PopGap #25: The Odd Couple (1968)
Written by dorrk |
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Watched #NeilSimon comedy #TheOddCouple (1968) a couple of days ago for my #PotLuckFilmFest https://t.co/SLsVGmfm05 Dir, #GeneSaks pic.twitter.com/HwN6JmBGSb
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
Links for #TheOddCouple - Amzn: https://t.co/IRUr79rkt3 iTns: https://t.co/WUfon7cit4 #PotLuckFilmFest #NeilSimon #JackLemmon #WalterMatthau pic.twitter.com/up5MmVBlkn
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
#NeilSimon is a bit mild for me but I grew up w/ #TheOddCouple looming as an iconic comedy. It's snappy & prime Simon. #PotLuckFilmFest pic.twitter.com/MNQ5bRJutu
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
Movies used to have such a glib attitude toward suicide. Start of #TheOddCouple is a bit jarring. #PotLuckFilmFest #NeilSimon #JackLemmon pic.twitter.com/8k8FIy6dep
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
#JackLemmon schtick usually takes some adjustment, but he makes character in #TheOddCouple more likable than he should be. #PotLuckFilmFest pic.twitter.com/sYnbhebtai
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
#MonicaEvans & #CaroleShelley are fun as giggly sisters in #TheOddCouple but their characters are just devices. #PotLuckFilmFest #NeilSimon pic.twitter.com/OF92X8jTtv
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
Final act is sharpest in #TheOddCouple but the neat, safe ending is typically artificial #NeilSimon mediocrity. #JackLemmon #WalterMatthau pic.twitter.com/H76BcVSS4A
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
I like #TheOddCouple as an artifact but artless inorganic forced sitcom style doesn't make me laugh very much. #PotLuckFilmFest #NeilSimon pic.twitter.com/zurX0wpHBG
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
#TheOddCouple was Flickcharter Ty Tag's monthly contribution to my #PotLuckFilmFest https://t.co/Zq9ue7bxfV Thanks, Ty! #NeilSimon pic.twitter.com/HyME519NCH
— MediaLifeCrisis (@PopGap) February 19, 2017
The Odd Couple was brought to my Potluck Film Fest by Ty Tag, who can be found on Flickchart under the username goat6boy. He ranks it on his Flickchart at #373 (87%, out of 2763 movies) and as his 3rd favorite comedy of the 1960s, out of 27. On my chart, The Odd Couple ranks at #847/3743 (77%), where it's now my 8th favorite comedy of the 1960s, out of 30.
The Odd Couple
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