Return to Peyton Place
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Movie Reviews of Return to Peyton Place
Movie Review: Not too bad... considering
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this movie because of its innocence of the future. The speech at the end (spoken by the one woman who seemed too righteous and prudish for the town) was practically prophetic. I understand that the young people were all upset about the hyprocrosy by the adults that lived in that town, and it was good that the book they were all up in arms about was written, but the truth of the matter is... a little bit of immorality goes a long way. Back then, I'm sure that movie had tongues wagging and we laugh at it now because we have seen so much more scandalous things in movie theatres since then. We think to ourselves "If they only knew what we would see in the theatres within the next few decades they wouldn't have been so quick to try to boost movie ticket sales with enticements of scandalous things that go on behind closed doors".Movie Review: Gossip, Gossip, Gossip
Summary: 3 Stars
It isn't mandatory that you watch Peyton Place before Return To Peyton Place as the actors are different and some of the characters did not reappear in the sequel. I watched both back to back and Return To... was just as glossy, trashy and colourfully slick as its predecessor. With a story like this, taking place in a small town full of characters, there are more than enough stories to interweave. The audio commentary of Sylvia Stoddard is a great supplement to this dvd. (see also The Best of Everything) She related stories about Tuesday Weld, Mary Astor and Grace Metalious among many others. This is a well-produced melodrama and I recommend it on that basis.Movie Review: An average sequel
Summary: 3 Stars
"Return To Peyton Place" is an adequate follow-up to one of the
best soap operas in Hollywood history.The story is not as good,
and the performances are average even for this kind of film.The
best thing about the movie is Mary Astor in a brilliant performance as the Mother From Hell,who finally gets her
comeuppance.Overall,this is a routine but satisfying sequel
worth watching.
Movie Review: Yawn
Summary: 2 Stars
Alison MacKenzie (this time played by Carol Lynley) lands a book deal, which takes her away from Peyton Place to hobnob with a big-time New York publisher (Jeff Chandler). When her thinly veiled account of the townspeople is released, she finds herself drawn back to her hometown to face the consequences.
The first film was nothing much, and this one is even less so. Just a humdrum soap opera with little energy in either the performances or the direction by Jose Ferrer.
Movie Review: Insulting Hollywood chutzpah
Summary: 1 Stars
Hollywood decided they knew better than Grace Metalious and gutted her sequel to Peyton Place, leaving nothing but the names of the two main characters in place. Don't waste your time on this completely deceptive "sequel", unless you're doing a college thesis on Hollywood movies that have absolutely no redeeming qualities.