Intolerable Cruelty (Now Polling)

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Gold Trumpet

#75
October 11, 2003, 10:06:49 AM
Quote from: themodernage02GT, for once i agree with you.  but why, if you dont care for the coens, and are waiting for them to "grow up" or whatever, why do you continue to see their movies?  (and on opening day no less.)

The Coen brothers are major figures. If you want to diss them as I have done with every film I saw by them, you gotta have the reason to do so. I actually want to rent every Coen brother movie and watch it to see if I do like it or not. I really want to be able to convey a overall opinion of everything they've done. That's why I plan to rent Barton Fink and O Brother very soon.

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ShanghaiOrange

#76
October 11, 2003, 08:51:10 PM
Quote from: anakin_eAnyone know what the song is played during the tv commercials for the film? I think it sounds really cool. I'm looking forward to seeing this, the coen's rarely disappoint me.

Gimme Some Lovin' by Steve Winwood, I think. :(
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Finn

#77
October 11, 2003, 09:27:11 PM
It didn't work for me. I liked Clooney a lot and there were a few jokes that were funny. But the jokes that I laughed at just went on and on. They kept repeating them over and over again and others seemed very desperate.

Highlight: The creative opening titles!
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modage

#78
October 12, 2003, 01:27:20 PM
Universal's Intolerable Cruelty and MGM's Good Boy! just about tied for third place with about $13 million each. The final figures will determine which will take third and which takes fourth.

not a very strong opening for a romantic comedy with such huge stars, but if word of mouth is strong it could be a sleeper.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

mutinyco

#79
October 12, 2003, 01:37:03 PM
It opened just under Good Boy in 4th. Similar to O Brother, which didn't have much fanfare. I think it'll hover for a while.
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MacGuffin

#80
October 12, 2003, 10:06:25 PM
My least favorite Coen Bros. film. With some hints of it here and there, over all, their 'quirkiness' was missing. Clooney and Zeta-Jones were great together and their back and forth banter was delivered perfectly, however.
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BonBon85

#81
October 12, 2003, 11:49:48 PM
I think it's my least favorite Coen brothers film as well, but it's still better than a large portion of romantic comedies. High points: the credits and the asthma scene (if you've seen it you know the scene I'm thinking of). Low point: I wasn't a fan of Clooney's convention speech.

Gamblour.

#82
October 12, 2003, 11:50:20 PM
The beginning didn't really hook me in, but after a while I got to enjoy this movie. They could've done more with the old head of the firm guy. Otherwise, it was consistently funny and George Clooney is really likeable and charming. Lacked a bit of the complexity of earlier Coen movies but it's still got all of the "Looney Tunes" qualities.
WWPTAD?

Gamblour.

#83
October 12, 2003, 11:54:18 PM
Quote from: BonBon85Low point: I wasn't a fan of Clooney's convention speech.

I actually liked that scene as a whole because the movie starts to poke fun at itself. When the audience gets up and slowly starts applauding, Clooney looks really surprised and almost confused as to their integrity. The film knows what he just said was cliche and ridiculous and adds to that by having the convention audience love it. I thought it was a good joke.
WWPTAD?

modage

#84
October 13, 2003, 12:58:59 AM
Quote from: MacGuffinMy least favorite Coen Bros. film. With some hints of it here and there, over all, their 'quirkiness' was missing. Clooney and Zeta-Jones were great together and their back and forth banter was delivered perfectly, however.

i agree completely.

Quote from: BonBon85I think it's my least favorite Coen brothers film as well, but it's still better than a large portion of romantic comedies. High points: the credits and the asthma scene (if you've seen it you know the scene I'm thinking of). Low point: I wasn't a fan of Clooney's convention speech.

uhh, yep.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Teen Wolf

#85
October 13, 2003, 11:33:36 AM
I was a little underwhelmed by this film. And just for the record, I am a fan of virtually every other Coen Bros. movie.

mutinyco

#86
October 13, 2003, 08:24:52 PM
Y'all are nuts. This one was funny and accessible. You want bad watch The Hudsucker Proxy.
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-St. Joe

MacGuffin

#87
October 13, 2003, 08:31:05 PM
Quote from: mutinycoYou want bad watch The Hudsucker Proxy.

If you're using the slang definition of "bad" that means good, you're right.
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Ghostboy

#88
October 13, 2003, 09:12:48 PM
Quote from: Gamblor

I actually liked that scene as a whole because the movie starts to poke fun at itself. When the audience gets up and slowly starts applauding, Clooney looks really surprised and almost confused as to their integrity. The film knows what he just said was cliche and ridiculous and adds to that by having the convention audience love it. I thought it was a good joke.

Yeah, but the same thing was done a whole lot better in 'Down With Love.'

And I think Hudsucker Proxy is really underrated.

mutinyco

#89
October 14, 2003, 08:21:11 AM
I think Hudsucker had great production values, but it's easily the weakest film they've ever done.
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