No Country For Old Men (2007) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

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  • @TBRSchmitt
    @TBRSchmitt  Рік тому +376

    Definitely picked up on more going through the edit but the movie builds so much tension and leaves a lot left to unpack! Chigurh will haunt us for a long time coming!
    Thank you all for the support!

    • @christoffesedao3579
      @christoffesedao3579 Рік тому +7

      So glad you guys watched this 😁. . . Have you guys done SUPERBAD yet❓. If you need a great comedy after being haunted by Chigurh then PLEASE React to SUPERBAD 😁🙏

    • @fsociety7494
      @fsociety7494 Рік тому +9

      You guys should go down the coen brothers rabbit hole of movie (since you have reacted to fargo and now no country for old men). Blood simple, millers crossing, raising arizona. 3 great movies.

    • @fashizzle78
      @fashizzle78 Рік тому +1

      I don't know who's scarier Anton Chigurh or the evil T800

    • @iggypopped
      @iggypopped Рік тому

      @@fsociety7494 Barton fink can’t be missed. Also, the Hudsucker Proxy.

    • @leoda_lion4107
      @leoda_lion4107 Рік тому +5

      The guys that Anton Cigurgh kills at the scene of the drug deal at night, were part of the investigation agency that later sent Woody Harrelson. I love Javier Bardem's performance in this movie, because like the girl said at the end, you have your rules, its not about the coin. Its about you, wanting to do this. And because she challenged him on this, she had to go. She didn't bargain with him, like the others did, and this upset his established Order.

  • @braedensteele3184
    @braedensteele3184 Рік тому +1223

    Crazy thing about this movie that almost no one notices: there is no musical score

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Рік тому +241

      Absolutely did not notice until after haha!

    • @ADifferentVibe
      @ADifferentVibe Рік тому +104

      If a compelling story is done well with balancing pace and tension, a musical score isn't necessary. This movie is perfect example of this.

    • @SuperWhofan1
      @SuperWhofan1 Рік тому +44

      Marvel take notice. Who needs a music score to tell us how to feel

    • @MDK2_Radio
      @MDK2_Radio Рік тому +17

      Another great movie without music, driven only by the tension created, is China Syndrome. Largely forgotten now that nuclear power is mostly gone, but highly relevant back in the Three Mile Island era in which it was made.

    • @derworfnet
      @derworfnet Рік тому +11

      @@MDK2_Radio Fun fact, Jerry Fielding actually did compose a 30-Minute Score for "China Syndrome" but it wasn't used (it was later released on CD, though)
      Another example for a Movie without score is Darren Aronofskys' "Mother!". In that case, Johann Johannsson appearantly wrote and recorded a full score but then himself decided that the movie would work better without it.

  • @innocentbystander1853
    @innocentbystander1853 Рік тому +611

    The absence of music in this film just adds to the tension and is one of the many things that makes this film such a masterpiece.

    • @marinatedbeef1683
      @marinatedbeef1683 Рік тому +6

      Innocent Bystander.., whoa u are so right. And Javier has such a dead appearance, idk not like a zombie just scary look.

    • @ladolcevita6645
      @ladolcevita6645 Рік тому +9

      @@marinatedbeef1683 Bardem’s performance is a complete contrast to Heath Ledger’s Joker who is constantly shifty and twitchy. While Bardem here is just completely still, no sudden movements, no twitching. Both splendid performances.

    • @ryanhighberg4662
      @ryanhighberg4662 Рік тому +6

      It wasn't void of music completely. My man gets woken up by a mariachi band 😅

    • @cbalan777
      @cbalan777 Рік тому +3

      There is music, it's just subtle.

    • @ralphserr6341
      @ralphserr6341 Рік тому +3

      omfg i just realized that and I watched that movie like three times. i feel so goddamn stupid no cap

  • @realsies9387
    @realsies9387 Рік тому +688

    This is probably the best depiction of a psychopath ever put to screen. It’s honestly so unnerving yet so calm.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Рік тому +81

      His calm makes it unnerving!

    • @christoffesedao3579
      @christoffesedao3579 Рік тому +42

      Chigurh is definitely one of the best, however I think John Doe In SE7EN is still the greatest cinematic psychopath. Methodical, patient, and preaching so elaborately without breaking a sweat. No Country For Old Men gave me hope that quality movies can still be made. It reached that level with SE7EN.

