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"No Country for Old Men" (2007) Watch Along (Patreon)

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2024-06-11 00:00:09
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WELL!!! I am not watching movies on Netflix anymore. I was hard wired in but for some reason it really F'ed my screen record and timing. So I couldnt do a count down OR timer, but un-blurred boxes where I could to keep you in sync. I am SO SO sorry! I think it should be ok after the first couple mins. But Netflix always loses its resolution as well..BOO.

"No Country for Old Men" hits different! It gives what us movie lovers crave! The Coen brothers have this knack for spinning these stories in their own twisted, brilliant way, and this one's no exception. Their style is so original. The characters they cook up are so real, so gritty, and you could just smell that desert air and taste the blood its sooo well done. ALSO the performances! Pure gold. Each actor nails it, especially Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh. UNFORGETTABLE! And let's talk about Roger Deakins' cinematography—every shot gets me very very EXCITED LOL! It captured the bleak beauty of the landscape that in reflection over the past 12 hours of watching seems to mirror the characters. It's a masterpiece, plain and simple. I love dark stuff. This really hit me in my movie lover core.

Let me know your thoughts down below you rad humans!

xx

ames

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No Country For Old Men (2007) Watch Along

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AJ

Love this book and movie. Brolin is my man and Bardem is epic. Hard to believe he's also the guy in VCB one year apart.

JP11

The Coen Brothers did a fantastic job at putting Cormac McCarthys characters onto the big screen without losing a single defining trait from any of them. Master class film making

VivendoBem

Disturbing and unnerving and typically and viciously unsentimental, it's the Coen's least funny movie (though not totally devoid of laughs), yet also their most commercially successful, the most awarded and doubtlessly, at this point, their most famous. As it's their only one (quite faithfully) adapted from a recent bestseller, it's also the least "Coen Brothersy" in a lot of ways. It may actually relate more to Blood Simple (and maybe, A Serious Man) than anything else in the canon. And it's such a quiet movie (famously, no music) that for writer-directors known for their dialogue, it's so light in spoken lines (though what ones there are are plain and, of course, impeccable) that it could almost seem like an odd departure for the brothers, but all it really illustrates is how gifted they are as writers who can produce extraordinary work in any style. Usually described as a thriller or a Neo-Western the more I watch it, the more it's a horror movie to me--Anton Chigurh is infinitely more frightening than Freddy, Jason or Michael. The creeping randomness of evil is all around us and we're powerless in its face, unless we just get lucky and it never decides to come looking for us at all.

Jeffrey Schmidbauer

The landscapes are close to where I live...just west of me.

RFK Fan

Filmed here in Albuquerque as well. The hotel where Josh meets his fate burned down a few years ago. Deserves every ounce of praise that it got. One of the Coens best efforts. Was glad to see Irish native Kelly McDonald playing a southern gal and nailing the accent. You’re always gonna get a great performance from Javier but was pleasantly surprised how well Josh carried this movie 🍿

Frankie H

This was the movie that put Josh Brolin on the map, sort of. He was a child actor from "The Goonies" and struggled to make it in the business for over 2 decades. According to interviews he's done on podcasts he made 100,000 dollars for this, which after taxes, publicist and agent fee's came to like 30,000. Later that year he did the Ridley Scott movie American Gangster and that was his first movie that he got a big payout on, around 600,000.

Will Zamora

Great movie, and reaction. I loved another Javier Bardem movie called The Sea Inside, but it’s from Spain. Still wish you did a reaction video.

AJ

"You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you." Just watched...3rd time...hadn't seen in over 5 years. It's getting better with time. The "I need to know what I stand to win" scene with the old man and the coin flip...so much tension and they let him drop the wrapper and you hear it unfurl on the counter in the middle of it...incredible. The two shots with Bardem and then TLJ reflections in the TV in Llewellyn's trailer...awesome. They did such a good job of replicating 1980. All the cars are 25 years old. The shag carpet. Even the buildings were felt dirty and sweaty. You were right on with TLJ's performance. It's really his movie. Bardem overwhelms everything and is brilliant. TLJ is so calm, understated and human. His character is the only one that feels the consequences of actions. Now I'm obsessed with this and Vertigo at the same time.

