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Post by shannondegroot on Nov 26, 2021 16:44:44 GMT
Or you just don't like as much?
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Post by Catman on Nov 26, 2021 16:52:34 GMT
Catman has never seen a Coen brothers film.
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Post by Archelaus on Nov 26, 2021 17:22:45 GMT
In a filmography full of classics, The Ladykillers sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 26, 2021 17:28:45 GMT
Only Coen movie i have seen is No Country for Old Men. And that was a good movie.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 26, 2021 17:34:03 GMT
Their remake of The Ladykillers is pretty bad. I liked seeing Tom Hanks play a rascally scoundrel like his character in the movie, but as a whole it doesn't feel like their style of humor. Also I wasn't a fan of The Hudsucker Proxy although I'll give high praise to Jennifer Jason-Leigh and its visual style.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 26, 2021 17:43:58 GMT
Their two unnecessary remakes: The Ladykillers and True Grit
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Post by lowtacks86 on Nov 26, 2021 17:48:19 GMT
I've enjoyed all the Coen films I've seen so far, here's how I would rank them:
Fargo
No Country For Old Men
True Grit
Big Lebowski
Arizona
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Post by Cat on Nov 26, 2021 18:30:48 GMT
I will watch it again to be sure, but I got almost nothing from Hail, Caesar! (2016).
For me personally, the Coen Bros have a pretty strong track record. I haven't seen em all, but I've seen a) many, and b) enough to be confident in a Coen Bros pick. I like them.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 26, 2021 19:09:28 GMT
Their remake of The Ladykillers is pretty bad. I liked seeing Tom Hanks play a rascally scoundrel like his character in the movie, but as a whole it doesn't feel like their style of humor. Yeah, lotta fart jokes in that one. And Marlon Wayans being Marlon Wayans... Lowest common denominator stuff, which has its place, but I don't think they really knew how to do it. Otherwise, not a big fan of O Brother. Intolerable Cruelty is pretty forgettable, but I don't remember really disliking it. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 26, 2021 19:13:11 GMT
I more or less like every Coen brothers movie so far, but Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers and Burn After Reading are my least favorite.
I would need to re-watch O Brother, Where Art Though?, but I didn't care for that movie much. Then again, I have only seen it once and that was 20 years ago.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 26, 2021 19:18:09 GMT
I more or less like every Coen brothers movie so far, but Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers and Burn After Reading are my least favorite. I would need to re-watch O Brother, Where Art Though?, but I didn't care for that movie much. Then again, I have only seen it once and that was 20 years ago. I'm thinking about rewatching O Brother for the same reason. Plus I was younger so I probably missed a lot of the humor. I didn't even know it was based on The Odyssey. I liked Burn for the most part, but it wasn't really breaking new ground in the already over-stacked spy comedy genre. And the best character doesn't last long. |
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Post by kolchak92 on Nov 26, 2021 19:20:03 GMT
I've seen all of their movies (except for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) and none of them "suck" in my opinion. Now The Ladykillers is their weakest for sure, but even that doesn't suck.
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Post by ant-mac on Nov 26, 2021 19:22:42 GMT
I don't believe I've seen them all, but I've enjoyed the ones I have.
However, it took several goes with FARGO before it finally "clicked", but I've since enjoyed that film and all of the follow-up TV series based upon it.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 26, 2021 19:23:03 GMT
I more or less like every Coen brothers movie so far, but Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers and Burn After Reading are my least favorite. I would need to re-watch O Brother, Where Art Though?, but I didn't care for that movie much. Then again, I have only seen it once and that was 20 years ago. I'm thinking about rewatching O Brother for the same reason. Plus I was younger so I probably missed a lot of the humor. I didn't even know it was based on The Odyssey. I liked Burn for the most part, but it wasn't really breaking new ground in the alread over-stacked spy comedy genre. And the best character doesn't last long. I don't care for the stuff with George Clooney (though his "invention" is hilarious), but I like most of the rest of the movie. I don't think the movie flows well and it is visually unappealing imo, but I do think the script is funny. I was annoyed when Brad Pitt's character stops being in it, who I assume is the character you are referring to.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 26, 2021 19:29:44 GMT
Only Coen movie i have seen is No Country for Old Men. And that was a good movie.  You need to watch Fargo ASAP.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2021 20:07:08 GMT
Haven’t seen very many. True Grit was okay. Very forgettable. Hated Burn After Reading. One of the worst movies I have ever seen.
I’ve wanted to see Old Country, but having read the book I know it will be super violent and I am kind of squeamish about that sort of thing. Come to think of it, all of their movies look to be super dark and violent so perhaps they aren’t for me.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Nov 26, 2021 20:26:25 GMT
The Coens are hit-and-miss for me. I think Fargo is their all-time classic. The one I liked the least was Miller's Crossing; just couldn't get into it for some reason.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 26, 2021 20:34:16 GMT
I have seen all of them and the weakest ones in my opinion are "The Ladykillers", "Inside Llewyn Davis", and "Hail Caesar". I wouldn't go as far as saying that they "suck" though.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 26, 2021 21:01:02 GMT
I'm thinking about rewatching O Brother for the same reason. Plus I was younger so I probably missed a lot of the humor. I didn't even know it was based on The Odyssey. I liked Burn for the most part, but it wasn't really breaking new ground in the alread over-stacked spy comedy genre. And the best character doesn't last long. I don't care for the stuff with George Clooney (though his "invention" is hilarious), but I like most of the rest of the movie. I don't think the movie flows well and it is visually unappealing imo, but I do think the script is funny. I was annoyed when Brad Pitt's character stops being in it, who I assume is the character you are referring to. He seems to be giving the same performance in this, O Brother, and Caesar and I don't really care for any of them. Maybe we're supposed to be falling over ourselves because The World's Sexiest Man Alive TM is being bugeyed and whacky, but I just don't care. The movie would be a lot better if it just focused on Pitt, McDormand, and Malkovich. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 26, 2021 21:10:41 GMT
I don't care for the stuff with George Clooney (though his "invention" is hilarious), but I like most of the rest of the movie. I don't think the movie flows well and it is visually unappealing imo, but I do think the script is funny. I was annoyed when Brad Pitt's character stops being in it, who I assume is the character you are referring to. He seems to be giving the same performance in this, O Brother, and Caesar and I don't really care for any of them. Maybe we're supposed to be falling over ourselves because The World's Sexiest Man Alive TM is being bugeyed and whacky, but I just don't care. The movie would be a lot better if it just focused on Pitt, McDormand, and Malkovich. I think he is funny in Caesar and Intolerable Cruelty, but I find him annoying in O Brother and boring in Burn After Reading.
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