The Paper | | Cast : | Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close | | Director : | Ron Howard | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 18, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | August 24, 2004 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 10, 2005 | | Summary | A Great film by Howard. | Content
 | This Ron Howard Film is so good and so fun to watch that you don't realize how long it is. Time is a virtue here. This great casts Glenn Close, Robert Duval, Randy Quaid, Marissa Tormei, and others who are good at their craft. Keaton works for a certain newspaper and likes his job. A lot of fun here from Keaton. I think it is one of his best roles ever! Don't miss this great film. I own this one. A Great film by Howard. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 01, 2005 | | Summary | Good Movie, Poor DVD | Content
| This is a nice DVD, if you don't mind that 27.9 percent of the original theatrical image has been removed for the DVD exhibition, so that the DVD image fills your entire 4:3 television screen (theatrical aspect ratio - 1.85:1; DVD aspect ratio - 4:3). If you're okay with that, enjoy! |
| Rating | | | Date | November 06, 2004 | | Summary | Highly Entertaining Film!! | Content
| I realy enjoyed this film with it's funny poigant look at life, work, love and making it all work. Michael Keaton realy outdoes himself in a funny but demanding role as a workaholic metro editor for a Newspaper who is prssured by his pregnant wife to take a cushier desk job at a rival newspaper, and at the same time going head to head with a no nonsense managing editor played by Glen Close on a story about two black youths who he beleives are innocent in a double murder that could start a race war. The movie moves from comedy to drama back to comedy that it keeps your attention for nealy two hours. And how often you see great acting talent like this film showcases. Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, SEINFELD'S Jason Alexander and the late Jason Robards. The Paper Is a great film filled such intensity it's impossible to overlook this film. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 07, 2004 | | Summary | Smart, Smart, Funny Movie. | Content
| This movie is about a day in the life of a New York tabloid and the people who pour life and soul into the paper. It's a marvelous cast and ensemble piece. It has some very funny lines and furious dialogue. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen this movie. I know every bit of the plot and just about every line in it. Yet is never fails to make me laugh nor am I even the slightest bit tempted to fast-forward to the punch line. Well worth having in your movie library. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 15, 2004 | | Summary | Good movie, Bad DVD... | Content
| Ron Howard isn't the most dynamic of directors -- his style is pretty vanilla and he hasn't picked the greatest projects in the world (i.e. Ransom) but he was right on the money with The Paper. While he tends to cram a little too much into one day -- nobody has that exciting a day -- you have to give him a bit of artistic license -- it is a movie after all. Michael Keaton is well-cast as the big city paper editor with too much on his plate. He can do the manic side of his character (see, well, any movie he's ever done) and he's also up for the serious stuff too. Obviously, he must enjoy playing a journalist as he did a great job as one in Live From Baghdad as well. The cast is what makes this film work so well. Aside from Keaton, the other real stand-out is Randy Quaid as a fellow reporter and friend. For years now, Quaid as been typecast in dumb guy roles. It so refreshing to see him actually play an intelligent, street savvy reporter in this film. He gets all the great lines and steals all the scenes he's in. The film really kicks into gear when he and Keaton team-up to blow the lid off of a high profile story. I'd love to see these guys do another film together. While the film does get a tad on the preachy, idealistic side, it still is a very entertaining look at working on a major newspaper in New York City. It's a shame that the DVD is such a letdown. No extras and pan and scanned. Ugh. However, Opie seems to be revisiting his films on DVD with new special editions (i.e. Splash, Ransom). Hopefully, this one will get the deluxe treatment. |
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