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I'm saw the movie, and I have yet to find any comedy in this movie. How was this funny? I know it was labeled under "Comedy" yet I am unable to find any. Can anyone highlight any lines that were supposed to be funny?
Wouldn't one of the most pure comedy scenes in film be **A LITTLE SPOILER WARNING** Jack's second girl, and how they picked up back Jack's wallet? I think that the film was very funny, in a very warm and at the same time very childish way (altough I do appreciate the drama higher than the comedy in this film).
At first I found that scene where Miles recovered Jack's wallet disturbing. If you read the book it's a lot more raw. Miles, who is the book's narrator, refers to her as Zaftig and sometimes even porcine, while her husband is cuckold. Miles also speculates in a very graphic way as to why Jack would have been mad not to use a condom. I don't think it was supposed to be humorous in a warm, gentle way. It was supposed to be humorous for its shock value. 130.194.13.102 04:57, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
This is a superficial, high school-level analysis that reads into something that the movie does really cover. The light and dark themes are accidental, if anything. I would think that a discussion of midlife disappointment, the nature of hope, loss of love/awakening of love, and the use of wine as a symbol for life would be better.
>>Response: I think you meant to say "...that the movie doesn't really cover." However, if you watch the movie with the DVD commentary turned on, both Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church make reference to the light and dark theme, specifically referring to the cake-tasting scene as both a metaphor and foreshadowing of events to come. I would definitely encourage you to elaborate and expand on the themes you have mentioned.
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First off...Deep breath everyone! Now a large issue that I have is the lack of reliable sources and referencing for this section. I see that Copyvio is no longer an issue but imdb is certainly not up to snuff as a reliable source-especially for trivia. If any trivia is kept it should be solidly grounded with a reliable source-apart from original research of watching the movie. If the tidbit is not notable enough to be written about in an independent mainstream source then it really is not of much merit and worth to the encyclopedia article. Agne Cheese/ Wine 23:29, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Another user has been removing the trivia from the article. While I agree that the trivia section should go, some of this information can (and should) be salvaged and incorporated into the text of the article along with a reliable source. So here is the list. As we find sources (apart from the WP:OR of just watching the Special features!) we can readd it to article in a body of text that is appropriate. Agne Cheese/ Wine 21:22, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
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I'm looking for a source of this piece of trivia:
Throughout the film, Miles speaks fondly of the red wine varietal Pinot Noir. Following the movie's release, Pinot Noir sales in the U.S. increased by more than 20 percent over the 2004-05 Christmas/New Year period, in comparison to the previous year's holiday season. A similar trend occurred in British wine outlets. On the other hand, sales of Merlot dropped after the film's release, presumably due to Miles' disparaging remarks about the varietal in the movie.
It was added back in 2005 [1] by an unregistered user. While I'm pretty sure this is true, a source would be great.
Anybody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Callesen ( talk • contribs) 09:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
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Rather than deleting, I'm moving this bunch of unreferenced Trivia to the talk page where reliable, third party sources can be found before the information is re-added to the article. Saying that "I saw it on special features" is complete WP:OR and doesn't have a place in the article. Agne Cheese/ Wine 03:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
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Most of the following was revealed in the Sideways DVD special features:
Having viewed the film, it is true, the speedometer was at 'zero' in the shot during the "crossword puzzle scene." I wonder if there are any other errors within the film like this. -- DavidD4scnrt ( talk) 23:10, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
I haven't read/seen this at all (which is part of the reason I ended up looking at this page, to see what the big deal was), but I have a question about this sentence: "Cheval Blanc is made from Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes---two varietals which Miles disparages. This inconsistency with his love for Cheval Blanc is not explained." Is it a mysterious inconsistency? Or is it irony? It sounds like it's meant as irony, although as I said, I don't know the story all that well. Just curious. 69.107.142.179 ( talk) 10:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
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Anyone know how French (or other Europeans) reacted to the film? (I tried Google.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.157.157 ( talk) 18:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey all. I'm on my iPhone so I thought I'd enter this here instead of trying to edit the actual sideways page. I just watched the Japanese version and out of curiosity I was curious as to the budget of the film and it's Japanese box office results. I found in one article the budget was 3 million. I found that number I believe in a new York times article on the Japanese remake. And according to a search of the Japanese box office results 2009 sideways(Japanese version) made 1.5 million. If someone has the time to enter this info under the remake section the right way please go for it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.101.1.64 ( talk) 03:37, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
According to the guideline at WP:PLOT, the plot section should be in balance with other material in the article. The largest section aside from the plot has three paragraphs. I propose cutting all the detail from the plot and greatly simplifying it until it consists only of three paragraphs. Binksternet ( talk) 04:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
NPR article to reference. Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 20:14, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
Some editors like to emphasize "acclaim" and for some reason say that it was "widespread acclaim". (Change was made relatively recently in April 2020 [4]) This seems redundant, we don't talk about "narrow acclaim". Metacritic says "universal acclaim", and perhaps editors think "widespread acclaim" is merely paraphrasing, but there's not need to rephrase and it is actually less emphatic and seems like an unnecessary qualification than simply saying the film received "critical acclaim".
