[wimpycat]

The mini-series Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth is the definitive version, IMO. My husband has a crush on Miss Eliza Bennett and her ‘fine eyes’. Forget the movie version with Keira Knightley. It’s even less faithful to the novel than the 1940 Laurence Olivier version.

I forgot to add earlier that if I don’t vet these chick-flicks properly, I’m rewarded with sighs, snickers, groans, eye-rolls and other signs of extreme suffering. (Hey, this might help you!)

[DoughtyOne]

The mini-series Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth is the definitive version, IMO.

I'll have to check that out.

My husband has a crush on Miss Eliza Bennett and her ‘fine eyes’.

The first time I saw her was in the James Bond movie.  I had pretty much the same reaction as your husband, but she can look quite plain at times as well as stately.

Forget the movie version with Keira Knightley. It’s even less faithful to the novel than the 1940 Laurence Olivier version.

I haven't read the book, so I did enjoy the Keira Knightley version and that was the one I was talking about.  After seeing that movie, I did watch the Laurence Olivier version and enjoyed that as well, noting the interesting differences.

A purist who has read the book probably wouldn't care for either.  After seeing the two movies it was readily appearant that considerable poetic licenses were taken.

I forgot to add earlier that if I don’t vet these chick-flicks properly, I’m rewarded with sighs, snickers, groans, eye-rolls and other signs of extreme suffering. (Hey, this might help you!)

No need to provide hints along these lines.  I think it's genetic.

Thanks for the response.

[Glenmerle]

The mini-series Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth is the definitive version, IMO.

I agree, it's the best version. The best version and plenty of Colin Firth. Can't beat that.