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mvie mu-1079712: A Person's Body Is His Temple: Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (Happy Thanksgiving!)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:44:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JiggyJay - Ang Lee is one of those strange directors who has made two of my favorite films of all time (this and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), but has remained in "stinker" territory for almost ten years now for me. His newest flick, Taking...

mvie mu-1079712: Cold weather, cold people

Wed, 6 May 2009 22:24:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dolphinboy - Story: It's the 1970's and it's the upper-middle-class suburbs and it's Thanksgiving. Our story here shows us a slice of life of two different families: the Hood family (Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci) and the Carver family...

mvie mu-1079712: Ice Storm - 1997

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 02:36:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author susidee34 - If you want a glimpse of what a dysfunctional family looks like, then Ice Storm is the movie for you. It begins at the end, with Paul Hood sitting on a train, frozen in time by an ice storm. We then travel back, to find out how this all...

mvie mu-1079712: The Ice Storm: A Film Where Nothing Happens

Tue, 16 May 2006 23:59:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Andyman - Director M. Night Shayamalan is known for making films with a big "Aha!" at the end. I found myself waiting for something like that with The Ice Storm, but it never came. The Ice Storm is a drama laden with weight but seemingly without a purpose. We...

mvie mu-1079712: life, love, hate, death, relationships, coming-of-age and mid-life crises ~ The Ice Storm

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:34:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dramastef - This past weekend, my boyfriend came home and declared it “Movie Marathon Weekend.” Ah, the joy and bliss of Movie Marathon Weekends… We go to the library and rent 8-10 movies, put them in a pile and randomly pick at different points in...

mvie mu-1079712: Rows of Houses All Bearing Down on Me, I Can Feel Their Blue Hands...

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:26:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - One of the more recent prolific directors in cinema, Taiwan-born Ang Lee has made films in his homeland whether it was the dramas Eat Drink Man Woman and The Wedding Banquet or the martial-arts masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden...

mvie mu-1079712: Key Party, Anyone?

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:47:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jessicamartin - Director: Ang Lee Producer: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Ted Hope Screenplay: James Schamus Based on Book: “The Ice Storm” by Rick Moody Director of Photography: Frederick Elmes Year Release: 1997 Runtime: 112 mins. Released by: 20th Century...

mvie mu-1079712: A Striking Icy Glaze

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:24:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author neoplasm - The Ice Storm is a story of neighboring families set in early 70’s suburban New Canaan, Connecticut which occurs over Thanksgiving break. Paul (Tobey Maguire), the eldest son of the Hood household, returns from his private boarding school to family...

mvie mu-1079712: I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Sun, 12 May 2002 15:44:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stephenkay65 - “When you think about it, it’s not easy to keep from just wandering out of life. It’s like someone’s always leaving the door open to the next world. And if you aren’t paying attention you could just walk through it, and then you’ve died...

mvie mu-1079712: Thawing

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:13:17 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Tallgent - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The first scene gives us a look at the beauty of the cold. Grass is frozen, branches die, but the ice, killer though it is, stays pristine. Beautiful. And so begins Ang Lee’s lyrical adaptation of Rick...

mvie mu-1079712: The Storm Before the Calm

Fri, 21 Sep 2001 20:43:31 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cyndialu - The Ice Storm is the kind of movie that makes you cringe in recognition of some of your own family "stuff" while also managing to allow for the "but we weren't this screwed up!" disclaimer. I can imagine the screenwriter(s) sitting at the...

mvie mu-1079712: The Ice Storm : Metaphor for life

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:49:06 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author princealessio - I thought American Beauty was a little overrated and I preferred this tale which was made a few years earlier... I personally think of the film in an odd fashion. To me the movie feels like beautiful poetry being put into motion and it is very artistic...

mvie mu-1079712: Ice, Tigers and Dragons, Oh My! Ang Lee on DVD

Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:05:27 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bill_chambers - Up until now I've barely spoken of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon save for unqualified praise; while the right words still escape me, the seasons of change have put my jaw back in place and permitted a perspective on director Ang Lee. One of his previous...

mvie mu-1079712: Unhappy, unhappy, unhappy, unhappy. And dull.

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 15:41:49 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author eplovejoy - A sexual encounter between the characters played by Joan Allen and Jamey Sheridan lasts about ten seconds. That compels Sheridan to apologize for what he says was "awful." The movie lasts much longer, but it is just as unsatisfying.

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mvie mu-1079712: Laughing At Someone's Funeral

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:05:43 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brianlee -

The Ice Storm

I've watched this movie four times. I cannot think of logical words to describe the underlying tremors I feel

when I watch every scene scan by. A movie hasn't gotten under my skin, since the acting performance of...

mvie mu-1079712: Frigid Sexuality

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 22:09:07 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lightnin - More than sexual morès were challenged in the 70s; morality on several levels was brutally challenged in that decade.

The Ice Storm opens with a commuter train, silent and frosted over, stopped dead in its tracks with no electricity...

mvie mu-1079712: American Beauty with bite

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:43:42 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Kilroy - The Ice Storm is American Beauty meets Consenting Adults with a twist of Magnolia. Mostly, though, it is a grainy American Beauty-esque film about the elusive concept of the American family. Set in the 1970's, The Ice Storm uses the Watergate scandal...

mvie mu-1079712: Is this a Comedy in disguise?

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 23:09:53 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aindovin - This movie is a hidden gem and one of the most underated movies out there.

Released in the late 90's (97 I think), it was one of Siskel's picks for best movies.

Set in the early 70's, the movie focuses around 2 disfunctional families...

mvie mu-1079712: Powerful

Tue, 5 Sep 2000 02:42:20 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Darkclaw - "The Ice Storm" was quite a remarkable movie. All the characters have such depth and the actors who portray them exceed in displaying all of their character's details.

There's so much for one to scrutinize and analyze in this movie,...

mvie mu-1079712: Like Watching Ice Melt

Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:38:33 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ArnieHarris - Here's a poser: exactly how do you go about making a film about people living sterile, boring angst-ridden lives, and make it an engrossing, engaging experience for the audience? Ang Lee tries to solve that artistic dilemma with "The Ice...

mvie mu-1079712: Devastated Lives

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:46:08 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BobLeep1 - This is an extremely well crafted movie that is as depressing, as it is entertaining. Set in the early seventies, a family of very interesting, well written characters, explore their sexual fantasies and desires, and experience the pain and frustration...

mvie mu-1079712: Disturbing view of the swinging '70s

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 07:27:55 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Andrew_Hicks - Christina Ricci saying, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours," that's what more arthouse movies need. The Ice Storm, adapted from the novel by Rick Moody, is a powerful Ang Lee film that explores the world of empty bitterness and...

mvie mu-1079712: The Ice Storm shines

Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:35:25 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meredithlitt - I waited to see this movie until it was on video because I thought that it was just going to be about a dysfunctional family, and how many of those have we seen?!

But I continued hearing rave reviews about it so I sat down and watched it. I...