No Country for Old Men..

[pilotputz]

Originally Posted by reggaenaut

In real life sometimes the very bad walks off into the sunset.

And the good guys for all their noble attempts sometimes get nothing for efforts...

EXACTLY the point!

[pmsummer]

Absolutely stunning movie.

However, as Ethan (?) Coen said on Oscar night, "Winning Oscars is easy when you use writers like Homer and Cormac McCarthy."

The "ending" was the whole point of the book/film. A "Hollywood" ending would have been just that... Hollywood.

[shrinkboy]

rock on, summer

[tgunner]

I call it No Ending for Good Movie.

[Agent928]

Originally Posted by reggaenaut

In real life sometimes the very bad walks off into the sunset.

If you think about it, Chigurh really showed about the best adherence to his morals as warped as they were. Whereas the "good-guy" Llewelyn tries to make off with money that isn't his, originally leaves a man to die without water in the desert, and treats his wife like dirt, Chigurth prefers killing people with his cow-bolt because it's more quick and clean, always keeps his word in terms of adhering to the coin toss for killing, and works hard for his employer and gets the job done without demanding more money for his troubles. I enjoyed it because it was so different in that it had no true good or bad characters and they killed off the lead 3/4 through the movie. I think I did use hyperbole in my first post though, since I do like Fargo better as far as Coen movies go.

[E2theNth]

Originally Posted by shrinkboy

superb movie, one of my favorites of the year. of necessity, they dropped a major character development element in the sheriff, which played highly in the book, and which in many ways helps you grasp the title.

I plan on reading the book, but I still think they had that character development you mentioned, probably not as in depth as the book might have made it. I still picked up on it.

Originally Posted by pmsummer

Absolutely stunning movie... The "ending" was the whole point of the book/film. A "Hollywood" ending would have been just that... Hollywood.

Couldn't say it any better, so many tie ins from the movie to the title to real life it's ridiculous.

[geaugafletcher]

I didn't see the characters as quite that morally ambiguous, but thankfully the treatment wasn't "Hollywood" clear.

Ever hear that country song, "...I may be a real bad boy, but I'm a real good man?" Corny sounding sentiment, but you'll find many good examples of just that in this part of the country...

[reggaenaut]

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superb movie, one of my favorites of the year. of necessity, they dropped a major character development element in the sheriff, which played highly in the book, and which in many ways helps you grasp the title.[/QUOTE]

He really sounded and looked tired.

[Aage]

Originally Posted by reggaenaut

In real life sometimes the very bad walks off into the sunset.

Sometimes?

The tone of the work was reminiscent of "Fargo" to my wife and I. I enjoyed it; all that great talent, good writing, what else should a person expect?

[prisoners]

Originally Posted by reggaenaut

[QUOTE

superb movie, one of my favorites of the year. of necessity, they dropped a major character development element in the sheriff, which played highly in the book, and which in many ways helps you grasp the title.

He really sounded and looked tired.[/QUOTE]
I'm not a huge Tommy Lee Jones fan, but he was excellent in this and in the last scene he was incredible as a frustrated beaten man who knows there was nothing he could do to stop the inevitable. I really felt the anxiety he was portraying.

[arrow 68]

Originally Posted by dew042

Not my favorite Coen film, but I liked it overall.

dew.

Is that supposed to mean something? New movies, like new music are weak. I have not seen the movie, and have absolutely no desire to.

[Luckyman]

I'm glad I only paid $1 to rent it at the Redbox kiosk in my local supermarket.

[Hepcat]

Wonderful, wonderful movie.

I'm a big Coen brothers fan this one is right up there with the original Blood Simple, Fargo, and Raising Arizona.

I saw it in a theater at 1pm on a wednesday afternoon and I was still nervous at 11pm that night. Couldn't wait to get the DVD.

[Robie]

Originally Posted by Agent928

If you think about it, Chigurh really showed about the best adherence to his morals as warped as they were. Whereas the "good-guy" Llewelyn tries to make off with money that isn't his, originally leaves a man to die without water in the desert, and treats his wife like dirt, Chigurth prefers killing people with his cow-bolt because it's more quick and clean, always keeps his word in terms of adhering to the coin toss for killing, and works hard for his employer and gets the job done without demanding more money for his troubles. I enjoyed it because it was so different in that it had no true good or bad characters and they killed off the lead 3/4 through the movie. I think I did use hyperbole in my first post though, since I do like Fargo better as far as Coen movies go.

I ignored this film when it came out. Saw it at home on Friday night and I'm still thinking about it. Kind of like Fargo but "No Country" had fewer moments of normalcy, everything was even more surreal.

I'm down on graphic/gratuitous violence. But this film (like Fargo) had to have it to punctuate it's message. Regardless, in the end, I was numb to it, as absurd as it was.

Been thinking about it the last couple days and I thought I figured it out: Villain and hero switch places somewhere through the film. Looks like Agent928 came to the same conclusion.

Very tough for me to get through the first 20-30 minutes. Truly riveting thereafter.

A great film.

[markthefixer]

My Dad and I watched it on Sunday, He wanted to see it even after I warned him that others had commented (here) that the ending was abrupt and unusual.

After it finished, he looked at me and said "Well, you warned me..."

Of course we don't know for sure the wife's fate, but she had actually gotten herself to the coin toss stage, an accomplishment in that context. And then probably blew it.

I think the most significant accomplishment was that Tommy Lee Jone's character actually survived...