    • @Cinerary
      @Cinerary Рік тому

      He’s definitely on the spectrum lol. Prob has Aspergers

    • @akisvoul1760
      @akisvoul1760 Рік тому +11

      You should see 'I saw the devil' then.

    • @realsies9387
      @realsies9387 Рік тому +5

      @@akisvoul1760 I saw that movie. It was Japanese or something right?

  • @Ithro-Ithrozovich
    @Ithro-Ithrozovich Рік тому +415

    I love the little exchange between Chigurh and the kids at the end.
    "What would you take for the shirt?"
    "I can give you my shirt."
    And you get a fraction of a hope that there are still decent people left in the/this world, but then as soon as the money enters the equation, the kids start arguing about it.

    • @LembeckIsStaying
      @LembeckIsStaying Рік тому +21

      Good catch.

    • @ThePartisan13
      @ThePartisan13 Рік тому +33

      I mean just because they're arguing about the money doesn't not make them decent. That kid was still willing to give Anton his shirt for free unlike the kids earlier that Llewelyn was dealing with who wanted money up front. If anything the message being conveyed would be that money can corrupt anyone. Not that I believe that message to be true irl, but it makes sense in regards to the movie. Llewelyn could have saved his wife had he given up the money to Anton, but he still didn't. Hell had he given his wife the money in the first place the majority of this movie wouldn't have happened.

    • @Wired4Life2
      @Wired4Life2 Рік тому +40

      @@LembeckIsStaying There's also how the car crash and the fact that Anton has to get help from kids shows that the title not only applies to the heroes, but to the villains as well. Anton wants to believe he's in league with fate, yet fate equally doesn't give an F about him.

    • @Grnademaster
      @Grnademaster Рік тому +12

      @@ThePartisan13 If he HAD given the case of money to his wife, she would be 100% killed because the case still had the tracker in it at that time.

    • @ThePartisan13
      @ThePartisan13 Рік тому +4

      @@Grnademaster You realize the probability of that being tracked tho? It's not a global tracker, it has to be within a certain proximity of the receiver to even go off. She was in Odessa.

  • @joerafferty3248
    @joerafferty3248 Рік тому +66

    Fun fact: the scene where Llewellyn crosses over into Mexico and is woken up on the street by the Mariachi band, the song that they're singing translates as the following:
    "You wanted to fly without wings, you wanted to touch the sky, you wanted too much wealth, you wanted to play with fire".

  • @angelomaurizio1668
    @angelomaurizio1668 Рік тому +105

    Being from Texas myself, Kelly McDonald had one of the best Texas accents I'd ever heard knowing she is Scottish.

    • @CT.1982
      @CT.1982 Рік тому +4

      Exactly she sounded Exactly like all My aunts

    • @simplelife88393
      @simplelife88393 Рік тому +2

      Shes Diane in trainspotting

  • @babadook4404
    @babadook4404 Рік тому +461

    I know Javier Bardem gets a ton of love for his performance and rightly so. But I love Tommy Lee Jones in this; he seems so beat down and weary throughout having to witness all this carnage. His final monologue is the perfect cap on the entire film.
    "And then I woke up."
    And I know yall just watched Fargo, another Coens movie. But whenever I watch this film, I think of Marge's words following her discovering the guy shredding his partner in the wood chipper.
    "And for what? For a little bit of money? There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don'tcha know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well. I just don't understand it."
    Look at Llewellyn and his wife; was that money really worth it in exchange for their lives?

    • @cleekmaker00
      @cleekmaker00 Рік тому +9

      @@buddystewart2020 Best role next to Lonesome Dove.

    • @JRoss80
      @JRoss80 Рік тому +47

      Honestly the acting genius in this movie that doesn’t get recognized enough is Kelly MacDonald (Carla Jean). She’s actually Scottish, and to pull off that Texas accent like that had to have been tough to do.

    • @autohmae
      @autohmae Рік тому +2

      tip: when you see a scene with a lot of dead people: leave and report it to the cops. And life happily ever after.

    • @BigMike246
      @BigMike246 Рік тому +9

      Next time you watch the movie, look at Tommy Lee Jones shadow he casts. He almost always has two shadows or a reflection of himself in something and a large shadow next to his reflection.
      I read somewhere that they wanted to make it feel like he lives under the shadow of his father. I don't know if that's true, but seeing him cast two shadows seems to be true throughout the movie.

