No country for old men

[locked&loaded]

.... I am glad i just wasted 9 dollars. IF anyone saw this movie, and liked it please tell me why.

[PosterChild]

Well I have the book because I really enjoy Cormac McCarthy's writing ( just read The Road which was spectacular), but I haven't seen the flick yet. I did hear wbap host saying it was a great movie and that the ending was very controversial...ie many ppl didn't like the ending... I'll probably hurry up and read the book and go see the movie during Xmas.

[Meat-O-Rama]

Sorry to hear you did not like it. My wife and I loved it.

Javier Bardem gives one of the best performances by a bad guy I've ever seen. It's an intense movie with great dialogue. I've loved every one of the Coen Brother's movies, but this one is my favorite by far.

[Mavs Man]

Sorry to hear you did not like it. My wife and I loved it.

Javier Bardem gives one of the best performances by a bad guy I've ever seen. It's an intense movie with great dialogue. I've loved every one of the Coen Brother's movies, but this one is my favorite by far.

He's one guy I've never heard of who we will all probably hear a lot more from going on.

[locked&loaded]

Sorry to hear you did not like it. My wife and I loved it.

Javier Bardem gives one of the best performances by a bad guy I've ever seen. It's an intense movie with great dialogue. I've loved every one of the Coen Brother's movies, but this one is my favorite by far.

People were walking out of my theater. I thought it started great, and up until he shot the dog i thought the movie was going to be good. But it really slowed down, and from the people that did like it, when asked why they really seemed to have to dig for a reason. I dont know, my favorite part was "look at that fing bone"

[Meat-O-Rama]

People were walking out of my theater. I thought it started great, and up until he shot the dog i thought the movie was going to be good. But it really slowed down, and from the people that did like it, when asked why they really seemed to have to dig for a reason. I dont know, my favorite part was "look at that fing bone"

It's hard to quantify. I liked every part of the movie. The scene I liked most was probably at the rural gas station where he asks the old man to call the coin flip in the air. Subtlety and dialogue are not everybody's cup of tea...

[AbeBeta]

It's hard to quantify. I liked every part of the movie. The scene I liked most was probably at the rural gas station where he asks the old man to call the coin flip in the air. Subtlety and dialogue are not everybody's cup of tea...

I think some people don't understand quality film making. Others hate when they don't get everything wrapped up in a nice little bow at the end.

Me, I think No Country is far and away the film of the year.

[AbeBeta]

He's one guy I've never heard of who we will all probably hear a lot more from going on.

Never heard of Javier Bardem? Dude has been in tons of movies and has an academy award nomination for best actor under his belt. Before Night Falls, the Sea Inside. What does it take for a guy to get noticed?

[theogt]

I think some people don't understand quality film making. Others hate when they don't get everything wrapped up in a nice little bow at the end.

Me, I think No Country is far and away the film of the year.I'd wait until I saw There Will Be Blood, before I made any decisions.

[AbeBeta]

I'd wait until I saw There Will Be Blood, before I made any decisions.

Doesn't that one come out until January? Have you seen it?

PT can drop some incredible films. Love his work.

[Crown Royal]

Never heard of Javier Bardem? Dude has been in tons of movies and has an academy award nomination for best actor under his belt. Before Night Falls, the Sea Inside. What does it take for a guy to get noticed?


Stop doing nothing but ArtHouse.

[theogt]

Doesn't that one come out until January? Have you seen it?

PT can drop some incredible films. Love his work.Limited release in December. I haven't see it yet, obviously, but I've been anticipating it for quite some time.

[ChldsPlay]

Well, if it's anything like other Coen movies, I'm sure I'll hate it. If not, then I might like it. From what I've seen it looks pretty good, but it also doesn't look like a Coen movie.

[Mavs Man]

Never heard of Javier Bardem? Dude has been in tons of movies and has an academy award nomination for best actor under his belt. Before Night Falls, the Sea Inside. What does it take for a guy to get noticed?

Other than seeing Collateral (where he's the 13th actor listed) and reading articles of other movies he's come out with this past year, which I've noticed many of recently, I suppose it would require me being an avid fan of foreign language films (if that's what you mean by "tons of movies").

His filmography:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/

He was nominated for a role in Before Night Falls - one of many movies I've yet to see.

No surprise that he's getting more press now that, as CR suggested, he "stopped doing nothing but ArtHouse".

[thekavorka]

I love all the little touches in the movie.

My favorite thing is how Anton always checks to make sure his boots are clean. There is one scene in the movie where that provides a huge clue on what happened.

[Mavs Man]

I'd wait until I saw There Will Be Blood, before I made any decisions.

If Daniel Day-Lewis is making a movie, then yeah, take notice. What's this, like his third movie in ten years? That's unfortunate.

[AbeBeta]

Stop doing nothing but ArtHouse.

Why stop when those are always the best roles?

[Crown Royal]

Why stop when those are always the best roles?


You asked what it would take to get recognized. Do a movie with funding.

[AbeBeta]

You asked what it would take to get recognized. Do a movie with funding.

