Trixie Belden wrote:I want to watch all three of the "newer" movies, even the one with Laurence Olivier, but my mom says that all the errors in it will just make me mad. That's probably right, since I am a pure book to movie activist, but I want to see it anyway, if only to nitpick. Tell me, which one of the three would you say is the worst? I know the one with Colin Firth
is the best, but how about the other two? I have the 1995 one in the other room waiting to be watched, but my mom wants me to wait until Saturday to watch it. I've never read the book before, but she has, and so we were reading it together. It's AH-mazing!
It really depends on the person. I have a friend who really doesn't like the Kiera Knightley version, but likes the Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson one. I've only seen the latter once, and that was several years ago, so I can't really comment on it, except to say that it's probably the most different from the book, but because of that I can see how it would be easier to separate it from the book, see it as almost a different story, and appreciate it that way.
Though there are a lot of things that I don't like about the Kiera Knightley version (one of which is her in the role of Elizabeth Bennet), it has great music and cinematography, as well as some really well-done parts. But so much of the plot is super-abridged, which takes a lot away from the development of the characters and the progression of the story. It's much too rushed, and I can see how someone who hadn't read the book beforehand might get confused with some of the sub-plots. Most of all, though, that movie didn't get me invested in the characters -- even the main romance! Some people think that this movie's very romantic, but I, having seen the "real" version (
) this one doesn't compare.
Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy is a fun modern-day rendition and worth watching, despite the Mormon references. Being as different as it is, it's quite easy to separate from the book -- even for a purist like me.
I didn't much care for the BBC 1980s 4-hour version. It just didn't have the "spark," Mr. Darcy was too stiff, and ... well, it's been several years since I've seen this one too, so I've forgotten a lot of the details. I also saw this one after seeing the 5-hour version, so I was of course spoiled.
I think those are all the P&P versions I've seen; haven't gotten around to watching
Bride and Prejudice yet.
Make sure you let us know what you think as you enter the visual world of
Pride and Prejudice!
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You definitely need to add it to your summer "to see" list. 
My best friend and I rented it years ago and I liked it enough to buy it! 
