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Neil Simon's classic stage comedy made an effortless transition to the big screen in 1967, when The Odd Couple provided Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau with a tailor-made mid-career affirmation of their status as two of cinema's greatest funny men. Lemmon is Felix, manically obsessed with cleanliness and housekeeping, struggling to understand why his wife wants a divorce. Matthau is Oscar, his slovenly poker-playing buddy who invites him to take the spare room and lives to regret it as they rapidly and comically come to grief like an old, totally incompatible, married couple, revealing exactly why their respective wives have had enough. "I don't think two single men living alone in a big eight-room apartment should have a cleaner house than my mother", Matthau wails, trying to make sense of the disintegrating situation.
The pair devour Simon's typically sharp and witty script in a frenzy of classic one-liners that allow Lemmon's trademark twitchy neurosis and Matthau's baleful cussedness to flourish. Great as they are, though, they are nearly eclipsed in the funniest scene of the film by Monica Evans and Carole Shelly as a couple of British expatriate sisters from the apartment upstairs. Carry On innuendo briefly meets Manhattan repartee and the screen crackles with brilliance. It's a comic masterclass.
On the DVD: The Odd Couple on disc has no extras apart from the original cinema trailer, but the film, presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, is pristine, Neal Hefti's score providing that instantly identifiable flavour of sophisticated 1960s American comedy. --Piers Ford
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DVD Features:
Theatrical Trailer
Language: English (Dolby 5.1); French, German, Italian, Spanish (Mono); Restored English (mono)
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish Turkish
Anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Oscar (Walter Mattheau) is a sports journalist and slob who lives happily in his messy apartment until he invites his friend Felix (who has just been dumped by his wife)to stay with him. Felix swiftly drives Oscar mad with his obsessive cleaning and tidying, and he even manages to ruin their weekly poker game. The last straw comes when Felix ruins the romantic liaison that Oscar has planned for them with their neighbours the Pigeon sisters.
This is a very funny film, Walter Mattheau and Jack Lemmon are both hilarious, and the supporting players all have their moments too. I love this film not just because it is very funny, but also because it reminds me of my husband and I (him being Felix and me Oscar).
This is a very funny film, Walter Mattheau and Jack Lemmon are both hilarious, and the supporting players all have their moments too. I love this film not just because it is very funny, but also because it reminds me of my husband and I (him being Felix and me Oscar).
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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I may have been born 8 years after this film was first released but that doesn't stop it being my favourite film of all time. Maybe the fact technically I am Jewish, but not practising makes me appreciate this type of humour even more.
This film tells the story of two divorcees Felix (Jack Lemmon) and Oscar (Walter Matthau). Felix splits from his wife and moves in with Oscar (Walter Matthau), and the two who initially think it is a match made in heaven soon realise that their opposing charcters don't quite suit living together. A lesson for friends out there who are also considering such a move. Felix is obsesional about all household matters. Felix is a little more "relaxed" about such matters.
The biggest shock in some ways is for the friends who appear for their weekly card game, and rather than "milk so old, it's standing in the fridge without a bottle" or "Green sandwiches which are either very new cheese or very old meat". They get sandwhiches to order, and mats for their beers. Smoking is also banned..... resulting in a unhappy friends claiming "poker was not meant to be played this way"
For me Matthau steals the show, with his blend of dead-pan humour, sarcasm and frustration, and I think that anyone who like Seinfeld, or Curb your Enthusiasm MUST.... BEG, BORROW, STEAL or even BUY this DVD.
It is a Classic that has not aged at all. It remains as funny today as they day it was released. Quite simply BRILLIANT.
This film tells the story of two divorcees Felix (Jack Lemmon) and Oscar (Walter Matthau). Felix splits from his wife and moves in with Oscar (Walter Matthau), and the two who initially think it is a match made in heaven soon realise that their opposing charcters don't quite suit living together. A lesson for friends out there who are also considering such a move. Felix is obsesional about all household matters. Felix is a little more "relaxed" about such matters.
The biggest shock in some ways is for the friends who appear for their weekly card game, and rather than "milk so old, it's standing in the fridge without a bottle" or "Green sandwiches which are either very new cheese or very old meat". They get sandwhiches to order, and mats for their beers. Smoking is also banned..... resulting in a unhappy friends claiming "poker was not meant to be played this way"
For me Matthau steals the show, with his blend of dead-pan humour, sarcasm and frustration, and I think that anyone who like Seinfeld, or Curb your Enthusiasm MUST.... BEG, BORROW, STEAL or even BUY this DVD.
It is a Classic that has not aged at all. It remains as funny today as they day it was released. Quite simply BRILLIANT.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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What is there to say? I may be the only person alive who hadn't already seen this picture. I'm trying to think how if would have been if it were an English film, and the effort has worn me out. It couldn't work. It's just so wonderfully right as it is.
I put the subtitles on so as not to miss a syllable of the dialogue. It is going on the shelf next to "Some Like it Hot", and will come out whenever life gets a little stale, or once a week, whichever comes first.
I put the subtitles on so as not to miss a syllable of the dialogue. It is going on the shelf next to "Some Like it Hot", and will come out whenever life gets a little stale, or once a week, whichever comes first.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of the funniest films of all time
The Odd Couple starring Jack Lemmon and Walther Matthau is a hilarious film about two friends forced through circumstance to live with each other. Read more
Published 2 months ago by HBH
The Odd Couple DVD
Bought this as a gift for an elderly gentleman who thoroughly enjoyed it and had a good laugh, he had previously seen odd couple 2 but wanted to see the first one, he now has both.
Published 6 months ago by C. Prior
Laugh out loud funny
First saw this film in my twenties on late night television and thought it was a good film. Saw it again recently and now realise it's a great film. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. G. Robinson
The Odd Couple (DVD) (1967) Lemmon/Matthau
The film starts off with great humour as Felix (Jack Lemmon) makes various unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide, after separating from his wife. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Derek Vernon-morris
Very good
When I first saw this film years and years ago, I thought it was really good and amusing, apart from the two girls who come downstairs from their flat on a date with the two men. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Taylor
The Odd Couple.
Marvellous stuff, Having enjoyed the Odd Couple So much, I just had to get the Odd Couple 2. Watching this follow up (Odd Couple 2- Reg 1 US import) My wife, myself and 19 yr old... Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Cooke
The oddest couple you'll find!
I don't know if Jack Klugman and Tony Martin were either available or indeed considered for the respective roles of Oscar or Felix, considering THEY were to star in the hit TV... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Patrick H. Williams
Best Comedy Film Ever
Anything with these two great actors, Lemmon and Matthau, is worth watching... and again and again. I agree with what has been posted on the other reviews here so I will keep mine... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2010 by Peter J. Chambers
The plase to start
If you want to buy some Walter Matthau, or Jack Lemmon movies, this is the plase to start. This is just timless! Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2009 by J. K. Olsen
The Odd Couple
Just to say this is a classic comedy with a fantastic script, superb music and talent all over the cast.
You cannot fail to enjoy it.Odd Couple [1967]
You cannot fail to enjoy it.Odd Couple [1967]
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by Christopher Cummins
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