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Aside from being a warmly enjoyable movie, and the best screen adaptation of any John Irving novel, The World According to Garp features several young actors who went on to be among the best in...( read more 
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MCT:August 16, 2008This movie was great it traced the life of a man and showed how he overcame obstacles. I think it is one of William's best movies!
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MCT:July 14, 2008
Robin Williams and a big cast, including Amadan Plummer, Glenn Close, and Ian McGregor, appear in this strange comedy that half way through becomes a sorrowful dramatic story. John Lithgow helps. The subject of gender bending somehow becomes woven into this, as if it leads to gender bending if you get in an accident and you happen to lose your manhood. Uhu. That's not right somehow. It appears that half way through, they swiched directions from comedy to serious drama, and wavered into melodrama too. It's like they didn't know what to do with the characters. Not four stars for that reason.
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MCT:July 13, 2008This is one of my favorite movies..RobinWilliams gives a wonderful performance..Garp goes through almost every tragedy known to man and still comes out with a good attitude
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MCT:July 1, 2008Garp feels like a film of could have beens and missed opportunities, of over simplification and guilty of not stamping enough authority with it's own interpretation. Fine performances throughout, even if the casting does raise eyebrows, but it's not enough to cover what is ultimately a let down.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
I've read the book and it's 10 times better than the movie, and they changed A LOT. That makes this movie a dissapointment.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
It's the rare kind of movie that makes you want to read the book because I can only imagine how good that is. I also want to go rent more George Roy Hill movies.
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MCT:May 26, 2008
in parts so slow I got bored and in others so fast I couldn't catch up. As much as I love Robin Williams, this isn't necessarily a film I'd want to see again.
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MCT:May 13, 2008
I first saw this a long time ago, back when I wasn't sure what she was doing to him in the car.
Sad film. Why did the girl next door despise him so much?
Both Robin Williams and Glenn Close showed their great acting skills.
Funny that this is the first movie I saw John Lithgow in and it is now how I always remember him.
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MCT:February 25, 2008
It went to fast sometimes. First she's pregnant with the first child, then snap! The kid's like 2 years old, then snap! She's pregnant again, snap! New kid who's like 2 years old.
Too fast. And the story wasn't even great. It was okey. -
MCT:January 29, 2008Saw this years ago. Although it is advertised as funny and unconventional, I found it to be sad, and not funny at all. Big thumbs down.
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MCT:January 7, 2008
an unusual film, but still beautifully done. i'm sure i'd be more appreciative if i were more in touch with irving's work, but this is still an intriguing, mesmerizing movie regardless. Robin Williams shines once again in a tragicomic role. a very impressive film.
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MCT:December 22, 2007
Dazzling! Magnificent drama movie! The acting is impressive, with first-rate turns by Robin Williams as the title role, Glenn Close as his mother, and John Lithgow as a kindly transsexual.
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MCT:December 12, 2007
I love this movie for many reasons that can't really be articulated. My parents wouldn't let me watch this movie in its entirety when I was a kid. So, this was one of the 1st movies I bought and I still have that copy on VHS. It's BRILLIANT!
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MCT:November 28, 2007
Strangely I've enjoyed it immensely. I was even chock that I would actually like it but I did. I love everyone of the characters & I also read the book witch I did not like and that is a first for me cause usually I love the book but not the movie. Well I guess there's a first time for everything I suppose, lol.
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MCT:October 30, 2007
Based on the novel ny John Irving, this touching, quirky and sad 'coming of age' story remains a cult classic. A little dated now, but ultimately engaging and interesting. Glenn Close is great in her feature debut and Williams shows his flair for both drama and comedy. Some great twists to be had. Not to be missed and the ending is truly, truly shocking!!!
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MCT:October 19, 2007
WOW! Another novel (John Irving's this time..but why does it feel like almost Kurt Vonnegut??) movie on the screen. Robin Williams as a very loveable character....
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MCT:September 28, 2007
Cult status here and the beginning of a number of careers for some of the faces seen in this quirky flic. It's little disjointed in my opinion but something to think about -even if it's where you should park for a bit of sexual satisfaction -OUCH!!
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MCT:September 16, 2007I just can't see John Lithgow as a transsexual ex-pro football player... Nonetheless, I'd watch it just to see what the hell Robin Williams is doing.
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MCT:September 6, 2007I've loved this film since I was eleven years old - and I daresay that John Lithgow's turn as the transsexual former football player shaped my take on sexuality quite a bit... One of Robin William's best films, based on the magnificent John Irving novel. This made me a fan of both Williams and Irving to this day.
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MCT:September 5, 2007
great movie. packs a lot into 1 film and still comes out deeply moving. a good film to use in any sociology, gender, or psych course
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MCT:August 10, 2007
this is a really good movie, manages to pack everything into one movie. It's a bit long, but it's still good nevertheless.
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MCT:July 28, 2007
The novel was one of the most significant reading experiences of my life so this movie never really had a chance for me, even though I wanted to love it. All these years on, it has its moments but in a way that's the problem. With so much material to choose from it ends up having an episodic feel and I found it hard to fathom the characters' motivation most of the time. Why do they cheat on each other, for instance?
It starts well but fades.
Gelnn Close was a revelation in her role. She's perfect. This was the first time I'd ever seen John Lithgow so it made his work for Brian De Palma even more amazing, and creepy, when I caught up with that. -
MCT:July 23, 2007
La historia de T.S. Garp, hijo de una enfermera soltera, dictatorial y feminista. Desde pequeño, las dos pasiones de Garp son la literatura y la lucha. Con el tiempo se convierte en escritor, se casa y tiene dos hijos. Todo parece irle muy bien, pero su vida está marcada por el desastre y el fracaso. Garp tendrá que ver, entre muchas otras cosas, cómo su éxito se ve perjudicado por culpa de la cruzada feminista que lidera su propia madre.
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