    • @vivectelvanni
      @vivectelvanni Рік тому +13

      Yes. The book is even better and gives some extra scenes. The story is really about the sheriff and the "silence of god". The monologue at the end is such a call-back to earlier Cormac McCarthy when he was really more imbedded in his Southern Gothic lyricism vs. the more bare writing he used for No Country.

  • @hadlee73
    @hadlee73 Рік тому +138

    I love how this film blows away all the hollywood cliches and conventions. Its so good.

    • @ericsierra-franco7802
      @ericsierra-franco7802 Рік тому +8

      Thanks to the Coen Brothers who are making the best films in Hollywood.

    • @TheMrFu
      @TheMrFu 6 місяців тому +5

      @@ericsierra-franco7802 thanks to cormac mccarthy

  • @strawdawgs78
    @strawdawgs78 Рік тому +426

    Fun fact: No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood were both shot concurrently, sharing some of the same shooting locations in New Mexico. At one point the Coen Brothers had to stop shooting due to massive smoke clouds caused by the oil fire scene in There Will Be Blood.

    • @NoName-cn3cp
      @NoName-cn3cp Рік тому +5

      Thanks for stating something that basically everybody on Earth already knew

    • @devodavis6747
      @devodavis6747 Рік тому +110

      @@NoName-cn3cp even if you were correct, what a buzz-kill thing to say.
      I bet you're a blast at parties.

    • @NoName-cn3cp
      @NoName-cn3cp Рік тому +2

      @@devodavis6747 lol I'm not. The truth hurts lol.

    • @crazyfvck
      @crazyfvck Рік тому +73

      @@NoName-cn3cp I saw both movies in theaters, and I had NO idea that they were filmed near each other, or that there was an issue during filming. I just knew that they came out the same year.

    • @NoName-cn3cp
      @NoName-cn3cp Рік тому

      @@crazyfvck it's understandable if you're just a casual. Us real movie buffs won't hold it against you.

  • @SuperWhofan1
    @SuperWhofan1 Рік тому +63

    Javier is such a charming Spaniard but somehow he transforms himself into this monster. His Oscar is well deserved

  • @toddjacobs6068
    @toddjacobs6068 Рік тому +211

    The movie makes more sense when you realize Tommy Lee Jones is the main character.

    • @williamestrada1773
      @williamestrada1773 Рік тому +14

      Yup that’s why the movie is called what its called

    • @FlipArt57
      @FlipArt57 Рік тому +5

      You nailed it! His philosophy is in the beginning and til the end. Set in the 80's, a "Big Time "drug deal went bad is taking place. Subliminally it seems he understands all that. He plays this character extremely well.

    • @professorgnomes7565
      @professorgnomes7565 Місяць тому

      Nah

    • @imjonathan6745
      @imjonathan6745 17 днів тому +1

      you mean the protagonist? because the three of them clearly are "Main characters" thats for sure

  • @Icedsobaka
    @Icedsobaka Рік тому +223

    In my personal interpretation the protagonist isn't Llewellyn, It's Ed the Sheriff, The movie opens with a monologue by him and ends with a monologue by him, He's the narrator and works as the neutral expectator in the unravel of the story, and he is the only one who has a clear arc in the story, He starts the movie by talking about how simple the times were in the old days, He believes the world around him is getting more violent, Until he hears the story about his deceased uncle in that conversation inside the shack where he realizes the world he knows has always been this violent and will aways be this violent because violence is a force of nature, it's nonsensical it has no meaning, which is best examplified by the whole character of Anton Chigurh that kills people without reason and decides on a man's death with a flip of a coin, That's the raw reality the Sheriff has to accept

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 Рік тому +15

      Bingo

    • @harrymarshall
      @harrymarshall Рік тому +2

      ,, Ultimo Hombre

    • @SnailHatan
      @SnailHatan Рік тому +1

      Huh? There is no “Moss the Sheriff”

    • @Icedsobaka
      @Icedsobaka Рік тому +3

      @@SnailHatan Lol you're right his name is Ed, Im sorry bro here in Brazil the videos drop a little late at night so my head was probably a little fuzzy

    • @DogmeatDied989
      @DogmeatDied989 Рік тому +2

      Nice point. I just watched the tv show “1883”. Though we open with one character, it becomes apparent that the daughter of said character is the protagonist. Also, seen in the Shawshank Redemption.

  • @Droski_Rodriguez19
    @Droski_Rodriguez19 Рік тому +158

    The coin toss scene with the gentleman in the gas station is probably my favorite scene in all of cinema. The tension and weight to the whole conversation left me shook.

