From: utzoo!decvax!cca!jackson.pa@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.movies Title: The World According to Garp Article-I.D.: sri-unix.2404 Posted: Mon Aug 2 12:23:01 1982 Received: Tue Aug 3 01:01:39 1982 Nano: 9.9, *****, best movie i have seen all summer Macro: An excellent adult film. Not in the sense of sex scenes, just that the humor requires the seasoning of a few years to be appreciated. Robin Williams is excellent as is the rest of the cast. Since the player's credits are at the beginning i am going to have to go see it again so i know who those people are. The film is about life, birth, death, and relationships between people. You won't find these people on TV, but you might meet them in the world. This IS a funny movie, but it is not a comedy; such is life. My only regret is that the movie wasn't at least twice as long. I was not ready for it to end when the credits appeared. ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** ***********Slight Spoiler**************** My ever so slight dissatisfaction with Garp rests in the lack of character development for the twisted little girl who likes to watch. I suppose that this the the inevitable result of trying to compress a large book into a 2-1/2 hour movie. I would have gladly sat through another 2-1/2 hours, honest. stephen