I dearly love the long version of Pride and Prejudice and Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility. So, I rented the 1972 version of Emma, hoping for another really great evening of Jane Austen. After watching it for about an hour I was totally bored to death. It was obviously made on a tight budget, or else there was a shortage of outside settings. I felt like I was sitting on the front row of an old, rustic theater watching a stage production. The acting seemed forced and rather bland. So, today I am returning this video and checking out the other two versions, hoping again for a great evening of Jane Austen.