But intend to buy it.
How does this stand up to the remake made in the 70s, with Bill Murray?
I've seen that, And liked it enough to buy it in vhs and dvd.
I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than driving with Ted Kennedy
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I wish the movies could be combined... lol... because I liked elements of both. I didn't read the book...so I'm not sure which one was closer to the book...but I'm thinking the newer version. Since the older version is narrated by the author of the book. Although I did kinda like the addition of him telling the story. He was much more tolerable than the Clifton Webb character as the Uncle...(I liked the actor's performance of the uncle in the newer version better).
But one of the biggest differences is... the remake plays up the romance of Larry and Sophie... and the older movie kinda skips right over that. (Which seems funny that the actress playing the older version Sophie - Anne Baxter... won an Oscar for such a small part).
So in the end...I kinda think I like the remake better. I did like that we saw Larry and Sophie fall in love. I think the newer version did a better job showing all the characters and their relationships... like how they were all very good friends when young. Plus the newer one showed the war...unlike the older version. I think the remake also better showed Sophie's love for her family. And in the newer film the cinematography was way better...with beautiful scenes in India...as opposed to a studio painted backdrop like in the older movie. And the Temple in the old movie...looked a lot like the uncle's Riviera home... lol. Plus I do think the newer film made the conclusion more intense. I just wish some of the actors in the remake could have been as good as some of the actors from the older version...(never was a fan of Catherine Hicks).