When a psychotic murderer makes more sense than one of the two (2, supposedly) dominant political parties, you know the country’s in one hell of a sorry state.
— Fight With Memes (@fightwithmemes)
Update! Since Barry says he hasn’t seen it, here’s a few more simply incredible scenes from one of the greatest Hollywood movies ever made.
What a fucking movie, eh?
Updated update! A little more background info on NCFOM, for anybody else who may not have seen it yet.
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy’s 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the film is set in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the Coen brothers had explored in the films Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Fargo (1996). The film follows three main characters: Llewelyn Moss (Brolin), a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh (Bardem), a hitman who is sent to recover the money; and Ed Tom Bell (Jones), a sheriff investigating the crime. The film also stars Kelly Macdonald as Moss’s wife, Carla Jean, and Woody Harrelson as Carson Wells, a bounty hunter seeking Moss and the return of the $2 million.
No Country for Old Men premiered in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on May 19. The film became a commercial success, grossing $171 million worldwide against the budget of $25 million. Critics praised the Coens’ direction and screenplay and Bardem’s performance, and the film won 76 awards from 109 nominations from multiple organizations; it won four awards at the 80th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), three British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), and two Golden Globes. The American Film Institute listed it as an AFI Movie of the Year, and the National Board of Review selected it as the best of 2007. It is one of only four Western films ever to win the Academy Award for Best Picture (the others being Cimarron in 1931, Dances with Wolves in 1990, and Unforgiven in 1992).
No Country for Old Men was considered one of the best films of 2007, and many regard it as the Coen brothers’ best film. As of December 2021, various sources had recognized it as one of the best films of the 2000s, and as one of the best films of the 21st century. The Guardian‘s John Patterson wrote: “the Coens’ technical abilities, and their feel for a landscape-based Western classicism reminiscent of Anthony Mann and Sam Peckinpah, are matched by few living directors”, and Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said that it is “a new career peak for the Coen brothers” and “as entertaining as hell”.
No argument from me, with any of it. So what the heck are you waiting for, anyhow?
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You get that the dialogue was dubbed in, and wasn’t in the movie, right? 🙂
(As if anything like that would ever come through Hollyweird nowadays…)
Oh, of course. Still great stuff, though. Although I suppose the dubbing could have been better…;)
Y’know, I have that movie on DVD, have had it for a long time now, and just gotta say that Javier Bardem did one HELL of a job playing that character. One of the creepiest villains EVER.
What is the movie?
The Coen Bros’ masterpiece, No Country For Old Men. Tommy Lee Jones, Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson—I mean, what’s not to like? Lean, spare dialogue; unforgettable characters; shocking action sequences; top-notch acting; fast pace—it’s definitely one of my all-time favorite films, no doubt about it.
Not too long after I’d seen the movie, I ran across the DVD in a Wal Mart remainder bin for like five bucks, and jumped all OVER that jewel. I’ve just about worn the disk out since then, you can practically see through it. 😀
Thanks Mike. I *think* I’ve seen parts of it, just never the whole thing 🙂
I’ll put it on my list…
I guess I’m one of the few people who didn’t like the movie. It left a bad taste in my mouth largely because I found certain scenes unbelievable, for example the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZL0Ru-55u8
We’re supposed to believe that the cop would just leave some presumably bad guy he’s just arrested sitting out of sight behind him while he chats on the phone.
And can a person with his hands cuffed behind his back actually get those hands out in front of his body. so he can then strangle the cop? I could be wrong but it doesn’t seem possible.
Y’know, didn’t think to mention here yestiddy, but the cinematography is nothing short of mind-blowing, as is the staging, lighting, etc.
As for the handcuff trick, Henry, I can assure you that it is definitely a thing. In fact, I know someone who can do it, I’ve seen it personally. A lot of it depends on the overall build, flexibility, and quite frankly, pain tolerance of the dude/dudette attempting it. It ain’t either easy or comfortable, but it can be done.
Concur, as a few honest cops will tell you, there are those that can move their handcuffed arms from the back to the front. I have a friend that could do it..
I stand corrected. Thanks. I do plan to watch the movie again despite my negative first impression.
I have to concur. That is one great movie.
Native Texan Tommy Lee Jones playing a Texan wasn’t a very big stretch, but it was long overdue.
“If this ain’t a mess, it’ll do until the mess gets here.” – NCFOM
“My, My My, What a mess.” – The Fugitive
Yes, lazy writing, but why screw with greatness?
The only thing that pissed me off about NCFOM was (spoiler alert)Josh Brolin stupidly getting himself tagged and pursued instead of making a clean getaway, and Bardem getting away with everything in the end.