    • @Scott_Forsell
      @Scott_Forsell Рік тому +8

      I don't remember the exact line but Chigurh says something like "This coin is 22 years old. Imagine its journey, and today it ended up in front of you." Obvious paraphrasing, sorry!

    • @JamesBeam420
      @JamesBeam420 Рік тому +5

      So fucking terrifying! I have no idea what I'd do if that happened to me. Probably piss myself.

    • @genghisgalahad8465
      @genghisgalahad8465 Рік тому

      Favorite it is not. Compelling and gripping yes. But it’s no favorite.

    • @robertharper5087
      @robertharper5087 Рік тому +2

      @@Scott_Forsell I’ve always seen that as a key point. Everything/(Everyone) is on its own path, and sometimes, for good or for bad they cross. I think that’s why Chigurn chuckles when the cashier said he married into it, it’s funny to him that his wife put him there.

    • @Scott_Forsell
      @Scott_Forsell Рік тому +5

      @@robertharper5087
      Kelly Macdonald is sublime in this, but I really like her last scene.
      She calls out Chigurh on his bullshit. The flip, the heads or tails, is essentially meaningless. Dude had already made up his mind. She wouldn't call it. She refused. Good on her. Go down fighting.
      As Scottish as shortbread, oatmeal, and haggis, but she nailed that west Texas accent hard. I was very impressed.

  • @randommindz6782
    @randommindz6782 Рік тому +4

    A second viewing with this film really opens eyes of what you missed:
    The Jeep that is in the background when Llewellyn was talking to that woman in the hotel,
    The coin Ed finds on the ground in the crime scene (it is heads...as if Ed won the coin toss)

  • @LordTywinLannistertheBased
    @LordTywinLannistertheBased Рік тому +174

    This is probably, if not definitely, Javier Bardem's best work. He's chilling throughout the entire thing. Glad you guys got around to reacting to this one.

    • @dutchguylikesmovies2416
      @dutchguylikesmovies2416 Рік тому +3

      Disagree. Go watch “Biutiful” (yes its spelled like that)

    • @parsasadri8015
      @parsasadri8015 Рік тому +2

      People who say this don't know about his other films like The Sea Inside, Biutiful, Perdita Durango or Before Night Falls

    • @nicholashunt9522
      @nicholashunt9522 Рік тому

      He's crazy in Skyfall

    • @zatoichi1
      @zatoichi1 Рік тому +3

      He's an amazing choice to play Stilgar in Dune. Only introduced in Part One but will have a much greater role in Part Two. Can't wait...

    • @alainvosselman9960
      @alainvosselman9960 Рік тому +1

      Hell no ! His role in Perdita Durango is in my opinion his best role EVER. He's also in a Spanish movie called Cojones D'oro (Balls of Gold). He's an amazing actor but in NCFOM he shows just a touch of that...;

  • @Mcgerkusc
    @Mcgerkusc Рік тому +108

    I really liked the ending monologue the more I thought about it. You really feel the Sheriff's tiredness and dismay at what the world has become. The Sheriff feels like an alien in an unfamiliar world which saddens him. Nostalgia is really a strong motivator and emotion for a lot of people even if the good ole days they remember weren't actually the rosy bliss they imagine it to have been.

    • @LembeckIsStaying
      @LembeckIsStaying Рік тому +7

      It may not be bliss, but at least you understood it. That's hitting me hard just turning 40. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jacpinky
      @jacpinky Рік тому

      Also, the title says it all, maybe the dream makes no sense at all, Sheriff's were always a step behind criminals all the time...

    • @crobarus
      @crobarus Рік тому +3

      But the dream he's describing is about how his father will be waiting for him when he dies . Chgurgh must have gotten him thinking about death and how "you can't stop what's coming " , another important life lesson from the Cohen brothers.

    • @construct3
      @construct3 Рік тому

      @@crobarus "And then I woke up." That realization you're talking about is what gives him a new clarity.

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 Рік тому +80

    Anton Chigurth is one of the greatest villains ever. I never thought a coin flip could be so scary.👍

  • @david4883
    @david4883 Рік тому +186

    This film is a masterpiece. And oddly enough, the first time I saw it, I was underwhelmed. I didn’t really get what it was trying to “say”. But this is definitely one of those situations where the more you watch it, you pick up more and more each time and now it’s easily in my top 3. So happy to see this reaction.

