The movie thread

[Darius871]

What do you mean by "completely straight"? As in commercially viable, or something else?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Darius871
What do you mean by "completely straight"? As in commercially viable, or something else?

I mean without the kind of winking jokiness that colors most of their film. No matter what genre they're working in, you can always feel the Coens behind the camera; and it always feels like they're saying about their characters, "look at these dopes! Aren't they ridiculous?" Miller's Crossing and No Country for Old Men are the only two of their films where I don't get the sense that the filmmakers feel smugly superior to their own characters.

[Darius871]

You ever seen Blood Simple? If you prefer those two then it's right up your alley.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Darius871
You ever seen Blood Simple? If you prefer those two then it's right up your alley.

I saw Blood Simple on its opening weeken in NYC; it turned me into a Coen fan. But even that film has the kind of joking and condescending sense behind it, as do their other more dramatic efforts like The Man Who Wasn't There. At least, that's how I see it.

[b etor]

sweeny todd. i thought it'd be better, but it was pretty good.

oh and the breakfast club. i never saw the whole thing.

and american pie 5.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Miller's Crossing, eh?

*Adds to Netflix queue*

[MarkG]

Originally posted by LordShiva
It was

Plus, I watched it with a chick, and it totally killed teh mood.

i'm supposed to do that tomorrow

[MarkG]

american pie 5.

where's the vomit smiley???

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Miller's Crossing, eh?

*Adds to Netflix queue*

Just from the trailer you should be drooling:




Another good call:

[LordShiva]

I just watched Beowulf.

Wiglaf

[Zoid]

3.10 to Yuma! Excellent movie and I loved the chemistry between Christian Bale and Russel Crowe.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Zoid
Russel Crowe.

QFMFT

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


I saw Blood Simple on its opening weeken in NYC; it turned me into a Coen fan. But even that film has the kind of joking and condescending sense behind it, as do their other more dramatic efforts like The Man Who Wasn't There. At least, that's how I see it.

Joking ? Black humour certainly, but not the jokiness/semi slapstick of 'Miller's Crossing'.

I thought 'Blood Simple' a very effective modern film noir- it was also the first Coen Bros. film I saw.


Loved the shootout through the bathroom wall...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by molly bloom


Joking ? Black humour certainly, but not the jokiness/semi slapstick of 'Miller's Crossing'.

I thought 'Blood Simple' a very effective modern film noir- it was also the first Coen Bros. film I saw.


Loved the shootout through the bathroom wall...

Jokiness may be the wrong word. But I do think there's that trademake Coen brothers condescension running through it. David Denby recently wrote in the New Yorker that the Coens were "the first filmmakers since Preston Sturges to explore the dramatic possibilities of stupidity." I think that's true -- and I do love Sturges -- but I think Miller's Crossing and No Country for Old Men are the two films they've made that don't go that route.

[monolith94]

I've seen every Coen Brothers feature there is - I'd classify Blood Simple and Miller's crossing as about equally "straight" in that there isn't alot of blatant cinematic winks at the audience - and then No Country For Old Men in their company.