What does the DL think of The Evening Star, the sequel to Terms of Endearment?

also how is the Jack Nicholson character dealt with and what do they say about the husband, Flap. I notice he isn't in it.

All I remember was Scott Wolf in his underpants.

oh and Miranda Richardson is the new Patsey? That seems like odd casting. The first Patsey never really worked much again.

Horrible, don't even bother.

Not nearly as good as Terms but not unwatchable. I guess it is a curiosity piece? The book was followed fairly well, but there isn't as much character development in the film compared with the original.

Nicholson had one scene. Richardson was excellent, and I liked Marion Ross as the housekeeper. Patsy and the housekeeper were much more prominent than in the original.

I'm not sure making The Evening Star was necessary, considering how iconic Terms was.

Someone give my sequel a shot!

The house they chose in this house turned out to be owned by the daughter of the woman whose house they used in the original!

A big disappointment, but to be fair, the novel was too.

Miranda Richardson was way over the top with accent and performance. Juliette Lewis wasn’t much better.

Marion Ross wanted that nomination so bad. I remember an interview she did where the reporter dangled the possibility of a nomination in front of her, and her eyes filled with tears.

Complete waste of time and effort for all parties involved. You ache for Debra Winger the entire time. Without the character of Emma as her loving foil, Aurora is overexposed in this misbegotten sequel. Terms is perfection. Best left at that.

The book was great, I love McMurtry, the movie...meh. Read the book though, OP, if you haven't. The end is really lovely.

All I can say is, I expected to hate it, but I surprisingly found it quite enjoyable and, like R10, loved the ending.

Is Flap in it at all? (book or movie) Or his he abandoned the kids?

The kids are all grown up r12, there's nothing to abandon.

It’s entertaining and if you liked Terms of Endearment I’d certainly tell you to watch it.

From my perspective, the first part was well paced and going well. The second half begins well, then they start rushing through all these years to clearly produce a kind of similar end to the first film.

r12 Yeah I think he is mentioned in passing like the one kid grew up with him and he may ask the girl if she's talked to him but the kids are grown now.

I watched it again recently after 20 years and enjoyed it more than I would've guessed. Solid performances, and the idea of Aurora having a late in life second adolescence is pleasant enough, but the film makes a number of near-fatal errors.

Having Nicholson for only an extended cameo was idiotic. His character may not have been in either McMurtry novel, but he was necessary. Part of what dulled the sadness of "Terms" was the notion that Aurora had found love and that he would help her cope with her daughter's death and raise her grandchildren. "Evening Star" obliterated that comfort and befouled its predecessor.

The film was a also a bloodbath. The body count is staggering; there are THREE deaths by the end! It's overkill (pun intended) and I think it was a mistake to let Aurora die at the end just for maudlin sentiment.

It's not the worst film ever, but it's a sequel that did not need to be made.

Flap is missing from both the novel and the film. He turned out to be a deadbeat dad...not exactly shocking.

Not a fan of this film but didn’t hate it like I hated another McMurtry sequel, Texasville.

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