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Ice Storm
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pros: Performances, characters, story, themes
cons: Tone and characters might be off-putting for some, Maguire’s character
Insert Dopey Ice-Related Pun Here
Set in affluent Connecticut in 1973, and centring on two families who are both perfect ‘Apple... See Full Review
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pros: Fantastic cast, amazing story, interesting character study, direction
cons: Uncomfortable themes explored = may not be for everyone
A Person's Body Is His Temple: Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (Happy Thanksgiving!)
Ang Lee is one of those strange directors who has made two of my favorite films of all time (this an... See Full Review
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pros: Story complexity through many subplots, several acting performances.
cons: A gross over-statement of the emptiness of suburban culture.
Cold weather, cold people
Story: It's the 1970's and it's the upper-middle-class suburbs and it's Thanksgiving. Our stor... See Full Review
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pros: entire cast, cinematography
cons: ..
Ice Storm - 1997
If you want a glimpse of what a dysfunctional family looks like, then Ice Storm is the movie for you... See Full Review
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pros: Great ensemble cast. Some cool set design.
cons: The writing is horrible / an existential statement about inaction and meaninglessness. You can't tell.
The Ice Storm: A Film Where Nothing Happens
Director M. Night Shayamalan is known for making films with a big "Aha!" at the end. I found myself... See Full Review
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pros: Incredible cast, great direction and cinematography
cons: Feels awfully pointless at times
life, love, hate, death, relationships, coming-of-age and mid-life crises ~ The Ice Storm
This past weekend, my boyfriend came home and declared it &#147Movie Marathon Weekend.&#148 Ah, the... See Full Review
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pros: Ang Lee. Acting. Screenplay. Challenges perfect suburban family stereotype.
cons: May offend people who dont like to see suburbia in an unpleasant light.
Key Party, Anyone?
Director: Ang Lee Producer: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Ted Hope Screenplay: James Schamus Based on Book... See Full Review
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pros: A different perspective. Metal ice trays. Ang Lee.
cons: Glycerin for ice. Unresolved shoplifting scenes. Too much Nixon, I get the point.
A Striking Icy Glaze
The Ice Storm is a story of neighboring families set in early 70&#146s suburban New Canaan, Connecti... See Full Review
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pros: This movie just fits together well, it's solidly acted
cons: The character depictions in this film could use more intensity
I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
When you think about it, its not easy to keep from just wandering out of life. Its like so... See Full Review
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pros: Ang Lee's best film. A haunting examination of family mores and healing.
cons: Kinda creepy in parts. Nixon's likeness used in kinky fare, especially.
Thawing
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The first scene gives us a look at the beauty of the cold. Gra... See Full Review
Product Details
| Key Information | |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Directors | Ang Lee |
| Actors | David Krumholtz |
| Stars | Kevin Kline |
| UPC | 086162275142 |
| Running Time | 1hr 52min |
| Available Formats | DVD: Checkpoint |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre | Recommended |
| Release Date | 1997 |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
| DVD Editions | |
| DVD Editions | <Edition><item name="format">DVD: Sensormatic</item><item name="runtime">1hr 52min</item><item name="company">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</item><item name="date">May 08, 2001</item><item name="rating">R (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">024543012252</item><item name="sound">Sound Features: Digital, Stereo, AC3</item></Edition> |
| VHS Editions | |
| VHS Editions | <Edition><item name="format">VHS</item><item name="runtime">1hr 52min</item><item name="company">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</item><item name="date">October 13, 1998</item><item name="rating">R (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">086162275135</item><item name="sound">Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo</item></Edition> |
| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | James Schamus |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (09/26/1997, p.1D, Mike Clark): "...A jewel....A methodically constructed social satire of suburban boredom..." |
| Quotes from the Movie | |
| Quotes from the Movie | "It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four because they weren't like other superheroes. They were more like a family. And the more power they had, the more harm they could do to each other without even knowing it. That was the meaning of the Fantastic Four, that a family is like your own personal antimatter."--Paul Hood (Tobey Maguire) in reflection <br> <br> "Dear Lord, thank you for this Thanksgiving holiday. And for all the material possessions we have and enjoy. And for letting us white people kill all the Indians and steal their tribal lands. And stuff ourselves like pigs, even though children in Asia are being napalmed."--Wendy Hood (Christina Ricci) <br> "Jesus! Enough, all right? Paul...roll?"--Ben Hood (Kevin Kline) <br> <br> "I'll show you mine if you show me yours."--Wendy to Sandy Carver (Adam Hann-Byrd) <br> <br> "Ben, you're boring me. I have a husband. I don't need another one."--Janey Carver (Sigourney Weaver) to Ben <br> <br> "It's like when they say two squared? You think it means two times two equal four, but really they really mean a square. It's really space. It's not numbers, it's space. And it's perfect space. But only in your head. Because you can't draw a perfect square in the material world. But in your mind you can have perfect space."--Mikey Carver (Elijah Wood) to his brother Sandy <br> <br> "So the next time you're in the bathroom after someone else has been there, remember what kind of molecules you are in fact eating."--Mikey, reciting his paper on molecules to his class |
