Mark Pfeiffer
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There's a link to my review down in my sig, if you are so inclined.
I liked it better the second time I watched it. The Coens' films tend to get better on repeated viewings. Not as hilarious as The Big Lebowski or simply amazing as Fargo, but a pretty good film nonetheless.
I thought I read or was told by a friend who owns a couple theaters that O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the most financially successful film by the Coens. Apparently O Brother has played smaller areas than it might have because of interest in the soundtrack. (What I'm trying to get at is that it's playing in areas that don't have big cities nearby and ordinarily wouldn't play something quite as esoteric as this.) I (and I think many of us here) tend to be fairly cynical in regard to the general public's taste, but it seems that at least in this case they are proving us wrong.
Oh, and the cinematography looks very accurate compared to what I saw in the theater.
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Most recent reviews: The X-Files: The Complete Second Season, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Big Deal on Madonna Street: The Criterion Collection, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Bridges at Toko-Ri
I liked it better the second time I watched it. The Coens' films tend to get better on repeated viewings. Not as hilarious as The Big Lebowski or simply amazing as Fargo, but a pretty good film nonetheless.
I thought I read or was told by a friend who owns a couple theaters that O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the most financially successful film by the Coens. Apparently O Brother has played smaller areas than it might have because of interest in the soundtrack. (What I'm trying to get at is that it's playing in areas that don't have big cities nearby and ordinarily wouldn't play something quite as esoteric as this.) I (and I think many of us here) tend to be fairly cynical in regard to the general public's taste, but it seems that at least in this case they are proving us wrong.
Oh, and the cinematography looks very accurate compared to what I saw in the theater.
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Read my reviews at www.dvdmon.com
Most recent reviews: The X-Files: The Complete Second Season, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Big Deal on Madonna Street: The Criterion Collection, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Bridges at Toko-Ri