From:Nathan Babcock , Warren Berlinger , Susan Browning , Glenn Close , Hume Cronyn , Warner Brothers , Warner Home Video ,
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2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Heart & Irreverence, 2002-12-19
Never before have I viewed a movie with such imagination, heart, and extensive use of foreshadowing and irony. Watching "Garp" makes one realize how both beautiful and morally bankrupt our society is, and that we 'truly' reap what we sow. From feminism exploitation to marital infidelity to gender-alteration, we witness the undoing of the principal characters through acts of selfishness, greed, and sheer loneliness.This movie, however, will not appeal to the typical moviegoer, but rather to one who enjoys volatile, politically incorrect subject matter from a psychological perspective. "Garp" toys with your mind, soul, and heart from beginning to end, and its twisted humor remains as gripping as its dreadful tragedies. Indeed, "Garp" is not for the faint of heart, but ironically, "heart" is what the movie ultimately delivers.
6 of 8 customers found the following review helpful:
 Don't watch, if you read the book, 2002-11-29
The film version did not do any justice to the original work by John Irving. Now I know why his novels are so Dickensian, full of details; they are important, they enrich the world of fiction which is mere piles of pages otherwise. // The movie is faithful to the novel, I admit, but didn't have any feel that I absorbed from the book. The film captured the essence, but what is it good for if it didn't come with something that touches, moves and cause pain to your heart? It was a terrible loss at the expence of great actors, and insult to the author and readers. The plot will seem discontinuous and unnatural if you don't know the book, and if you know the book, it's a huge disappointment. // Adaptation of books to films are very often more or less disappointing to anyone who bothers with checking on both, but this one was the worst. The film versin of "Cider House Rules" also by John Irving, which captured only a half or less of the original was fairly decent, but this one, no, if you have already read the book, don't even think about buying or renting this film. You'll be so upset after watching that you'll wake up in a foul mood on the next morning.
5 of 21 customers found the following review helpful:
One of my all-time hated movies, 2002-10-27
This is a review of the theatrical version. Not the DVD. I would never buy it. I saw this movie when it was in first run and hated it ever since. It was one of the first of the new generation of anti-male movies that continues to this day. The more bad or embarrassing things that happen to men, the better. I'm sure it's a man-hating feminist favorite.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 Good Movie, 2002-09-14
This was a good movie (I love anything with Robin Williams). However, I was quite dissapointed that the filmmakers did not follow the book more closely. Instead of going to Vienna, Austria, they go to New York. I would have been happier had they followed what was written. Otherwise, the film was great.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
GREAT FILM!, 2002-09-04
A truly enjoyable film. It made me go through a range a different emotions, from laughter, to tears. A truly inspirational film, and I have never read the novel, but this film inspires me to.
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