No Country For Old Men

[Nehkara]

I saw No Country For Old Men on Monday at the premiere/sneak peek and I thought it was just fantastic. I recommend that everyone check it out. It released on November 21st.

The movie stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin and is written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

The movie is really great and has a good mix of genres and is really very funny at times despite being more of a crime/drama/thriller type of movie. I think pretty much everyone will enjoy it.


Rotten Tomatoes (Critics: 95% Users: 91%)

IMDB (8.9/10 on 2569 votes)

Movie-List (Trailers)

[octothorp]

Yeah, I've been looking forward to it for months since I first saw a trailer. Reviews on metacritic have been great, already in the top 15 of all time on that site.

[Eastern Girl]

Yeah, I have also really been looking forward to this one. I really like Tommy Lee Jones and he's been making some bad movie choices in the last while, so I am really happy he's in this one. Looks like it could be a solid movie.

[J pold]

This movie looks absolutely fantastic; the Coen Brothers are pure genius

[Drunk Skunk]

Going along with everyone else in this thread, I have really been looking forward to seeing this. It comes out on the day before Thanksgiving here in the States, so I'll be seeing this, going to a Flames game, then getting rip-roaring drunk. That, my friends, is going to be a good day!

[Ro]

Yet another crappy thing about living in a small city- I would KILL SOMEONE WITH A CATTLE GUN to see this movie right now, and aside from driving to T.O. or watching a crappy cam version, it just isn't gonna happen. Sigh. Same with The Darjeeling Limited too.

Anyways, yeah, movie looks amazing, can't wait to see it. Watched Fargo tonight to get in a "Coen Brothers" frame of mind. And I have to pick up my passport sometime next week- might just see it if I do drive down to Toronto.

[Dion]

Thanks for the heads up.

Looks like an awesome movie.

[metallicat]

Is this movie going to get a wider release at all? One theatre in Edmonton is brutal.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Is this movie going to get a wider release at all? One theatre in Edmonton is brutal.

yeah, wide release starts tomorrow.

[Got Miikka?]

Saw it Tuesday at Chinook. By far the best movie I have seen this year. I might go so far as to say it's the best I have seen in several years.

Filmmaking like this is rare. This movie is a perfect symphony of all of its components - the writing, the editing, the cinematography, the score, the acting, all of it is rock solid. The way the Coens unfold the story is meticulous and calculated; they know exactly what information to divulge and when, and they trust that the audience is intelligent enough to fill in the gaps (in the hands of lesser filmmakers the plot could have been fleshed out substantially to provide more exposition). The suspense in this film is thick and brooding, thanks in large part to crafty editing and efficient (when it is not boldly picturesque) cinematography. I recall during one scene, for example, I caught myself almost physically leaning over to try to peer around a corner in the shot on screen.

The lead performances by Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin are remarkable - Bardem has earned high praise for his previous work but here he is frighteningly effective as the smiling, humorless villain, while Brolin is pitch perfect as the man Bardem is hunting down. Tommy Lee Jones gets limited screen time but he makes the most of it with a restrained perfomance; Jones can chew scenery with the best of them but here he shows that less is more with his weatherbeaten, later-career sherriff. Also noteworthy is Woody Harrelson, who also gets top mileage out of a small part.

I haven't yet figured out how to read this film; it seems there is more than one accurate interpretation. The mark of a great movie is one where you can find something new with each viewing, and No Country fits this paradigm to a tee.

[Got Miikka?]

doublepost sorreeees

[metallicat]

I saw this last night, OMG. The suspense was some of the most intense I've ever witnessed. Simply an outstanding movie. Not sure if it deserves the #22 of all time it currently rests at on IMDB, but it is damn good.

[Flames_Gimp]

I've seen it..I loved how sick the guy is... that part where he pulls the guy over was hilarious

[Flames_Gimp]

look up 66stage in google.. might interest some of u

[Hakan]

Coen brothers' best movie?

Great film. Really just an excellently made movie from all aspects.

[Frequitude]

SPOILER ALERT








Awesome first 95% of the movie. Amazing characters, amazing scenery, amazing story. But it was way too random after Llewelyn got killed...and the ending was too unfinished/abrupt for my liking (SPOILER in white).


It certainly left me wondering afterwards, so an overall good movie viewing experience.

[ricosuave]

saw it last night - agree with everyone else - amazing!

[Flames_Gimp]

"what is this all about?"

"hold still" *pop*

lol.. the best scene of the movie!

[Ro]

Time to bump this one.

i went down to T.O. two days ago to submit my passport app. and figured I'd better catch this one down there if I wanted to see it before Christmas.

Whoa. I felt like standing up and clapping at the end. I can't remember the last time I was so involved with a movie- there were literally extended moments where I was doing things like sweating from my forehead, forgetting to breathe, and nervously fidgeting, all because of the brilliant filmmaking.

I liked it so much I stopped in Barrie last night to see it again, by myself, before I went back home. If that sounds movie-nerdy to you, well, that's how good this puppy was!

FILM DISCUSSION - MINOR SPOILERS






Where to begin. OK, Javier Bardem. Hand him the Oscar. Right from the first scene when his eyes are bulging, mid-strangulation, and the rotating camera gives us an overhead shot of his twisted visage, he is in top form. "The Ultimate Badass" is definitely a worthy title. Josh Brolin was great too, as was almost every other actor.

But what brave and challenging filmmaking. I noticed the absolute lack of any background music about 3/4 of the way through the first viewing- what a way to heighten suspense, and not at all a regular choice. In fact, I can still picture in my head all the little cuts, long shots, handheld shots, and transitions that served to keep that tension level elevated- for example, the shot of the crumpled up candy wrapper slowly expanding back to its original size on the countertop in the gas station.

Speaking of that scene, it might just rank as one of the best scenes in cinema history. The awkward hesitation of the store clerk when confronted with Chigurh's subtle insanity, which is never explicitly presented, only implied, is pure magic. I think I'm going to ask some of my "friendos" to call a coin toss and note their reactions today.

Oh man. I want to go see it again. After the first viewing I was a little unsure about how ot digest the last 25 minutes, but after seeing it again and paying a little more attention to the poetic dialogue spoken mainly by Ed Tom, things were wrapped up for me much more neatly. A very literary, grand in scale conclusion, which is not surprising given the book it was based on and the author who penned it. Very deliberate and meaningful that a few significant acts are not shown to the audience near the end, as it fits the context/heart of the theme almost perfectly.

So go see it. i can't tell you how many times I lurched up onto the edge of my seat, eagerly anticipating/dreading the next event. Just an excellent film.

[Hakan]

Movies like this just go to show that CGI, edgy editing, intense music and all that other crap are not required to make a suspenseful, edge of the seat film.

I mean during the two characters' stand-off in the street I don't think I took a breath for over a minute.

Coen bros. are fantastic film makers.