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Post by adamcoan on Apr 3, 2024 9:11:35 GMT
I remember liking Miller’s Crossing a lot when it came out, but I haven’t seen it since. At this point all I remember vividly is Albert Finney in his bathrobe with a big shit-eating grin shooting off a Tommy Gun (or was it two). Maybe that’s enough to make it their best. I’m really hit and miss with the Coens, and often the ones I like the least (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Blood Simple, Hail Caesar, O Brother Where Art Thou) are other people’s favorites. Meanwhile my favorites (A Serious Man, The Hudsucker Proxy, Burn After Reading) are often a lot less loved. I DO pretty much go along with the notion that No Country For Old Men is probably their “best,” and Fargo and Lebowski almost as good. I’d be interested in seeing how Miller’s Crossing sits now. You couldn’t pay me to sit through Barton Fink again. What they really do well is bring the best out of the actors.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Apr 3, 2024 9:14:13 GMT
Burn After Reading is a dud, THO
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Post by Sneelock on Apr 3, 2024 19:04:22 GMT
I liked it. It's pretty dorky. I like it better than "the Ladykillers" remake. those guys are jacks of all trades. they like all kinds of movies and they make all kinds of movies. I remember an interview in the 90's where they talked about the titles to "Boeing Boeing" where both actors insisted on top billing resulting in a goofy solution. the Coens enthusiastically declared that one day THEY would make a movie with Boeing Boeing titles. I'm still waiting. Attachments:
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Post by Sneelock on Apr 3, 2024 19:08:17 GMT
You couldn’t pay me to sit through Barton Fink again. would you do it for a Klondike Bar? I think the scene where he beats his writer's block is pretty genius. BF isn't the writer he thinks he is but he's a writer.
after watching Goodman in Llewyn Davis I'm extra impressed with the different layers he exposes in their movies. it's pretty startling how each is unlike the other but smack dab in his Wheelhouse.
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