Kevin Carr's Gloves 3788 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Alvin and the chipmunks. I laughed out loud in quite a few places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant. Cheers 2J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6457 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6457 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. Tommy Lee Jones is in the 3 Burials as well isnt he? I thought it was above average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. Tommy Lee Jones is in the 3 Burials as well isnt he? I thought it was above average. He is indeed. Wrote (or co-wrote) and directed it too I think. I liked it but this was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Had to google who Llewelyn's lass is as I knew I recognised her. It's the school girl Renton pulls in 'Trainspotting'! Canny Texan accent like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6457 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Had to google who Llewelyn's lass is as I knew I recognised her. It's the school girl Renton pulls in 'Trainspotting'! Canny Texan accent like. Kelly Macdonald - I believe her name is (without imdb'ing) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Had to google who Llewelyn's lass is as I knew I recognised her. It's the school girl Renton pulls in 'Trainspotting'! Canny Texan accent like. Kelly Macdonald - I believe her name is (without imdb'ing) ! Correct-o-mundo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I finally got round to watching Lost In Translation last night, brilliant. Best film I've seen in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6457 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I finally got round to watching Lost In Translation last night, brilliant. Best film I've seen in a long time. Meh, i was underwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I thought I'd put my thoughts on here, but it must've only been N-O... Been struggling to write about this one. It's absoloutley fantastic, but if I say why I think so it'll put people off more than encourage them to give it a look because it would come across as pretentious wank (my write up, not the film). It's a superb thriller, for an hour and a half it's completeley engrossing and has you on the edge of your seat dying to see how it works out, but then the low key ending which takes 20 minutes after the real BIG moment will leave a lot of casual viewers disappointed. And there it is. I sound like a concieted prick because I think I get it but others won't, but I don't think for a second I "get it" and I want to watch it lots more before making any such claim. Having come across as a cunt I might as well go the whole hog and say what I thought. This film follows many of Hitchcock's ideals, almost to perfection. Very little dialogue leaves the story to be told entirely by the camera, which it does beautifully. Not that it 's full of zooms and close ups to draw your attention like Hitchcock would have in his day, but just that it unfolds carefully but is never dull with it, it's constantly rivetting. There's no music (like The Birds) but it's a marvel that you don't need to be provided with emotion by a soundtrack, but that it's all there in the pictures. Those last twenty minutes defy the convention of thriller by questioning the thrill of murder, violence and death as an entertainment and questioning society as it is and as it was. Is society going down the pan? Has it always been this bad? Personally I couldn't determine exactly when it was set and you're provided with no indication, though the fashion suggest it's in the recent past. Is it reasonable to make a film that relies on the thrills of violence then questions them in it's coda? I'm rambling here, but there's lots to digest. Fuck it. One of the most interesting films you'll see, please give it a watch. The Coens have never had the popular success that their critical acclaim deserves. I never mentioned how funny I thought it was though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. I know what 'Blood Simple' is you tit I said it had a similar 'feel' to '3 Burials...' not that it was the same. I know what you mean about it being different though. I've got 'The Man Who Wasn't There' to watch at the minute too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. Black and White?? Are you commenting on films you haven't seen again? Or is the contrast on your tv broke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Pwned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. Black and White?? Are you commenting on films you haven't seen again? Or is the contrast on your tv broke? You're right I'm getting it mixed up with the B&W they made a few years ago. ....anyway BS is my fav Cohen Brothers film...Pisses over the entire back catalogue. It's a very dark colour in my defence..ho ho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Pwned. Listen ringo when you've seen as films as me they start to flow into each other in the old heed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Pwned. Listen ringo when you've seen as films as me they start to flow into each other in the old heed. You had the cheek to pull me up on a comparison of two films I had seen as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. Black and White?? Are you commenting on films you haven't seen again? Or is the contrast on your tv broke? You're right I'm getting it mixed up with the B&W they made a few years ago. ....anyway BS is my fav Cohen Brothers film...Pisses over the entire back catalogue. It's a very dark colour in my defence..ho ho No worries. I couldn't sit through Blood Simple myself. I need to give it another shot because it was years ago that I watched it and I was only little. Looked horribly cheap in a real 80's sort of way as I recall it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No Country For Old Men - brilliant.Cheers 2J. Whats good about it Alex? The trailers dont inspire me much but its very highly rated. I just loved it. It's a 'slow burner' if you like but I thought the tension was built superbly all the same. Tommy Lee Jones was great as the sheriff and the guy who played the hitman was excellent too. Apart from a few funny bits of dialogue it lacks the humour found in a lot of Coen Brothers films. 2J was spot on when he likened it in 'feel' to 'The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada' (sp?), if you've seen that. Depends if you like that sort of thing really as despite the body count, not a lot happens over the 2 hours or so. On the surface yes. But in reality no. More like 'Blood Simple'. Yes / No to what? Haven't seen 'Blood Simple' btw. ....not like 'The Three...' Blood Simple is th Cohen Brothers first serious film. Better than No Country imo....Although No Country is very good. Also Blood Simple is done in very textured black and white which I just know you will love. Black and White?? Are you commenting on films you haven't seen again? Or is the contrast on your tv broke? You're right I'm getting it mixed up with the B&W they made a few years ago. ....anyway BS is my fav Cohen Brothers film...Pisses over the entire back catalogue. It's a very dark colour in my defence..ho ho No worries. I couldn't sit through Blood Simple myself. I need to give it another shot because it was years ago that I watched it and I was only little. Looked horribly cheap in a real 80's sort of way as I recall it. It has their energy. Give it another go Nicos I beseech you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'll check it out too Parky on your advice. Hope it's better than 'Raising Arizona' though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'll check it out too Parky on your advice. Hope it's better than 'Raising Arizona' though. Make sure he actually means Blood Simple though, he probably actually means The Day Of The Jackall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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