Am i a curiosity for believing the Coen brothers films are mostly tremendous? Not seen them all btw. its just that the ones i have seen have something about them that delights and chills and intrigues me. Love to hear some views from you intellectual types?
Help me understand/appreciate this film
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krtek a houby
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Am sure there'll be a few around shortly, but in the meantime... yes, pretty much tremendous. Haven't seen Intolerable Cruelty or The Ladykillers but with the rest of them, there's something in each to enjoy. Even the less acclaimed ones.
Favourite would be The Hudsucker Proxy. It seems to annoy other Coen Brothers fans, though.
If you like Fargo - their most lauded offering - check out the series.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
It had good jokes about Trotskyism (as do several of their films!)
Mrs Miggins
There's been a slight cheese accident
I haven't seen a Coen brothers film I didn't like. I keep meaning to find a time to rewatch A Serious Man.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Yep. I do dislike Jar-Jar, but it's not for the way the actor plays it, and even if it were that wouldn't justify abusing him. Jake Lloyd, who played little Anakin, got so much abuse he had to go into hiding, which is even more psychotic - sending death threats to a little kid because you don't like a role he played.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
I like the movies of theirs that I've seen (LOVE Fargo, like OBWAT quite a lot), and like the others, but Hail Caesar was just boring. I tried three times because I also like some of the actors in it, but just couldn't get through it.
They are pretty quirky movies, though, which always means there's going to be a fair few people who don't like them for that reason.
AverageJoe
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He has been recast as Jedi Master Kellerman Beq I The Mandalorian since and I believe his voice is heard in one of the new Disney spin offs leading some fans to be pleased for him.
He's also been in Attack of the Clones.
I'll find out which one it is. BRB!
Edit - it's strongly rumored by fan people that his voice is in the trailer for the new series of Ahsoka.
I’ve enjoyed all the Coen brothers films I’ve seen, which really isn’t that many of them when I look at the list.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
He certainly was, although in a much reduced role. And a (Jar Jar) blink and you miss appearance in Revenge of the Sith.
Loved his cameo in The Mandalorian.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Have you read the book? And do you like that if so? I like both, but dunno if someone might get on with one better than the other?
T & P
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Such fans are thick fuckwits, but it’s not something exclusive or I reckon more prevalent among Star Wars fans than fans of other TV series or films. There have been numerous examples of actors playing odious villains, or delivering performances seen as disappointing, who have received abuse or threats from nutjobs. Even before the internet.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Yeah, as found out in the Kevin Spacey thread, some people do seem to have problems with discerning between characters and actors.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Tony Blair, "free Deirde."
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Oh yes, that was a Sun campaign, wasn't it? Jesus.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
The lad who played Joffrey (boo, hiss) was getting a hard time at the supermarket fgsk.
AverageJoe
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"Eat Your Turkey, Mo" chap from Eastenders too
He seems to be doing well now though. He was good in Chenobyl and the Devil's hour.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
think the actor who played Nick Cotton in Eastenders yrs ago got grief/hassle irl
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
The Pocket Essentials book is a breezy, very enjoyable overview of their output (up to The Ladykillers)
Thanks DaveC. i am considering acquiring a 'complete works' box set of Coen bros films, assuming such a beast exists. at a reasonable price.The Pocket Essentials book is a breezy, very enjoyable overview of their output (up to The Ladykillers)
Gromit
International Man of Misery
June (who played Dot Cotton) use to get people in real life writing to her and walking up to her to warn her what her son was up to.
Imagine taking time to write out a letter to a fictional character to warn them about what you’ve seen on the telly. It’s a magic window that shows me the world.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
didn;t even know there is a Kevin Spacey thread
Also don't actually know the names of Eastenders actors, I haven't even seen the show this century That's really not a curiosity at all. In fact, it's a pretty mainstream view.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
I'm misremembering this, so please correct me: didn't a football match show on their screen whether Ken had said yes to marrying Deidre?
They've been nominated for 15 Oscars and won four. Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and best director three times and a load of other awards/nominations to boot. A high profile TV series was made based on one of their films.Good grief Sue. i'm mainstream? You sound a bit like my son, who regards both socialist worker and the bbc as mainstream (don't ask)..
So yeah, having a high opinion of their films isn't exactly an 'out there' view.
you make your point well Sue. Being mainstream actually doesn't feel that bad now i'm fully incorporated. Looking forward to getting my knighthood soon. i knew that the intellectuals would save the dayThey've been nominated for 15 Oscars and won four. Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and best director three times and a load of other awards/nominations to boot. A high profile TV series was made based on one of their films.
So yeah, having a high opinion of their films isn't exactly an 'out there' view.
