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"The Big Lebowski" will always be a favorite for me, but I'm glad to see some love for "A Serious Man". In my view it's one of their best films, and I wish it had garnered more critical attention. When I saw that movie for the first time, and the rabbi tells that long boring story about the teeth and Stuhlbarg asks him (in effect) what the point is, and the rabbi answers "Is it… relevant?"—I was laughing so loud, so hard and so long that my friend had to clap me on the shoulder and whisper, all right, that's enough. And boy do I like that ending shot.
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Sonj posted:how is it that the one coen brothers movie about a guy getting cucked only has 13 votes I never thought about it before but infidelity is a very consistent theme throughout their works: Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Man Who Wasn't There, Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou (The Odyssey), Burn After Reading, A Serious Man. Also, Raising Arizona and Fargo both have men making horrible attempts at infidelity. Goddamn Coens... I haven't seen Intolerable Cruelty, can I assume Zeta Jones is married when the story begins,
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Dec 10, 2014 23:41
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No Country has a scene where the main character may have been adulterous.
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Over the weekend, I smoked a bunch of weed and went to a midnight showing of the Big Lebowski with a couple friends, it was awesome. Still voted for Raising Arizona. I will always defend the position that Nicolas Cage is an amazing actor when he has a good script and a good director.
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Dec 10, 2014 23:54
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Keanu Reeves looks good when the winds are favorable. Better than universally awful, but not excellent. I guess if you are saying that it is amazing that you aren't sitting there seething over the fact that he got work then... Sure. Amazing.
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Dec 10, 2014 23:59
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Is this the thread for codenames? You hear that? We're using codenames. Raising Arizona. The whole chase scene is an amazing piece of film. Plus it has the kid doing the sweatshirt over the eyes thing which is adorable.
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Dec 11, 2014 00:47
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Phlairdon posted:John Goodman is really the same guy in all of the movies despite the name change, he just doesn't age because he's the devil. Think of him as the Randal Flagg of the Coen Brothers universe. lmao
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Dec 11, 2014 00:50
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Rex Deckard posted:Is this the thread for codenames? You hear that? We're using codenames. YOU NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND
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Cowboys vs aliens
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a starwar betamax posted:Cowboys vs aliens Nice! 
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Dec 11, 2014 01:26
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Twitch posted:Over the weekend, I smoked a bunch of weed and went to a midnight showing of the Big Lebowski with a couple friends, it was awesome. Still voted for Raising Arizona. Nicholas Cage is a good actor actually. People who say he's not don't know what they're talking about
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logical phalluses posted:Nicholas Cage is a good actor actually. People who say he's not don't know what they're talking about
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Dec 11, 2014 05:53
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logical phalluses posted:Nicholas Cage is a good actor actually. People who say he's not don't know what they're talking about The thing about Cage is that he seems willing to throw himself 110% into every one of his roles, but he also takes any half-baked piece of poo poo that comes along. So when he gets to be in something like Leaving Las Vegas or Adaptation, he's riveting. But when he gets Ghost Rider or the Wicker Man, it's a complete trainwreck.
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Dec 11, 2014 06:17
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The Tao Jones posted:The thing about Cage is that he seems willing to throw himself 110% into every one of his roles, but he also takes any half-baked piece of poo poo that comes along. So when he gets to be in something like Leaving Las Vegas or Adaptation, he's riveting. But when he gets Ghost Rider or the Wicker Man, it's a complete trainwreck. totally agree, the man delivers the goods no matter what he's like the old-school postal service of actors
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papa got castles to buy so a-movie makin' he will go
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