No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers go McCarthy)

Castigator · 07-24-2007, 03:14 PM

No Country for Old Men

Quite few Names in there aswell...

Candiarie · 07-24-2007, 05:03 PM

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/milli...y-old-men.html

I don't think it's a different trailer, but it might be. It's been awhile.

Burkex · 07-25-2007, 12:32 PM

Doesn't look like a typical Coen Brothers film at all. It actually looks pretty good. That guy thinks he is two face, flipping a coin. Didn't see classic Cohen chars in it either like John Goodman or John Turturo.

Menoz · 07-25-2007, 01:49 PM

Fucking fantastic book. Hope the movie does it justice.

Lyrical · 07-20-2008, 11:12 AM

We saw this movie finally. I know it was nominated for Movie of the Year (I think it won), but I fail to see how this was any different from any other action movie made. Other than being ultra-violent, this was just like any of the other thousands of shoot-em ups made in the last 30 years. Did any of those movies get movie of the year?

I hated this movie. It was just a bunch of old guys whining interspersed with lots of shooting. Lame.

Locithon · 07-20-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Lyrical

We saw this movie finally. I know it was nominated for Movie of the Year (I think it won), but I fail to see how this was any different from any other action movie made. Other than being ultra-violent, this was just like any of the other thousands of shoot-em ups made in the last 30 years. Did any of those movies get movie of the year?

I hated this movie. It was just a bunch of old guys whining interspersed with lots of shooting. Lame.

I hope Javier Bardem takes his shoes off before entering your home.

Arbitrary · 07-20-2008, 11:18 AM

Never go to the theater again.

ashatumar · 07-20-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lyrical

We saw this movie finally. I know it was nominated for Movie of the Year (I think it won), but I fail to see how this was any different from any other action movie made. Other than being ultra-violent, this was just like any of the other thousands of shoot-em ups made in the last 30 years. Did any of those movies get movie of the year?

I hated this movie. It was just a bunch of old guys whining interspersed with lots of shooting. Lame.

I'd disagree, if the movie is 'just a bunch of guys shooting' vs. something similar to Tommy Lee's character coming to terms with newer generations lack of mortality/audacity to go one step further then I don't know what to tell you.

That sentence can be rewritten by people better than me.

As far as the acting. When Javier is giving the old man at the convenience store the 'choice' to live or not... that was pretty powerful stuff. Tommy Lee was par for the course, but the hunter was also very likable. I enjoyed him more in this movie than the last I saw him in.

Lyrical · 07-20-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ashatumar

...Tommy Lee's character coming to terms with newer generations lack of mortality/audacity to go one step further then I don't know what to tell you.

Sorry, but a bunch of old timers sitting around and complaining about modern day society just doesn't interest me. You don't have to pay money to hear that. You can just pull over any old fart you see and ask them and they'll start bitching and moaning.

Seriously, I didn't see where the payoff was on this movie. I am not trolling either. The only reason why I watched the movie in its entirety was because I knew it won all of the awards.

We watched There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men back-to-back. We loved There Will Be Blood and scratched our heads on No Country.

Lyrical · 07-20-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Locithon

I hope Javier Bardem takes his shoes off before entering your home.

I will make sure I take my shoes off before entering your Momma's house.

tad10 · 07-20-2008, 11:40 AM

No Country had no payoff. Well acted. Beautifully shot. A script that was, as I understand it, true to the book (haven't read the book so I can't assert this for sure). Lousy movie.

ashatumar · 07-20-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lyrical

Sorry, but a bunch of old timers sitting around and complaining about modern day society just doesn't interest me. You don't have to pay money to hear that. You can just pull over any old fart you see and ask them and they'll start bitching and moaning.

Seriously, I didn't see where the payoff was on this movie. I am not trolling either. The only reason why I watched the movie in its entirety was because I knew it won all of the awards.

We watched There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men back-to-back. We loved There Will Be Blood and scratched our heads on No Country.

I'll bite. I'm not sure you can go around and find someone discussing such polarizing morality complexes as you can in OCfOM. Tommy Lee's character comes to terms with this when he goes back to the motel room where the hunter died.

Without patronizing, this message isn't as powerful until you've gotten to an age (chronological) where you are conflicted about your own time passing.

That's my take.

ashatumar · 07-20-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tad10

No Country had no payoff. Well acted. Beautifully shot. A script that was, as I understand it, true to the book (haven't read the book so I can't assert this for sure). Lousy movie.

I think the message was the payoff.

I'd watch a movie that tackles with sense of inferiority to your betters (from past generations) and the feeling of time hedging on you from generations following your own.

Lyrical · 07-20-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tad10

No Country had no payoff. Well acted. Beautifully shot. A script that was, as I understand it, true to the book (haven't read the book so I can't assert this for sure). Lousy movie.

We are in 100% agreement on the movie part. I have no idea what people of think of the movie that also read the book.

Arbitrary · 07-20-2008, 11:52 AM

I don't understand how you could like There Will Be Blood yet dislike No Country for Old Men at the same time.

07-24-2007, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
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07-24-2007, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Candiarie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 671 -1 Internets	http://www.fohguild.org/forums/milli...y-old-men.html I don't think it's a different trailer, but it might be. It's been awhile.

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Menoz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 615	Fucking fantastic book. Hope the movie does it justice.