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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305127703
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305127700
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D335787D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 21, 1998
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1998
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Editorial Review:
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Mike Nichols directed the 1965 stage production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, but while Nichols went on to become a vitally intelligent director of contemporary comedy, Simon's career thrived in the 1970s and '80s before dwindling towards sentimental fluff like this amusing but mildly disappointing sequel. Closer to Grumpy Old Men than the wry wit of Simon's original play and 1968 screen adaptation, the movie finds former roommates Oscar (Walter Matthau) and Felix (Jack Lemmon) reluctantly reuniting for the wedding of Oscar's son to Felix's daughter. When they get sidetracked in California, the road-movie formula unleashes the comedic chemistry of Lemmon and Matthau (which alone makes the movie worthwhile), but it's too casual to match the original's depth or dramatic foundation. Simon and Grumpy director Howard Deutch could have deepened the Oscar-Felix relationship to make it funnier and more emotionally involving, but instead they've played it safe with some good laughs in the kind of sketch comedy that Nichols would avoid. Simon's capable of much better than this, but Lemmon-Matthau fans will have a good time anyway. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Anyone who digged the original will love this remake. Sure, it doesn't cover all the bases with the exact same zip and vigor like the first, but it's not that far off. The key to the movie is that it's mostly just Walter and Jack bantering
with their zany exchanges. Thankfully, the movie didn't get hung up in plot or other characters. Neil Simon is highly funny once again, and anyone that loves Matthau has to see his delivery deliver once again in this movie. Too bad these two old birds finally flew the coup. Rest in peace gentlemen. Thumbs up!!
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A Wearthy Follow Up Of The Original From 1968.
Especially The Scenes In The Sheriff Office.
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These two are one of the greatest! A truelly funny film that delivers plenty of laughs! A awesome movie! A great buy!
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Neil Simon is a brilliant screenwriter, and Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are the perfect team to bring it to life. In "The Odd Couple II" Oscar and Felix are reunited for a wedding after 17 years of silence. Unfortunately for them, everything goes wrong during their trip. While trying to get to their kids' wedding, they get arrested three times, attempt to hit on two younger women, and take a ride from an old man who dies a short way into the trip!
I have read all the complaints of juvenile humor and inappropriate dialogue, but in my opinion, this is still a funny movie, and a beautiful tale of friendship between two clashing personalities. And, as a history piece, this is worth watching because it was Matthau's and Lemmon's last film together.
If you liked the first "Odd Couple" movie and the TV series, you will enjoy this sequel.
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One of the most hilarious movies I have seen to bad that there both dead but I`m sure they will always be remembered.
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