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[Pride and Prejudice (2005)]

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[Pride and Prejudice (2005)]

Never see either of them, but Colin Firth is pretty plain-looking. I don't know why people go on about him.

He's a classic example of how a person's attractiveness has many, many dimensions beyond physical appearance. If you've never been attracted to someone who's "pretty plain-looking" but had so many other things going for them that they were beautiful in your eyes, then that kind of makes me sad.

I still haven't found my perfect Darcy *with U2 music*

[Picture is the actor Matthew Macfadyen playing Mr. Darcy from the 2005 film "Pride & Prejudice". He is a man with either short dark hair or long dark hair pulled back in a ponytail. He has light skin, is wearing a white shirt, brown pants or trousers and a dark gray coat. He is standing on a field, looking forlorn.]

I feel like a traitor for preferring this Darcy over Colin Firth.

Secret Because: I more or less grew up on the nineties BBC version.

I prefer him too. I like his interpretation of Darcy as a simply very shy man more than Colin's approach (though I do love Colin in the miniseries).

Plus he is so so so pretty. I didn't even have plans to see the movie version (having adored the miniseries and seeing no need to) until a friend of mine linked me a clip of him proposing in the rain. *cue actual screaming fangirl*

I haven't seen the McFayden version, but if he's playing Darcy as simply a very shy man, then that's badly off target for the character.

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writerserenyty - 2013-08-09 05:54 (UTC) - Expand

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(Anonymous) - 2013-08-09 16:16 (UTC) - Expand

Nobody will ever put a twelve foot Matthew Mcfadyen in a lake.

...Did they add nipples?

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chardmonster - 2013-08-08 23:52 (UTC) - Expand

(Anonymous) - 2013-08-08 23:56 (UTC) - Expand

Oh dear god is that a real thing?

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blueonblue - 2013-08-08 23:49 (UTC) - Expand

That thing was TWELVE FEET? Oh man that makes it even better. I wonder how big the nipples were.

(Anonymous) - 2013-08-09 02:23 (UTC) - Expand

I prefer him too, to be honest.

chibichan - 2013-08-09 14:13 (UTC) - Expand

Ugh. You're not the only one, OP. I love this version of Pride and Prejudice and this Darcy.

The good thing is that a preference for the one dies not result in the removal of the other \o/ So I personally might find your opinion to be wrong, but hey, more for meeeee

Me too, OP. His Darcy felt much closer to how I saw book!Darcy than Colin Firth's did.

I couldn't get through the BBC version. The performances seemed average at best, even from Firth. I acknowledge the Joe Wright version does some things that aren't in the spirit of the novel, but I still love it.

miarrow - 2013-08-09 01:26 (UTC) - Expand

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miarrow - 2013-08-09 03:57 (UTC) - Expand

different anon

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ninety6tears - 2013-08-09 05:13 (UTC) - Expand

Me too. I don't dislike Colin Firth in the role, but I never thought he was so super amazingly amazing as so many other people did. Matthew Macfadyen worked much better for me, although I don't think I would say he was the perfect Darcy. But I really liked his shyness.

I don't really get all the fuss about Darcy as a character though. If we're talking Austen men, I'm going with Mr Tilney.

(Anonymous) - 2013-08-09 02:20 (UTC) - Expand

I like him better, because he was much closer to the book for me. There was a lot more social misunderstanding and awkwardness rather than intentionally rude behavior, whereas Colin Firth kind of just seemed like a jerk.

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miarrow - 2013-08-09 04:16 (UTC) - Expand

(Anonymous) - 2013-08-10 05:15 (UTC) - Expand

I love Colin Firth, but there's no shame in preferring one portrayal over another, OP. :) Just because you didn't happen to grow up with it doesn't mean it shouldn't appeal to you more.

I liked both Darcys, but from a shallow point of view, P&P is about the only movie where McFayden looked hot.

I prefer him too, don't wrory. There are some Austen fans like us out there!

This man makes me all quivery.

I had this great dream where I was the filling in the middle of a Matthew McFadyen and Richard Armitage sandwich. Why do you hate me, morning sunlight

I didn't feel he got Darcy at all, and I love Matthew McFadyen, adored him in Spooks. He was just all wrong in P and P though. I really disliked that film. Donald Sutherland has always been great, but he was totally off base and his uber white fake teeth really took me out of the film.

I like bits and pieces of both but I was never really attached to either as Darcy. I don't mind, though, because that always leaves me excited for the next version and the next Darcy. ;)