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steve d @RT35616104 07/15/2020 There isn't enough of a story here for me to care. See more 09/05/2019 One of the most bizaare movies I ever watched-I watched it on magic mushrooms in 1984 and it was like a massive scene from the annals of the hellfire club-were they chased by Satanists? To this day I can be unsure. I am even reading the book to see if what I saw was real but I can find no semblance to what I saw that night. That is all. See more 09/25/2010 Man, this movie. How weird. I've never seen a movie with such ugly people before. Seriously, some of the women in this film make Kathy Bates look like Natalie Portman. Even the actually pretty Ann-Margret is unattractive underneath that hideous 18th century makeup (really, what the fuck were people thinking back then?). And the men are mostly really ugly too. However, I guess that's kind of the point. The characters in the novel are described as being ugly, and given the much lower state of hygiene and diet back then, it's not surprising that people ugly by the time's standards would be absolutely repulsive today. I guess it's ok to read about ugly people, but having to actually look at them throughout a movie is a different story. The movie does follow the book's rambling, shapeless plot pretty closely. The cinematography is decent, but the movie is awkwardly edited - scenes just change abruptly, and any scenes involving physical action are very confusing. Peter Firth is kind of a boring non-entity as Joseph, but then that's the way he is in the book too. Michael Hordern is at least likable enough as Parson Adams. Ann-Margret, who somehow got a Golden Globe nomination for this movie, is decent I guess - her part is made bigger than it is in the book. It's definitely ironic that this movie was directed by a man named Richardson, givent the novel's inspiration and history. I would really only recommend this if you've read the book and are curious to see a movie adaptation. See more 03/31/2010 This was such an interesting movie. I thought it was well done. See more 07/09/2008 Another one of Richardson's underrated works. Surprisingly, save a few liberties, very close to the plot of Fielding's original novel. See more 08/22/2007 Some amazing scenes and amazing corsets. 'Lady Fanni from the Parish of Boobrey'! Some proper tounge in cheek moments save it. See more Read all reviews

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