DVD : Pride & Prejudice

Rating: - Magnificent
Ok, it's not the four hour A&E version but you will be amazed at how much they packed into this version while still staying true to the book. Keira Knightley is completely engaging and infectious as Elizabeth. I found Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy a little to "mushy" at times, but over all delightful. Keira's Elizabeth is witty and sharp. An enjoyable way to spend the evening.

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Rating: - Surprised at my reaction...
I was thrilled with the opening of this movie and have replayed it and all the Darcy scenes many times so far. The dance scene, while seemingly more Shakespearean and mid-1600s, was enchanting and the Darcy entrance extremely intriguing. Where this stunning actor has been all these years, I have no idea. He could do period literature, I'm sure, but has not, to my knowledge. And to my mind, he's a comparable talent to Daniel Day-Lewis. His great good looks, terrific baritone, gait and superb acting are a real treat.

The direction is obviously brilliant, the proposal scene awesome (except for Keira's jaws-like mouth renouncing poor Darcy.) With MacFadyen being more Regency England and less Hollywood, credence is added to this entrancing movie. I fear that this dashing actor is not ambitious or we certainly would have seen more of him in American movies.

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Rating: - Great movie!!
I love this movie. If you want an inspiring and classic love story, this is for you.

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Rating: - great movie
I have seen this movie on the "OXYGEN" channel for weeks and finally broke down and bought it. Yes there are some things that were not in the movie that were in the book, Yes there were some things in the movie that were not in the book. However the story does go on and not skipping a beat of action. Since buying the movie I have watched it about 10 times in a month.
The scenery is beatiful and so are some of the houses.
I can not tell what part of the movie was the best or which I loved more, cause I loved the whole movie. Some people said they did not like the movie, but they named Kiera as the reason they did not like it. She was the whole movie cause she played Lizzy, I wonder if they just don't like her? For I have seen most of her movies and they were all good. She played the part well and brought out the real Lizzy.
I would recomend this movie to other Jane Austen fans and have already and will continue to recomend this for a while.

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Rating: - A horrible portrayal of Elizabeth
Keira Knightly's interpretation of Elizabeth Bennet was ridiculous. She made Lizzy out to be sort of a snot. Elizabeth would never have disrespected her mother the way Knightly's version did in this movie. It was not true to the book, to the character, or to the period. Perhaps it was bad directing & not completely the actress's fault but that totally ruined the movie, for me.