    • @pigpiggypigbigpig681
      @pigpiggypigbigpig681 Рік тому

      Glad to hear that!

    • @felphero
      @felphero Рік тому +2

      Wow, the same thing happened to me! First time I saw it I was like "Huh, it was okay I guess?" Didn't think much of it however certain scenes really just stuck with me afterwards. After caughting it some more times on tv it just clicked, and now it really is one of my favorites

    • @Nick_CF
      @Nick_CF Рік тому +3

      Same. I think it was my third watch when it clicked and this movie captured me. I think my favorite scene is the Sheriff talking to his mentor. "This country is hard on its people"...phenomenal film and a lot to unpack

    • @Projeckt
      @Projeckt Рік тому +4

      I think Cormac McCarthy hit you that way. His books seem so simple yet are so deep

    • @MrUndersolo
      @MrUndersolo Рік тому +1

      Don't worry. I did not like "Fargo" the first time I watched it. You need to take your time with certain films...especially with the Cohens.

  • @hankhill4101
    @hankhill4101 Рік тому +13

    Good job on noticing at 15:16 that he was practicing his bust in and memorizing the layout of the room, because he knew they'd be similar. No other reactors I've seen have noticed that.

    • @scotthewitt258
      @scotthewitt258 2 місяці тому +1

      The first few times I watched the movie, I just thought he was unsure which room was the right one. Then, eventually, I was like "He's practicing clearing empty rooms before he goes after Lewellyn."

  • @lazyatthedisco
    @lazyatthedisco Рік тому +82

    There are many clues that Chigurh was hired by the business man. He was talking with the other two guys before they got whacked by him. Plus the business guy himself said to Woody Harrelson's character "We have a loose cannon here" implying Anton was initially working for him to track the money.
    What I love about this movie is how Chigurh feels almost like a force of nature, he doesn't interact with almost anyone unless is to kill them and acts savagely, but with his own set of rules. For example in the hotel scene, he shoots but you barely even see anything but a shadow of him, straight out of a horror movie like you said.

    • @jpotter2086
      @jpotter2086 Рік тому +8

      In the book-not that the movie has to follow the book, just offering-Chigurh is freelancing, auditioning to impress a wealthy kingpin, and doing so by showing all the kingpin's underlings, at all levels, to be incompetent. As he says in that office scene, it's foolish and inefficient to send out multiple hunters.
      PS-the book is even more random and violent!

    • @snooks5607
      @snooks5607 Рік тому +18

      I thought the conversation at 28:00 was pretty straightforward, Anton was pissed that they sent more people after a target that they'd given to him.

    • @NondescriptMammal
      @NondescriptMammal Рік тому +3

      weird to think the businessman is the same actor who did Milton in Office Space, and the voice of Bill on King of the Hill

  • @jonathancruz5932
    @jonathancruz5932 Рік тому +23

    They’ve won four academy awards for best supporting actor, best adapted screenplay, best director, and best picture

  • @BigMike246
    @BigMike246 Рік тому +39

    I was in a cinematography class at UCLA Extension when this came out. My teach stopped the class to express his amazement at the lighting that Roger Deakins was able to get.

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Рік тому +6

      I remember being blown away at the movie theater when I saw that. I’m a big Cormac McCarthy fan, so I was worried about how the movie would turn out. When I saw that lightning & the scene with the shadow of the clouds running across the plains, I knew everything was in very capable hands.

    • @alittlebitgone
      @alittlebitgone Рік тому +5

      I cannot think of another movie with lighting this amazing.

    • @slmott399
      @slmott399 Рік тому +4

      @@alittlebitgone Barry Lyndon always deserves a shout-out when lighting is being discussed, the cinematography in that film is breathtaking.

    • @levirognejensen1745
      @levirognejensen1745 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@slmott399 Barry Lyndon is just unfair to name, Kubrick was flexing. I also like Jurassic Park the lighting looks very natural and always comes from light projectors and other diegetic elements

  • @dukedude7460
    @dukedude7460 Рік тому +73

    Great reaction guys! I like to think the car crash with Chigurh was to show that he himself is not immune to fate, which he thought he was an agent of. He could have died in that crash but by luck and having to rely on the kindness of strangers (funnily enough), he got lucky.

    • @crackajacka87
      @crackajacka87 Рік тому +3

      I believe the car crash scene at the end was to symbolise that Chigurh had the money as he paid for that shirt with a $100 dollar bill.

