oldbuckster Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 MOVIE OF THE YEAR ???????? Are You Kidding Me, or What ? .......... Did I miss something? Three times I've watched this movie, and three times I wonder what I missed ............... Is it just me ? No Way, this is the BEST movie of last year ................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Plot line was thin, characters weren't up to Par, dialog wasn't there...........Very Lame movie...........What a Waste of my time and Money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted April 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2008 I loved this movie. Absolutely loved. I found it to be a compelling story about a "oldtimer" sheriff not being able to keep up with the times. But also coming to find that times, in reality, have always been hard, and wondering if he made the right choices. Moving, sad, thought-provoking. But that was just me. Anyone trying to make the movie about the crime (and subsequently getting angry about the ending) missed the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Amy, when you explain it like that...well...I understand...I thought the movie was richly made but as for a story...c'mon...and I like their movies... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted April 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hey Bill, Yeah, a lot of people I talk to about the movie feel ripped off by the ending...like there's no closure...but I tell them I think the movie is about the sheriff (listen to the opening monologue) and that the closure is.... SPOILER ALERT... ... ... he retires because he not only does he feel like he failed (was always one step behind), but also that he couldn't bring himself to be to be part of that world ("...a man would have to put his soul at hazard"--again, part of opening monologue, which really is the key to the movie), and that seems to make sense to people. But it is obvious to me who ended up with the money, so I feel I have "closure" from the crime story line as well. It's a small clue, but it's there. I liked everything about the movie, including the dialogue. I loved how Tommy Lee's character talked ("well, I couldn't swear to every detail, but it's certainly true that it is a story" was one of my favorites), and even the small exchanges between Lewellyn and his wife. It was reminiscent to me of Fargo, which wasn't so much about the crime either (what ever happened to that money??), but more about the persistence and intuitiveness of a small town cop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 No closure used to spell "Sequel", but I take it in this case the cast is too old!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Yeah, I "got it" and all that but I still didn't like it. It was just a really bad year for movies in order for it to win best picture IMO. I didn't enjoy watching this movie at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Amy, I'd say you nailed it... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I really dug it . Cohen Bros. movies are not for everyone but I like their style of filmaking . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 So, I'm not way off base here ? Guess I just expected more ................ I missed the point, I guess, not the first time that's happened !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 OB, Read what Amy wrote...think about the movie and you will feel better...still...the movie left me wanting... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 I did read it, still scratching my head wondering what I watched .................. Now I have to see, "There will Be Blood" ....... I have an awful problem with movies, when the Critics rave about them, I usually don't like them ..... maybe, title should have been, "No Country for Cranky Old Men" ... EH !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Netflixed for this week..I shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerTuber Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I loved it and now have my own air tank at work, in case somebody pisses me off. Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft. Problem dealt with! And I can open vending machines faster than a crackhead can light his pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askbob1 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I loved it and now have my own air tank at work, in case somebody pisses me off. Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft. Problem dealt with! And I can open vending machines faster than a crackhead can light his pipe. LOL!!!!!! i'm gonna get me a tank to lug around too!! just think of how many people would quietly get the hell out of your way. the heck with brandishing a gun, just get yourself an oxygen tank and air hammer! i totally got what the movie was about. i almost ended it in the beginning when mr. psycho killed the first victim. yeah, like he could just kill whomever he would like without ever being noticed?? i know, it's a movie. but a real lame one at that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Netflixed for this week..I shall see. Strange movie. I had to read Amy's synopsis to understand what the hell I just watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The movie made sense, and I liked it quite a bit, except for the ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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