User:Peaceray objected to my rephrasing this [5] perhaps he can explain his perspective further. -- 109.79.73.154 ( talk) 13:07, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
“Widespread acclaim” seems to be borne out by the Reception section.Here is the text from the article that I believe support the phrase "widespread acclaim".
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Sideways has an approval rating of 97% based on 233 reviews, and an average rating of 8.60/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Charming, thoughtful, and often funny, Sideways is a decidedly mature road trip comedy full of excellent performances." [1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100 based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. [3]
Time Out described the film as "intelligent, funny and moving", [4] and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it four stars out of four, writing that,"what happens during the seven days adds up to the best human comedy of the year – comedy, because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving." [5]
References
- ^ "Sideways (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Sideways" at Metacritic.
- ^ "SIDEWAYS (2004) B". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Time Out London". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 28, 2004). "'Sideways' brilliant any way you look at it". Chicago Sun-Times.
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I'm saw the movie, and I have yet to find any comedy in this movie. How was this funny? I know it was labeled under "Comedy" yet I am unable to find any. Can anyone highlight any lines that were supposed to be funny?
Wouldn't one of the most pure comedy scenes in film be **A LITTLE SPOILER WARNING** Jack's second girl, and how they picked up back Jack's wallet? I think that the film was very funny, in a very warm and at the same time very childish way (altough I do appreciate the drama higher than the comedy in this film).
At first I found that scene where Miles recovered Jack's wallet disturbing. If you read the book it's a lot more raw. Miles, who is the book's narrator, refers to her as Zaftig and sometimes even porcine, while her husband is cuckold. Miles also speculates in a very graphic way as to why Jack would have been mad not to use a condom. I don't think it was supposed to be humorous in a warm, gentle way. It was supposed to be humorous for its shock value. 130.194.13.102 04:57, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
This is a superficial, high school-level analysis that reads into something that the movie does really cover. The light and dark themes are accidental, if anything. I would think that a discussion of midlife disappointment, the nature of hope, loss of love/awakening of love, and the use of wine as a symbol for life would be better.
>>Response: I think you meant to say "...that the movie doesn't really cover." However, if you watch the movie with the DVD commentary turned on, both Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church make reference to the light and dark theme, specifically referring to the cake-tasting scene as both a metaphor and foreshadowing of events to come. I would definitely encourage you to elaborate and expand on the themes you have mentioned.
Jcreid0098
22:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Image:Sideways DVD cover.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 11:35, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
First off...Deep breath everyone! Now a large issue that I have is the lack of reliable sources and referencing for this section. I see that Copyvio is no longer an issue but imdb is certainly not up to snuff as a reliable source-especially for trivia. If any trivia is kept it should be solidly grounded with a reliable source-apart from original research of watching the movie. If the tidbit is not notable enough to be written about in an independent mainstream source then it really is not of much merit and worth to the encyclopedia article. Agne Cheese/ Wine 23:29, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Another user has been removing the trivia from the article. While I agree that the trivia section should go, some of this information can (and should) be salvaged and incorporated into the text of the article along with a reliable source. So here is the list. As we find sources (apart from the WP:OR of just watching the Special features!) we can readd it to article in a body of text that is appropriate. Agne Cheese/ Wine 21:22, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- - Most of the following was revealed in the Sideways DVD special features:
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I'm looking for a source of this piece of trivia:
Throughout the film, Miles speaks fondly of the red wine varietal Pinot Noir. Following the movie's release, Pinot Noir sales in the U.S. increased by more than 20 percent over the 2004-05 Christmas/New Year period, in comparison to the previous year's holiday season. A similar trend occurred in British wine outlets. On the other hand, sales of Merlot dropped after the film's release, presumably due to Miles' disparaging remarks about the varietal in the movie.
