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re: I am starting to think this scene from No Country for Old Men is perfect
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:25 am to CocomoLSU
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:25 am to CocomoLSU
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I have always put off watching this one.
that's surprising coming from a m/tv regular like yourself.
I would hope that you don't' have otherworldly expectations for it and are then let down which can happen in situations like this, but I don't possibly see how you wouldn't enjoy it. Or at the VERY least, be glad that you gave it a watch.
This is a movie for me that even though I've seen it and know what's happening, I'm still tense throughout. There have been a few thread on this topic before, but there is a distinct lack of background/filler music (in fact there may be none at all). Aside from the dialogue all you hear is the natural sounds of things happening as they would IRL, which I think just adds to the tension.
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Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:38 am to WG_Dawg
Amazing movie. I love Carson and Llewelyn's exchange at the hospital.
"What's this guy sposed to be? The ultimate badass?"
So many good lines from Brolin's character.
"What's this guy sposed to be? The ultimate badass?"
So many good lines from Brolin's character.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:47 am to CocomoLSU
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Is it that good?
I thought it was great and maybe the best movie based on a book I have read in terms of translating from print to screen.
Sorry to hijack, but I never read Blood Meridian and just bought it last week. How does it compare to the No Country book (for anyone who has read both)?
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:48 am to UnluckyTiger
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"What's this guy sposed to be? The ultimate badass?"
that line cracks me up too
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:49 am to Roger Klarvin
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Roger Klarvin
I am starting to think this scene from No Country for Old Men is perfect by Roger Klarvin
The best scene in the movie IMO is when Chigurh is telling the old man to call the coin flip. It's such an incredibly tense scene the first time you see it, and something about us as the audience knowing exactly what the the coin flip is for while the old man is oblivious just adds to it. Bardem is just amazing in that role.
In that scene, I LOVE at the end when Chigurth is telling the Hardware Store man not to put his lucky coin in his pocket and gives him that little wink and head nod.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:56 am to CocomoLSU
If Breaking Bad knocked up Lonesome Dove, the arse baby would be No Country.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:24 am to WG_Dawg
quote:yea the only scene with music is during the coin toss scene there is a faint like synth
but there is a distinct lack of background/filler music (in fact there may be none at all).
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:25 am to UnluckyTiger
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What's this guy sposed to be? The ultimate badass?"
"Now this guy, Sugar"
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:25 am to weagle99
Watched this a few weeks ago, enjoyed.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:32 am to WG_Dawg
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but there is a distinct lack of background/filler music (in fact there may be none at all). Aside from the dialogue all you hear is the natural sounds of things happening as they would IRL, which I think just adds to the tension.
The sounds of this movie make it almost an organic, living entity.
The sound editing is some of the best I have heard. Particularly in the shoot out at night outside of the hotel.
Criminal it didn't win an Oscar for sound editing. The sounds are almost a character themselves.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:33 am to weagle99
That scene has always been my favorite in this movie.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:34 am to Carson123987
the interactions with Llewelyn and Carla Jean are pretty funny too
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:36 am to Pilot Tiger
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I wouldn't call it slow either. Sure there are scenes with little dialogue, but the pacing is such that it's not a chore to get through and their are plenty of very tense moments.
its awesome. All of the cohen brothers movies are, the only one that is seriously slow is miller's crossing.
Its got a great pace and will hold you, especially if you are a critical movie viewer. Its not an action adventure movie though.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:39 am to jchamil
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Sorry to hijack, but I never read Blood Meridian and just bought it last week. How does it compare to the No Country book (for anyone who has read both)?
Most of cormac mccarthy stuff is very dark. Blood meridian has about as much hope as the road. Its a pretty dense read too. Depends on how much effort you like to put into it. I usually find him worth it, but I didn't particularly care for blood meridian.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:52 am to Hawkeye95
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Most of cormac mccarthy stuff is very dark. Blood meridian has about as much hope as the road. Its a pretty dense read too. Depends on how much effort you like to put into it. I usually find him worth it, but I didn't particularly care for blood meridian.
Cool, thanks. I've read the Border Trilogy, No Country, and The Road, I had a pretty good idea Blood Meridian could be dark and hopeless
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:52 am to Hawkeye95
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"All the time you spent trying to get back what's been taken from you, meanwhile more and more flies out the door"
Goddamn that is an incredible line. True as hell too.
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what you got is nothing new.....this country's hard on people...you can't stop whats coming
This post was edited on 2/9/17 at 10:55 am
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:57 am to CocomoLSU
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Should I stop being a bitch and just watch it? Is it that good?
It's easily one of the top-10 films of the 21st century so far. The depth of the characters and incredible acting makes a fairly simple plot into an amazing movie.
It has several scenes which are among the greatest dialogue driven scenes ever.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 10:59 am to weagle99
yeah, I have always loved that scene too. great dialog and great acting.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 11:01 am to Thurber
How dangerous is Chigurh?
What, you mean like compared to the Bubonic Plague?
What, you mean like compared to the Bubonic Plague?
Posted on 2/9/17 at 11:30 am to jchamil
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Sorry to hijack, but I never read Blood Meridian and just bought it last week. How does it compare to the No Country book (for anyone who has read both)?
Blood Meridian is much better than No Country for Old Men. I consider No Country one of his weakest novels (I have read all but Outer Dark). The depth of imagery just isn't there like in most of his earlier works. There are so many scenes in Blood Meridian that you really need to read twice to fully digest. No Country is much more accessible than everything that came before it.
Back to the movie, McCarthy is my favorite author and I think No Country the movie is better than the book. That is how good the movie is.
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