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A Superb Adaptation
This production of Pride and Prejudice is, in a word, marvelous. The cast and crew did a wonderful job of completely capturing the spirit of Jane Austen's novel, from the most comedic scenes to the most dramatic moments. Jennifer Ehle gives a command performance as Elizabeth Bennet. She is Elizabeth Bennet in a way that no other actress has been able to accomplish. Colin Firth gives an outstanding performance as Mr. Darcy. Alison Steadman as Mrs. Bennet and David Bamber as Mr. Collins are absolutely hysterical.

This movie is faithful to Jane Austen's original story in almost every aspect. Indeed, much of the dialogue is directly from the novel. The scenery and set designs are excellent. The characters and story leap from the page of the novel and into this movie as though they had been designed for each other, to paraphrase Mr. Collins. The result is a wonderful adaptation of a classic story which any Jane Austen fan would be delighted to own. It is very easy to watch all 4 1/2 hours of this movie over numerous times. Like Austen's novel, there is so much to digest from this movie that it is almost impossible to see everything upon first viewing.

This must be one of the top five film adaptations of any literary classic. The bottom line: if you loved the book, you will adore this movie.

Very addictive to watch...
This adaptation of Jane Austen's classic is absolutely addictive. I bought this special edition DVD less than a month ago and have watched it at least 3 times and various different scenes more than a few times. The attention to detail with the settings, costumes and language that stays very true to Austen's novel is magnificent and part of the enormous charm of this mini-series. The actors are all wonderfully cast. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth as Elizabeth and Darcy have an undeniable chemistry between them that it would be very difficult to imagine anyone else in their roles. The characters literally come to life on the screen, and it would be difficult to re-read the novel without imagining all the wonderful actors who portrayed them in the film.

The DVD had a special "Making of..." feature that is very good, but not as interesting as the book version. I found it odd that the two main stars, Ehle and Firth, were not interviewed at all but Alison Steadman (Mrs. Bennett) and David Bamber (Mr. Collins) were instead. It was interesting to hear the production team and the producer, Sue Birtwistle, the director, Simon Langton and the writer, Andrew Davies, tell their own personal feelings about both the Austen novel and their film adaptation of it. This DVD is very much a valuable collectible for any Austen fan or any period film buff.

Perfect adaptation of book
This is the most perfect adaptation of a novel I have seen and a wonderful movie. The characters from the novel come to life, just as Jane Austen wrote them. I greatly admire Jane Austen's novels--she is a really terrific writer and Pride & Prejudice is tied with Emma for my favorite. Trying to read a modern-day romance novel after reading Jane Austen is impossible, as the writing and characterizations are so horrid in comparison. The Austen movies I had seen previously, such as Emma (with Gwyneth Paltrow), are good but due to their shortness, can't totally follow the book. This movie faithfully displays almost every scene in the book and uses a lot of dialog directly from the book. That makes it really delightful because Jane Austen wrote such witty dialogue. And it means that the movie has the same high quality as the novel. There are a few scenes added that are not in the book but they are a minor part of the movie. The scenery is lush and gorgeous--makes one want to travel to England. The DVD makes the colors look wonderful in the scenery. The casting was great. Colin Firth is wonderful as Darcy--brooding, haughty and incredibly sexy. I saw him first in Bridget Jone's Diary (which was inspired by this) and that made me want to see this. Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth is also very good, though occasionally it's hard to tell her emotions. For instance, she doesn't look astonished by Darcy's proposal, which is how she is described in the book. But otherwise she is excellent--she conveys the wit, strength and sweetness of Elizabeth. Mr. Collins is just as disgusting, obsequious and funny as in the book.

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