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09-28-2003, 04:54 PM
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The Coen Brothers movies - How would you rank them?
Mine:
1.) Fargo
2.) Barton Fink
3.) Miller's Crossing
4.) Big Lebowski
Well, that's all i've seen. How about you guys?
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09-28-2003, 05:37 PM
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Cool topic. It is hard to rank them, I love every film they have made and shuffle them around a bit but right now I would say:-
1. Miller's Crossing
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Raising Arizona
4. Fargo
5. Barton Fink
6. Blood Simple
7. O Brother Where Art Thou?
8. The Hudsucker Proxy
9. The Man Who Wasn't There
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09-28-2003, 06:02 PM
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Top tier
1. Miller's Crossing
2. Raising Arizona
3. Blood Simple
Mid tier (good films but overrated)
4. Fargo
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Man Who Wasn't There
Bottom tier
7. O Brother Where Art Thou?
8. Barton Fink
9. The Hudsucker Proxy
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09-28-2003, 06:42 PM
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1. Miller's Crossing - Still the Bros' most accomplished film.
2. Blood Simple - Great neo-noir that combines tension and dark humor to great affect. Tempted to rank it #1.
3. The Big Lebowski - Another noirish film from the Bros. that makes #3 mostly on the basis of Jeff Bridges character / performance.
4. Raising Arizona - Practically a live action cartoon.
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - One of the more enjoyable films in the Coen Bros. repertoire. Played more like a series of vignettes, which knocks the film down a notch or two. Still very enjoyable with likeable characters, which moves it above the critical favorite Fargo.
6. Fargo - A highly praised film that honestly has never really resonated with me. Objectively I can see why folks like this film, and it does have its moments, but I'm not a huge fan.
7. Barton Fink - Moments of greatness, but overall a little too disjointed. Some of the scenes would have worked better in a David Lynch film.
8. The Man Who Wasn't There - Technically strong, with great cinematography, but even moreso than Fargo; there is zero emotional resonance with the characters on the screen. The Coens have always had some emotional distance from the audience, but here the cinematography alone isn't enough to compensate. ( And I hated the scene with Scarlett Johannsonn and Billy Bob Thornton prior to the wreck. It really seemed like a cheap joke. ) I am a big fan of noir, and while this film got the style right, it didn't handle the substance.
9. The Hudsucker Proxy - Great production values, but a story that simply failed to engage me. Not a big fan of Jennifer Jason Leigh's vocal performance in this film, either.
- Walter.
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09-28-2003, 07:59 PM
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1. Fargo
2. Blood Simple
3. Miller's Crossing
4. Barton Fink
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Man Who Wasn't There
7. Raising Arizona
8. The Hudsucker Proxy
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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09-29-2003, 09:53 AM
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1.The Big Lebowski (This gets a higher rating becuase its the funniest film Ive seen since Monty Python & Holy Grail)
2.Fargo
3.Miller's Crossing
4.Raising Arizona
5.O Brother Where Art Thou?
6.The Man Who Wasn't There
7.Blood Simple
8.Barton Fink
9.The Hudsucker Proxy
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09-29-2003, 10:08 AM
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Raising Arizona
Fargo
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Barton Fink
The Man Who Wasn't There
Miller's Crossing
Blood Simple
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Big Lebowski
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