    • @Wired4Life2
      @Wired4Life2 Рік тому +4

      @@crackajacka87 "No Country for Old Men" not applies to the heroes, but to the villains as well.

    • @crackajacka87
      @crackajacka87 Рік тому +1

      @@Wired4Life2 I believe the title was meant for the Sheriff which was why he retired at the end and I doubt Chigurh will ever stop doing what he does even with all of that money.

    • @Wired4Life2
      @Wired4Life2 Рік тому

      @@crackajacka87 Yes, primarily the sheriff.

    • @DefenestrateYourself
      @DefenestrateYourself Рік тому +5

      @@crackajacka87 Sure but he’s still subject to the whims of fate, which is what the car crash scene is conveying

  • @AdmiralFerret
    @AdmiralFerret Рік тому +53

    Aside from my love for this movie; the store clerk's scene is my favorite bit of dialogue of any movie. Javier was amazing throughout the movie, but Rutherford Cravens deserves credit there for making that a perfect scene

    • @adgato75
      @adgato75 Рік тому +4

      Yeah , it is so good that , as TBR Schmidt mentioned , they show it in film schools as an example.

  • @jxchamb
    @jxchamb Рік тому +32

    To call this film a masterpiece is an understatement. It gets so much better with every rewatch.

    • @kengruz669
      @kengruz669 Рік тому

      No, it's a statement.

    • @besideyouc.3279
      @besideyouc.3279 7 місяців тому

      Yup, you get something new with every watch...

  • @GrosvnerMcaffrey
    @GrosvnerMcaffrey Рік тому +49

    "Didn't mean nothing" still the most chills out of a non horror character

    • @stevemadrid6522
      @stevemadrid6522 Рік тому +6

      When Chigur sighs and says, "You don't know what you're talking about , do you?"

  • @YankeesForever25
    @YankeesForever25 Рік тому +61

    One of the most compelling, no-bullshit movies ever. Chigurh is such an interesting and entertaining villain. A few more Coen Brothers recs for you guys: Barton Fink (where, like Lebowski, John Goodman steals the show), Miller's Crossing (stylish mob flick) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (great western anthology).

    • @kennethwilliams7731
      @kennethwilliams7731 Рік тому +3

      I loved Buster Scruggs too! Such a big are and entertaining film! The things Buster can do with a pistol is mind blowing 🤯

    • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
      @Corn_Pone_Flicks Рік тому +5

      I second Miller's Crossing, and would third and fourth it as well, if possible. That film doesn't get the attention it deserves.

    • @daryl772003
      @daryl772003 Рік тому

      @@Corn_Pone_Flicks "look in your heart" "what heart?"

    • @danh.5998
      @danh.5998 11 місяців тому

      I really enjoy Burn After Reading as well.

  • @BiggySn1p3r
    @BiggySn1p3r Рік тому +26

    Didn't Samantha mention at one point that she likes the show King of the Hill? If so, FUN FACT: 17:32 That's Stephen Root, the voice of Bill Dauterive.

    • @sean-ew2qv
      @sean-ew2qv Рік тому +11

      And he's Milton in Office Space.

    • @brad7932
      @brad7932 Рік тому +4

      And the two goofiest characters (Tom Smykowski & Milton) from Office Space are the two internal affairs agents giving Michael Douglas a hard time in Black Rain.

    • @kaiyamya9882
      @kaiyamya9882 Рік тому +1

      Don't forget Fuchs from Barry, who's probably one of the most despicable characters in a series ever. The man's got an amazing range and I don't think he's appreciated enough as a character actor.

    • @sean-ew2qv
      @sean-ew2qv Рік тому

      He's hilarious as Jimmy James in the underrated sitcom NewsRadio.

  • @Thunderchicken69
    @Thunderchicken69 Рік тому +9

    They don’t mention in it in the movie, only mentioning that Lewellyn was a Vietnam veteran, but in the book it’s stated that he was a sniper, hence his tracking and survival skills

    • @owendispensa8953
      @owendispensa8953 7 місяців тому +1

      I’m glad Coens chose not to embellish on this aspect of his character. We feel Moss’s soldier-like resolve throughout the film on a subconscious level. If they were to dial in on his military history it would counteract the overwhelming subtlety of the film’s narrative style.

    • @kylelee7140
      @kylelee7140 Місяць тому

      @@owendispensa8953 High-level comment, well said and absolutely agreed.

