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Old 04-11-2018, 04:54 AM   #21271 (permalink)
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After two decades of hearing how amazing Fargo was, I was finally disappointed by it tonight. No where near as complex as I expected it to be after all that praise.
So I'm not alone!
I only got around to watching the movie after I finished the `1st season of the (amazing) tv series... and while it wasn't a bad or boring movie, I was seriously underwhelmed.
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Old 04-11-2018, 05:47 AM   #21272 (permalink)
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I really need to see Fargo again. I'm not a huge fan of those Coen brothers movies, but I think I really liked it. I remember it as a quite funny movie.

The few other Coen movies I really enjoy:

- Burn After Reading
- No Country for Old Men
- Intolerable Cruelty
- A Serious Man
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I'm a huge Coen fan! But Fargo .. well, I assume it was because of just how well the tv show was made - it set the bar really high. Had I seen the movie before the tv show, I'd probably rate it higher, but...well, as it is, it's one of the weakest imo Coen movies.
A Serious Man is by far my favorite of them all, don't really know why, it just speaks to me.
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I'm a huge Coen fan! But Fargo .. well, I assume it was because of just how well the tv show was made - it set the bar really high. Had I seen the movie before the tv show, I'd probably rate it higher, but...well, as it is, it's one of the weakest imo Coen movies.
A Serious Man is by far my favorite of them all, don't really know why, it just speaks to me.
Fargo's classic my dude. It doesn't beat out No Country for their best film, but it's worthy of top 5 of their films.
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After two decades of hearing how amazing Fargo was, I was finally disappointed by it tonight. No where near as complex as I expected it to be after all that praise.
You like really complex movies? I’m not sure where I max out in terms of complicated plots, if that’s what you mean. What movies do you really like?

Also, did you find the financial troubles of Macy’s character fascinating at least? That’s what I liked best- how he got himself so ****ed up. I really liked when he was trying to arrange that business deal with his father-in-law but really wasn’t bringing anything to the table.

The kidnapping and all that was entertaining too but the best stuff was what I described above. It sort of reminded me of Glengarry Glen Ross but not as exciting to me.
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*flabbergasts*

No. Pinnacle of film Fargo be.

Let me come back to this when I'm sober but goddamn. No.
I'll just watch it and do a fleshed out review. It's a great film for repeated viewings imo, it has so much to offer. I could watch it at any time tbh, one of my all time faves. I'm still picking up new things about it after at least 20 viewings.

Anyway, how about some Coen bros rankings?

A Serious Man>Fargo>No Country For Old Men>Burn After Reading>Raising Arizona>O Brother Where Art Thou?>Barton Fink>Miller's Crossing>The Big Lebowski>True Grit>The Hudsucker Proxy>Inside Llewyn Davis>Blood Simple>The Man Who Wasn't There


The ones that I haven't listed are ones that I haven't seen. I'm sure I'll eventually watch all of their films but if I'm missing out on any, let me know.
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If you haven’t read True Grit I recommend reading it, even if you’ve seen the movie.

It’s an amazingly well constructed novel. It’s super super tidy.

Of the movies I’ve seen up there I thought No Country was very easily the best.
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If you haven’t read True Grit I recommend reading it, even if you’ve seen the movie.

It’s an amazingly well constructed novel. It’s super super tidy.
I might check it out. Heavy Hemingway influence I assume?

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Of the movies I’ve seen up there I thought No Country was very easily the best.
Mine is kind of fluid, it'll probably be different 6 months from now. No Country is a solid choice but I really enjoy how they display such introspective concepts in Fargo and A Serious Man.

I'm glad that these dudes were born.
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Heavy Hemingway influence I assume?
Not that I’m aware of. It’s much more whimsical.
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Old 04-12-2018, 01:18 AM   #21280 (permalink)
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Re: Fargo

I didn't dislike the film, it just didn't live up to my expectations after hearing people jerk off about it for ten years. Though, I am not a fan of the Coen Bros generally.

Also, speaking of critically acclaimed movies I will trash in this thread:

Just saw the Florida Project and it literally felt like babysitting someone's ****ty children. Hated it. It was only two hours long but it definitely took more than that off my lifespan.
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