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No Country for Old Men - ccosborne3 - 11-28-2007
ccosborne3 Wrote:Attaboy! Way to man up.
I'm not all that familiar with you but how many years of Grad school do you have to put in to reach that level of smarmy smugness? I'd guess at least two.
I should delete this before Saynomore's stooge pops in here wanting to defend his honor. For safety's sake.
No Country for Old Men - Maggers - 11-28-2007
ccosborne3 Wrote:I should delete this before Saynomore's stooge pops in here wanting to defend his honor. For safety's sake.
Be afraid, CC, be very afraid. :p
No Country for Old Men - saynomore - 11-28-2007
ccosborne3 Wrote:Attaboy! Way to man up.
I'm not all that familiar with you but how many years of Grad school do you have to put in to reach that level of smarmy smugness? I'd guess at least two.
Try 12. Two Master's (8) and an incomplete Doctorate (4). In the 80s, we were referred to as professional students.
AC
P.S. But I would gladly give up all my smarminess to have completed my doctorate.
Yet...life goes on.
No Country for Old Men - Lisa - 11-28-2007
Maggers Wrote:No. It was "offscreen" in the book as well.
P.S. Unless someone alerts the Queens via PM or email and asks specifically, they won't change anything. That's been my experience.
That is correct.
No Country for Old Men - saynomore - 12-02-2007
Maggers Wrote:Be afraid, CC, be very afraid. :p
In Spanish we have a saying, "Que bien sabes!" It's East Los slang. A literal translation won't help. I think the saying is appropriate here.
AC
P.S. Now can we let it go?
No Country for Old Men - fpw - 12-03-2007
[SIZE="3"]Saw it yesterday. Loved the cinematography, loved the acting, loved the story...until the non end. I haven't read much of the rest of this thread, but I got a feeling a lot of metaphors were going down in this flick, all fine and good, but I needed a final confrontation, some closure, some frikkin CATHARSIS, mofo, and I didn't get it.
If you can't end a story, don't start it.[/SIZE]
No Country for Old Men - saynomore - 12-03-2007
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Saw it yesterday. Loved the cinematography, loved the acting, loved the story...until the non end. I haven't read much of the rest of this thread, but I got a feeling a lot of metaphors were going down in this flick, all fine and good, but I needed a final confrontation, some closure, some frikkin CATHARSIS, mofo, and I didn't get it.
If you can't end a story, don't start it.[/SIZE]
Finally, someone has the guts to say, "The emperor has no clothes." I think there's been a lot of deep analysis of this flick by Coen fans (me included), but when it's said out loud, yeah, that was one weird place to stop (not "end") a movie. It was the type of movie that could be reviewed in Fangoria as well as the New York Times.
AC
P.S. But I still love the Coens. Go see BLOOD SIMPLE if you need some closure.
No Country for Old Men - Maggers - 12-03-2007
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Saw it yesterday. Loved the cinematography, loved the acting, loved the story...until the non end. I haven't read much of the rest of this thread, but I got a feeling a lot of metaphors were going down in this flick, all fine and good, but I needed a final confrontation, some closure, some frikkin CATHARSIS, mofo, and I didn't get it.
If you can't end a story, don't start it.[/SIZE]
SPOILER ALERT, MAYBE.....
I left the movie trying to figure out what I had just seen. I actually asked myself that...what did I just see? What happened there?
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the rest of the movie so much that I made peace with my confusion.
The Coen brothers followed the book closely. The book leaves you wondering, but because of the ruminations of the Sheriff, Ed Tom Bell (whose name I love and didn't know until I read the book), I felt more at ease. His thoughts are all about changes in the world during his lifetime that would allow such evil to walk away.
SPOILERS, JUST IN CASE YOU'RE READING THIS THREAD FROM LAST TO FIRST.
No Country for Old Men - Sigokat - 12-03-2007
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Saw it yesterday. Loved the cinematography, loved the acting, loved the story...until the non end. I haven't read much of the rest of this thread, but I got a feeling a lot of metaphors were going down in this flick, all fine and good, but I needed a final confrontation, some closure, some frikkin CATHARSIS, mofo, and I didn't get it.
If you can't end a story, don't start it.[/SIZE]
FPW layin' it all out in this post...he said "mofo"...fucking sawesome!!
This is officially the best post EVER on this board!!
No Country for Old Men - Silverfish - 12-03-2007
Maggers: love your spoiler warning at the end of your post.