Posted: 8/28/2010 8:52:56 PM EDT
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It really depends on your mood. No County for Old Men is a great "serious" movie. Lebowski is hilarious, and Fargo falls in between. However, I can't listen to anyone from the upper midwest anymore without laughing and thinking of Marge Gunderson and Jerry Lundegaard. My Grandmother recently got a new rug for her living room. She asked me what I thought, and I said, "Well. It really ties the room together." She just smiled and was pleased. My brother had a huge grin.  |
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Oh boy... how did I miss this thread? I'm a big Coen brothers film. In fact I have faith that their take on "True Grit" will be suitable and not an insult to the memory of John Wayne. All that being said, I can't even begin to rank their films. Fargo was certainly one of the best, but as mentioned, O' Brother was quite the epic. Miller's Crossing was a classic, while Raising Arizona had me rolling. No Country for Old Men is one of my favorites, but I still believe that is by design of being a Cormac McCarthy book to begin with. Blood Simple is also one of my favorites. It was suspenseful and established that Coen style. The Ladykillers, which tends to be on many people's "not liked" lists had me laughing as well. Tom Hanks is classic as the southern gentleman turned criminal mastermind. And let's not forget The Big Lebowski. I feel no need to go into details of it here, but I certainly enjoyed it and think we can all learn something from The Dude. It took time for me to appreciate Burn After Reading. At first I was dumbfounded at the absurdity, but each time I see it I enjoy it more and find myself laughing at all the minor jokes. And when viewed through the eyes of a Coen fan, you realize how it was almost just an exercise in the Coen style. I vaguely remember liking Barton Fink the first time I saw it, but I had a hard time staying awake the second time. I'm really split on this one. I think it had an epic ending, but to me, it was one of the more boring films in the collection. The Hudsucker Proxy was not well received, but I'm a sucker for the art deco style and I thought it was a creative movie. Plus I'm partial to Jennifer Jason-Leigh, though she's 20 years older than me, and I thought Tim Robbins quirkiness was perfect in that role. I really liked The Man Who Wasn't There. The entire noir feeling was pulled off very well, and I got some of the same feelings I got from Miller's Crossing. A Serious Man was even interesting, though I'm not Jewish. I've always been interested in the story of Job, and A Serious Man was almost a modern day telling of the story. It was a different look from the Coen brothers, but it was still interesting. Intolerable Cruelty is the only one I haven't watched. I never have been much for romantic comedies and to be honest, I've kind of avoided watching this one. Again, it's really hard to try and rank them. Just on gut feeling, my top 5 would consist of (in no particular order): Fargo, Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, and The Big Lebowski. And that's a rough top 5 because I really wanted to include Raising Arizona, but I couldn't quite justify it. I think (and certainly hope) that True Grit is worthy of their top 5, though it is somewhat of a long departure from the movies they've been making. |
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Quoted: Here's one of their sleepers. Great film. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Aseriousman.jpg just added it on netlfix. thanks for the recommendation. |
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However, I can't listen to anyone from the upper midwest anymore without laughing and thinking of Marge Gunderson and Jerry Lundegaard. I know exactly what you mean. Anytime I hear someone talking with that accent all I hear is "I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper". Great movie. |
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However, I can't listen to anyone from the upper midwest anymore without laughing and thinking of Marge Gunderson and Jerry Lundegaard. I know exactly what you mean. Anytime I hear someone talking with that accent all I hear is "I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper". Great movie. My entire family talks EXACTLY like that |
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I don't think I've seen anything other than Fargo, Big Lebowski, and Burn After Reading. All three were pretty funny but I need to watch Burn After Reading again, as I was on night shift at the time and sort of dozed off towards the middle of the movie. I still thought it was pretty funny though. |
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Quoted: Never really understood the hype behind Fargo, rather boring movie IMHO. Maybe i have to re watch it. I never got it either and I love the Coen Brother's movies. I laughed out loud multiple times in Oh, Brother, The big Lebowski, Rasing Arizona, the Lady Killers, I was awed by No country. Fargo is well filmed, excellently acted, directed, etc, but I don't think it was up to the same level as the other movies. I don't get why it got all that attention. |