If an academy award nomination isn't enough....

Perhaps he should do crap like Fred Claus.

[Mavs Man]

If an academy award nomination isn't enough....

Perhaps he should do crap like Fred Claus.

1) He is getting more recognized now. It just takes time when you make movies very few people see. (see #2)

2) He was nominated seven years ago for a movie that grossed under $4.5 million and played, at its PEAK, in 127 theaters nationwide (which means it did well in the venues it played in, but it was far from a wide release). A majority of his resume is filled with foreign language film credits. Is it that surprising he flew under the radar in this country?

3) Why does it have to be one extreme or the other? There are good movies to be found in between the indie scene and movies like Fred Claus (some digging required, I will admit).

[locked&loaded]

I love all the little touches in the movie.

My favorite thing is how Anton always checks to make sure his boots are clean. There is one scene in the movie where that provides a huge clue on what happened.

Its now a huge clue at all, just proves he killed the women.. who cares..?

[AbeBeta]

Limited release in December. I haven't see it yet, obviously, but I've been anticipating it for quite some time.

You should check out 'This is England' as well -- that is pretty intense and very high on my list this year.

[ChldsPlay]

If Daniel Day-Lewis is making a movie, then yeah, take notice. What's this, like his third movie in ten years? That's unfortunate.

Well his last movie, Gangs of New York, was awful. He was good though.

[locked&loaded]

Well his last movie, Gangs of New York, was awful. He was good though.

I enjoyed gangs of new york.

[Mavs Man]

Well his last movie, Gangs of New York, was awful. He was good though.

True, it wasn't great, but it got nominations (that was all I was really saying). And, yes, he was really good in it.

[jem88]

Its now a huge clue at all, just proves he killed the women.. who cares..? Perhaps you could not give away plot points for those who haven't seen it? I'm very eager to see this film as I love the Coen brothers' movies.

[jem88]

Ok, I finally saw it. Best movie I've seen in years. Blows away The Departed, and I'm a fan of The Departed. Bardem was mind-blowing.

[AbeBeta]

Ok, I finally saw it. Best movie I've seen in years. Blows away The Departed, and I'm a fan of The Departed. Bardem was mind-blowing.

I thought this when I saw it -- then I saw There Will Be Blood which is actually BETTER.

Two great movies right there.

[Duane]

Had to dig this post up since I finally watched No Country this weekend on DVD. This has got to be one of the most powerful movies I've ever seen.

Anton Chigurh is the ultimate villan - compassionless, ruthless, just plain damn scary. Yet there is a sense that he's got a set of morals or rules that he follows. Javier Bardem's performance alone is worth watching this film for.

[cowboyeric8]

Eh, I didn't like it. The ending blows. But I guess it entertained me, and that was the purpose.

[Heisenberg]

I thought this when I saw it -- then I saw There Will Be Blood which is actually BETTER.

Two great movies right there.

You could not be more correct.

I drink your milkshake.

[Rack Bauer]

I really liked No Country For Old Men... till the last 10 mins. At that point it just completely SUCKED.

[ajk23az]

I really liked No Country For Old Men... till the last 10 mins. At that point it just completely SUCKED.

WE AGREE !!! :laugh1:

[ChldsPlay]

I really liked No Country For Old Men... till the last 10 mins. At that point it just completely SUCKED.

Yes, the ending was pretty weak. At least the beginning and end of it. The movie focuses on a character it's entire length and then it's just like, oh yeah btw, he died. The part with his wife was fine, the part with the older guy at the end just felt tacked on so they could have a nice little scene to end with.

Overall the movie was decent. Nothing really spectacular or groundbreaking. I've seen movies that were similar in style and quality many times before. It is the kind of movie the academy loves, which doesn't really say anything about how good it really is or isn't. I mean they loved Crash which was about as generic and average as they come.

[DR.WARE]

you didnt like this movie.... i loved it anton was just an awesome character in this movie

[ConcordCowboy]

I liked it...but the ending blew.

[Boom]

I really liked No Country For Old Men... till the last 10 mins. At that point it just completely SUCKED.

I approve this message. I felt like I invested so much into a good plot just to run into a market crash.

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

I have too much to say about this movie that wouldn't be spoilage.

I want my $ back.

[ZeroClub]

For my taste, a little too much blood and violence for the sake of blood and violence, but overall, an o.k. movie. For me, it was worth the price of a DVD rental.

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Well I have the book because I really enjoy Cormac McCarthy's writing ( just read The Road which was spectacular), but I haven't seen the flick yet. I did hear wbap host saying it was a great movie and that the ending was very controversial...ie many ppl didn't like the ending... I'll probably hurry up and read the book and go see the movie during Xmas.

The Road was spectacular , and I just finished it myself . I've been hooked on McCarthy since I read Blood Meridian . I watched the movie a couple of weeks ago and it was okay . It started out going along well with the book , and the actors matched the book characters well . Then...Woody Harrelson showed up !

[jem88]

A brilliant, brilliant move. The ending was perfect. But then again, I loved the ending of The Sopranos.