Films/DVD Asylum

No Country for Old Men...

207.200.116.71

...now that this is out in general release, I thought I would mention it again.

This is one of the best movies of the year and a real departure for the Coen Brothers - with little comic irony they play it mostly straight ahead.

Javier Bardem is scary and will most likely be nominated.

Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin put in excellent performances as well.

But the standouts to me were the shots of the bleak South Texas landscape and the people chosen for the small bit parts who exude the time - 1980 - and the place so well.

Highly recommended.

Follow Ups:

comments with spoilers - tunenut 15:10:41 11/23/07 (3)
- On Woody Harrelson as a tough talking hombre . . . - townsend 21:04:16 11/23/07 (2)
  - Absolutely. And what was with his white outfits? nt - tinear 16:53:22 11/25/07 (0)
  - Clearly, Woody didn't look old enough to be a VN vet. * - mr grits 10:06:20 11/24/07 (0)
Also liked it, however.... - Troutbum 13:32:07 11/22/07 (2)
- Remember, it IS a.... - mkuller 11:52:13 11/23/07 (1)
  - RE a "Goof" is almost obligatory in a Coen Bros. film - grinagog 19:43:39 11/23/07 (0)
I can't recommend it as strongly, but it is a powerful film. - Audiophilander 11:25:35 11/21/07 (4)
- I heard the "collective hunh?" right next to me...... - mr grits 10:13:08 11/24/07 (0)
- I know what you mean... - mkuller 11:30:54 11/21/07 (2)
  - Plus, it's telling the story of the book. (warning, spoilers) - sjb 11:45:42 11/21/07 (1)
    - The ending was way "literary", like McCarthy; all the foregoing had been filmic. - clarkjohnsen 06:39:46 11/22/07 (0)

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