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 War Of The Roses (DVD)
 War Of The Roses (DVD) ... Turner ... / DVD released 20 August, 2001 at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen / Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito are reunited for a third time to fabulous effect in The War of the Roses. This is a dark, disturbing comedy of marital trauma and revenge, which couldn't be more different from their sunnier outings in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile. Douglas and Turner, in career-best performances, are the materialistic, consumer-driven Roses of the title (Oliver and Barbara) whose seemingly perfect marriage has soured beyond repair; their only point of contact is their meticulously maintained dream house, which Douglas bought and Turner decorated to perfection. When Turner gets a taste of financial independence, she asks Douglas for a divorce--all she wants is the house and everything in it (aside from his clothes and shaving kit). He laughs at her and she punches him in the face. Things only get worse from there, as nasty divorce proceedings (with DeVito as Douglas's lawyer) give way to insults, threats, ruined dinner parties and pet abuse. And through it all, the Roses begin destroying their beloved home and its contents, just to spite each other. DeVito, who also directed, takes Michael Leeson's blacker-than-black screenplay and gives it a hyper-stylised spin, complete with skewed camera angles and wonderfully expressionistic cinematography (by Stephen Burum) as Douglas and Turner barricade themselves in their house, both refusing to give an inch. Shocking for a mainstream studio picture, with its unsympathetic protagonists, escalating bitterness and disturbing finale, Roses is a poisonously funny valentine to both marriage and 1980s materialism, tempered only by its framing device as a cautionary tale. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... Jewel Of The Nile, they work excellently together. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this movie at all. The trailer makes it look ... more ... really witty and funny, but I found the film itself unamusing and pretty boring. The comedy is very subtle and the movie comes across as more of a drama than anything else. Sadly, it's not even a good drama though. The two stars still connect very well onscreen and the acting is top-notch as expected, but that really isn't enough to save it. I turned it off about half way through as I just found it dull and quite miserable - too many arguments. Sense of humour can be such a particular thing and unless you like very ...more |
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War Of The Roses (DVD): Not my kind of comedy (150 words)
by - written on 11/09/08 (Useful, 14 readings)
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I'm a big fan of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner is great too. As previously shown in the fantastic Romancing The Stone and Jewel Of The Nile, they work excellently together. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this movie at all. The trailer makes it look really witty and funny, but I found the film itself unamusing and pretty boring. The comedy is very subtle and the movie comes across as more of a drama than anything else. Sadly, it's not even a good drama though. The two stars still connect very well onscreen and the acting is top-notch as expected, but that really isn't enough to save it. I turned it off about half way through as I just found it dull and quite miserable ... Read the complete review
No Roses in this War (583 words)
by - written on 04/08/08 (Very useful, 91 readings)
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For many years, I thought this was simply a sequel to that daft Turner / Douglas film set in the Amazon or somewhere like it. However, my interest was piqued recently, when I heard it being compared to that other daft female / male combo Mr & Mrs Smith. Intruigued to see how it related to either, I bought the DVD from play.com in the sale for £2.99 and set about watching it. Told from the perspective of friend and fellow lawyer Gavin D'Amato, he tells the story of up and coming lawyer Oliver Rose and how his courtship with Barbara leads to marriage and children. As the two of them struggle in apartments and dead end jobs, Barbara sets about bagging ... Read the complete review
War Of The Roses (DVD): Full blown war (907 words)
by - written on 27/02/07 (Very useful, 115 readings)
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You would be forgiven for thinking that this film is a historical drama, but it is far from that, although it is definitely a War of sorts. I'm old enough to remember when this came out in the 1980s, but it wasn't until this century that I actually got to see it. As is the case with many 80s films, it is dated, particularly with regard to clothes and hairstyles, but it is still an enjoyable film that has a lot to say about the relationships between men and women and the sometimes petty arguments that we get ourselves in to. Oliver and Barbara Rose are a golden couple with everything that they could possibly want; a beautiful house, lots of money and two ... Read the complete review
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