The Ice Storm

[NEON MERCURY]

.....i never get tired of watching this ..something about the music and vibe of this film..looks really good..beautiful really......also, the cast as of now is stellar...ensemble ....very wll acted..i really cannot find fault in this film....the way theydid the 70's nostalgia was dead on.......i think this film is one of the few films that is generallt accepted by all on this board.........also.....when looking back at it now(i believe it came out around boggie nights)........?............is a masterpiece................a ? 4 u.>who does the score??

[Find Your Magali]

It is a magnificent and tragic film.

I'm kind of bummed it didn't lead to a revival of key parties, though.

[Alethia]

i love this movie soo much...honestly, i dont have any words to describe it, i just.....i dont know.  its great.

[snaporaz]

i'm confused as to whether or not it's better than american beauty. or is the comparison even justified? either way it's fucking brilliant and completely depressing. lee's best?

[rustinglass]

one of my favourites I rate it ten.
I have been lending it to all my friends to prove how elijah wood sucks ass in lotr

i'm confused as to whether or not it's better than american beauty. or is the comparison even justified? either way it's fucking brilliant and completely depressing. lee's best?

I too often compare it to american beauty and I think it's far superior to it, way more tragic, yet subtle, more credible.

[Pubrick]

i'm confused as to whether or not it's better than american beauty. or is the comparison even justified? either way it's fucking brilliant and completely depressing. lee's best?

in everything but the thora department, the ice storm is superior. tho ricci and holmes almost make up for that. the comparison is justified as they both reveal shit about american families, tho one is funny & light about it, and the other is serious & dark.

lee's best would be Hulk. but american critics would say this is his greatest (meaning: underrated). i mention american critics cos they are the ones who establish most official opinions, and ice storm must've spoken to a lot of them. they overpraised Crouching Tiger cos that would be as far as they could see themselves following this dude.. tho they'll return eventually, lee's too good.

Ang Lee is the new Milos Forman of international cinema.

[children with angels]

who does the score??

Michael Danna.

And this is one of my absolute favourite movies. I went through a phase of watching it literally daily - very strange time...

Even though it's so wilfully pessimistic, for some reason I can just watch it whatever mood I'm in. It's absolutely hilarious at points too. On the self-abuse front...

[aclockworkjj]

Milos Forman

was his 1st big american movie Cuckoo's Nest...or was there something prior??...am I even thinkin' of the right guy?... off topic I know

[chainsmoking insomniac]

This is Lee's best film IMO.
He writes about characters in such isolation, people who are so detatched from themselves and everything around them.....beautifully shot, written, GOD i just can't stop drooling over this movie.
I just saw this last night for the first time.

[©brad]

anyone ever seen the wedding banquet? another great one by lee that no one really talks about too much.

[Gold Trumpet]

I liked it, but am not as enthusiastic as the crowd. A much better movie than AB, but still heavy handed story wise when not needing to be. The filmmaking though is excellent and reminds me of The Godfather in its craftmanship.

~rougerum

[Alethia]

i guess if i had to compare it to american beauty, i would have to say ice storm is better (tho i do love American Beauty).  American beauty was way too overpraised, too much for its own good.

[A Matter Of Chance]

I agree, I really love The Ice Storm. I also like Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman"

[ono]

I liked this movie, but not for the reasons as everyone else.  I thought it was rather slow, but once it got deeper and deeper in, it was much more enjoyable.  My favorite scenes were with Christina Ricci.  The innocence conveyed in those scenes was incredibly unique, and most memorable for me.  I don't think it's a better film than American Beauty, but it's still pretty good.

[rustinglass]

Milos Forman

was his 1st big american movie Cuckoo's Nest...or was there something prior??...am I even thinkin' of the right guy?... off topic I know

I'm not sure but I think he did HAIR before.