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Originally Posted by Loosheesh
I agree, the A&E/BBC adaptation with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle is just divine. I have the DVDs and, before I got my Kindle, I used to watch it every year. It is very true to the book; even some of the dialogue is word for word.
This is just my strong opinion but I detest the one with Keira Knightley; I think it's awful the liberties they took with it. I had to pretend I was watching a regular movie the whole time I watched it  |
100% agree. I hated Knightley's performance - I thought she was just *shrill*. It seemed more like Taming of the Shrew than Pride & Prejudice.
On the other hand, I was pleasantly surprised with the Darcy portrayal. Not true to the book, but making him more shy than proud was a twist I wouldn't have considered (and I think the actor's handsome, too, although not as swoonworthy as Firth's Darcy
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