Muriel's Wedding

Scotty2012 · 02-01-2012, 02:48

I first seen this film in 1997. I liked it and that was that.
I watched it again in 2001 and loved it! I understood a lot more of the humour and it has since become one of my all time favourites. Anyways... a few film stills were uploaded to a fan page on Facebook the other day and seen as I haven't seen it in years I thought I'd watch it again. I laughed at the funny bits and noticed some more humour, however, it was also incredibly sad. I seemed to see the whole thing as a tragedy rather than a comedy. Interesting how perception changes over the years.

SonofaBeast · 02-01-2012, 07:26

I remember watching it back in the 1990s and it introducing me to Abba's music. I haven't watched it for donkey's years.

rybev · 02-01-2012, 07:32

Brilliant film, if i had time i'd recite it for you - word for word but i'm off to work

abigail1234 · 02-01-2012, 14:22

I saw this not expecting to like it at all as I don't do weddings and I don't like Abba. In fact I loved it - and it made me appreciate Abba (until that Meryl Streep film turned me off them again!)

SweetDivinity · 02-01-2012, 14:27

Great film. I love the bit where Mureil and Rhonda sing Waterloo.

I watched with my bf and he hated it and thought Muriel was selfish. I see his point but I think she just wanted to get away from the family.

stud u like · 02-01-2012, 14:33

Here's Deirdre Chambers! What a coincidence!

juliancarswell · 02-01-2012, 21:20

You're terrible Muriel...

rybev · 02-01-2012, 21:27

.......Mariel

emby · 02-01-2012, 22:03

One of my favourite films, I adore it.

Toni Collette is pretty perfect.

Claratana · 02-01-2012, 22:38

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Originally Posted by emby

One of my favourite films, I adore it.

Toni Collette is pretty perfect.

Me too. it came out at a time when there were some really classic Australian films made - The Castle and Priscilla are two that spring to mind.

Yobaba** · 03-01-2012, 05:38

It is a very sad movie. I always felt sympathy for the mother character.

Toni Collette is pretty excellent. Although it is a sad movie it is also very feel-good and uplifting although the ending is kind of bittersweet. It's also great buddy movie, I love Rhonda too.

"I'm not alone. I'm with Muriel."

nuttytigger · 03-01-2012, 12:26

I love this film, and Priscilla!

Katana1000 · 03-01-2012, 13:12

I thought it was great, and really showed up some of my real friends for such pretentious fickle materialistic beings they are, especially the venom of some Woman I know ...

I'm Married ... LOL and other obscene stuff too

Must watch it again sometime soon.

Anyone remember ... Letter to Brezhnev?

Another one I have to see again.

Scotty_c.man · 03-01-2012, 14:01

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Originally Posted by juliancarswell

You're terrible Muriel...

Classic line imo, just the way Muriel's sister says it is top, makes me laugh just thinking of it. The film on the whole does seem to have this strange mix of funny and sad, and I really feel for Muriel alot, like how she got married and had all these high hopes, and she thought she had it, what she wanted at last, but in reality, she never had it. Really sad, but great film on the whole

mr_socko · 03-01-2012, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katana1000

I thought it was great, and really showed up some of my real friends for such pretentious fickle materialistic beings they are, especially the venom of some Woman I know ...

I'm Married ... LOL and other obscene stuff too

Must watch it again sometime soon.

Anyone remember ... Letter to Brezhnev?

Another one I have to see again.

Yes! Letter to brezhnev and Muriel are my fave films

Scotty2012 · 03-01-2012, 16:57

Tania: "He couldn't get it up, so you know, I... (motions a bj) and I noticed there was lipstick on it!

Janine: "on what?"

Tania: "His di*k!!!"

Heavenly · 09-01-2012, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yobaba**

It is a very sad movie. I always felt sympathy for the mother character.

Toni Collette is pretty excellent. Although it is a sad movie it is also very feel-good and uplifting although the ending is kind of bittersweet. It's also great buddy movie, I love Rhonda too.

"I'm not alone. I'm with Muriel."

It is a great film, funny and sad.

ChocFestUnited · 09-01-2012, 14:55

I'm married! I'm beautiful!

Scotty2012 · 01-01-2013, 10:21

I'm going to watch it today. I need a good laugh

lil lexie · 01-01-2013, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotty2012

I'm going to watch it today. I need a good laugh

I love this film too but have to say that I find it more depressing than it is uplifting.

whatsername235 · 01-01-2013, 14:33

Love this film, I find it really interesting to read that people get different messages from it. I understand why you'd find it depressing/sad etc but I think it ends on a happy note. The way I see it, she spent all her life thinking she had to be married to be happy, turns out she just needed a friend.

Crack up every time I watch it and see Bryce dancing. He's so bad he looks like a puppet.

nosecondchance · 01-01-2013, 16:34

Not seen this for a few years. I also love the bit when they sing waterloo.
Wondering if I can get to watch it again soon

owlie81 · 01-01-2013, 17:33

Favourite lines for me are:-

1. Tania - 'You're all a bunch of cock suckers!!'

2. Muriel to new husband - ....you're South African...are you black?

meglosmurmurs · 01-01-2013, 17:49

Love this film.
Muriel doesn't half go on a journey of self-discovery. I like the juxtaposition of Muriel hating herself and desperately wanting to be a new person, while Rhonda thinks she's great as she is and hates it when she becomes Mariel.

