying with the idea of reading the zombie version. It’s obviously done in jest, and I’m all for anything to keep me entertained on my hour long train commute.

Re: Sarah-the librarian in me shudders, absolutely shudders, at the idea of rethinking public domain laws. As does the theater nerd in me-ever wonder why Shakespeare is done so frequently? No royalties! Jane Austen might not be amused, but copyright laws are so complicated anyway, we definitely don’t need it to get any worse (does she even have any living relatives?).

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:18:24 +0000

her dress is wet in the last scene.

By: lulu

lulu — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:58:13 +0000

Nice rant Sarah! I’m an English major, too. ;)
But I especially like the last split second of the video–the blood spattered screen. Extra nice touch, Ransom!

By: KJ

KJ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:12:41 +0000

I might actually read this one. I enjoy Jane Austen a great deal and can appreciate a good parody, but I just can’t get into Zombies.

Sea Monsters, however…. :)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:13:57 +0000

Who reads this stuff? Pride and Prejudice is such an awesome book (and so is Sense and Sensibility) that I can’t imagine why anyone would want to read some crazy version that has zombies or sea monsters. Jane Austen would not be amused.

They should definitely re-think those public domain laws.

Getting off my soapbox now…..