The Ice Storm details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, David Krumholtz, Adam Hann-Byrd, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, Kevin Kline, Michael Cumpsty, Henry Czerny, Christina Ricci, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney Peldon, Joan Allen |
| Director: | Ang Lee |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Ice Storm |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 48 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 15 Jun 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
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It’s Cold Outside
By angelmg from london , 02 Aug 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
But it’s none too warm inside either in Ang Lee’s well crafted, elegant, but frosty exposition of cosy, suburban middle class Americana standing at the wrong end of the Sixties sexual revolution and facing the slow decay of the American Dream.
Lee’s film charts the quiet dysfunction of two affluent Connecticut middle class families during a real (and pivotal) ice storm that occurred during the Thanksgiving festivities of 1973. But against a wider backdrop of an America mired in and disillusioned by Watergate, and with the spectre of Vietnam, don’t be fooled that this is the only “ice storm” on the horizon.
From adults lost in a world of confusion, unfulfilling infidelities and hypocrisy, to the burgeoning sexuality of their equally lost children, The Ice Storm lays bare the complicated lives and entanglements within and between the two families, whilst at the same time throwing a few cultural nods towards the worlds of Salinger and Updike, thus also serving as a clever metaphor for America at that time and all that ailed it.
Lee’s meticulously detailed direction perfectly captures the period, fashioning a tale that is both hauntingly poetic and darkly comedic and garnering top notch performances from a stellar ensemble with a script that allows both adults and children to bring something to the proceedings.
In terms of opening a window to a skewered suburbia – American Beauty is maybe the more lauded, but The Ice Storm probably did it better.
Highly recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(60)The ice storm
By gianino (620 reviews) from London , 20 Jan 2012The acting was excellent, Ang Lee is superb and the plot is touching, funny at times with a very sad message. I loved the way it was described how they used to have fun back in the 70s. Not as good as other Ang Lee movies (Brokeback Mountains p. e.) but still very good.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The thawing of a marriage.....
By twosoddingcats (214 reviews) from Kingston-upon-Thames , 26 Oct 2011Thanksgiving 1973 in Canaan, Connecticut is beautifully recreated by Ang Lee...with the cracks in a suburban marriage as big as the cracks in the ice outside.
Based on the novel by Rick Moody, the acting is superb from an ensemble cast including Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci,, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, David Krumholtz & Allison Janney.
Lee captures the 1970s of my childhood, all polyester clothes, key parties and loose morals.....- Was this review helpful to you?
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Absolute Rubbish
By sash5033 (9 reviews) from Darwen, Lancs , 20 Sep 2011I couldnt get into this film at all right from the very start. Tryed my best but to no avail- Was this review helpful to you?
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Brilliant, heartbreaking, exquisite
By Anniegetyogun (116 reviews) from Down South , 22 Apr 2011This is a cult clasic because for anyone who lived through the 70's in rich america/canada or UK services abroad, a chord will be struck immediately. Lee has brilliantly captured the lifestyle and attitudes of the materially wealthy, intelligent but spiritually redundant 70's adults contrasted with the, as yet still connected children before they also succumb to the alcohol, mindless affairs and key parties.
This all with a cool beautiful backdrop and Ang Lee's exquisite pace and detail.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Ice storm
By a customer , 14 Apr 2011I thought this film was confusing, dull and boring. The two families kids were so disfunctional the were totally unbelievable. All in all a very disappointing film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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