Anyone ever see a movie called The World According To Garp?

[diabeticman]

My wife LOVES the movie But after hearing about it I"m not so sure I want to see it.

[hrmjustin]

1. I liked it.

[mockmonkey]

2. Good movie

Funny and sad and Robin Williams isn't over the top in it.

[Demoiselle]

17. Agreed, mock monkey…. (nt)

[Chan790]

3. Read the book.

Much better. http://www.amazon.com/World-According-Garp-John-Irving/dp/034536676X

Probably John Irving's best novel.

[diabeticman]

7. I will get the book for my wife. She would love it

[lame54]

8. didn't like that one...

the movie was alright

Cider House Rules was a good book but a boring movie

[pipi_k]

20. Also

read the book, but didn't see the movie.

Didn't much care for the book.

[Archae]

4. Has one of the funniest lines from John Lithgow...

"But to have it bit off in the front seat of a Buick..."
(Not completely accurate, but close.)

[LiberalElite]

5. I hated it but

don't recall why.

[nolabear]

6. It's a good movie overall. Robin Williams not being nuts and John Lithgow in brilliant drag!

I'd recommend it. The book, as usual, is better.

[ConcernedCanuk]

9. I read the book long before it became a movie.

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But I liked the movie as well.

Of course, I don't think I've seen any screen with Robin Williams on it I did not like.

CC

[Sweet Freedom]

10. I like that movie

I would watch it again.

[kwassa]

11. I used to go running at the same track as Robin Williams.

I first recognized him by the way he ran. "Look, he runs just like Garp!"

I had thought it was something he had put on for the character in the movie. No, that was just the way he runs. His hands flop a lot as he runs.

On later encounters, I chatted with him a bit.

[Paladin]

12. The book is a hell of a lot better than the movie. (nt)

[MuseRider]

13. LOVED the book.

If she enjoyed the movie and likes to read get her the book. I was OK with the movie but the book, loved it so much more.

[FatBuddy]

14. i love everything from Robin Williams' cocaine era

[femmocrat]

15. Yes, long time ago. I loved the book.

The Cider House Rules is really good, too. The movie didn't do it justice.

I also liked A Prayer for Owen Meany. Apparently there is a movie version, but I never saw it.

For some reason I got away from reading John Irving's books, though.

[Paladin]

19. Skip the Owen Meany flick. You'll be disappointed.

I can't remember the name of the movie, but "Owen Meany" isn't part of it. Which ought to tell you something. John Irving's novels deserve a lot better screen treatment than they've received.....

[hibbing]

16. I liked it

I enjoyed it, it reminds me of modern day Alexander Payne movies in that it is funny and tragic.

Peace

[Blue_In_AK]

18. Yes, I saw the movie,

but I remember the book more. It was pretty funny.