Overated Films (country, reviews, quote)

Roygbiv · 02-26-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Terrible Lizard

Absolutely not.

This is the part where you say why it isn't overrated. Help me understand it. I want to.

boo boo · 02-26-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Roygbiv

But we can agree on No Country For Old Men?

Also, I should watch Full Metal Jacket again. I was under the impression that the movie ended with Pyle, and when it chugged on for another 2 hours it felt like a chore. Now that I know what to expect, I should try it again.

I think it was great but... people are saying it's the best film of the 21st century and that's just whack.

Fargo was overrated I think, it IS a great film, but I don't think it's the best Coens film.

Personally, I think that would be Raising Arizona.

Terrible Lizard · 02-26-2009, 05:47 PM

Wasn't trying to win an award, remained faithful to the book. The message also wasn't shoved in your face, mainly due to the frightful mirror the film provided. It is one of the few films I've seen that actually deserved the award for best picture.

Of course idiotic high-schoolers will rave about it just because the film had no cheese in it whatsoever, but they didn't understand the movie itself. But the fellows of the institute who've actually watched films, read books, and in a term been enlightened to the hard truths of the gritty backdrop such films like "No Country" provided. The point of the movie was the overall struggle for survival is simply determined by an unfeeling probability, a man can simply slide the hands cuffs from underneath his legs and then strangle a cop. To me it seemed to be very similar to "The Seventh Seal."

Roygbiv · 02-26-2009, 05:50 PM

^ Whaaaaaaaaat was the message

boo boo · 02-26-2009, 05:51 PM

I haven't read the book. But apparrently it expanded a lot more on Tommy Lee Jone's character and was more specific about the theme of the story. Because the movie left a lot of that out, it made the ending quite confusing for those that haven't read the book.

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Originally Posted by Roygbiv

^ Whaaaaaaaaat was the message

Life sucks and people who think otherwise are stupid.

**Janszoon** · 02-26-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Personally, I think that would be Raising Arizona.

Me too. Either that or Barton Fink. I love almost all their movies. The only ones that really don't do it for me at all are Hudsucker Proxy, The Ladykillers and No Country for Old Men.

boo boo · 02-26-2009, 05:55 PM

Ladykillers is easly the worst Coens film.

**Janszoon** · 02-26-2009, 05:57 PM

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Ladykillers is easly the worst Coens film.

Definitely. At least Hudsucker Proxy and No Country for Old Men had some redeeming qualities even if the end result was pretty lackluster.

Roygbiv · 02-26-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Life sucks and people who think otherwise are stupid.

Well, hell, The Wrestler did that a lot better and it's not being called the best movie of the 21st century. Cormac McCarthy is overrated.

boo boo · 02-26-2009, 06:00 PM

C'mon. No Country for Old Men was excellent, brilliantly done and highly entertaining. The only bummer is the ending, as said before.

Hucksucker Proxy I haven't seen in a while, I might meed to revaluate that one.

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Terrible Lizard **ER OF HOLES Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butt**, Nebraska Posts: 1,211	Wasn't trying to win an award, remained faithful to the book. The message also wasn't shoved in your face, mainly due to the frightful mirror the film provided. It is one of the few films I've seen that actually deserved the award for best picture. Of course idiotic high-schoolers will rave about it just because the film had no cheese in it whatsoever, but they didn't understand the movie itself. But the fellows of the institute who've actually watched films, read books, and in a term been enlightened to the hard truths of the gritty backdrop such films like "No Country" provided. The point of the movie was the overall struggle for survival is simply determined by an unfeeling probability, a man can simply slide the hands cuffs from underneath his legs and then strangle a cop. To me it seemed to be very similar to "The Seventh Seal." __________________ “YOU ARE SCUM SLUT.” -John Martyn

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