Chapter's almost finished! :)
I've been thinking more about adaptations, and Emma2 in particular. I saw it when it first came out, and there were not many adaptations available then. There were the old BBC versions which I wasn't even aware of, and then there were the rather recently-released P&P2, S&S2, and P2. When I saw P2, I hadn't even read the book yet! And though I had read S&S, I hadn't really gotten into it and didn't know the plot very well. So I was quite uncritical of all the adaptations then; I was just happy to have any adaptation at all. I wonder, if S&S 2 were to come out now, would I like it? Probably not. At this point I know every nuance of the book plot and have definite opinions about all the characters, and no doubt I would be extremely put out that characters were deleted and plot elements missing, as well as the ages of the actors not matching those of the book. But by the time I recognized all those things, it was too late. I already loved the movie.
I think the same thing happened with Emma2. I didn't know the book all that well back then, and I didn't see Emma3 for years (I was living in California then), and because Emma2 is a nice movie in itself I didn't mind the changes. I think if it were a new movie coming out now, I might be highly critical of it!
Anyway, that's what I've been musing on as I work out the last bit of this chapter. :)