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Mar 12, 2019
5:37:45pm

Oompabluepaw All-American

(spoiler)

I guess so. I just wanted Chigur to get caught or dealt with somehow before the movie ended. For him to (probably) walk away free after all that he did left me pretty unsatisfied.

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I finally got around to seeing No Country for Old Men last night. I am

Oompabluepaw

3/12/19 4:40pm

i liked it. the ambiguity makes it more interesting.

riboflavin

3/12/19 4:42pm

I've not seen the movie. The book was disturbing.

Borg

3/12/19 4:43pm

It's not really a movie about story or action as much as they try to make

SandYFan

3/12/19 4:44pm

The first 2/3 was fantastic. The final 1/3 was atrocious. Hated the end.

KingDave

3/12/19 4:47pm

Yea, totally how I felt.

Oompabluepaw

3/12/19 4:49pm

Agree on the ending, didn't live up to the rest of the movie. I thought it was

neboutefan

3/12/19 4:50pm

It's trying to understand the value system of a psychopath. They don't think

Zaphod

3/12/19 4:55pm

Disturbing movie. But the end matched the feeling of the movie. Weird.

rockhound

3/12/19 4:56pm

Its a perfect movie. Nothing about it is awful.

Dillinger

3/12/19 5:18pm

Cormac Mccarthy write very disturbing literature. The ending coincides with the

Cougz19

3/12/19 5:20pm

The ending is perfect. What specifically do you have a problem with? The movie

vegasnative

3/12/19 5:23pm

It resonated with me, and I understand more fully how the world passes you by.

ClackamasCoug

3/12/19 5:24pm

I'm wondering if its an age thing - old people feel that way - young don't.

ClackamasCoug

3/12/19 5:26pm

I can appreciate that and thank you for your take on the movie. It just wasnt

Oompabluepaw

3/12/19 5:30pm

That's part of the point. It's a neo-western, it takes looks like a western in a

vegasnative

3/12/19 5:40pm

It took about the 3rd time to really sink in when I looked for my cues.

ClackamasCoug

3/12/19 6:19pm

I like this...spot on

Borg

3/13/19 5:25am

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MMCougIII

3/12/19 6:51pm

Chigur the antagonist's ending is perfect because he comes into the movie with

Cougz19

3/13/19 9:40am

I'm with you. Was not satisfied, thought it built something cool up only to flop

DraperCoug22

3/12/19 5:24pm

I hated it the first 5 times I watched it.

Plato

3/12/19 5:31pm

FWIW. I think No Country for Old Men >>> There Will be Blood.

PJMort

3/12/19 5:31pm

No way Jose

HoustonCougar

3/13/19 7:59am

I will admit Daniel Day Lewis>>> Tommy Lee Jones

PJMort

3/13/19 9:00am

Tommy Lee Jones isn't even in the top three performances in that movie.

Cougz19

3/13/19 9:37am

OK, Daniel Day Lewis>>> Woody Harrelson lol

PJMort

3/13/19 9:47am

fair enough

Cougz19

3/13/19 9:50am

It depends on whether you see the protagonist as Llewlyn Moss or the sheriff.

PluPerfect

3/12/19 5:32pm

(spoiler)

Oompabluepaw

3/12/19 5:37pm

Its a very nihilistic ending.

vegasnative

3/12/19 5:43pm

It's more of a Cormac McCarthy thing than a Coen Brother's thing.

PluPerfect

3/12/19 5:47pm

Appreciate yours and everyone elses take on the movie.

Oompabluepaw

3/12/19 6:08pm

The bible wouldn't be the same if Satan got his comeuppance.

PluPerfect

3/12/19 5:43pm

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