Posted on 11/18/2018 5:14:03 PM PST by SamAdams76
I was out on the Netflix last night and saw this new Coen Brothers movie that was available. I was always a fan of the Coen Brothers with "Fargo" being one of my favorite "dark comedy" movies of all time. I especially liked that car salesman fellow who was constantly screwing up and ended up getting his wife inadvertently murdered by having her kidnapped for ransom by a couple of bungling criminals who hated each other.
Basically all their movies are worth watching with "The Big Lebowski" being another favorite. Especially when that John Goodman character throws his friend's ashes into the wind and they end up blowing right back in their faces.
So I immediately clicked PLAY on this new movie which I hadn't even heard of and I'm not sure what to think. It was such an odd movie. It was actually six different stories, all with an "Old West" theme. The cinematography was excellent with some of the most incredibly brilliant scenery I've ever seen in a movie and had me tripping at times. And the stories were just plain weird and might have been drug-induced. Though one of them was clearly based on a Jack London short story. It was about 2am that I saw this movie and was half asleep during parts so that might have affected my take. It now seems like I dreamed the movie as opposed to watching it in real life.
Just wondering what others thought of it. I might watch the movie again under more sober and wakeful conditions.
Read a couple of good reviews. Plan on watching it.
I liked the initial vignette (although the ending caught me by surprise) and my favorite was the prospector.
Like I said, the cinematography was incredible and other worldly. Some of it might be digital - like they do with Pixar.
Loved it. The fact that some segments were a bit strange didn’t detract at all from the whole. Great choice of music. The wagon train episode alone was outstanding.
It was pretty good. A little hard and abrasive humor. And graphic. Sort of like Kill Bill.
I did the exact same thing!
After the first “gun fight” I started laughing so I continued. The unarmed “gun fight” with the loose table board had me rolling.
I’m waiting for the fam to go to bed so I can watch it all the way through.
I think I figured it out, but won't post spoilers.
The “Meal Ticket” really freaked me out. When that carny guy threw that stone off the bridge, I knew what was going to happen next.
Watching Miller’s Crossing right now.It’s boring.
Sooooooo sad.
Yup.
Fargo was pretty good but I don’t like being lied to.
It was not a true story. Not even based on one.
Cool, a new Coen brothers flick?Miller’s Crossing will always be my favorite, Blood Simple was great too.
Buster Scruggs,,,
Straight to DVD?
Oh Brother, Where are Thou?
Coen brothers at their Best.
Arghh! My favorite Coen Bro flic. “The old man’s still an artist with a Thompson”; “Nobody knows anyone that well”; all kinds of great lines. I’m still amazed two guys can make movies as disparate as “MIller’s Crossing” and “Raising Arizona”.
Totally awesome, with some great actors. Did you guys notice that the old lady on the stagecoach was Tyne Daly from Cagney and Lacy?
And the Frenchman was that nerdy reporter from Unforgiven?
👍👍
Yes, I almost forgot about that one! “O Brother...” is another great Coen Brothers movie. I also went through a phase where I played that soundtrack over and over again until suddenly I got sick of it!
A Netflix original.
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