O Brother, Where Art Thou? (DVD 2001)

Brought this for my son as he loves this film ... and he is a 21 year... so this film spreads across all ages and I love the music.

Having seen the beginning of it on the telly and finding it was too late to watch, I decided I needed to see it right through. I wasn't disappointed. It shows a whole different side to the stunning George Clooney and expands his talents into a new dimension. The music was good, the storyline was excellent, and it gave an insight into the south of the US during the depression. It was very funny but also poignant. It is a film which I would watch again on a cold winter night when there is nothing on the telly.

Saw this film on TV, the whole family loved it so much we had to get the DVD - very very funny, highly recommended to all!

'Oh, Iiiii am a maaaaan.... oh of constant soooooorrow'

For the soundtrack alone this film would be worth buying - a foot-tapping selection of vintage and modern bluegrass numbers, including the irresistible 'Man of Constant Sorrow', which features in the climactic scene of the film.

But this isn't a CD review, so why should you buy this film? Well, it was one of the first signs that George Clooney had more depth than he'd had to display in ER or the lamentable The Peacemaker. He gives an endearing performance as an incorrigible ne'er-do-well on the run from a chain gang. He's also given sterling support by John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson as his dimwitted but show-stealing sidekicks.

The trio lurch across the sepia-toned canvas of the Deep South of the 1930s, tangling with psychotic bank robbers, bent politicians, sultry sirens and ex-wives, pausing only to record unwittingly a hit single and escape the clutches of the Ku Klux Klan.

Shot through with the quirkiness, dark humour, rich characters and all-around originality that you'd expect from the Coen brothers, this film is a modern masterpiece that you'll want to watch again.

Title says it all. This is one you will kick yourself for not watching sooner. One for the collection. Very funny, clever, slick. Great songs.

excellent film,very funny,super music. A film that the whole family can watch again and again. Very well priced,deliverd by mail within twenty four hours of order. Excellent service.

great movie with a great cast and great music---a keeper for my collection-everything you want in a movie,nostalgic-set in the depression times like now, funny and totally entertaining. had my previous copy stolen when i rented out the cottage to a couple foir the weekend.

jan the dutchman

I love this film. You can't help but laugh at the guy's misfortures!!! The music is fab, your'll want to buy the cd aswell if you watch it! A must buy!!!

funniest film george clooney has been in for a long time normally a straight laced actor but in this film his whole persona is funny bought it because my other half loves it

The film helps to rejuvinate blue grass music. Brilliant actors and story line original. A must for all film buffs one of the best films I have watched. One not to miss.

The bluegrass music songbook. Sideways humour . Very good acting , Brilliant film ,, bought a new one because someone forgot to return my old one..

Fabulous film! Based on Homer's 'The Odyssey'. George Clooney is briliant. We loved the song 'I am a man of costant sorrow' & hence bought the DVD! It's a good-un!

im a big george cloony fan and have been after this dvd for ages so i was over the moon when won it cnt wait to recive it so i can get the pop corn out

after watching this film at my brother house i had to buy very funny indeed, the sound track is also very good blue grass music, not my usual choice music but HAPPY MUSIC

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a comedy film made by the Coen Brothers. Released in 2000, the film is set in Mississippi during the Great Depression (1937).

The film is loosely based on the story of Homer’s Odyssey. The film stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. The American roots soundtrack won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2001.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? tells the story of a trio of escaped convicts. Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), known as Everett, Pete Hogwallop (John Turturro), and Delmar O’Donnel (Tim Blake Nelson) escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve the $1.2 million in treasure that Everett claims to have stolen and buried before his incarceration.

I did see this on tv and loved it so much i bought the dvd from ebay so i can watch again and again, great film, George Clooney plays a fantastic part and was shocked to hear him sing, great voice.
i will not ruin this, but in a part of the film there is a scene that just gives you a buzz,let me know what scene you think it is and i am sure we will come up with the same scene.
all round good feel film.
enjoy

I thought the film was quite odd in places, funny and still a very clever story unfolds, you never know whats going to happen next, light hearted, it could be watched with the family, as a couple or on your own film! I loved all the songs which add to the quirky story line, and although i have never enjoyed this sort of music before i found myself humming the tunes to myself and quoting funny sentences from the film to my friends, who think i'm completely mad, no wonder i enjoyed it so much, films like this remind you not to take life to seriously!!!!

"O Muse! Sing in me, and through me tell the story..."

The Coen brothers stamp their own unmistakable style on Homer's 'The Odyssey'. An excellent film that draws you in, Clooney in particular as Odysseus', or Everett in this case, is excellent. J...(read more)ohn Goodman is The Cyclops and the Sirens and Lotus Eaters are there too. This film is quirky and amusing yet also captures how things may have felt during the depression in the deep South. The music is excellent as is the visual effect, and the Coen brothers once again showcase their mastery of the use of colour. There is something in this film for everyone and I recommend it wholeheartedly.

If you like to laugh, buy this film!
Great music too! (American folk and gospel)
Proof that the Americans are very capable film makers.

DVD is like new and only cost a few pounds. Very fast delivery by seller. I am highly impressed with this purchase.

I bought this film because i heard it was good. It was better than i thought. It was funny and had a good story to it as well. The music on the film is fantastic too. I would highly recommend this dvd. I bought this film on ebay for a really bargain price. So everybody buy it and you wont be disappointed!!

This is a super film to watch, in fact one of the best i have watched in ages.
great comedy ,with some really funny parts.
super sound track with excellent songs , some really foot tapping music.
george clooney plays a good part .well worth watching it.

theres some fantastic songs in this film ,litle bit of comedy,there are some puns in the film aswell if your a film buff you will see the sarcasim in it aswell.....