From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihldt!stewart
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: Looking for Garp Reviews
Article-I.D.: ihldt.950
Posted: Thu Sep 23 08:50:02 1982
Received: Mon Sep 27 20:11:52 1982
References: eisx.396


    It's true that 'real' discussion of Garp has been missing; here are
a few thoughts.

    First off, I was impressed at how true the movie was to the book. 
Even a lot of the dialogue was carried directly over.  When something
was left out, it was left out completely.  When something was added, it
was so "Garpish" that it seemed like John Irving was personally putting
in things that he wished he had put in the book.  Does anyone know if
Irving was involved in making the film?

    Mostly, the reason that I liked the movie (and the book) was that it
really had thought behind it.  I usually say that a movie like this has
"consciousness".  I found that it touched a lot of different emotions in
me just because of its humanity.  There have been a lot of good movies
lately, but I can't think of one that has the sheer depth of Garp.

    I also couldn't say enough about the casting/acting.  The portrayal
of the characters really made the movie come alive.  This was especially
suprising because of the complexity of Irving's characters.

                              Bob Stewart
                              Bell Labs
                              Indian Hill   8A-227