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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Howard Deutch |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 10 April, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Comedies & Family Ent., Comedy, Comedy Video, Feature Film-comedy, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363357872 |
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A Comical Knockout
There are some people that get along perfectly. It is almost as if they are made for each other. Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau) and Felix Ungar (Jack Lemmon) are definitely not some of those people.
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>The Odd Couple 2, directed by Howard Deutch, is a comedy based on Neil Simon's hilarious play about two ex-roommates (Madison and Ungar) brought together after seventeen years for the marriage of their children. Madison is the "pig", and Ungar is the "human vacuum cleaner", and together they are absolutely priceless. After meeting at the airport to begin their road trip, the pair faces continuous obstacles on their way to the wedding before finally arriving.
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>As the disorganized Oscar Madison, Walter Matthau delivers an utterly brilliant performance. His portrayal of Madison is flawless from beginning to end. Quite the flirt, Madison tries to convince some women that he is "not as old as [he] looks." According to him, he had "this plastic surgery done recently, and the quack doctor botched it up." This is only one of his many desperate attempts for his "candle to glow one last time," that Matthau has down to a tee. A total and complete slob, Madison does not hesitate to drop his trash from his apartment window and leave the cats to clean up the mess. It is this carelessness that Matthau exemplifies so brilliantly.
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>Jack Lemmon is absolutely terrific as Felix Ungar, an extremely organized man that lives for cleanliness and order. There is no doubt that Lemmon was the man for the job, with his many quirks and idiosyncrasies. Ungar has a laminated suitcase as well as scheduled times to eat, sleep, and use the restroom. His need to have food every four hours is a result of his "low sugar condition." With his "unusually small windpipe" and allergies, he must constantly clear his sinuses with a "FNAH!" that remains extremely funny throughout the entire movie. Lemmon manages to turn every strange mannerism and peculiarity into side-splitting fun for all that are watching.
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>Not only do both actors do fantastic jobs, but also their chemistry onscreen makes the movie that much better. Their personalities "mix like oil and frozen yogurt," and it is this clash that provides such great comedy. Madison sums up his feelings about Ungar, declaring that his "hair got whiter, [his] ears got bigger, [his] nose got longer, but [he] still retains that unique, elusive pain in the ass quality that drives [him] berserk." No matter how much they get on each other's nerves, their care for each other remains clear. Having been friends for many years, Matthau and Lemmon's relationship off-screen is reflected in their acting. There is no doubt that there is something special about this dynamic duo.
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>The Odd Couple 2 is an unforgettable comical knockout that has us laughing from start to finish. It is clear that both Madison and Ungar have met their match, and we all can only hope that someday we too will find that one special person to challenge us forever.
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Funny as ever, even if material is not
The LA Time Theatre Critic once said about one of Neil Simon's lesser plays "A bad Neil Simon play is better than most other's best work." When you add into this mix Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, a terrible SLM film is better than most other's best! And this is not a terrible film. Lemmon and Matthau would be simply funny reading a telephone book. A telephone book written by Neil Simon read by Lemmon and Matthau would be hysterical.
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>Jack and Walter slip back into their most famous alter egos, Oscar and Felix, thirty years later. Oscar has been exiled to Sarasota, Florida. Felix is still in New York. They are reunited when Oscar's son and Felix's daughter decide to get married in California.
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>They meet up at the airport and start a 200 mile road trip to the wedding. The sight gags are silly but for some reason Lemmon and Matthau actually make them funny. The best scene are the simple one on one scenes with Jack and Walter.
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>Christine Baranski ("Cybil") and Jean Smart ("Designing Women") make a hilarious appearance as Thelma and Louise wanna be's.
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>If you love Jack and Walter or Neil Simon, this is a must have DVD. If not, then pass.
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