It was added back in 2005 [1] by an unregistered user. While I'm pretty sure this is true, a source would be great.
Anybody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Callesen ( talk • contribs) 09:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
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Rather than deleting, I'm moving this bunch of unreferenced Trivia to the talk page where reliable, third party sources can be found before the information is re-added to the article. Saying that "I saw it on special features" is complete WP:OR and doesn't have a place in the article. Agne Cheese/ Wine 03:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
![]() | This article contains a
list of miscellaneous information. (December 2007) |
Most of the following was revealed in the Sideways DVD special features:
Having viewed the film, it is true, the speedometer was at 'zero' in the shot during the "crossword puzzle scene." I wonder if there are any other errors within the film like this. -- DavidD4scnrt ( talk) 23:10, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
I haven't read/seen this at all (which is part of the reason I ended up looking at this page, to see what the big deal was), but I have a question about this sentence: "Cheval Blanc is made from Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes---two varietals which Miles disparages. This inconsistency with his love for Cheval Blanc is not explained." Is it a mysterious inconsistency? Or is it irony? It sounds like it's meant as irony, although as I said, I don't know the story all that well. Just curious. 69.107.142.179 ( talk) 10:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
This article talk page was automatically added with {{ WikiProject Food and drink}} banner as it falls under Category:Food or one of its subcategories. If you find this addition an error, Kindly undo the changes and update the inappropriate categories if needed. The bot was instructed to tagg these articles upon consenus from WikiProject Food and drink. You can find the related request for tagging here . Maximum caution and careful attention was done to avoid any wrongly tagging any categories , but mistakes may happen... If you have concerns , please inform the project members on the project talk page -- TinucherianBot ( talk) 08:11, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Sideways (movie) → Sideways — Sideways is the primary topic according to all incoming links to that name, and it does not require disambiguation. Viriditas ( talk)
Anyone know how French (or other Europeans) reacted to the film? (I tried Google.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.157.157 ( talk) 18:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey all. I'm on my iPhone so I thought I'd enter this here instead of trying to edit the actual sideways page. I just watched the Japanese version and out of curiosity I was curious as to the budget of the film and it's Japanese box office results. I found in one article the budget was 3 million. I found that number I believe in a new York times article on the Japanese remake. And according to a search of the Japanese box office results 2009 sideways(Japanese version) made 1.5 million. If someone has the time to enter this info under the remake section the right way please go for it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.101.1.64 ( talk) 03:37, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
According to the guideline at WP:PLOT, the plot section should be in balance with other material in the article. The largest section aside from the plot has three paragraphs. I propose cutting all the detail from the plot and greatly simplifying it until it consists only of three paragraphs. Binksternet ( talk) 04:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
NPR article to reference. Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 20:14, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
Some editors like to emphasize "acclaim" and for some reason say that it was "widespread acclaim". (Change was made relatively recently in April 2020 [4]) This seems redundant, we don't talk about "narrow acclaim". Metacritic says "universal acclaim", and perhaps editors think "widespread acclaim" is merely paraphrasing, but there's not need to rephrase and it is actually less emphatic and seems like an unnecessary qualification than simply saying the film received "critical acclaim".
User:Peaceray objected to my rephrasing this [5] perhaps he can explain his perspective further. -- 109.79.73.154 ( talk) 13:07, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
“Widespread acclaim” seems to be borne out by the Reception section.Here is the text from the article that I believe support the phrase "widespread acclaim".
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Sideways has an approval rating of 97% based on 233 reviews, and an average rating of 8.60/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Charming, thoughtful, and often funny, Sideways is a decidedly mature road trip comedy full of excellent performances." [1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100 based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. [3]
Time Out described the film as "intelligent, funny and moving", [4] and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it four stars out of four, writing that,"what happens during the seven days adds up to the best human comedy of the year – comedy, because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving." [5]
References
- ^ "Sideways (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Sideways" at Metacritic.
- ^ "SIDEWAYS (2004) B". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Time Out London". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 28, 2004). "'Sideways' brilliant any way you look at it". Chicago Sun-Times.