Thread: Buff's Elitist Movie Review Thread

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Dracula III. Jason Scott Lee and one of the London brothers (I don't remember which). Brilliance personified.

Hmmm, really? I liked Dracula 2000 with Butler but didnt care for the 2nd one.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Buff you have to watch O'Brother, why do you keep delaying this?

I have reached a new level of elitism where I rarely have time for such petty indulgences like a 2 hour fictional movie.

Originally Posted by Buff

I have reached a new level of elitism where I rarely have time for such petty indulgences like a 2 hour fictional movie.

You mean having kids?

Originally Posted by Buff

I have reached a new level of elitism where I rarely have time for such petty indulgences like a 2 hour fictional movie.

I see you climbing up my ladder. Someday you'll reach my heights.

Buff, there's at least 8 Coen Bros movies that are better than O Brother Where Art Thou

True Romance - awesome. If that is not ok, then i do not want to post any more in this thread.

Originally Posted by aberdien

Buff, there's at least 8 Coen Bros movies that are better than O Brother Where Art Thou

There are a few but not 8. No Country, Fargo, TBL, True Grit, Barton Fink and maybe Millers Crossing could be argued. But they're all such great movies it's just a subjective discussion of taste unlike say arguing that Deep Blue Sea is a better film than Jaws which is just a fools errand.

O' Brother is a fantastic mix of comedy, action, adventure, cinematography, and music. IMHO it's the best mix of those ingredients of all the Coen Bros. films, which does not necessarily make it their best movie but it is definitely one of their most rewatchable. Maybe the best soundtrack of all time too.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

There are a few but not 8. No Country, Fargo, TBL, True Grit, Barton Fink and maybe Millers Crossing could be argued. But they're all such great movies it's just a subjective discussion of taste unlike say arguing that Deep Blue Sea is a better film than Jaws which is just a fools errand.

O' Brother is a fantastic mix of comedy, action, adventure, cinematography, and music. IMHO it's the best mix of those ingredients of all the Coen Bros. films, which does not necessarily make it their best movie but it is definitely one of their most rewatchable. Maybe the best soundtrack of all time too.

O Brother is overrated, but it is a good movie. As for best soundtrack of all time, Guardians of The Galaxy and Dazed & Confused say hello.

Did you like The Godfather?

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

Did you like The Godfather?

overrated. boring as all hell

Has anyone seen Brotherhood of the Wolf? Based on actual events that happened in the French countryside during the turn of the century? I thought that was a pretty descent film.

I agree that Godfather was a little slow, but great screenplay and overall good film.

What about Platoon?

Originally Posted by Lancane

Has anyone seen Brotherhood of the Wolf?

One of my favorite movies.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

There are a few but not 8. No Country, Fargo, TBL, True Grit, Barton Fink and maybe Millers Crossing could be argued. But they're all such great movies it's just a subjective discussion of taste unlike say arguing that Deep Blue Sea is a better film than Jaws which is just a fools errand.

O' Brother is a fantastic mix of comedy, action, adventure, cinematography, and music. IMHO it's the best mix of those ingredients of all the Coen Bros. films, which does not necessarily make it their best movie but it is definitely one of their most rewatchable. Maybe the best soundtrack of all time too.

I like O Brother, but compared to the rest of the Coens stuff it just seems like one of their less good ones.

The ones I think are definitely better than O Brother:

No Country for Old Men
Raising Arizona
A Serious Man
Big Lebowski
Blood Simple
Fargo
The Man Who Wasn't There
Burn After Reading
True Grit

Barton Fink is pretty much neck and neck with O Brother IMO. I've yet to see Inside Llewyn Davis and Miller's Crossing though.

Over the last few days I decided to watch the handful of Coen brothers movies i'd never seen, so here's my rankings:

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Raising Arizona
3. True Grit
4. A Serious Man
5. The Big Lebowski
6. Fargo
7. The Man Who Wasn't There
8. Burn After Reading
9. Intolerable Cruelty
10. Miller's Crossing
11. Inside Llewyn Davis
12. The Hudsucker Proxy
13. Barton Fink
14. O Brother Where Art Thou
15. Blood Simple
16. The Ladykillers

I think 1-6 are perfect and 7-15 are all varying degrees of good-great. Ladykillers is about as average as a movie could be though. Moral of the story is the Coens basically can't miss.

Originally Posted by aberdien

Over the last few days I decided to watch the handful of Coen brothers movies i'd never seen, so here's my rankings:

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Raising Arizona
3. True Grit
4. A Serious Man
5. The Big Lebowski
6. Fargo
7. The Man Who Wasn't There
8. Burn After Reading
9. Intolerable Cruelty
10. Miller's Crossing
11. Inside Llewyn Davis
12. The Hudsucker Proxy
13. Barton Fink
14. Blood Simple
15. O Brother Where Art Thou
16. The Ladykillers

I think 1-6 are perfect and 7-15 are all varying degrees of good-great. Ladykillers is about as average as a movie could be though. Moral of the story is the Coens basically can't miss.

I've seen two movies from your list