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I think the Coen’s are just imitating “The Coen’s” at this point

posted 5 years ago by RoloTony (1163)
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This movie reads like a film student studied some CB movies and is now doing their best to imitate them: “That sounds like something the CB would say! Write it in!” “Whoa that’s quirky! That’s soooo CB! Lol. Put it in!”.

I thought the Tim Blake story *was* the story - and I was actually on board with that. Then I realized it was going to be a bunch of crap stories.

I did like Franco as a cowboy. I’d like to see more of that. I also liked the prospector story - but what was the point of the owl and deer? The armless/legless man story was as boring as the character. I was glad he was chucked off the bridge - allegedly.

Last story was stupid on multiple levels. Anyway, I’ll never watch this movie again. I’ll pretend it doesn’t exist. I guess at some point you get so famous that you forget about the fire, originality, and drive that got you their in the first place.

[–] BourbonKing (5612) 5 years ago

Holy Hell you must be fun to hang out with at parties!

You don't have the slightest idea on why you didn't like certain stories but you sure know how to share your verbal vomit reaction with us.

I also don't get comments like yours and others that the Coen Bros are just dialing it in so to speak. I think either you've been poisoned by the redundant work of Noah Hawley's Fargo series or you just love reveling in what you think is a contrarian view of the Coen Bros' body of work.

Btw, I've seen some college student films from UCLA and USC film schools that were inspired by Coen Bros and none of them reflected the level of Coen Bros. story telling or Deakins cinematography. I think you just made that quip to sound clever to yourself.

[–] RoloTony (1163) 5 years ago

Luckily for me I don’t have to eloquently articulate why I thought something sucked. I’m an audience member so I’m relegated to either leaving fulfilled or unfulfilled. “Buster” left me with the latter.

There are countless CB films that left me fulfilled. This was not one of them by a longshot.

[–] mudsharkbytes (165) 5 years ago

A few CB movies, like “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” left me somewhat cold and bewildered upon first viewing, however, I noticed that every time this happened I kept pondering what I’d just seen, trying to make sense of it. Simply put, that meant the movie was still entertaining me. I’ve noticed that virtually all of their movies improve with repeated viewings. Some, like “Fargo” for instance, are so dense with information that they are almost like deciphering Chinese puzzle boxes.

[–] LTUM (975) 5 years ago

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