Favorite Mr. Darcy?

[Bunny]

Matthew Macfayden:



or


Colin Firth:



or


Timothy Dalton:



I rather fancy Matthew Macfayden, myself.

[Deja Q]

1. Not this one?

[Fox Mulder]

5. I was thinking of Jefferson D'arcy when I clicked on this thread.

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. And his wife

Marcy D'arcy. :D

[Enrique]

39. your English teachers are all rolling over in their graves

:spank:

[Zavulon]

48. I was, too.

I honestly don't even understand the reference in the OP.

Of course, Marcy's first husband had Rhoads as a last name, so there would have only been one choice anyway, but let's not confuse the issue with facts.

[Darth_Kitten]

2. Where's Timothy Dalton?

Wasn't he D'Arcy as well?

[Bunny]

4. D'oh!

Added him!

[Darth_Kitten]

9. Thank you. Now we are swimming in man candy. ;)

:evilgrin:

[Orsino]

3. There's only one Mr. Darcy.

I found some things to like in the Keira Knightley version, perhaps including Matt McWhatzit, but really, they needn't have bothered with the remake. Ehle-Firth stand head and shoulders above any other version ever filmed or that will be filmed.

And I'm looking at you, Sir Larry.

[Bunny]

7. Do you mean this Sir Larry?

[Darth_Kitten]

12. Dang, how could I forget Sir Larry?

:hide:

[Orsino]

37. Yeah, that's him.

I thought his P&P stank, being a turgid little affair that squelched all Teh Funny. The only good thing was Lady Catherine. She was wonderful, but ruined by the
Hollywood happy ending.

And wasn't whatzerface wearing hoop skirts? Yeah, she was, or nearly so:

[Jade Fox]

43. If you add Olivier to the mix, he wins hands down. n/t

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. I see your point, but have to say Colin Firth

YUMMY.

[AlCzervik]

8. Knightley fan fan here

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000562/ this one.

but if i was forced to pick a Darcy i'd go with Timothy Dalton.

[demmiblue]

10. Colin Firth

[applegrove]

28. Ditto.

[YDogg]

40. yeah

[latebloomer]

11. Timothy Dalton

Yummy!!

[hippywife]

13. Colin Firth, definitely.

I found myself totally unable to take my eyes off his face and kept waiting for him to appear scene after scene. Very intense eyes. :hi:

[yellowdogintexas]

14. Colin Firth, definitely

although I enjoyed the most recent production a great deal.

[Debi]

15. Firth is my favorite anybody!

[Carnea]

16. Peter Cushing.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335734/

[Bunny]

17. Ahhh. Peter Cushing, indeed.

[LisaM]

18. Well it's totally Colin Firth for me but when

did Timothy Dalton play Darcy? I remember him as Heathcliff.

[Bunny]

19. Ahhh, he was Heathcliff. He was also Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre.

In researching this more, I don't know if he ever played Mr. Darcy. :blush:

[LisaM]

20. Heathcliff, Darcy, eh! It's all good!

They're both OK in my book.

Who played Darcy in that PBS version from the 1980s?

[CBHagman]

42. David Rintoul.

He's the Scottish-born actor who starred in the Dr. Finlay series that aired here in the States in the 1990s.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727778/

During one of those PBS pledge breaks Rintoul was the guest in a local public television station studio and apparently chatted over the phone with members calling in their donations!

And while I was looking up pictures of David Rintoul, I found this Pride and Prejudice Smackdown page! :rofl: Enjoy.

http://www.jrinla.com/BBC-Masterpiece-reviews/pride-and-prejudice-comparison.html

[Missy Vixen]

21. Colin Firth is the definitive Mr. Darcy

All others are a pale imitation. ;-)

Julie

[Common Sense Party]

35. Absolutely.

And don't get me started on the awful portrayals of Mr. Collins, Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Bennett in the Keira Knightly debacle, either.

The A&E version is the ONLY version worth watching.

[BuelahWitch]

22. Colin Firth

But then, that P&P is my favorite as well. Love this scene:




Sir Larry is second, but unfortunately MGM's P&P did not measure up to the BBC's. That is probably the most heretical statement I shall ever make as a classic film fan...

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. Matthew Macfayden

[pokerfan]

24. Ted McGinley

[Flaxbee]

25. Colin Firth!

Macfayden was quite lovely, too, though. But Firth is the true Darcy in my book -- the A&E series is just wonderful. The scene when he's looking at Elizabeth when she's helping his sister Georgiana play the piano ... SWOON! And when he puts the bitchy Bingley sisters in their place as they sit smirking over Elizabeth after that dinner (where Elizabeth helps Georgiana). Oh, sigh.

[MorningGlow]

26. Colin Firth

Colin Firth. Colin Firth.

Oh wait--did I mention?--Colin Firth.

SIGH! :loveya:

And he was great in Bridget Jones as Mark Darcy as well. I LOVED how meta that was!

[tigereye]

27. McFayden, allthough it may be his Heathcliff- kinda look

because ordinarily I would say Firth. He's incredibly sexy.


:hi: Lady!



What's going on? Kids out of school yet?

[Bunny]

36. Hey, you! Everything's good. Kids have been out of school for a

week now, and they're already bored! :)

:hi:

[tigereye]

47. yeah, my kid's been out for a week

I think he has too many vid games to be bored yet. :eyes:

However, I've been trying to keep him away from the screen at least some of the time with some outdoor camps, pool, ball games etc.

[PassingFair]

30. Firth is First!

Hubba hubba!



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/03/20/undressing_darcy_feature.shtml&h=152&w=203&sz=7&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=Fmv0YF0GTjbwOM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddarcy%2Bwet%2Bshirt%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

[kwassa]

31. the first and the best

[Jade Fox]

32. Macfayden won me over.....

At first I didn't like him, but he grew on me. Just like the character Darcy in the story!

[AlCzervik]

33. me too, i'm not a big fan of Colin Firth, he's ok but he doesn't make me swoon.

[lizziegrace]

38. me too

He will always be Darcy.

[Common Sense Party]

34. As a guy, let me chime in: Colin Firth IS Darcy.

And there is no other production of P&P worth watching than the A&E version.

The Keira Knightly movie was a travesty. Utterly unwatchable.

My wife and my two daughters an I all love the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice. Accept no substitutes!

[khashka]

41. Colin Firth, no question

Beautiful and he played the part wonderfully. And it's not an easy role - you have to balance arrogance and love.
(And his pants were so tight there was nothing left to the imagination)

Khash.

[Magrittes Pipe]

44. Never saw any of the movies.

The one in the book was kind of a douchebag.

[Paladin]

45. Lawrence Olivier, Always (n/t)

[Phillycat]

46. Colin Firth IS Mr Darcy.

How funny that you posted this, I am rewatching the BBC miniseries right now. I still have the last episode to go.

[janx]

49. That one is closest to the book as well.

I agree about Firth.

[Sheltiemama]

50. Colin Firth

No contest.

[SocratesInSpirit]

51. Definitely Matthew Macfayden

The 2005 Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite movies. I just got finished watching it a few hours ago. :)