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09-11-2007, 12:16 AM
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11-07-2007, 02:18 PM
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James B gave it 3 and 1/2 stars, really liking it.
http://www.reelviews.net/movies/n/no_country.html
"Not to mention that Javier Bardem portrays a monster with such a sick mind that it almost makes Norman Bates in Psycho seem normal."
He called Bardems character the best on screen villian since Hopkins Lecter in SOTL
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11-11-2007, 02:31 AM
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I won't be able to see this before the wide release on the 21st and I have a message to everyone that's already seen it:
I hate you.
Don't you ever, EVER compare me to "Family Guy," you hear me Kyle? Compare me to "Family Guy" again and so help me, I will kill you where you stand!
Do you have any idea what it's like? Everywhere I go: "Hey Cartman you must like 'Family Guy,' right?" "Hey, your sense of humor reminds me of 'Family Guy' Cartman!" I AM NOTHING LIKE FAMILY GUY! WHEN I MAKE JOKES THEY ARE INHERENT TO A STORY! DEEP SITUATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL JOKES BASED ON WHAT IS RELEVANT AND HAS A POINT, NOT JUST ONE RANDOM INTERCHANGEABLE JOKE AFTER ANOTHER!
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11-11-2007, 05:14 AM
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Yeah, it's awesome.  
The thing is, you could legitimately just declare it one of greatest suspense thrillers ever made and call it a day. It's riveting stuff, and what film wouldn't be content with that label. But what really stays with you when you leave the theater are the philosophical meditations/probings. The film has an extremely existential perspective. All the choices/decisions the character make are really key (And Bardem definitely represents our awareness and anxiety of impending death/chaos. He's definitely not any kind of "rational" force in the world).
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11-11-2007, 05:18 AM
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*** Official NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Discussion Thread
This thread is now designated the Official Discussion Thread for "No Country for Old Men". Please, post all comments, links to outside reviews, film and box office discussion items to this thread.
All HTF member film reviews of "No Country for Old Men" should be posted to the Official Review Thread.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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11-11-2007, 07:51 PM
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Damn!!!! I wanted to see this today but it was sold out!!!!!!
Live Free or DIE!!!!!
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11-11-2007, 09:17 PM
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Re: *** Official NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Discussion Thread
Looks like Im prob gonna have to wait until the 21st too 
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11-11-2007, 09:42 PM
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I'm going to try to see it again next weekend. 
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11-12-2007, 04:18 PM
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Saw it this weekend. Haven't enjoyed a Coen film as much since Fargo, and I may even prefer it to that film, although I still have to chew on it a bit to really determine its merit.
Everything they're saying about Javier Bardem is true. You can't look away any time he's on screen, even when you want to.
Most of the film's running time is a flawlessly executed thriller, a la Blood Simple, with some semi-philosophical musings from Tommy Lee Jones' sheriff character thrown in. Then the last act of the film takes a narrative turn that will leave some viewers frustrated, but which really serves to foreground those hitherto background themes and forces you to think about them. Your willingness to do so will largely dictate your response to the ending.
I guess I don't really have to avoid spoilers here, but I will anyway, since it appears few have seen this one yet. Suffice to say that this is a must-see, certainly a return to form for the Coens, although it will divide people.
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11-12-2007, 06:22 PM
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I'll pop a review in for this tomorrow. I did want to give a quick take. It has a VERY challenging third act, but it is set up from many previous scenes. It's brilliantly made, and Bardem is as menacing as any actor has ever been in ANY role. Key word: EVER.
More tomorrow,
Chuck
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11-12-2007, 07:52 PM
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Most of the film's running time is a flawlessly executed thriller, a la Blood Simple, with some semi-philosophical musings from Tommy Lee Jones' sheriff character thrown in. Then the last act of the film takes a narrative turn that will leave some viewers frustrated, but which really serves to foreground those hitherto background themes and forces you to think about them. Your willingness to do so will largely dictate your response to the ending.
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I would probably still love the film without that ending, but I don't think it would have haunted my thoughts (and dreams!) so strongly, even 3 days after seeing it. The 'concept' is straight from the novel, but constructing it as part of a cinematic narrative has to be seen as an incredibly audacious and risky move by the Coens. While yes, it might baffle some in the short term, I am certain this is exactly why the "film as a piece" will be percieved long term as something quite more than a "flawlessly executed thriller".
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11-13-2007, 05:17 PM
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By calling the first three-quarters of the movie "flawlessly executed," I didn't mean to imply that I think it goes wrong at the end. What I really meant to say is that the film morphs from a pretty straightforward suspense film into something more mercurial, and - I agree - haunting.
I also expect the film's reputation to grow. And I can't wait for the high-def disc--this'll be the first Coen film that I will actually purchase on video in a very long time (I haven't been really jazzed by anything they've done since Fargo. Yes, including the much-loved Lebowski.)
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11-14-2007, 01:10 AM
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