I love this movie so much

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

The film is John Irving weird and thus delightful in its way. The sense of light in the film is what delights me, almost delights me most about the movie. I recall lines from an Alun Lewis poem "Remember in the play of happiness . . . the joy is in the sharing of the feast. . . . ." I think that is what makes this film—a sense of shared joy, of exultation. The interplay of symbols and references passes easily enough and one almost smiles—almost.What most deeply touched me was the character Lilly. I know her. The image of her not passing the windows but going to them while the wind blows through the large empty room echoes many films after the gentle scene of Lilly returning to her typewriter to write the simple message, "Sorry, just not big enough. " I have been there and know why she refuses to pass the window.For me, that is all the film really needs to be outstanding. That is the film for me.

I am a big movie fan and I'm certainly not one to ever tell anyone what to watch and to not try to enjoy a movie each his own we all have our own tastes and opinions but I have to say for a film with so much talent involved I hated this film in fact it probably ranks as one of the worse if not the worse film I ve ever seen!!!In fact just like another reviewer wrote I specifically decided to review this film because of how terrible it was and bad taste this film left in my mouth, but again this is just my opinion watch it and make up your own mind This whole film though I realize it was trying to be quirky didn't make any sense at all.

This is deceptively packaged as a caring and sharing, romantic tale of endeavour, and goodness only knows what those snuggling down on a rainy Sunday afternoon would make of it. This is not a very American style film even if we do get American football and cheerleaders at the start. This is far more noticeable for it's scenes of attempted rape, male and female gang rape, bestiality, voyeurism, lesbianism, whatever the word for older woman/younger guy, a bear riding a bicycle and a central relationship running throughout that is an incestuous one between brother and sister AND that is consummated at great length. I am not a fan of either Beau Bridges or Jodie Foster but they perform well enough, it is just regrettable that Natasha Kinski spends most of the film in a bear costume. The film loses some direction in Vienna but it is an enjoyable enough very unusual movie.

I read the book before I even knew the film version existed and absolutely loved it straightaway. Came across the film some time later and to be honest, wasn't expecting it to do much justice to John Irvings finest.. it's a great film though and I think manages that rare feat of capturing a lot of the books essence and charm without massacring the storyline in the process. When it's funny you laugh and when it's sad you pipe your eye-Yes, I admit it! Why not?! The Berry family in 'The Hotel New Hampshire' struck a chord in me on the page first of all, then endeared themselves to me further on the screen. The film has ever since remained my absolute favourite and shall continue to for as long as I can keep on glimpsing bits of myself and my close family/friends in many of the characters, the good AND bad bits. And be moved by each Berry family members particular 'journey' through life, searching for their own personal 'it' - happiness & contentment.. Cos y'know what they say;'Love floats too..just like Sorrow..' But unfortunately thats also the case with canine flatulence so I guess we could say we're all in various perpetual states of a)Love b)Sorrow or c)Flatulence in life at various stages in it..... but p'raps t'wud be just as well if we Didn't say it though...? ;-'