No Country for Old Men

[Chief Illinimac]

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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.

[TheGenius]

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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.

Spoiler

I know many hated it but I loved how Moss' death was shown. It was completely a shock and I dug that, never saw it coming like that. But when that happened it also brought the story back into context. It was more about Ed Tom Bell than any of the other characters and was just a short story of the stage of his life. His introduction to the film with the beautiful landscapes kind of set up the great ending with him at home, knowing he can no longer cut it as a sheriff in this world, not knowing what to do with himself. The dream he talks about with his father and the fire really shows that he is starting to think about mortality, and death. And it was haunting for me because of the way he knows he'll soon be following his father into the afterlife.

[rspencer86]

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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.

[ex carrabba fan]

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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?

[Chief Illinimac]

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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.

[Scott]

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Curious if anyone has read the book

[ZB9]

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I really want to see this

is it out on DVD yet?

[Chief Illinimac]

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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.

[ZB9]

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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

[Chief Illinimac]

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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.

[ZB9]

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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

[Registered_Again]

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I really want to see this

is it out on DVD yet?

DVD release date: 3/11

[MachoMyers]

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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.

[Ridgeberg]

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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.

Spoiler

I haven't read the book, but I believe that when Tommy Lee enters the room, Anton is supposed to be a figment of his imagination. Tommy Lee believes he will die by going into the room. After that scene he retires.

From my understanding, in the book, as Tommy Lee enters the room Anton is actually getting into the car with the money. The book doesn't clarify if Anton waits outside the room or leaves, but Tommy Lee believes that he will be killed once he leaves the room.

[ehh]

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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!