Toc

"Joshy-boo!" 😄 Loved what you said about all the smaller characters, ones with just one or two lines, not just for this movie but all movies, I totally agree! It's so important to cast those parts right, and not only that.....make sure they get the chance to nail it. I heard a really awful story about Tom Cruise being brutal and impatient with such an actor during the making of Jerry McGuire, on a first take, yelling at the top of his lungs, totally humiliating him. (the actor went on to become a relatively famous comedian and told the story years later in an interview). Anyways, the cinematography is so great in this..... This came out the same year as Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood", with Daniel Day Louis. I saw both the same week, and that one sort of eclipsed this one for me at the time, but I really enjoyed the rewatch and appreciating it on its own terms. My big gripe: if this really happened in Texas, this Spanish hipster psycho acting cryptic wouldn't have lasted ten seconds! 🤣 Any other state, I wouldn't even think about it! If it took place in Nebraska, or Kansas. But Texas? Anyone ever see "The Thin Blue Line"? 🤣 Loved what you said about Tommy Lee Jones' breathing at the end, that whole monologue. I hadn't caught that 'grace note' of his performance, so I went back and watched it again, and really appreciated his phrasing and delivery. That's EXACTLY the kind of stuff I watch reactions for, especially when they're an actor or film-maker. So thanks!!!!!

Andrew Roach

Watching Dune 1 and 2 I could not but help think of this movie whenever Josh and Javier were together in scenes in Dune, they were much more civil to each other there lol. Also I don't think of Anton as a serial killer since with one exception, the shop keeper he almost killer, all his killing was associated with his tracking job.

Reggie

My impression was that when Carla Jean tells Chigurh that the coin toss isn't the decider it messes with his sense of ethics. After he murders her what she said is bothersome to the point of distracting him from noticing the car about to crash into him. It is implied that because he is avoiding the authorities he will not go to an emergency room, and without medical treatment of an injury that severe he will likely die. In a sense Carla Jean killed him.

JM63

(SPOILER WARNING) Certainly a well-made film, but the theme has always confused me a bit. I **think** it's an exploration of what determines the morality of an action: the intent behind the act or its consequences. The key moment of the film is when Llewelyn decides to go back to give the dying man water. By the standard of intent, this would seem to be a moral act. But through the lens of consequences, it seems crazy. At best, he can provide the dying man perhaps an hour of relief. But he might already be dead, and by going back he puts himself and Carla Jean at risk of being tracked and killed. The interesting twist is that, because of the tracking device, choosing the "consequentialist" path would actually lead to the worst consequence since Chigurh would have easily found the trailer and killed them both. By prioritizing good intentions, Llewelyn has unintentionally given himself and Carla Jean a fighting chance. However, this is where the film confuses me. In the end, both Llewelyn and Carla Jean die. It seems like neither an intention-based nor a consequentialist ethical approach can save one from fate (Chigurh). Now I love dark endings, but usually in dark/noir-type films there is at least some limited scope of action in which the characters' decisions can determine their fate. No Country For Old Men seems to present a pinball machine model of morality where everything is left to chance (i.e. the coin flip). This may be close to reality, but does it make for an interesting movie? I'm not sure. As many have noted, the lack of a score is the film's most impressive achievement. This is definitely a master class in using sound design alone to maintain a high degree of tension.

