SaitoRyo Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Dead Mike said: It's been a while but I'm sure it's a young Reese Witherspoon. You're absolutely right. And I just watched the film a fucking week ago as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted June 12, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Loki said: I used to religiously watch every Coen Brothers movie but somewhere along the way... something happened. They started to make, well, some films that I really didn't enjoy - Intolerable Cruelty, Ladykillers, Burn After Reading and A Serious Man. That's pretty much what happened me. Rightly or wrongly - and more likely, the latter - I gave up on them after the beautiful 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' because of the string of movies of - in my opinion - declining quality that followed. No Country for Old Men got me excited again and then absolutely wasted such a magnificent cast with Burn After Reading, which my mate maintains is their greatest movie. Takes all sorts, I suppose. But like yourself, I'm second guessing myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 12, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Scott Malbranque said: That's pretty much what happened me. Rightly or wrongly - and more likely, the latter - I gave up on them after the beautiful 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' because of the string of movies of - in my opinion - declining quality that followed. No Country for Old Men got me excited again and then absolutely wasted such a magnificent cast with Burn After Reading, which my mate maintains is their greatest movie. Takes all sorts, I suppose. But like yourself, I'm second guessing myself... Burn After Reading is shite but A Serious Man, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Hail Caesar are all really solid. True Grit is fantastic. They're probably past their best now but still making really good films, usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I really liked Intolerable Cruelty. It's a departure from a lot of their stuff, but I loved it. Clooney and Zeta Jones(!) piss chemistry and charisma, it looks lovely and 'I just love trains!!' remains an in joke between me and my mate even today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted June 12, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 Burn After Reading has Brad Pitt playing 1992 Brad Pitt and George Clooney destroying a dildo chair, as well as John Malkovich doing angry aerobics. It doesn't all hang together sensationally, but it made me laugh a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 12, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 I hated Intolerable Cruelty as well. By and large, when the Coens try and do broad comedy, it doesn't work at all. They're much better doing dark comedy and marrying it to crime like they did with Raising Arizona. Of course, Miller's Crossing is their best and the best film ever made as me and @PowerButchi have been trying to tell people for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted June 12, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: Burn After Reading is shite but A Serious Man, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Hail Caesar are all really solid. True Grit is fantastic. They're probably past their best now but still making really good films, usually. I spotted True Grit had been added to Netflix recently and must rewatch it. Loved that film when it came out. I go to bat for Inside Llewyn Davis as a great film too, I love the picaresque nature of it, and Singing Oscar Isaac is fantastic, but most people I know who’ve seen it didn’t like it at all. Edited June 12, 2020 by HarmonicGenerator Autocorrect doesn't like Welsh names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I'll happily say that Inside Llewyn Davies is my favourite Coen Brothers film. I absolutely adore it. I do love Oscar Isaac though, so that could be why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogue Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I don't think I've seen a Coen Brothers film that I'm indifferent about, I either really like them, or love in the case of Barton Fink, or I can't stand them, in fact just to amuse myself I'll list them off the top of my head Like Barton Fink, Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men Couldn't stand Fargo, Burn After Reading and The Ladykillers, the latter two especially are hideous Just remembered I watched O brother where art thou? and would actually say I'm indifferent to it, so basically I've just contradicted the entire point of my post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 The Coens have made a lot of really, really good films and a couple of great ones. Even when their films don't completely work there's usually something enjoyable to be found in them. My favourites are Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink. The Man Who Wasn't There should get more love than it does, too. Need to give Miller's Crossing another watch as it's been years and I've fancied The Hudsucker Proxy but not taken the time to sit down and watch it. Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 12, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 40 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said: I go to bat for Inside Llewelyn Davis as a great film too, I love the picaresque nature of it, and Singing Oscar Isaac is fantastic, but most people I know who’ve seen it didn’t like it at all. I liked it but it was a bit dry and overly serious for my my tastes. 1 minute ago, SaitoRyo said: I've fancied The Hudsucker Proxy but not taken the time to sit down and watch it. Any good? Yeah it is. Much like The Man Who Wasn't There, it's rather unfairly seen as one of their lesser works but it's very funny and clever. One of the few times I've been able to abide Tim Robbins as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Devon Malcolm said: Yeah it is. Much like The Man Who Wasn't There, it's rather unfairly seen as one of their lesser works but it's very funny and clever. One of the few times I've been able to abide Tim Robbins as well. Assuming one of the other times is The Player? I watched that again fairly recent and fuck me what a film it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted June 12, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, Pogue said: Couldn't stand Fargo Where's @Frankie Crisp with his Brookside gif when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 12, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said: Assuming one of the other times is The Player? I watched that again fairly recent and fuck me what a film it is. Yes, The Player is a great film. I'm a massive Robert Altman fanboy but it's certainly one of his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogue Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Lorne Malvo said: Where's @Frankie Crisp with his Brookside gif when you need him? Haha I do appreciate I'm in the minority with not liking Fargo, just thought it was dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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