NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

OpenID Although this version gets great reviews I found it seriously lacking in its faithfulness to the original Jane Austen novel. I didn't like it. There are far too many 'innovations' most especially the scenes of Darcy in his bath and worse Darcy diving into the lake and meeting Elizabeth half dressed and soaking (!). Ridiculous - and not in the original novel. In the novel Darcy and Elizabeth meet at Pemberley and the shock to both is real, but they are both fully clothed. The action is in their mutual surprise/embarrassment at meeting. Obviously the producers did not, for some reason, like the original Austen scene and thus this ludicrous innovation. Mrs Bennett is way overacted - her voice is loud and harsh and grates for most of the movie. Her frantic and real concern over her daughters' plight should their father die first is completely lost in this bizarre over the top acting. The younger Miss Bennetts are also overdone. In the novel they are silly, mindless girls but in this movie they are wildly dashing about the place in a loud, boisterous manner. Mr Collins in the novel is a quasi-comic character but here he is depicted as a predatory, creepy character. I found his scenes to be particularity disturbing rather than comic. Maybe the object of this production was to make Pride and Prejudice accessible to a wide audience and it seems to have succeeded in doing this.but it sadly left Jane Austen back at the starting gate. I recommend reading the novel for a fascinating look at the Regency Period and the manners and norms of that day. Sadly, this version will not do that.

mayoman Never having read Austen before, I completely fell in love with this A&E mini series and, although I am a senior citizen, with Colin Firth who is wonderful as the Prideful Mr. Darcy. Jennifer Ehle is equally good as the charming but prejudiced Lizzy. I also enjoyed Benjamin Whitrow as the father of "the five silliest girls in England" and Alison Steadman's hilarious rendition of Mrs. Bennett. I immediately bought the tapes and have watched them over and over.I recommend this mini series to everyone. It far exceeds the films made of Austen's works. Emma (and Gywnneth Paltrow) pales in comparison with this A&E mini series.I, too, enjoyed Bridget Jones Diary all the more because of Colin Firth's Mark DARCY.

chazcp The BBC's 1995 production of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice (P&P) is the ultimate romance comedy. This miniseries stays close to Jane's "little baby" and gives credit to her exceptional ability as an author. The six-part miniseries allowed the screenwriter to include essential lines of Jane Austen's script without muddling the dialogue, unlike the 2005 P&P starring Keira Knightley which attempted to cram as much key dialogue of Jane's P&P in a two-hour movie. If you are tired of slasher and violent movies and want a break, and enjoy witty dialogue, this movie is for you. The story moves fast and the dialogue keeps the viewer engaged, giving the viewer little to no time to walk away to pop popcorn. And...as I get on in age I've come to love happy endings.

jenhowell77 This is, bar none, the best of the Austen adaptations, alongside Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" and the 1995 Roger Michell version of "Persuasion." If you saw the Keira Knightley P&P and think you know the story, think again Two hours is simply not enough time to do justice to the hilarious characters and biting satire of Austen, nor can the romances of the story be fully developed and paid off in that amount of time. Six hours is exactly right, and there is not a second wasted. Every bit of screen time is devoted to either developing character, advancing the story (and giving the necessary background), or painting a portrait of the Regency era. You can watch and re-watch this film and come away with new details each time.Moreover this series was perfectly cast. Of course, there's Colin Firth. But Jennifer Ehle is Elizabeth Bennet and David Bamber comes close to stealing the whole show as Mr. Collins.As an avid reader of all Austen's novels, this movie is one of the few that completely captures Austen's spirit, her wit, and the complexity of these seemingly simple little stories.