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The ending is the same as the book. And it too has that sort of rushed, ambiguous quality that wasn't particularly satisfying to me (though a lot of the book was toned down in terms of sex and language). In the end it worked much better as a TV series and it was interesting how elements from the novel and movie were spread out over a large number of episodes (they even remade the movie's basic plot by having Kingsfield's daughter show up in one episode and Hart getting involved with her though of course not to the same degree as the film since they had to part company at episode's end and naturally she was never referenced again).AndyDursin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 2:14 pm THE PAPER CHASE
8/10
I enjoyed watching this film again in Signal One's region free UK Blu-Ray -- James Bridges' film captures time and place beautifully, even if much of the picture was shot in Toronto and not Harvard itself. Gordon Willis' cinematography in widescreen is outstanding, and both Timothy Bottoms and Lindsay Wagner are superb in the movie, as is, obviously, John Houseman in his Oscar winning turn as the cranky/brilliant law professor Kingsfield.
My only complaint is that the film comes off as ultimately superficial: the picture has that "we've got to get everything in under 2 hours" feel that results in an ending that's not particularly earned...while many supporting characters are given short shrift or fail to register at all. In other words, the film ends not because the story feels finished, but because the filmmakers/studio felt "it's time". The ensuing TV series was able to craft a more developed storyline than the feature, even if it lacks the expert technical skill the movie has going for it which lends itself to repeat viewing.
I've never watched the series all the way but read good things about it even as it wrapped up years later. I know Shout's discs are compromised by some edits and average transfers because Fox didn't care about it, but I mean to pick the whole thing up and watch it sometime.The ending is the same as the book. And it too has that sort of rushed, ambiguous quality that wasn't particularly satisfying to me (though a lot of the book was toned down in terms of sex and language). In the end it worked much better as a TV series and it was interesting how elements from the novel and movie were spread out over a large number of episodes (they even remade the movie's basic plot by having Kingsfield's daughter show up in one episode and Hart getting involved with her though of course not to the same degree as the film since they had to part company at episode's end and naturally she was never referenced again).
I have to be honest -- I never saw a single segment of Hour Magazine. Looks like I really missed-out...Eric Paddon wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:35 pm Gary Collins (who after this film then realized there was more money to be made hosting a daytime talk show as he did for the next eight years...
Prior to their first MCU movie, the Russo's biggest theatrical release was You, Me & Dupree.AndyDursin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:20 pm The Russo Brothers are also one more "wunderkind" Hollywood lavishes money on who simply are not talented. Their whole rise to fame is making Marvel movies. That's pretty much the lane they need to stay in.