The Odd Couple | | Cast : | Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau | | Director : | Gene Saks | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | May 02, 1968 | | DVD Released Date : | April 01, 2003 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 06, 2005 | | Summary | Winning Team in a Slight Neil Simon Effort | Content
 | There's nothing really to dislike about "The Odd Couple," and it's no surprise that Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau make a hugely winning comedic team. But there's something so underdeveloped about Neil Simon's adaptation of his hit stage play as to make it seem more like a skit on a sketch comedy show than a full-bodied film. I have not seen the play, but have to assume that the screen version is fairly faithful, since Simon wrote it, so the defects cannot be blamed on a stage-to-screen adaptation. There are some interesting ideas in this story--two recently divorced men who fall immediately into traditional married roles when they become roommates because neither knows any differently--that Simon never fully fleshes out. Still, there are many worse ways to kill a couple of hours.
Grade: B |
| Rating | | | Date | March 07, 2005 | | Summary | Very good film to say the least | Content
| I disagree with what the P{geon Sisters say about men being lucky and all but everything else in the film is fine. The characters of Oscar and Felix are excellent opposites though this Felix isn't into opera like the one on the tv show (that was the late Tony Randall's reallife hobby). Murray is not the fat, clueless one he was on the tv shopw. This Murray the Cop (in the film) has more depth. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 25, 2005 | | Summary | the odd laughs don't stop coming | Content
| a very nice insight this movie gives
watching it again and again and again when I can on my player
the first time I put it in my player and watched it from start to end
I laughed, I cried. I sympathized. truly a great movie
it touches you and makes you laugh when it can. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matheau are great actors. see them in Out to Sea, and other movies if you can. even though they both passed away recently years ago. 1 year for one and 2 for the other. they both are great comedians and really literally I mean this "add character to their characters" they should never be forgotten. very talented men and actors. if they or their parents were alive they'd be so proud of them (themselves) see this movie if you haven't |
| Rating | | | Date | January 16, 2005 | | Summary | Excellent! | Content
| I saw this movie about two weeks ago on AMC. It was funny and made me really laugh. I'm a 16 year old who likes classic and ORIGINAL films, not today's CGI filled/no talent actors/rap star cameo-esque films. Anyway, I really liked Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau after seeing this movie. Of course, I always liked Matthau, because I've seen him in a couple of movies with Gregory Peck (also on AMC). It was a great movie! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 14, 2005 | | Summary | The Odd Couple | Content
| Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" is an appealing comedy about two divorced men, who decided to move in with each other. After divorcing his wife, the neat, clean, neurotic nut Felix, is taken in by Oscar, the broke, disorganized slob in his New York apartment. At first, things go well for the interesting duo. Oscar is saving money, and, for the first time eating real food. But then, things take a toll for the worse. They create such an awkward living situation, that Oscar is forced to throw Felix out. They were best friends prior to the moving in, playing poker every night. Yet after living together, they notice that the little things that they do to each other drive them insane. |
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