No Country For Old Men

messiah
messiah Posts: 1,790
edited September 2009 in Music & Movies
I know it's not a new release, but we just watched it. Wish I could hit the rewind button and get my time back. What a POS!.
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messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2009
    messiah wrote: »
    I know it's not a new release, but we just watched it. Wish I could hit the rewind button and get my time back. What a POS!.

    Thanks for the headsup! :D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2009
    Awesome movie... loved it.. is it my fave movie of all time? of course not.. but it was up there.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited August 2009
    I just recently re-watched this movie. Saw it in theaters when it came out. Hated it then.

    This time around, I started rooting for **** Mc-Badguy... suddenly it becomes a much better movie. Plus everyone that dies is pretty damn stupid...
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2009
    messiah wrote: »
    I know it's not a new release, but we just watched it. Wish I could hit the rewind button and get my time back. What a POS!.

    what did you expect? a bunch of old geezers playing bocce ball on a hot summer day? :p:p:p
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2009
    JohnLocke88 wrote: »
    I just recently re-watched this movie. Saw it in theaters when it came out. Hated it then.

    This time around, I started rooting for **** Mc-Badguy... suddenly it becomes a much better movie. Plus everyone that dies is pretty damn stupid...

    I just loved they way he killed. with that cattle gun thingy.. so cool. ;)
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  • Nacken23
    Nacken23 Posts: 100
    edited August 2009
    messiah wrote: »
    I know it's not a new release, but we just watched it. Wish I could hit the rewind button and get my time back. What a POS!.

    I agree I did not know what was going on in that film:confused:
    The best part was when it was over lol:D
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited August 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    Being a little harsh aren't ya? It's not the best movie I ever seen, but not the worse. I wouldn't classify it as a "PoS." You're entitled to your opinion though.

    Alright, maybe POS is a bit harsh. Still, I will say I wish I had watched a different movie.
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  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited August 2009
    I guess some of us was watching a different movie.
    Javier Bardem is an amazing actor!

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2009
    I kind of have to go with Xcapri on this.

    The film is a bit plodding at first but it depicts a time of unscrupulous robber barons and an amoral battlefield of combat for PROFIT...remind anyone of anything? There is much here that is not really that 'fictional'. Its distaste can be attributed to the fact that it unnerves those that think 'history' is not full of nastiness and evil.

    A century or so from now..people will be doing our history and it might seem just as distasteful at certain levels.

    The ending isn't for EVERYONE....but if you've gotten the main point of the film the ending is classic....sick but classic!

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2009
    I thought it sucked pretty hard. Maybe Im not evolved enough to get all the underlying meanings and artistic flair. To me it had some good action scenes but was just damn depressing and after watching Tommy Lee Jones whine and moan like a little **** thru the whole thing and the stupid **** ending I was ready to hang myself.

    Id give it a 2 out of 10.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited August 2009
    I'm amazed at some of the comments here.
    "'No Country" is IMO, the best film I have seen in quite awhile. Certainly deserving of the oscars it won. I understand that the Coen Bros. are not for everyone but they have made some brilliant films and this one is one of their best. The acting from the entire cast is amazing. Tommy Lee, and Javier Bardem are absolutely brilliant and this is probably Josh Brolin's best film ever. The cinematography is exceptional and they portray the period with uncanny accuracy. It's one of those movies that is engaging every time I watch it. I was still thinking about this film for days after I saw it in the theater.
    Some people just don't like a film that requires you to think. I understand that. Frankly, I thought this movie had something for everyone.
    I have never read the book, but friends tell me it's fantastic.

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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited August 2009
    Typical coen fare.
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    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited August 2009
    Btw, I LOVE all their movies. Their sense of humor and storytelling is not for everyone.
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited August 2009
    As much as I liked it the first around, it was even better the second time.

    Great flick that is worthy of the praise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited August 2009
    a film worth seeing............and keeping. The ending was a little off though ....just a little minor tweak would be enough to make it to A+.....
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,065
    edited August 2009
    Just an opinion, but I though it was one of the best movies made in the last 10 years. I can see why some didn't care for it, because it didn't follow the canned Hollywood formula for drama movies. But thats why I liked it so much....you really had no idea where it was going, and in the end, the "bad guy" actually "won" for once. Any movie that can keep your attention with no real soundtrack to speak of must be a pretty compelling story...
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  • ahorvitz
    ahorvitz Posts: 235
    edited August 2009
    Roy Munson wrote: »
    As much as I liked it the first around, it was even better the second time.

    Great flick that is worthy of the praise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    +1. I appreciated the acting and cinematography the first time. But the second time I saw it, the story was more cohesive.

    I think it was very well done. If you didn't like it the first time, for reasons other than the extreme violence, I recommend giving it another shot.
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  • Reggin
    Reggin Posts: 22
    edited August 2009
    I always thought this movie was overrated. I didn't care for the dark tone that much.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2009
    Pardon. me,, but are you one of the clowns that was posting this morning,, or am I mistaken?, sorry,, but don't know any other way to ask.
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited August 2009
    Reggin wrote: »
    I always thought this movie was overrated. I didn't care for the dark tone that much.

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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited August 2009
    Retro152 wrote: »
    Cant believe you havent been banned yet. Only a matter of time, my friend.

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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited August 2009
    JohnLocke88 wrote: »
    I just recently re-watched this movie. Saw it in theaters when it came out. Hated it then.

    This time around, I started rooting for **** Mc-Badguy... suddenly it becomes a much better movie. Plus everyone that dies is pretty damn stupid...

    That's pretty much been their signature ever since Blood Simple. I read somewhere there's going to be a Chinese remake of that one.
    bklynNupe wrote: »
    I guess some of us was watching a different movie.
    Javier Bardem is an amazing actor!

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited August 2009
    i loved the movie. even had to get it on blu-ray.

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,065
    edited August 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Do you really believe that he won?
    He was in pretty rough shape after the car crash and he couldn't go to a hospital.

    Seems to me that fate or karma finally caught up with him and he wasn't in as much control as he thought he was!

    Perhaps the sheriff really won but didn't know it.

    That is the beauty of the film.


    How did the sheriff win?
    I should have clarified that in your typical movie ending, he would have been caught or shot by the sheriff, and Llewelyn and Carla Jean would have escaped alive. But I guess nobody won, except for the guy at the gas station who correctly called "heads".
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited September 2009
    Just watched this tonight...I see here that it has gotten some mixed reactions (coming down strong on either side). Unlike most films -- the vast majority of films out there -- this once is going to be kicking around in my mind for days. There's no easy answers or explanations which makes me feel that its a lot more realistic (in an indirect sort of way) than most typical Hollywood fare.

    Aside from the character development, I just found the setting plain intoxicating...Texas, mobile homes, grinding poverty, small town gas stations and police forces, 1980. I was totally transported (and this is from someone whose lived on either coast my whole life).

    Its not like I fell in love with this movie at first sight, but I know I'll want to see it again...and maybe a third time and more. Even if I didn't love it, I'd have to say it qualifies as an excellent film.

    Oh, and the acting was indeed excellent...all the way around.
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    i enjoyed the film but what do i know? i only live in an IGLOO lol

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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited September 2009
    I watched this some time ago and found it a very powerful movie. I'm not a big fan of the story, especially the ending, but I do think it is a very compelling viewing experience.

    Edit: there is some far more in depth discussion IMO in the original thread for this movie ...

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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    I watched most of it again last night as it was on TMN and i must say it was MUCH better the 2nd time around! Could be because the first viewing was interupted by a trip to the backseat at the drive-in lol Hopefully i catch it in full next time they show it :D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    It was a Ok Movie-Different!
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