Line #33 YMMV/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies


1	!! For the book:
2	* JustHereForGodzilla: From the back cover: "''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read."
3	** The most readable thing is probably the back cover itself, if only for the About The Author lines. "Jane Austen is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature. Seth Grahame-Smith once took a class in English literature."
4	** Amazon's variant is better still. "Jane Austen is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature. Seth Grahame-Smith is the author of How to Survive a Horror Movie and The Big Book of Porn."
5	* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: As in the original, Kitty and Lydia spend the first two books as clones of their mother, completely shallow and concerned with nothing but nabbing a rich husband. But by ''Dreadfully Ever After'', Kitty has matured considerably, ashamed of her previous behavior and determined to help her family any way she can.
6	* SoOkayItsAverage: In the minds of some people.
7	* {{Squick}}: Every scene featuring [[spoiler:Charlotte after she is infected]].
8	* TearJerker: Elizabeth discovers a [[UndeadChild little boy zombie]] chained up in a bedroom and thinks it's some kind of sick joke until she realizes that his mother ''still loves him'' and keeps him around because he's all she has left. The scene is so pathetic that Elizabeth spares the boy and leaves the place in tears.
9	** "[[CrapsackWorld The world is mad]]! The world is mad, and it makes not a bit of difference!"
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11	!! For the FilmOfTheBook:
12	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: It's left unclear whether Lydia [[spoiler: left with Wickham on her own volition or was kidnapped or coerced into going with him. With his AdaptationalVillainy, Wickham would have been capable of doing such a cruel act. Lydia does seem to take her fighting responsibilities seriously, so in one probable scenario, Wickham may have lured her by telling her that her sister was in trouble, and Lydia, in her impetuous youth, did not stop to think why Wickham would ask for her help alone.]]
13	* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad George Wickham]] is now a murderer who implicitly killed Darcy Sr. for the inheritance. After squandering said inheritance, Wickham later comes in possession of zombies he "[[OurZombiesAreDifferent civilizes]]" with pig brains and decides to unleash, as well as more of the undead hordes, on London. Leading them through many deaths of civilians, Wickham unleashes his armies on London to slaughter the populace until he can rule the city as a king. Declaring himself TheAntiChrist out to lead the dead, Wickham attempts to murder Darcy and later [[spoiler:arrives at the end to attack Darcy and Elizabeth's wedding party to kill all of the Bennet family]].
14	* CriticalDissonance: Critics don't seem to have responded well to the film, but audience reactions are more favourable.
15	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
16	** Creator/MattSmith as Mr. Collins is a highly praised part, stealing every scene he's in.
17	** Likewise Lady Catherine because she's played by Creator/LenaHeadey, is famed for zombie killing and has an eyepatch.
18	* EstrogenBrigade: Both Mr. Bingley and Mr. Wickham have a considerable female following.
19	* FanPreferredCouple: Lizzie and Collins have some traction now, especially since their actors were dating. There appears to be more BelligerentSexualTension here than in other versions, due to the chemistry between them.
20	* GeniusBonus: After their wedding kisses, Jane smiles and Elizabeth laughs with joy. This is in reference to Elizabeth's quote in the Austen text, where she compares the new brides' happiness.
21	--> "I am happier than even Jane; she only smiles, I laugh."
22	* HilariousInHindsight:
23	** Lizzie repeatedly rebuffing Mr. Collins becomes even more hilarious with the knowledge that their actors were dating at the time.
24	** Lily James, who plays Lizzie, had played the best friend to the 2005 adaptation's Jane (Rosamund Pike) in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans''.
25	* HollywoodHomely: Charlotte here is considerably cuter than her novel counterpart, who is meant to be plain. Although nobody comments on her attractiveness, she still accepts Collins's proposal because she feels she has no better prospects.
26	* LoveToHate: Matt Smith's pompous and arrogant take on Mr. Collins...sorry [[InsistentTerminology Parson]] Collins. He's a complete twat and yet he's the most entertaining character in the movie.
27	* NarmCharm: It features [[ProperLady Proper Ladies]] of Regency England going around fighting zombies, all the while talking about Shaolin Training in flowery old fashioned langugage. And yet every one of the actors is clearly committing to the material to make it ''work''. According to Lily James, this was invoked by the director. He told them to play their scenes as seriously as possible, and the humour would come from that rather than a "wink to the audience".
28	* ObviousJudas: Even if you have zero prior knowledge of the book or its adaptations, the revelation that [[spoiler: Wickham]] is evil should come as no surprise, what with him showing up unexpectedly at night, being buddies with the zombies, and [[SmugSmiler smirking]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking all the time]].
29	* SoOkayItsAverage: The critical consensus is hovering steadily at "mixed" - as of Feb. 15, 2016, it has a 43% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
30	* {{Squick}}: The first proper zombie we see has half her face rotted off and mucus coming out of her nose.
31	* TearJerker: The fate of the late Mr. Darcy. [[spoiler: As soon as he announced his intention of leaving Wickham an inheritance, he was mysteriously infected and had to be [[MercyKill taken care of.]]]]
32	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Charles Dance plays Mr. Bennet as the patriarch of a family of zombie hunting {{Action Girl}}s, and yet he has hardly any screen time.

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