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DVD : No Country For Old Men [2008]starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald, Stephen Root directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: The Coen brothers make their finest thriller since Fargo with a restrained adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Not that there aren't moments of intense violence, but No Country for Old Men is their quietest, most existential film yet. In this modern-day Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam veteran who needs a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (both human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a case filled with $2 million. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife (Kelly Macdonald) he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On the way from El Paso to Mexico, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh (an eerily calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way--or loses a coin toss (as far as he's concerned, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a World War II veteran, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his. For most of the movie, Moss remains one step ahead of his nemesis. Both men are clever and resourceful--except Moss has a conscious, Chigurh does not (he is, as McCarthy puts it, "a prophet of destruction"). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as its lumbering Frankenstein monster. Like the taciturn terminator, No Country for Old Men doesn't move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterwork represents Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the peak of their powers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Average Rating:
 Rating:  - no country for old mna great movie right up to the last 15 minutes, left me dissapointed and feeling cheated. heres a tip hollywood, every story should have an ending, it makes it so much more enjoyable for the viewer. you know the one whom the movie is made for. Rating:  - Simply superb......but I'm sure it'll go over the heads of many. How anyone could give this 1 star is astonishing! Rating: - If good westerns were made today!After hearing plenty said about this movie, I finally settled down with the popcorn to watch it. As the closing credits rolled, the popcorn sat untouched on the arm of my sofa, saved from its fate by my open mouthed appreciation of this engrossing work of art. Played out in the opening like a spaghetti western and with less dialogue than Arnie used in the first Terminator film, you will follow this murderous psychopath from one scene to the next tensing with every spine chilling set piece that ... Read More Rating: - Lost a star for the ending.Most of the reviewers have already pointed out about the ending to this film. I don't care if people think i 'missed the point', i thought the ending fizzled out and left me unsatisfied. Which is a shame because up until that point the film was great! it flowed at a decent pace, had some nail biting moments and some great action scenes. I know it was based on a book but sadly i don't feel inclined to read the book after watching the film. It was entertaining and i can cope with some of the loose ends ... Read More Rating: - Wait... that's it?This movie won't so neatly divide as much as it will dissect it's viewing audience, which is as it should be, a good movie will force you to think about it as you leave, a great movie might have you thinking about it long after you've left. I watched this movie on it's release in UK cinemas, and was expecting a western given no prior knowledge about it, and so I entered the cinema with no real interest given I'm no fan of the western. I walked from the cinema almost 6 months ago, realising ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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