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Joel and Ethan Coen transport Homer's ODYSSEY to the depression-era South in the silly, fun comedy O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson star as three escaped fugitives on the run in Mississippi. Their adventures through the barren landscape includes run-ins with a soothsayer, a trio of Sirens, a Bible-salesman Cyclops, as well as other archetypes from Southern folklore and pop-culture including a young blues musician, the Klan, and bank robber Baby Face Nelson. Soon they are caught up in a vicious gubernatorial campaign that would make Huey Long proud.
The Coen brothers mix in a host of cinematic references in O BROTHER, including SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS, COOL HAND LUKE, I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG, and even dashes of the Three Stooges. The soundtrack of folk ballads, yodeling traditionals, Delta blues, and prison work songs is outstanding, playing in the background (or foreground) of nearly every scene. Clooney, as the ringleader, displays an effervescent smile that is as intoxicating as the Coens' script is outrageous. The cast, including Holly Hunter, Charles Durning, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King, and Michael Badalucco, is charmingly bewildering in a way that only a Coen brothers' cast can be. Joel and Ethan have done it again, crafting this time a unique film steeped in the traditions of the South--and of Hollywood itself.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - Anamorphic - 2.35:1
Audio:
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. Making Of
2.Painting with Pixels Post Production Process
Storyboard-to-Film Comparison
Music Video - The Soggy Bottom Boys -Man of Constant Sorrow
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Customer Reviews
If you are a George Clooney fan, you will love this movie. I especially liked when on the train he was asking for a smith to remove the leg irons. Oh those big brown eyes!! Supporting cast is superb too.
I NEVER get tired of watching this movie! With an allstar cast, killer music/soundtrack which plays a major role in the film, and somewhat modern twist on an even older story, this movie has it ALL! The "digital color correction" they used to give the film a sepia-tone" look really sells the setting and gives you that dusty, dry, deep south, delta Depression era feeling, as well as the feeling for some real, authentic, homestyle Southern comfort food! :P Paralleling Homer's Odyssesy, there are of course many references and similarities to the story and history itself that are always fun to try and spot, giving you another reason to watch it again and again! However, because of this, there are some aspects of it that are inappropriate or too sophisticated for kids to understand. All in all, if you're looking for an off-beat comedy with a I believe deeper meaning, and a high replay value, LOOK NO FURTHER !!! :D
I had been looking for this movie everywhere and decided I would try Overstock.com and sure enough they had it. I ordered it for my husband for Christmas but one day he told company that they had to watch the movie so I gave it to him early. Thanks, cocoa
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Each member of my family love this movie. My teenagers have watched this movie several times on tv, but that wasn't enough. So, I bought it for them. Very funny movie, and great music too.
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Loved this movie so much i watch it over and over ! I'm not a George Clooney fan but he did a terrific job in this movie as well as the rest of the cast !Great addition to your DVD collection.
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