jazzbo Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 Saw Intolerable Cruelty this afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fun, clever, well-acted. Nice date movie, if your date is over thirty . . . Quote
BruceH Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 Saw Intolerable Cruelty this afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fun, clever, well-acted. Nice date movie, if your date is over thirty . . . I'm looking forward to this. I'm not a big Cohen brothers fan (like some of their movies, loathe others) but I hear that with this one they don't wear their snotty cleverness on their sleeves, but rather put together a movie to entertain non-geeks. And Catherine Zeta-Jones...um...that is...er...hmmm.... SHWINNNG!! Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 And Catherine Zeta-Jones...um...that is...er...hmmm.... Mammalian protuberence central...as FZ would say. B) Quote
jazzbo Posted October 11, 2003 Author Report Posted October 11, 2003 Well both stars are sexy as hell to target audiences. And they use that charisma well. I think you will enjoy the movie; my wife really did. I made the over thirty remark because I noticed that two couples around us just didn't get some of it. . . maybe it's just a fluke. . . maybe not. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 This one is on our list, right after Mystic River. As the wife and I dimly remember being 30, hopefully we'll be fine! I must admit, I was never a George Clooney fan at all, until seeing O Brother, Where Art Thou. Now, I'm willing to try anything he's in, as long as it's a comedy! As for Catherine Zeta-Jones, I've barely recovered from Chicago. If I get caught drooling I'll be in trouble, but I figure it's worth the risk... Quote
jazzbo Posted October 11, 2003 Author Report Posted October 11, 2003 (edited) She actually has her sexappeal downplayed if you ask me, which is a feat I guess. I'm with you on Clooney; O Brother made my eyes get wide open to his talent. And my wife will see ANYTHING he's in! Edited October 11, 2003 by jazzbo Quote
Use3D Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 Jones wouldn't stand a chance in From Dusk 'till Dawn. the Cheech zombie would whup her. Quote
RDK Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 I saw this last week and thought it merely fair. The cruelty was only tolerable imo. Quote
Alexander Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 It's not the best Coen film by any standard ("O Brother" is much better) but I really enjoyed it. It was more like "The Hudsucker Proxy" than "The Big Lebowski" or "O Brother." Its a very funny homage to the Cary Grant/Hepburn and Tracy battle-of-the-sexes screwball comedies of the 40s. Lots of terriffic performances. Clooney is wonderful (I became a fan with "Out of Sight," and I have yet to see a performance I've disliked), Catherine Zeta Jones oozes sex-appeal, Cedric the Entertainer is flat out hilarious ("I'm gonna nail that ass. I'm an ass-nailer."), Billy Bob Thorton plays the actor-playing-a-naive-billionaire to perfection, and Geoffery Rush is perfect in his brief appearence ("Wait a minute! Do we even *have* a swimming pool?!"). As always, the music is great. Who couldn't love a movie that uses Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" over the opening credits. Roger Ebert's review attacked the Coens for refusing to make a feel-good romantic comedy, but what do you expect from the Coen Brothers? Highly recommended. Quote
BruceH Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 I must admit, I was never a George Clooney fan at all, until seeing O Brother, Where Art Thou. Now, I'm willing to try anything he's in, as long as it's a comedy! Try renting Out of Sight, a hellava good movie with lots of great supporting performances. This was the movie were Clooney proved he could be good in the right role (and where he stopped the constant headbobbing and looking down). Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 Hmm. Two for "Out of Sight"; and I've never heard of it. I'll have to check out Blockbuster! Quote
BruceH Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 "There's no getting away with the simplicity of it's success -- great script based on a good book, good actors working with great characters, a great director empowered to be great again." --Ian Nathan Quote
RDK Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 (edited) Make it three big thumbs up for "Out of Sight." It might change your opinion about J-Lo as well. Edited October 13, 2003 by RDK Quote
Jazzdog Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 It's on my list two, but I do gotta admit, that nothing about this "feels" like a Coen Bros film to me. Or at least, nothing that I can tell anyways. it dosent have their usual cast of characters, and doesn't seem to have their usual sense of irony. So maybe thats good for a a lot of people, but I LOVE Coen Brothers films like Barton Fink, Fargo, Big Lebowski (maybe my favorite film EVER...non-Orson wWells category) and Raising Arizona, and I just cant tell if this will match up. But I could be wrong and love this movie. If it's even half as good as O, Brother, I will be dutifully impressed. Someone please tell me that Buschemi, Turturro or Goodman are somewhere in this one!! Quote
Alexander Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 Someone please tell me that Buschemi, Turturro or Goodman are somewhere in this one!! They're not, but none of them were in "The Hudsucker Proxy" either. Quote
Jazzdog Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 Someone please tell me that Buschemi, Turturro or Goodman are somewhere in this one!! They're not, but none of them were in "The Hudsucker Proxy" either. I knew there was something fishy about that one. It slipped under my radar, but the performances WERE great. Bruce Campbell should be in more of their films! Quote
Harold_Z Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 My wife and I saw INTOLERABLE CRUELTY this afternoon - thoroughly enjoyed it. Some pretty big laughs here and pretty often too. Anybody know who did the GLORY OF LOVE that played at the end? I couldn't hang to see the credits. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Posted October 13, 2003 Good question, I didn't catch the credit either, and it was killing! Quote
jazzbo Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Posted October 13, 2003 (edited) Aha! Cduniverse lists the tracks on the soundtrack cd: BIG BILL BROONZY! Edited October 13, 2003 by jazzbo Quote
BruceH Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Finally caught this last night. One of the Cohen brother's better efforts. Too bad it's not doing well in the box office. But then, The Big Lebowski didn't do well either and now it's some kind of modern cult flick. Quote
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