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04-11-2018, 04:54 AM | #21271 (permalink) | |
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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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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 |
04-11-2018, 05:52 AM | #21273 (permalink) |
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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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04-11-2018, 11:27 PM | #21275 (permalink) | |
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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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04-11-2018, 11:31 PM | #21276 (permalink) | |
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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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04-11-2018, 11:38 PM | #21277 (permalink) |
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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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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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