Bridget Jones and the Maximizing of Profit
Added 11/20/2009
The original "Bridget Jones Diary" is one of my favorite recent comedies . . . I can say that even though I'm a guy. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant led a stellar ensemble cast that was as committed to pitch-perfect little moments as it was to broad laughs and big romantic scenes. All in all, the original "BJD" is right up there with the most charming of English comedies.
But you know what happens with Hollywood and good ideas - if there's a nickel to be made, then nothing is sacred.
Somehow Zellweger, Firth and Grant let their "people" talk them into making this absolutely soulless shell of a sequel. On the Sequel Scale, with "Godfather II" at the top with an easy 10 and "Caddyshack 2" a zero, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" rates about a 1.5. The concept is stupid - Bridget is still dizzily in love with Darcy (Firth), and he does nothing at all wrong except be just too darn perfect for words. But we must contrive some conflict, so Bridget concocts stupid sins on his part that even she realizes are stupid, but they are sufficient to create some distance between the two.
Look, in romantic comedies we expect a certain amount of cliche and coincidence - it comes with the territory. But this sequel just isn't true to Bridget. She learned in the first movie that Darcy really loved her, and she is a smart enough girl that she would never do the idiotic things she does in this movie. That's one of her most endearing qualities - Bridget is smarter than the thin people in her world realize. Stupid Bridget just ain't that interesting.
In this closed universe of profiteering, the filmmakers are so completely bereft of ideas that no sooner has Darcy left the stage in a semi-huff that Hugh Grant oozes back into Bridget's life, looking for a return to Bridget's arms. This makes absolutely no sense - here's Grant (it makes no sense to refer to his name - he's playing Hugh Grant), jet-setting around the world for a fun TV show, apparently still sleeping with supermodels, and yet his number one goal seems to be to seduce Bridget. Whaaaa? If Grant's purpose was to get revenge on Darcy, then perhaps the movie might have been funny. Not even Hugh Grant's charm can make this ridiculous character work.
We also get lots of contrived scenes demonstrating how the lovable Bridget gets herself into trouble. When Bridget thinks she's pregnant, not only are the filmmakers content to fall back on the old "Let's watch the terrible skier fly down the mountain at top speed, leaving a trail of destruction while narrowly escaping death and screaming 'Whoooo!'," but they have her glide into a pharmacy (yes, a pharmacy) at the bottom of the slope (pretty prime real estate for a pharmacy), where she requests a birth control test, only to realize that she is in the one store in a German tourist town where nobody speaks English. Hardy har nope. There's more exercise of similar "wit," including most tastelessly some completely shameless scenes in a Thai women's prison, where the filmmakers think the prisoners can be made to forget their cares and woes with a little Madonna sing-a-long and some lingerie. Nice.
Save your money - do not buy this film. At best, this movie should be seen by potential filmmakers and storytellers as a cautionary tale of the bad things that can happen to a great idea.
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Bridget Jones- The edge of reason
Added 8/5/2009
I absolutly love this movie anytime of the day. It's a perfect movie to just get caught up into when you want to experience another person's life & adventure. It's funny, entertaining with a good storyline & great music too.
If you like Bridget Jones, you'll need to get this movie.
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acctually i saw part one i loved it but this part it's kind of repeating and you expecting what would happen.
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I love Renee and Colin
Added 6/20/2009
I loved this film it was so cute with lots of plot twists and turns.The wedding scene at the end with the bouquets in the wedding with the lights in it and them walking off into this snowy scene together.
A must see film...
Makes me want to go to the UK straight away!
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Great Buy, Thanks
Added 5/30/2009
Thanks for the DVD! It came as described on the website. I am satisfied with my purchase. I will definitely purchase from this seller again!! Thanks again =)
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Bridget Jones and the Maximizing of Profit
Added 11/20/2009
The original "Bridget Jones Diary" is one of my favorite recent comedies . . . I can say that even though I'm a guy. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant led a stellar ensemble cast that was as committed to pitch-perfect little moments as it was to broad laughs and big romantic scenes. All in all, the original "BJD" is right up there with the most charming of English comedies.
But you know what happens with Hollywood and good ideas - if there's a nickel to be made, then nothing is sacred.
Somehow Zellweger, Firth and Grant let their "people" talk them into making this absolutely soulless shell of a sequel. On the Sequel Scale, with "Godfather II" at the top with an easy 10 and "Caddyshack 2" a zero, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" rates about a 1.5. The concept is stupid - Bridget is still dizzily in love with Darcy (Firth), and he does nothing at all wrong except be just too darn perfect for words. But we must contrive some conflict, so Bridget concocts stupid sins on his part that even she realizes are stupid, but they are sufficient to create some distance between the two.
Look, in romantic comedies we expect a certain amount of cliche and coincidence - it comes with the territory. But this sequel just isn't true to Bridget. She learned in the first movie that Darcy really loved her, and she is a smart enough girl that she would never do the idiotic things she does in this movie. That's one of her most endearing qualities - Bridget is smarter than the thin people in her world realize. Stupid Bridget just ain't that interesting.
In this closed universe of profiteering, the filmmakers are so completely bereft of ideas that no sooner has Darcy left the stage in a semi-huff that Hugh Grant oozes back into Bridget's life, looking for a return to Bridget's arms. This makes absolutely no sense - here's Grant (it makes no sense to refer to his name - he's playing Hugh Grant), jet-setting around the world for a fun TV show, apparently still sleeping with supermodels, and yet his number one goal seems to be to seduce Bridget. Whaaaa? If Grant's purpose was to get revenge on Darcy, then perhaps the movie might have been funny. Not even Hugh Grant's charm can make this ridiculous character work.
We also get lots of contrived scenes demonstrating how the lovable Bridget gets herself into trouble. When Bridget thinks she's pregnant, not only are the filmmakers content to fall back on the old "Let's watch the terrible skier fly down the mountain at top speed, leaving a trail of destruction while narrowly escaping death and screaming 'Whoooo!'," but they have her glide into a pharmacy (yes, a pharmacy) at the bottom of the slope (pretty prime real estate for a pharmacy), where she requests a birth control test, only to realize that she is in the one store in a German tourist town where nobody speaks English. Hardy har nope. There's more exercise of similar "wit," including most tastelessly some completely shameless scenes in a Thai women's prison, where the filmmakers think the prisoners can be made to forget their cares and woes with a little Madonna sing-a-long and some lingerie. Nice.
Save your money - do not buy this film. At best, this movie should be seen by potential filmmakers and storytellers as a cautionary tale of the bad things that can happen to a great idea.
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Bridget Jones- The edge of reason
Added 8/5/2009
I absolutly love this movie anytime of the day. It's a perfect movie to just get caught up into when you want to experience another person's life & adventure. It's funny, entertaining with a good storyline & great music too.
If you like Bridget Jones, you'll need to get this movie.
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acctually i saw part one i loved it but this part it's kind of repeating and you expecting what would happen.
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