My wife and I saw Hail Caesar yesterday and we loved it. We are old movie fans; there was a lot of material that people who are not familiar with old movies will not get.
The thing that we got the biggest kick out of... This was the first film ever to portray Communist Screen Writers as the villains. Even if this was done completely in jest... it was completely hilarious. They also made the movie star who fell for their idiotic diatribe look stupid; the big studio boss who slapped some sense back into him was portrayed as a hero. This was courageous as far as we are concerned and we loved it.
It is not surprising to us however that a lot of the humor seemed to be a little over the heads of the other people in the audience. It is also not surprising that a lot of people in Hollywood probably are not happy that one of their most sacred cows had holes blown through it... the rooting out of Hollywood communists.
Maybe it will be one of those word of mouth films. There have been a few that didn’t do well the first week but make up for it later. You never know. Thanks for letting us know about it. I would never have gone to see it at all without your summary of how good it is.
I read a review recently that he was a thug in real life.
His wife was having an affair with George Reeves when Reeves was killed, and the studio head set up the crime scene to look like suicide. The review said Reeves was probably shot by another woman he was having an affair with, but the studio head didn't want his wife brought into it.
Also set up the crime scene of Thelma Todd's death to look like suicide.
That's as far as I read, because I don't want to know any spoilers. One of my friends today said he saw it and thought it was bad. So that's a split vote so far.
I've seen five Coen Bros. movies and thought they all were good--O Brother and Lebowski are my faves--so I'm considering seeing this one.
The Coen brothers have had a dream career as filmmakers. They have pretty much made whatever film they wanted to at the time, despite the box office aftermath. BLOOD SIMPLE was their first (that I know of) and the first time I ever saw Francis McDormand.
Coen brother movies have never been box office smashes. I have enjoyed all their works starting way back when I found $1 “Barton Fink” in the VHS bargain bin at a local Blockbuster.
Obviously didn’t have enough explosions in it.
Pay to watch Scarlett Johansson, one of the biggest and most vocal supporters of Planned Parenthood?
Never. She disgusts me more than you know.
We’re going to see Hail Caesar tomorrow. I too notice the pinko plot. Looking forward to it.
I use my purse to show disgust for various folks.
Dixie Chicks, very talented and I have three of their albums. Then Natalie decided to crap on Bush and they never got another moment of my interest.
George Clooney is another slug that will NEVER get a penny of mine.
These maggots can take their liberal bent on life and shove it.
I saw it and thought it cute but nothing you had to see.
Saw it yesterday. It has some redeeming moments, but not many. It was mostly plodding and dopey. These best thing about it were the campy costumes and movie scenes.
Coen bros can do serious movies too like True Grit remake and Millers Crossing
Their comedies are quirky to say the least
Not John Waters quirky but odd
I never got The Dude
But I did get Raising Arizona
Their best movie: Blood Simple
This was the first film ever to portray Communist Screen Writers as the villains.That's a great idea, that would only come from them. They did something analogous in "Oh Brother" -- the "ree-form" candidate, IOW, the New Deal Demwit, was the Grand Kleagle of the local KKK.
I can’t wait to see Hail Caesar, thanks for the good review?
The only thing he has going for him is his looks. He's a reincarnation of that hack Redford..........
For those who want to see George Clooney slapped and slapped again and again here is a link to that scene.
Put it in a loop! : )
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/hail-caesar-scene-breakdown-josh-brolin-165558005.html