Pride and Prejudice

Recently I've been on a kick for Pride and Prejudice. I have now watched three different versions and read the book and have a few opinions.

I watched this one before I read the book:



It was the one with Keira Knightley (who I'm not a huge fan of).

Then I read the book and really didn't like that version. It really didn't do the story justice.

Then I watched the old BBC version on Netflix (love Netflix!):



It was pretty good and stuck to the story really well.

Then I finally found a copy of this version:



Loved this version. Even though they took a few liberties with the story line and such, it was by far my favorite of the three.

Another Jane Austen one I like is Emma. The book was good and the only movie version I've seen is the one with Gwyneth Paltrow. It was pretty good, but sometime I'd like to see the BBC Miniseries.

I have also loved the mini-series North & South:


Again, I watched this on Netflix. It was one of their suggestions for me, so I watched it. It was very good. Then I read the book by Elizabeth Cleghord Gaskell. I know, backwards, but I tend to pick apart a movie if I read the book first. It was very good. A couple odd changes from the book, but very very good. (Note this is not the North & South with Patrick Swayze that was about the Civil War.)

So if you need a couple suggestions for things to watch, here you go:
Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth
Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow
and North & South with Daniella Denby-Ashe