tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post6919861110050889729..comments2024-03-28T22:45:55.043-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: 5 Off The Top Of My Head - The CoensJason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-55272482356866878112008-03-18T22:11:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:11:00.000-04:00Fargo is my favourite, by far. My sister and I quo...Fargo is my favourite, by far. My sister and I quote it to each other all the time (although the Big Lebowski provides its fair share of househould sayings, mainly those spoken by Maude). But Fargo makes me cry like a little girl every time I watch it. The first time I saw it, I was so worried something bad was going to happen to Marge. Wounded, miscarriage, divorce, killed. I was sitting there shaking, thinkng "If they harm this character, I will go off the Coens for life" and I was so relieved by the final scene. *sniff*Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-59535885333246875582008-03-18T11:21:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:21:00.000-04:00Piper - You're right that we wouldn't want everyth...Piper - You're right that we wouldn't want everything spelled out to the letter, of course; that'd turn the movie into something like Crash. I just thought the pieces didn't gel 100%. It skewed, just a little (I really liked the film, mind you), too far towards the whiz-bang-this-is-tense! showdown scenes, while it's main message, embodied by Tommy Lee Jones, got slightly trampled. In my opinion, of course. ;-)Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-86514168806828899222008-03-18T10:46:00.000-04:002008-03-18T10:46:00.000-04:00I liked how No Country manipulated the audience wi...I liked how No Country manipulated the audience with its story. You have to work a bit harder and think a bit more than usual but I liked that. It was a movie that because of its reviews forced it into a mass audience, only I don't think this movie should be that. Because everyone won't get it, or wont want to get it. But those that do, man oh man. <BR/><BR/>Fargo is up there.<BR/><BR/>Raising Arizona for sure.<BR/><BR/>Miller's Crossing is excellent.<BR/><BR/>Blood Simple of course.<BR/><BR/>And then there's just something about Hudsucker Proxy for me.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-2520820852857623672008-03-18T03:17:00.000-04:002008-03-18T03:17:00.000-04:00Ugh, I hate Miller's Crossing and I blame Gabriel ...Ugh, I hate <I>Miller's Crossing</I> and I blame Gabriel Byrne. I think I've only liked one thing he's ever done (<I>Jindabyne</I>) and in everything else is hopeless mugging of boring "intense" sulkery.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-72940496966481387822008-03-17T17:42:00.000-04:002008-03-17T17:42:00.000-04:00mike - Not a huge Hudsucker fan, but again, it's b...mike - Not a huge <I>Hudsucker</I> fan, but again, it's been quite some time since I saw it. I know, maybe I should've done something crazy like re-watched some of these films before making something so definitive a statement as a list, but that'd be more effort than my usual blissful state of off-the-cuff proselytizing makes room for, see. <I>Miller's</I> just missed top 5, and on another day could've gotten <I>Wasn't</I>'s spot.<BR/><BR/>Barry - Love Kelly McDonald always in everything, and thought she was terrific here. I meant to make comment on her, but forgot. She just adds so much depth and likability to a semi-stock character just by being her, ya know? I could've used more of her, as well, because she underlined the tone that the Coens were going for in her every scene as well.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-51965759887464992802008-03-17T17:22:00.000-04:002008-03-17T17:22:00.000-04:00What did you think of Kelly Macdonald's performanc...What did you think of Kelly Macdonald's performance?Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14789811118238494036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-45105757309446240182008-03-17T14:40:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:40:00.000-04:00Where do The Hudsucker Proxy (I'm constantly betti...Where do <I>The Hudsucker Proxy</I> (I'm constantly betting my non-existent Pulitzer on things thanks to this film) and <I>Miller's Crossing</I> (a film that has me hating John Turturro now every time I see him) fall on your list?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887139425272294031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-62331311520456889482008-03-17T13:57:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:57:00.000-04:00I adore Fargo so much I want to marry it. It's ju...I adore Fargo so much I want to marry it. It's just absolutely perfect.<BR/><BR/>I'm down with your five, although I might swap Blood Simple for The Man...<BR/><BR/>I, too, have only seen Lebowski once and I didn't fall in love with it.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-80018000042706123582008-03-17T13:36:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:36:00.000-04:00I wasn't a big fan of Lebowski the first(and only)...I wasn't a big fan of <I>Lebowski</I> the first(and only) time I saw it when it came out. I've been meaning to revisit it though, since such a cult has grown around it, see if maybe I was being kooky that first time. I knew I'd get some shit for it's exclusion! ;-)<BR/><BR/>As for <I>O Brother</I>... meh. <BR/><BR/><I>The Man Who Wasn't There</I>'s spot <B>was</B> in contention with <I>Blood Simple</I> and <I>Miller's Crossing</I>, but it's been a few years since I've seen either of those, as well, so <I>Wasn't</I> is just fresher in my mind, and I do really like that film.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-11453070620964872672008-03-17T13:28:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:28:00.000-04:00Being a tremendous Coen fan myself (Fargo is my Fa...Being a tremendous Coen fan myself (Fargo is my Favorite Movie of All Time), I will agree with your top 2 and 5... but to leave off O Brother Where Art Thou and The Big Lebowski? For shame!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097381979876874927noreply@blogger.com