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Pride and Prejudice Who played Mrs. Bennett better?

216 fans picked:
Brenda Blethyn (2005)
   58%
Alison Steadman (1995)
   42%
 kateliness2 posted over a year ago
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x-missmckena-x picked Alison Steadman (1995):
i just loveed her! awesome!
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kateliness2 picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
I thought they both did an excellent job. But, Ms. Blethyn is *everything* that I pictured for the role. She even looks just like how I pictured her.
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chel1395 picked Alison Steadman (1995):
Agree, kateliness2. They were both amazing in the role. However, I liked Alison Steadman just a itty bit more.
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orlabobs picked Alison Steadman (1995):
I couldnt stand Brenda Blethyn..... however...i was forever chringing and laughing with how Alison portrayed Mrs.Bennet!!!!
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charleybrown picked Alison Steadman (1995):
I thought they both did a good job but Alison Steadman defined that role with her mannerisms and the fluttering of her nerves...
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zuntiz picked Alison Steadman (1995):
I liked them both, but steadman was in my opinion perfect. when she dashed around, calling for diffrent people in her high pitched voice...
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Yeah, I can't pick--Steadman was closer to the book maybe, but Blethyn was a really good interpretation also--a slightly easier to love version of Mrs B. They were both equally believable.
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lizziedarcy95 picked Alison Steadman (1995):
alison was so lively and ott
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samjhart picked Alison Steadman (1995):
alison rocked in this role! lol jus as i imagined mrs bennet
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Celina79 picked Alison Steadman (1995):
She played her very good!!
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allis143 picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
She wasn't as bitchy as Alison.
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cromulanfav picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
She was far more annoying
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Piu95 picked Alison Steadman (1995):
She was brilliant :)
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itarille picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
Alison's portrayal seemed a bit unrealistically screechy. Brenda was exactly how I pictured Mrs. Bennet and good grief she annoyed the crap out of me! ^_^
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hahameme picked Alison Steadman (1995):
Alison was just so.. annoying, and silly! Screeching around at Mr.Bennet over the stupidest stuff! She was SO funny!
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Jenpop389 picked Alison Steadman (1995):
She was so funny.
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birdergirl picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
Steadman was overly exaggerated in her screechiness. I could barely watch her scenes. Blethyn conveyed the coarseness of Mrs. Bennett excellently and still retained believability. I much preferred Blethyn's performance.
With Blethyn, you could see a glimmer of why Mr. Bennett had once been attracted to her, however Steadman portrayed a silly shrew that no man would want..
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xjiiu picked Brenda Blethyn (2005):
95 mom seemed more like a caricature of how mrs bennett would be. way too extreme, and annoying! ridiculous. no one would really behave that way. but 05 was perfect, she seemed like a real mother of all those girls, and all the interactions and behaviors made sense and were entertaining.
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