The bit where Bryce is trying to unzip Muriel's trousers but unzips the beanbag instead.

It's a moment of pure hilarity, only to then have the mood crushed by Rhonda collapsing.
Although another bit that makes me laugh is when Rhonda discovers that Muriel is going round all the wedding dress shops and then suddenly calls her name behind her and scares her so much that she screams.

YoungAtHeart · 01-01-2013, 17:51

I loved this when I saw it! It really is a great film. A real bitter-sweet comedy. And I love the ending.

I really must watch this again soon!

02-01-2012, 02:48	#1
Scotty2012 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Teesside Posts: 707	Muriel's Wedding I first seen this film in 1997. I liked it and that was that. I watched it again in 2001 and loved it! I understood a lot more of the humour and it has since become one of my all time favourites. Anyways... a few film stills were uploaded to a fan page on Facebook the other day and seen as I haven't seen it in years I thought I'd watch it again. I laughed at the funny bits and noticed some more humour, however, it was also incredibly sad. I seemed to see the whole thing as a tragedy rather than a comedy. Interesting how perception changes over the years.

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02-01-2012, 07:26	#2
SonofaBeast Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 331	I remember watching it back in the 1990s and it introducing me to Abba's music. I haven't watched it for donkey's years.

02-01-2012, 07:32	#3
rybev Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Beverley Posts: 1,820	Brilliant film, if i had time i'd recite it for you - word for word but i'm off to work

02-01-2012, 14:22	#4
abigail1234 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 331	I saw this not expecting to like it at all as I don't do weddings and I don't like Abba. In fact I loved it - and it made me appreciate Abba (until that Meryl Streep film turned me off them again!)

02-01-2012, 14:27	#5
SweetDivinity Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 73	Great film. I love the bit where Mureil and Rhonda sing Waterloo. I watched with my bf and he hated it and thought Muriel was selfish. I see his point but I think she just wanted to get away from the family.

02-01-2012, 14:33	#6
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 35,701	Here's Deirdre Chambers! What a coincidence!

02-01-2012, 21:20	#7
juliancarswell Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Just here, inside my head. Posts: 2,394	You're terrible Muriel...

02-01-2012, 21:27	#8
rybev Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Beverley Posts: 1,820	.......Mariel

02-01-2012, 22:03	#9
emby Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 7,157	One of my favourite films, I adore it. Toni Collette is pretty perfect.

03-01-2012, 05:38	#11
Yobaba** Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,718	It is a very sad movie. I always felt sympathy for the mother character. Toni Collette is pretty excellent. Although it is a sad movie it is also very feel-good and uplifting although the ending is kind of bittersweet. It's also great buddy movie, I love Rhonda too. "I'm not alone. I'm with Muriel."

03-01-2012, 12:26	#12
nuttytigger Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hamilton, Scotland Services: VM 60Mb BB, 500Gb TiVo, iPhone 5, iPad with Retina Display. Posts: 9,282	I love this film, and Priscilla!

03-01-2012, 13:12	#13
Katana1000 Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NE Scotland Posts: 671	I thought it was great, and really showed up some of my real friends for such pretentious fickle materialistic beings they are, especially the venom of some Woman I know ... I'm Married ... LOL and other obscene stuff too Must watch it again sometime soon. Anyone remember ... Letter to Brezhnev? Another one I have to see again.

03-01-2012, 16:57	#16
Scotty2012 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Teesside Posts: 707	Tania: "He couldn't get it up, so you know, I... (motions a bj) and I noticed there was lipstick on it! Janine: "on what?" Tania: "His di*k!!!"

09-01-2012, 14:55	#18
ChocFestUnited Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 856	I'm married! I'm beautiful!

01-01-2013, 10:21	#19
Scotty2012 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Teesside Posts: 707	I'm going to watch it today. I need a good laugh

01-01-2013, 14:33	#21
whatsername235 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 284	Love this film, I find it really interesting to read that people get different messages from it. I understand why you'd find it depressing/sad etc but I think it ends on a happy note. The way I see it, she spent all her life thinking she had to be married to be happy, turns out she just needed a friend. Crack up every time I watch it and see Bryce dancing. He's so bad he looks like a puppet.

01-01-2013, 16:34	#22
nosecondchance Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 251	Not seen this for a few years. I also love the bit when they sing waterloo. Wondering if I can get to watch it again soon

01-01-2013, 17:33	#23
owlie81 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Derby Posts: 108	Favourite lines for me are:- 1. Tania - 'You're all a bunch of cock suckers!!' 2. Muriel to new husband - ....you're South African...are you black?

01-01-2013, 17:49	#24
meglosmurmurs Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Titan Uranus Services: Paradise has been found but not necessarily embraced... Posts: 25,113	Love this film. Muriel doesn't half go on a journey of self-discovery. I like the juxtaposition of Muriel hating herself and desperately wanting to be a new person, while Rhonda thinks she's great as she is and hates it when she becomes Mariel. The bit where Bryce is trying to unzip Muriel's trousers but unzips the beanbag instead. It's a moment of pure hilarity, only to then have the mood crushed by Rhonda collapsing. Although another bit that makes me laugh is when Rhonda discovers that Muriel is going round all the wedding dress shops and then suddenly calls her name behind her and scares her so much that she screams.

01-01-2013, 17:51	#25
YoungAtHeart Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,462	I loved this when I saw it! It really is a great film. A real bitter-sweet comedy. And I love the ending. I really must watch this again soon!

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