the original movie and the odd couple and have some wonderful comic one liner . the entire world it seem know the story of neurotic neat freak felix ungar and funny and obnoxious and slob oscar madison . this paring of mismatched roommate create one of the most successful tv series of all time as well a countless and not anywhere near as good and imitation . the odd couple movie have some wonderful joke about oscar apartment and his sloppy habit . he say and who want food . one of his poker player buddy ask and what do ya get . oscar say and i get brown sandwich and green sandwich . what the brown . it either very new cheese or very old meat . i also love the line about oscar refrigerator and it be out of order for two week and i saw milk stand in there that wasn not even in a bottle . there be no question that walter matthau oscar madison be a joy to watch on screen . he almost as good a jack klugman version in the tv series . the problem with the movie be jack lemmon felix ungar . jack make a very and very and honest effort at the role . the problem be that he make felix so depressing and down trodden that he become more annoy than comical . tony randall performance in the series and bring the kind of humor and warmth and and sensitivity and to felix character and which lemmon portrayal lack . tony felix unger obviously could be annoy some of the time . however and in the tv series and it relate to specific situation where the annoyance be need in the storyline . jack felix ungar and ( note the different spelling ) in the movie and seem to never be happy and fun and or interesting . the movie felix ungar be a roommate that drive you up the wall and all the time . the movie still have great moment that withstand the test of time and the famous meatloaf fight be one of the great scene ever . one of the other great example of felix little note on oscar pillow will be remember forever . however and there be some darker side where oscar go over the top and his cry near the end after bawl out felix and and a scene involve felix linguine dinner and ( although lighten by a funny line . ) seem more depressing than comical . perhaps there wasn not enough time to see the light side of these character that make the series so memorable in the movie . the begin 20 minute be very boring . the same issue occur with felix conversation with the pidgeon sister . the movie end be predictable and too pat . there very little care or compassion for each of them by the other . the result be that the darker side of the film lead to a lot of depression and anger and rather than comedy and unless you be watch the great scene describe above . it appear that jack lemmon monotone persona of felix bring the film down and rather than enhances or embrace the comedy between the character . it really take the 1970 tv series to make the odd couple the best that it could be . the original film be still very good . however and the tv series be much well .