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  • Chief Illinimac
    Gimme the Oscar, Friendo.
    • Dec 2004
    • 2365

    #61
    Re: No Country for Old Men

    Originally posted by DueceDiggla
    Saw it last night. I'm sorry but a movie with no ending will always get a negative review from me.
    It had a perfect ending that wrapped up the entire point of the movie. You just missed it.
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    • TheGenius
      The World's Smartest Man
      • Jul 2002
      • 1590

      #62
      Re: No Country for Old Men

      Saw it last night finally and man I was not disappointed in the least. Usually when a movie has that much hype surrounding it there's a letdown but not in this case. Easily the best movie I've seen this year and the more I think about the movie the more I like it. It doesn't wrap everything up with a nice little bow on top, and I dig that. I mean you know what happens to every one of the characters, but there isn't your typical Hollywood-style closure to the end of it.

      The beginning was a little slow but once the wheels got turning it turned out to be a completely suspenseful ride.

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      Last edited by TheGenius; 01-04-2008, 04:11 PM.

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      • rspencer86
        MIB Crew
        • Sep 2004
        • 8806

        #63
        Re: No Country for Old Men

        I really loved this movie. The actors that played the parts of the lifelong Texas residents were outstanding and provided a little humor in between the incredibly tense moments.

        I was a little surprised at the suddenness of the ending, but it didn't detract from the quality of the movie IMO.
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        • ex carrabba fan
          I'll thank him for you
          • Oct 2004
          • 32744

          #64
          Re: No Country for Old Men

          I can't believe I didn't see this earlier. Got to see it on dvd, since my Uncle's in some guild. He got it in the mail like a week ago, and I just remembered tonight.. so I was like, 'uhh we should probably watch that'. So glad I did.

          The ending was fine with me, as the sheriff really didn't know how to deal with today's or that time's criminals. Him not being able to protect the other main character really devastated him.. and they portrayed that infinitely perfect. The sheriff even goes back to visit the crime scene in utter disbelief that that all transpired. After it ended suddenly, I had to think comprehend every thing, and was o.k. with it. I was plain shocked though.

          Some things I am still frustrated with:

          -Who was Sugar [the main bad guy]? Was he hired by the guy in the corporate building? How did Sugar know how to find EVERYONE. Why was he in the town where the tracker went off at the start? It seemed like he just happened to be driving towards the money. He found Woody in his hotel room, and was in El Paso to collect the money for the final time.

          -Who were all the different bad guys? The Mexicans, the corporate guy who's in the fancy business building? What went down that caused everyone to shoot each other in the desert?

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          • Chief Illinimac
            Gimme the Oscar, Friendo.
            • Dec 2004
            • 2365

            #65
            Re: No Country for Old Men

            Originally posted by ex carrabba fan

            Some things I am still frustrated with:

            -Who was Sugar [the main bad guy]? Was he hired by the guy in the corporate building? How did Sugar know how to find EVERYONE. Why was he in the town where the tracker went off at the start? It seemed like he just happened to be driving towards the money. He found Woody in his hotel room, and was in El Paso to collect the money for the final time.

            -Who were all the different bad guys? The Mexicans, the corporate guy who's in the fancy business building? What went down that caused everyone to shoot each other in the desert?
            Having read the book (which is basically the same as the movie, with slightly more insight into Chigurh), he worked for the corporate guy (Milton, from Office Space ) in a way, but not directly. In the book, he returns the money to a different guy, and offers his services in the future, I guess to keep his income going, but it signifies that he will continue to do his work - hence he can't be stopped unless fate decides it.

            The truth is, though, that these questions aren't meant to be answered. Chigurh is able to find everyone so easily, but you aren't supposed to see how. It makes him scarier/more intimidating as well as the fact that it supports the whole theme of the movie: "You can't stop what's coming. Bad people existed in the old days, and now, and the only certainty in life is death." The people behind the drug deals were totally irrelevant in terms of knowing the details for the same reason. They are just players in this particular story, but are really insignificant in the grand scheme of life. Just like Llewellyn's death not being shown. Even though he was the main character who you follow for 90 minutes of the movie, he really was completely insignificant in the grand scheme, and his death didn't need to be shown because we had already seen how brutal and evil Chigurh is.

