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GuruAskew

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Barton Fink
Fargo
Raising Arizona
Miller's Crossing
The Man Who Wasn't There
Blood Simple
The Big Lebowski
The Ladykillers
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Intolerable Cruelty
The Hudsucker Proxy

If "Crimewave" were included, it would be in the bottom position.
 

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Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: Fargo (1996) *****
2: No Country for Old Men (2007) *****
3: Blood Simple. (1984) ****
4: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) ****
5: Miller's Crossing (1990) ****
6: Burn After Reading (2008) ****
7: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) ***½
8: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) ***½
9: The Big Lebowski (1998) **½
10: Raising Arizona (1987) **
11: The Ladykillers (2004) **
12: Intolerable Cruelty (2003) *

Own 4
 

Mario Gauci

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In order of merit:

1.Fargo (1996) ***1/2
2.The Big Lebowski (1998) ***1/2
3.Raising Arizona (1987) ***1/2
4.Miller's Crossing (1990) ***
5.The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) ***
6.Blood Simple (1984) ***
7.The Ladykillers (2004) **

I also have their two films with George Clooney - O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? (2000) and INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (2003) - on VHS as yet unwatched, but given their mixed reviews, am not in much of a hurry to do so.
 

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JOEL & ETHAN COEN

** The Ladykillers (2004)
** Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
*** The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
**** O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
***** The Big Lebowski (1998)
***** Fargo (1996)
*** The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
*** Barton Fink (1991)
**** Miller's Crossing (1990)
***** Raising Arizona (1987)
*** Blood Simple. (1984)

***** - A GREAT one
**** - Excellent, not a masterpiece, but still...
*** - Entertaining
** - Good bits, bad bits
* - Ugh
0 - A tragic waste of celluloid
 

John Milton

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The Ladykillers (2004) 2/4
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) 1/4
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) 2/4
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 4/4 Loved it!
The Big Lebowski (1998) 3/4
Fargo (1996) 4/4 Loved it!
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 1/4
Barton Fink (1991) 0/4 Overrated!
Miller's Crossing (1990) - 1/4
Raising Arizona (1987) 2/4
Blood Simple. (1984) 1/4
 

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A fairly baffling statement. Even though I am definitely not a Wes Anderson fan, I can see a very small, surface similarity. Now Kevin Smith, on the other hand, that is a baffling one, though I guess in a completely superficial way there could be found a similarity if someone really wanted to see it. The main difference is that all Coen (well, maybe not so much the last 2) films are directed toward an intelligent audience, even if characters in some of the films are morons. I see Kevin Smith's work as stupid characters doing stupid things in movies directed toward idiots. My apologies to the many, enthusiastic Smith fans. And yes, I am a huge Coen fan, so it is interesting to me that they are equated with one of my least favorite current directors.


*The Coen film rule...
A Coen film is like pizza or sex,
when it is good, it is very good,
when it is bad, it is still pretty good.



Out of :star::star::star::star::star:


The Ladykillers (2004) - I'm scairt
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) :star::star:1/2 - Oh brother, what have you done?
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) :star::star::star::star: - Generally, people either love it or hate it. No point on me elaborating.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) :star::star::star::star:1/2 - OK, so that generally fits with any Coen movie. They push it so far with this one and only barely stumble.
The Big Lebowski (1998) :star::star::star:1/2 - Geez people go nuts over this one, but I don't quite know why. It is a lot of fun, though.
Fargo (1996) :star::star::star::star: - At first I thought maybe audiences went a little overboard on this one, but it just keeps getting better.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) - Have it, but haven't watched it. I need to be in just the right mood.
Barton Fink (1991) :star::star::star:1/2 - A double dose of weirdness and probably the most atypical Coen movie I have seen.
Miller's Crossing (1990) :star::star::star::star::star: - No doubt, one of the greatest films ever made. Too much to go into, but the wonderful style, original dialog and characters are a real work of art.
Raising Arizona (1987) :star::star::star::star: - Slapstick is brought into the '80s in prime fashion.
Blood Simple (1984) :star::star::star: - The least focused of their films, but I admire it since it certainly was a precursor to Miller's Crossing.

I own DVDs of all the ones I have seen, plus Hudsucker.


*Unfortunately, in the last few years my theory has been challenged, not only by the last 2 Coen movies, but mostly by my ex wife.
 

Rob Tomlin

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Generally love the Coen Brothers films, but I have been a bit disappointed by the last two:

The Ladykillers (2004):star::star: 1/2

Intolerable Cruelty (2003):star::star:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001):star::star::star::star: 1/2 (what can I say, I LOVE this movie- the great cinematography doesn't hurt)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) :star::star::star:

The Big Lebowski (1998) :star::star::star::star: (a movie that has really grown on me)

Fargo (1996):star::star::star::star: 1/2 (my second favorite Coen film)

Barton Fink (1991):star::star::star: (good, but not particularly rewatchable to me)

Miller's Crossing (1990):star::star::star: 1/2

Raising Arizona (1987) :star::star::star:

Blood Simple. (1984) :star::star::star::star::star: (yes it was their first movie...its also their best to date imo)

One thing that the Coen's do very well is to give you the true flavor of the location where the story takes place.
 

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A Serious Man (2009) - 8/10
Burn After Reading (2008) - 6/10
No Country for Old Men (2007) - 7/10
Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Tuileries") - 9/10
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - 7/10
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) - 8/10
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 9/10
The Big Lebowski (1998) - 6/10
Fargo (1996) - 10/10
Barton Fink (1991) - 9/10
Miller's Crossing (1990) - 7/10
Raising Arizona (1987) - 8/10
Blood Simple. (1984) - 7/10


One of these days I'm going to revisit Lebowski and try to figure out why people love it so much.
 

Derek Faber

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Raising Arizona :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Fargo :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Big Lebowski :star: :star:
O Brother Where Art Thou :star: :star: :star:
Ladykillers :star: :star: :star:
 

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UPDATED:

Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Tuileries") :star: :star: :star: :star:

Seen 12
Own 10
 

Bill McA

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UPDATED:

To Each His Cinema (2007) (segment "World Cinema") :star: :star: :star: :star:

Seen 14
Own 10
 

Don Giro

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Seen:
The Ladykillers (2/5)
Intolerable Cruelty (1/5)
The Hudsucker Proxy (3/5)
Barton Fink (2/5)
Raising Arizona (3/5)

Own:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2/5)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (4/5)
The Big Lebowski (5/5)
Fargo (5/5)
Miller's Crossing (2/5)
Blood Simple (3/5)
 

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