  • @Jumpman67
    @Jumpman67 Рік тому +18

    Near the end when Chigurh is in the hotel room and they show the open vent grate, I believe they are eluding to him getting the money that Moss hid in there. The tracker is gone but since Moss previously hid the money in the vents, Chigurh knew where to look.

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Рік тому +2

      That’s how I’ve always taken it.

    • @LokRevenant
      @LokRevenant Рік тому +1

      Moss’ wife ended up with the money. That’s how she bought that house. By the time Chigurh gets to her, she says she’s spent it all on bills and such.
      EDIT: Nope. I’m wrong. Chigurh retrieves the money after Moss’s death.

    • @fewwiggle
      @fewwiggle Рік тому +2

      @@LokRevenant That doesn't sound right. But, maybe I missed that dialogue. Regardless, it wouldn't seem like a mystery to her why he would be after her if she has or had part of the money.

    • @LokRevenant
      @LokRevenant Рік тому +3

      @@fewwiggle Yeah. I looked it up. Chigurh ends up with the money. I misremembered.

  • @LokRevenant
    @LokRevenant Рік тому +8

    Fun Fact: the actress who plays Carla Jean Moss is from Scotland and is the voice of Merida in the Disney film Brave using her natural Scottish accent.
    She’s also in Gosford Park.

    • @iftyz263
      @iftyz263 Рік тому

      Gosford Park is an excellent film! Kelly Macdonald is a wonderful actress. She's also great in the Netflix mini-series Giri/Haji

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 Рік тому +3

      @@iftyz263 She was also on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

    • @robhoskins8871
      @robhoskins8871 Рік тому

      She's also in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" as the ghost Helena Ravenclaw.

    • @Fan_Made_Videos
      @Fan_Made_Videos 2 місяці тому

      Trainspotting too

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 Рік тому +42

    A movie that gets better and better with subsequent viewings.

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 Рік тому +23

    Bardem delivered an absolutely chilling performance that really stole the show. Me and some buddies saw this in the theater back then and we'd tightly grip the arms of our chairs whenever he showed up onscreen. Such was the raw tension. Especially the gas station scene.

  • @VirusZ001
    @VirusZ001 Рік тому +2

    The brilliancy of the Coen brothers is their ability to cinematize subtleties that have to be read between the lines in the book by McCarthy. A thorough comprehension of the spirit of the book paired with their already dark and pessimism evoking creativity is what makes this film a masterpiece along with its contemporary There Will Be Blood.
    One of my favorite parts of this movie is when Tommy Lee Jones tells the wife about the guy who injured himself killing a cow (one of the most defenseless creatures) to where he couldn't lift his arm above his head. After Anton kills the wife (arguably the most defenseless person in the film), he gets injured by no fault of his own, where he can't lift his arm above his head. Beautiful portray of moral chaos even to those who strictly live by moral order. My two cents 🍺

  • @william1611youtube
    @william1611youtube Рік тому +33

    The Coen brothers are SO versatile, but their off-kilter style comes through in all their movies: this one is very different from "Fargo," and they're both very different from their 2010 Remake of "True Grit," which was truly unique: it's not easy to remake a classic (a John Wayne classic at that) and, arguably, improve on the original - but the Coen brothers did it. I hope y'all see their "True Grit" sometime, even if you don't react to it. You'd love it.

    • @mitchhamilton64
      @mitchhamilton64 Рік тому +1

      true grit might my favorite movie of theirs.

    • @billyhill7630
      @billyhill7630 Рік тому +1

      they sure know how to milk a scene for all its worth. Patience is their key.

  • @MsAppeljack
    @MsAppeljack Рік тому +10

    When he won his oscar for this role here, he really deserved the win.

  • @paulieluppino1856
    @paulieluppino1856 Рік тому +4

    16:56 ...."His coins come in handy".... The power of change..... XDXDXD

  • @59eurobug
    @59eurobug Рік тому +8

    "Woody Harrelson does not stand a chance..." You should look into Woody's background and family life. Also, Bardem's portrayal as Anton Chigurh was named the 'Most Realistic Depiction of a Psychopath' by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

  • @billiam8554
    @billiam8554 Рік тому +16

    I love how this movie ignores typical conventional movie rules. The cat and mouse between Bardem and Brolin lead to...them not having a final confrontation! And Brolin getting killed off screen, and Bardem just walking away and not getting caught. One of my favorite scenes is Tommy Lee Jones with his uncle talking about his family's past. The older I get, the more I appreciate the abrupt ending (and especially Tommy's monologue about his dreams).

