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quite so
The trailers made two things obvious - one, that it might be an enjoyable romantic movie - two, that it was not even close to being a true representation of Austen's work.
They played far too fast and loose with the dialogue, which I abhor - (as if the lines from the book aren't perfect, and an integral part of the story) and turned Elizabeth and Darcy into some sort of star-crossed soulmates instead of instant adversaries who gradually develop uncontrollable attractions to each other.
Although I have no cats and am not spinsterish, I'll wait to see it on DVD - maybe by then the mangling of this masterpiece will be less odious.