tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283372246233215325.post1412447043330063137..comments2023-06-01T03:48:42.822-04:00Comments on Bride of Cranky Old Geezer: After a long absence, PersuasionThe Bridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14410022162490159183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283372246233215325.post-87683295339438782132008-01-16T21:38:00.000-05:002008-01-16T21:38:00.000-05:00Oh, and I didn't think Penry-Jones prettiness made...Oh, and I didn't think Penry-Jones prettiness made up for the lack of chemistry. I just thought it was nice that he was there for me to look, since there wasn't much else to delight the eye.The Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410022162490159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283372246233215325.post-89813814879111952412008-01-16T21:36:00.000-05:002008-01-16T21:36:00.000-05:00I averted my eyes during the kiss, so it didn't ha...I averted my eyes during the kiss, so it didn't happen.The Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410022162490159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283372246233215325.post-51241363713217686412008-01-16T14:09:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:09:00.000-05:00Thank you for relating exactly my own views of thi...Thank you for relating exactly my own views of this version, and saving me the trouble. Except that I'm not sure that the prettiness of Penry-Jones made up for the lack of chemistry between the two leads. After the Hinds' version of Wentworth, who was handsome in a dashing, believably-weathered-by-the-sea way, it's hard for a pretty-boy (no matter how very very pretty) to stand in for the captain. <BR/><BR/>There *was* a kiss, by the way. I fast forwarded through it, but because it was in slo-mo I had to endure it almost real time.<BR/><BR/>An online friend referred to the end as a period remake of Run, Lola, Run ("Run, Ann, Run").Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475433990354514332noreply@blogger.com