Oliver's Story

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Oliver's Story

I'm a huge fan of love story and I only found out that there is a sequel last week. So I have ordered Oliver's story dvd and watched it. I was so curious at the end of love story to know what happened to Oliver since the departure of Jenny, so I was so excited to watch the sequel. The beginning (funeral part) was amazing, But the rest of the film was not really the best as Oliver seems lost and confused. The best thing was that finally he reconciliate with his father and started to run the family business, I also enjoyed the end as I felt it was an open end which I was so pleased with as I can't imagine oliver being with someone else apart from Jenny. Overall it's a good film not the best, maybe it could of been better if they used old footage of Jenny and Oliver together.

History is created by the LOVE STORY millions of million people watch and feel the love so why the hell sequel that hurt on heart should be remains by sequel they try to heal the actor... That the audience doesnot like sometime heart breaks are good..

'Oliver Barrett' (Ryan O'Neal) is still pining over his late wife 'Jenny' (Ali MacGraw) of 8 years and he's really beginning to become a pain in the butt. Fortunately, Oliver meets a chick named 'Marcie' (Candace Bergen) in the park who just might be able to get his mind off of things if she can get past his constant references to Jenny, but its not easy and even a trip to Hong Kong can't stop Oliver from driving Marcie up the Chinese wall. Not as bad as purported to be by critics, this late 'sequel' is OK with a gentler twist on the relationship between Oliver and his father (Ray Milland).

Very good little film, picked it a VHS copy at nearby thrift store for a dollar or less. I had never seen LOVE STORY so I can't compared it to that, rather I'm reviewing this as a stand alone film. The relationship between Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen was realistic and loaded with clever dialogue. They way they meet and court was unique as well. This film was made while Ryan was still at his youthful peak and he is fun to watch. There is even a shower scene where you can see him * from the backside which is a hoot. All in all, not an unpleasant way to spend an hour and a half or so. Another film to add to the excellent reservoir of 70's cinema.

Love may mean never having to say you're sorry, but death means not having to be in the sequel to Love Story. In this one, Ryan O'Neal has to struggle with being a rich, idealistic attorney in an affair with fabulously wealthy Candace Bergen who treats him to a trip to Hong Kong. Life is not what it should be, however, since rich father Ray Milland wants him to take over the family business and Candace Bergen actually thinks that her job running Bonwit Teller is more important than paying constant attention to O'Neal.

This movie wasn't as bad as the reviews said it was, but I got sick of Oliver's character throwing random temper tantrums over nothing. It's good he was seeing a shrink but well, I guess he needed more time. Too bad he let a great woman go. That said, I like the fact that the ending didn't fall into a cliche like if he and Marcie reunited. He just realized that he needed to keep living and not feel guilty about doing so just for his late wife. I'm glad I watched this film and anyone who liked "Love Story" will at least want to watch this.

The (belated) sequel to "Love Story", "Oliver's Story" was rejected by audiences at the box office, and it's all but forgotten today, even with it being released on both VHS and DVD. Watching it, it's pretty easy to figure out why. For one thing, it's hard to sympathize with Oliver; while he has lost his wife, he is rich and with a good job, and he just silently mopes around instead of expressing anguish or sadness. Not surprisingly, O'Neal performance is lacklustre. While Candace Bergman actually give a better performance than most of the other movies she made in the '70s, she lacks spark and spirit. What on earth do these two people see in each other? And the end of the movie is very unsatisfying, leaving the characters' plot threads in the air. The only real good thing about the movie is Ray Milland, though he only makes a few brief appearances.