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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #200 on: April 28, 2009, 10:11:47 PM »
No Country for Old Men was underrated?
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #201 on: April 28, 2009, 10:22:29 PM »
Bardem didn't deserve as much recognition as Brolin did. Brolin played a living breathing person, I know that guy, that guy went to school with my dad, I see that guy at the Legion every once and a while.


Just because Brolin got the more human character doesn't mean he did a better job. Bardem's character had one hell of a reputation to live up to - he is trumpeted as an unstoppable force of nature and the physical embodiment of doom. That's a lot to live up to, but he pulled it off perfectly. Menace and intimidation isn't something just anybody can pull off - especially while wearing a 70's bowl haircut.

I agree it was an excellent villain, but when you only have one side of a character to really pull off, and a weird bowl cut to do it (and let's be honest, that hair would not work against anyone to seem like a weirdo) I say not nearly as impressive as Brolin who was a morally ambiguous with code of honor.

Because I'm so awesome I'll just put this to rest. Bardem was incrediblerific and totally deserved all that recognition. Brolin was also quite fantstic, though not quite as good. What is true is that not nearly enough attention was paid to either his performance or Jones'. Hell, in my opinion even Woody Harrelson and Kelly Macdonald were underrated in that movie. Frankly I think the whole movie is already underrated as it is.

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If you lived here I think you would understand the brilliance of Brolin's character.

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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #202 on: April 28, 2009, 10:48:12 PM »
No Country for Old Men was underrated?

I was thinking the same thing.

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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #203 on: April 28, 2009, 10:52:47 PM »
No Country for Old Men was underrated?

I was thinking the same thing.

In that as highly rated as it is it's actually way better.
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #204 on: April 28, 2009, 10:56:05 PM »
In that as highly rated as it is it's actually way better.

Why are you posting here when you have a Eyes Wide Shut vs. Trust verdict to write?
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #205 on: April 28, 2009, 10:57:18 PM »
In that as highly rated as it is it's actually way better.

Why are you posting here when you have a Eyes Wide Shut vs. Trust verdict to write?

Because I'm incredibly lazy and don't have the heart to choose between them.
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #206 on: April 28, 2009, 10:58:49 PM »
I suspect the first part of that statement is the key.   ;)
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #207 on: April 28, 2009, 11:24:27 PM »
We need the Hamster Factor!  :)
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #208 on: April 28, 2009, 11:45:34 PM »
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Re: No Country for Old Men
« Reply #209 on: April 29, 2009, 12:55:15 AM »
I don't think I've posted this in a while: I think No Country for Old Men is a slick little thriller.
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