Found it to be another of those frustrating Coen films...

Posted by musetap (A) on November 20, 2018 at 20:48:29

In Reply to: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - a gem on Netflix posted by Victor Khomenko on November 20, 2018 at 06:28:15:

Certainly NOT a masterpiece (they have a few that qualify), not as bad as some (say, Hail, Caesar!) more
along an... average... Coen Brothers film. Now an average Coen Brothers film is still usually far above
average compared to many non Coen Brothers films, but can still disappoint.

BOBS is stunning to watch and the acting top notch but they really made much ado about stories that didn't seem to rise to the occasion.

IMO vignettes do not a solid film make.

Probably view it again in a few months though and glean more from it.

Have had that happen before with their films.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

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Topic - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - a gem on Netflix - Victor Khomenko 06:28:15 11/20/18 (14)

The Coen Brothers films are as a friend of mine used to say.... - TWB 21:55:13 11/21/18 (0)

Victor... check out Slow West if you haven't yet... - musetap 19:53:22 11/21/18 (1)

I liked the Slow West, a nice little film that was a bit quirky with an outrageous ending. nt - PhilJ 06:59:13 11/22/18 (0)

Found it to be another of those frustrating Coen films... - musetap 20:48:29 11/20/18 (0)

Buster Scruggs... - mkuller 10:02:53 11/20/18 (4)

I liked every story. Especially the Tom Waits and Liam Neeson ones. Little moral tales... - MaxwellP 17:13:38 11/20/18 (1)

RE: I liked every story. Especially the Tom Waits and Liam Neeson ones. Little moral tales... - 6bq5 10:58:36 01/15/19 (0)

And here I was, thinking the first one was the weakest... :) - Victor Khomenko 10:12:14 11/20/18 (1)

The rest are... - mkuller 13:54:10 11/21/18 (0)

You dirtied your eyeballs with NF? - Billy Wonka 07:36:39 11/20/18 (4)

I cleansed them with its gorgeous cinematography - Victor Khomenko 07:49:51 11/20/18 (3)

RE: I cleansed them with its gorgeous cinematography - geoff 13:35:08 11/20/18 (0)

From trailer: "Is this your first time" . . . - Billy Wonka 10:15:35 11/20/18 (1)

Really, that's all the shtick you're going to get from it... - musetap 20:57:00 11/20/18 (0)

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