Still one of my all time favorite books. I first read it when I was 11 or 12 ... and re-read it periodically.
I did not see the recent movie [starring Keira Knightley? .. of whom I had never heard] ... one of my daughters saw it and raved about it. She later watched the 1995 A&E production ... which we had raved about ... and said our characters were much better developed ... but she still liked the Hollywood version better [it's a generational thing, I guess]. The soundtrack music for the A&E production was written by Carl Davis ... played on a pianoforte with a 17 piece orchestra. It is absolutely delightful and I found a CD of it a few weeks ago.
The A&E production is right up there with the book as far as I am concerned. We watch it every time it comes on and have it on DVD.
I love the A&E version too. We have the videos and the coloring for some reason is not very good. But the story is very close to the book. It's funny, at first I didn't like Collin Firth when I first saw him on the screen in the film. By the end of the film I thought he was such a dreamy Mr.Darcy. He was perfect!
Have you seen the recent version inspired by the book set in modern day India, the UK and the US called Bride and Prejudice? I thought it was an interesting take on the classic.