Clay F

"And then I woke up." Excellent reaction. Seriously, really enjoyed your reaction. As you indicated, there can be that feeling of emptiness in the movie (e.g., via aloneness and deserted landscape). Chigurh, Bell, and Llewelyn Moss all striking characters portrayed by striking actors. I don't know what it is about Josh Brolin, but I find him to be a strong yet soothing actor. When I watch this movie, I keep thinking that while Chigurh is skilled, he can be killed -- but isn't. That guy said "mind ridin' bitch?" which I am thinking meant mind sitting in the middle in the front seat? You mentioned DNA, but as you know, DNA was not an issue back then. I hitchhiked some when I was a teen. More bold for you being female I guess, even if only once. As an aside, the color quality of your reaction video seems vibrant, and you are clear and in focus. I like Kelly Macdonald (Carla Jean Moss) as an actor. I especially liked her in "Boardwalk Empire" (2010-2014). I liked her in "Giri/Haji" (2019) and in "Puzzle" (2018) (w/the awesome Indian actor Irrfan Khan). Of course, she is excellent in this movie. The actor who portrayed Bell's wife had a brief appearance (including a very well-acted scene) in S1 of the True Detective (2014) series starring Woody Harrelson. Two reminders in the movie of personal experience in Texas at the time. First, the phone bill -- we had service through Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (before the initial breakup of AT&T and the subsequent merger w/AT&T). Second, Texaco stations were all over Texas. Texaco founded in 1902 in Beaumont, Texas (and w/construction of refinery in Port Arthur, Texas in 1902) near where I went to high school in 1977-81. Many of my friends' dads worked at the Texaco Port Arthur refinery -- one of the largest refineries in the country -- and in which had a huge acrimonious strike (4,200 employees) that went on so long that my friends' families ran out of strike money. SE Texas petrochemical industry had some of the strongest unions in the country.

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John Courtright

I thought No Country For Old Men was a fascinating case study on the nature of evil and the weakness and frailty of human beings. *** SPOILERS *** The premise, of seeing a drug deal gone bad, is a good one. Almost everyone has fantasized, at one point or another, about finding a large amount of money, and wondering, what would we do in such a situation. Would we keep it? Would we hand it over to the authorities? Would knowing the money was connected to a big drug deal influence our choices? Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is an ordinary guy. He’s trying to get by, but life is difficult. He finds the money and decides that trying to keep it is worth the risk. Perhaps he'll get away with it. Perhaps it will give him and Carla Jean a better life. One of the great weaknesses of mankind is the lies we’re willing to tell ourselves in order to justify doing what we intend to do anyway. Even though, as an audience, we’re cheering Llewelyn on throughout the film, the plain fact of the matter is (despite Llewelyn being capable), he’s walked into a situation he’s not equipped to handle. Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is a police officer nearing retirement. He knows or suspects what has happened but feels “overmatched” by the situation. (Also he doesn’t want to get himself killed just days before his retirement). He knows in his heart, this is no country for an old man like him. Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is the ultimate psychopath. He’s on a mission to retrieve his money and will kill anyone he needs (or wants) to, along the way. He is methodical and calculating, completely unemotional and cold-hearted with no conscience, no guilt, and no remorse. He is the devil. Certainly one of the most frightening characters in the history of film. One of my favorite scenes is with the old man in the store. Chigurh tells him to call the coin flip and the old man is unnerved by Chigurh's odd behavior and wants to know what they’re flipping for. He asks, “What do I have to win?”, to which Chigurh replies, “Everything”. Interestingly, the old man doesn’t ask, “What do I have to lose?” He doesn’t realize the answer is the same, “Everything”. I love how Llewelyn‘s wife, Carla Jean, won’t call the coin flip at the end of the film. “The flip doesn’t decide anything. It’s all you”. I love how she calls him out. She knows he can’t blame his actions on the flip of a coin. The coin isn’t forcing his hand. Chigurh is upset that Carla Jean shatters the illusion by not calling the flip. She is so brave. She knows the end has come for her but maintains her dignity and calls Chigurh out on his BS. Chigurh tells her that Llewelyn had a chance to save her, but instead used her to try to save himself. At least partially true perhaps, but there is no sense in Llewelyn trying to make a deal with Chigurh. If you make a deal with the devil, you must be forgetting... the devil is a liar and doesn't play by the rules. A fascinating film and a good reaction.