tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post9128843547886472646..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: No Country for Old Menthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-47537421672744667332012-03-14T15:11:15.926-07:002012-03-14T15:11:15.926-07:00@Alex-Barton Fink.@Alex-<i>Barton Fink</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-64916022726589716002012-03-14T14:27:39.005-07:002012-03-14T14:27:39.005-07:00I go back and forth with this and Fargo as my favo...I go back and forth with this and Fargo as my favorite Coen brothers film. Or Miller's Crossing. Or Blood Simple.<br /><br />Damnit.<br /><br />What's your fave Coen bros flick?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-42904007639337756662012-03-14T13:14:40.057-07:002012-03-14T13:14:40.057-07:00@Diana-It's a film worth re-watching because i...@Diana-It's a film worth re-watching because it's very unconventional and not expected in a suspense film like this.<br /><br />Notably because it builds up the suspense with different rhythms to what is expected.<br /><br />The lack of score I thought was quite refreshing since it is about maintaining that sense of dread that occurs in the film.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-56206805480453223862012-03-14T05:42:21.165-07:002012-03-14T05:42:21.165-07:00Great review! I saw this movie when it came out an...Great review! I saw this movie when it came out and back then, I wasn't a film blogger and I didn't have the same patience or understanting for movies as I do know. I remember thinking it was a good movie, with a superb performance by Javier Bardem, but what struck me was the lack of music- it was so slow and boring at times! I should watch it again soon, but I won't, I have other ones on my mind :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-12888832110592192852012-03-13T19:28:54.907-07:002012-03-13T19:28:54.907-07:00I still think it's a brilliant film but the be...I still think it's a brilliant film but the best film of that year?<br /><br />Not really. I think <i>Juno</i>, <i>There Will Be Blood</i>, <i>The Diving Bell & the Butterfly</i>, <i>Paranoid Park</i>, and <i>I'm Not There</i> along with a few other films were much better.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-7200354001435802082012-03-13T17:56:58.185-07:002012-03-13T17:56:58.185-07:00This is the Coens' movie where I depart from f...This is the Coens' movie where I depart from film critics the most. Is it well acted? Yes. Is it a good movie, especially the best movie of the year? Not at all. Not to me, anyway.<br /><br />What seemed to come across to me, over and over again, while reading all the professional critics' reviews, was that they loved it precisely because it was so different because it didn't show any real conclusions to anything, even the movie itself. <br /><br />Call me crazy, but I want a narrative with a conclusion in the movies I watch, even if that's "what's expected."<br /><br />I felt There Will Be Blood was a much better movie than this one.<br /><br />I've liked almost all the Coens' movies, but this is one of the few that I did not.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com