            Hope that makes sense, that was my interpretation anyway. Great flick - it's one that can be talked about to no end, and I like that.
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            • Scott
              Your Go-to TV Expert
              • Jul 2002
              • 20032

              #66
              Re: No Country for Old Men

              Curious if anyone has read the book
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              • ZB9
                Hall Of Fame
                • Nov 2004
                • 18387

                #67
                Re: No Country for Old Men

                I really want to see this

                is it out on DVD yet?

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                • Chief Illinimac
                  Gimme the Oscar, Friendo.
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 2365

                  #68
                  Re: No Country for Old Men

                  Originally posted by ZB9
                  I really want to see this

                  is it out on DVD yet?
                  There may be a screener, but I don't know anything about it.
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                  • ZB9
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                    • Nov 2004
                    • 18387

                    #69
                    Re: No Country for Old Men

                    Originally posted by ChiefIllinimac
                    There may be a screener, but I don't know anything about it.
                    ha ive been looking for one of "those" online...cant seem to find one. I need to keep looking

                    but one thing about those is the pictures for the screeners is usually not very good, and it's not in HD

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                    • Chief Illinimac
                      Gimme the Oscar, Friendo.
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 2365

                      #70
                      Re: No Country for Old Men

                      Originally posted by ZB9
                      ha ive been looking for one of "those" online...cant seem to find one. I need to keep looking

                      but one thing about those is the pictures for the screeners is usually not very good, and it's not in HD
                      No, not HD, but it is taken from a DVD.
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                      • ZB9
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                        • Nov 2004
                        • 18387

                        #71
                        Re: No Country for Old Men

                        Originally posted by ChiefIllinimac
                        No, not HD, but it is taken from a DVD.
                        it's hard for me to watch a movie nowadays that's not in HD

                        i watched a screener version of "I Am Legend" and it wasnt too bad, but it certainly didnt compare

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                        • Registered_Again
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 143

                          #72
                          Re: No Country for Old Men

                          Originally posted by ZB9
                          I really want to see this

                          is it out on DVD yet?
                          DVD release date: 3/11

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                          • MachoMyers
                            Old School
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 7670

                            #73
                            Re: No Country for Old Men

                            Originally posted by JayBee74
                            Great movie IMO and I'm not alone. I respect the comments of my fellow OSers, but the fact remains that this movie is one of the most critically acclaimed in recent memory.
                            Geez, I wish you and the rest of the OS squad who loved this movie had been in the theatre with me tonight when I saw it. Film turned to black at the end and after everyone had been "oohing and ahhing" during some of the most intense scenes I have ever seen, a man jumped out of his change and said, "F this!". Another man, this one a much older man who I thought was going to disagree responded with "I know what you mean".

                            I was so stunned. I just looked at my girlfriend and shook my head.

                            People just don't get it.

                            Anyway back on topic. Great movie, again by the Coen Brothers. I really love their choices and why the heck do filmmakers always have to show you EVERYTHING. Go watch a family film if you want to see "how it ends" every single time.

                            To quote Eddie Murphy in Raw, "It was a great freakin movie." /Italian accent.

                            The only thing my girlfriend and I were unclear about was where was Anton when Tommy Lee Jones entered Moss' hotel room at the end of the film.
                            Last edited by MachoMyers; 02-16-2008, 01:45 AM.

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                            • Ridgeberg
                              Pro
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 716

                              #74
                              Re: No Country for Old Men

                              Originally posted by Xavier12
                              Geez, I wish you and the rest of the OS squad who loved this movie had been in the theatre with me tonight when I saw it. Film turned to black at the end and after everyone had been "oohing and ahhing" during some of the most intense scenes I have ever seen, a man jumped out of his change and said, "F this!". Another man, this one a much older man who I thought was going to disagree responded with "I know what you mean".

                              I was so stunned. I just looked at my girlfriend and shook my head.

                              People just don't get it.

                              Anyway back on topic. Great movie, again by the Coen Brothers. I really love their choices and why the heck do filmmakers always have to show you EVERYTHING. Go watch a family film if you want to see "how it ends" every single time.

                              To quote Eddie Murphy in Raw, "It was a great freakin movie." /Italian accent.

                              The only thing my girlfriend and I were unclear about was where was Anton when Tommy Lee Jones entered Moss' hotel room at the end of the film.
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                              • ehh
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                                • Mar 2003
                                • 28960

                                #75
                                Re: No Country for Old Men

                                This is the first movie in a quite a long time that I'm looking forward to seeing once it comes out on DVD. The bad guy in this looks absolutely awesome, one of the best villains in recent movie history. Hopefully he doesn't disappoint, I want to see him eff stuff up!
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