villa4europe Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 half way through buster scrugs at the moment and im leaning towards "this is utter bollocks" if im honest i find the coen brothers strange, at times they make incredible films like fargo, NCFOM, true grit, good films like burn after reading but then at the same time some "incredible films" that i find utter shite, big lebowski is the most overrated film ever made, a serious man i turned off it was that bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I know what you mean, it's massively overrated but I see to quote it a lot. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: half way through buster scrugs at the moment and im leaning towards "this is utter bollocks" if im honest i find the coen brothers strange, at times they make incredible films like fargo, NCFOM, true grit, good films like burn after reading but then at the same time some "incredible films" that i find utter shite, big lebowski is the most overrated film ever made, a serious man i turned off it was that bad It could be me who wrote this post. I'm the same. Either a Coen Brothers film is incredible (NCFOM is in my top 5 ever as is O Brother Where Art Thou. Fargo is superb. ). Or I finish one that people love (eg Miller's Crossing, Raising Arizona) and think "what the **** was so good about that?" I just don't get Big Lebowski. I've seen it 3 times now. And this isn't one of those where I didn't really want to like it and so made myself not enjoy it. I wanted to like it. I'd heard it was great, I like the Coen's, it should have been great. But I just didn't like it. And then I watched it again to give it a second chance, and a third chance, and I still didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2018 Big Lebowski has a lot of references that you just have to know. e.g. His only ID is a "Ralph's Club Card" when he's signing checks and when he gets arrested. I admit I didn't even notice that when I watched it. 5 years later I pull into a Ralphs in Oregon and start laughing - it's a West Coast supermarket chain. Lots of little tropes and memes like that in the film. Bridges, Goodman & PS Hoffman are all fantastic in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Funny how we all work. The Big Lebowski is one of my favourite films. Whereas NCFOM was sat through and turned off. Fargo is good but I much prefer Oh Brother. And that's all I gotta say about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Cam on Netflix tonight. Good stuff and a clever allegory aimed at the importance of online persona versus actual real life existence. Edited November 17, 2018 by Designer1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 16/11/2018 at 21:30, villa4europe said: half way through buster scrugs at the moment and im leaning towards "this is utter bollocks" if im honest i find the coen brothers strange, at times they make incredible films like fargo, NCFOM, true grit, good films like burn after reading but then at the same time some "incredible films" that i find utter shite, big lebowski is the most overrated film ever made, a serious man i turned off it was that bad Well, I beg to differ. Never seen a Coen bros film I didn't like. Just finished Buster Scruggs, and I thought it was BRILLIANT. But then I'm a huge westerns fan, anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 There was just a couple of bits to it that i found utterly pointless Spoiler The liam neeson bit is 15 minutes of my life im never getting back There were some really cool bits Spoiler Buster was good, the kicking the table so the guy shot himself in the head was brilliant The best bit of the film for me was the girl shooting herself but that scene lacked the punch that it could have had (and again came at the end of a pretty boring 15 minutes) To me it just didnt seem like a proper film, looked very pretty, had some great performances but it was boring and the disjointed nature of it didnt work at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Bit disappointed about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Wasn't bad mind, but I had higher hopes going in to it. As others have said it starts off really good, but most of it is pretty forgettable IMO. All very well made and such, but for me I think it would have worked better if I had watched it as 6 separate short stories spread out over time and not as a film in one sitting. was nice to see Milton from Office Space again thou 6/10 Far from their best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 21, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2018 Powerful, brilliantly acted psychological drama from Australia. Even though it’s admirably restrained and never exploitative it’s still very much a hard watch at times, and the last 20 minutes or so are almost unbearably tense. Recommended 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The Day Of The Jackel (1973) Another film off my list of need to watch.Pretty good i thought,i enjoyed it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 21, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, pooligan said: The Day Of The Jackel (1973) Another film off my list of need to watch.Pretty good i thought,i enjoyed it Fantastic film. Always enjoyed the quiet scenes with the gunsmith. “Will the gentleman be moving?” “Stationary.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 21, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 09:31, Chindie said: Oh dear. Unsurprisingly, it appears this is completely shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 in 4 years time someone else will try another re imagined robin hood film and unsurprisingly that film will be shit too even more unsurprisingly is that before the next shit robin hood film comes out another shit king arthur film will come out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 15/10/2018 at 21:17, Shropshire Lad said: Reveal hidden contents Secondly, I did enjoy seeing the character of David Dunn after all these years just sat there, all weary like he knows it’s all about to kick off. Like I say, James McAvoy was fantastic (I still remember him from “Early Doors”) Criminally underrated. The scenes with the Police are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, villa4europe said: in 4 years time someone else will try another re imagined robin hood film and unsurprisingly that film will be shit too even more unsurprisingly is that before the next shit robin hood film comes out another shit king arthur film will come out And another couple of Spider Man or Batman reboots Edited November 21, 2018 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 hours ago, sne said: And another couple of Spider Man or Batman reboots Somehow i always find a shit Robin Hood film to be more offensive than any of the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2018 9 hours ago, sne said: And another couple of Spider Man or Batman reboots Can't wait for another spiderman film. I wonder what will happen when that spider bites peter Parker?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Based on the current trend of him getting younger each time the next ones are going to be Spider Man: The Toddler Chronicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 There hasn't been a Spiderman film released for at least a fortnight, so we're well overdue at this point. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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