    • @bauertime
      @bauertime Рік тому

      That's way I hate this movie.

    • @abramsullivan7764
      @abramsullivan7764 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@bauertimewell you don't get a happy ending in No Country For Old Man.

    • @bauertime
      @bauertime 2 місяці тому

      @@abramsullivan7764 I don't care about a happy ending. I just hate having the guy you've been following gets killed off screen. It's like if Indiana Jones gets killed 3/4 through the movie and not showing it, after all you've been through with the character.

  • @roywilson4514
    @roywilson4514 Рік тому +14

    Love Kelly MacDonald in this. Makes me proud to be Scottish ❤️

  • @txalex
    @txalex Рік тому +17

    As a night owl, can I say that, I love the fact that yall upload so late at night. always a treat coming across a new vid late at night. Great job and keep up the awesome content!

  • @guitarman8462
    @guitarman8462 7 місяців тому +2

    The killer in this movie is actually from Spain. And he had to have that special hair style for 3-4 months during the making of the film . Also during breaks when they weren't filming he would go into stores to buy food & drinks and the people would be scared of him. At the end of shooting the whole film he says " They brought me a cake and on each candle were the faces of all the people I killed " 😂.

  • @tonygriffin_
    @tonygriffin_ Рік тому +8

    Kelly McDonald , who is Scottish and has the accent to prove it, delivers such a great performance in this, especially that Southern USA accent she uses.

  • @toddjacobs6068
    @toddjacobs6068 Рік тому +12

    Brolin represents humankind's greed, Bardem represents humankind's mindless violence, and Jones represents the law who is useless to stop it and the reminiscing about better times that never were. The greed and mindless violence have always been here just in different forms.

    • @Hexon66
      @Hexon66 Рік тому

      And the added complexity that it wasn't so much his greed that doomed him, but Llewelyn's guilt-cum-compassion with the agua.

  • @jackyoung2110
    @jackyoung2110 Рік тому +38

    Haven’t felt a cut to black so profoundly since The Sopranos, which you guys should definitely check out if you haven’t!! (Another good tv show would be Twin Peaks - it’s David Lynch 😌)

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Рік тому +30

      The Sopranos is coming!

    • @tonyyul703
      @tonyyul703 Рік тому

      @@TBRSchmitt okay this is a suggestion and I'll understand if THIS 6 may seem extreme or used to definitely watch *The Last House On The Left*

    • @nationalcoasternews5798
      @nationalcoasternews5798 Рік тому +4

      I absolutely second twin peaks. Would LOVE to see their reaction

    • @TheWindcrow
      @TheWindcrow Рік тому +1

      @@TBRSchmitt YES!

    • @i_so_late
      @i_so_late Рік тому +1

      A Serious Man has an even more wild cut to black

  • @nirvanalama8493
    @nirvanalama8493 Рік тому +5

    One of the few react channels, where you guys reacted perfectly!! Didn't talk over the scenes a lot, yet gave their two thoughts without interrupting the pace of the movie. All in all an honest reaction and not faked like all these other react channels out there!!
    Keep it up guys!! 👍

  • @yahirjsantiago8984
    @yahirjsantiago8984 Рік тому +62

    Fun Fact:Scientists studied a lot of character villains like about 400 characters and they choose Anton Chigurgh as the most realistic psychopath of all time .

  • @Jeff_Lichtman
    @Jeff_Lichtman Рік тому +26

    As soon as you said you studied one of the scenes in film school I knew which one it was.
    Kelly Macdonald, who played Carla Jean, is Scottish, and she speaks with a Scottish accent. Her accent in this movie was perfect. I was surprised to learn she isn't from the American south.
    No Country for Old Men is an unconventional movie in a lot of ways. There's no musical soundtrack or score, and there's a lot of silence. The story sets us up to expect a confrontation between Sheriff Bell and Anton Chigurh, but it doesn't happen. Llewelyn Moss dies off-camera, and the killer isn't even Chigurh. The story ends abruptly, without anything really being resolved.
    I think the car crash that happens near the end shows that Chigurh isn't in control of things as much as he believes, despite his rules. He's just as subject to the random forces of life as anyone else.
    One thing I like about the Coen Brothers is that they have memorable bit characters. The manager at the trailer park, the salesman at the western wear store, the woman at the pool, Carla Jean's mom, were all distinct and interesting characters despite their minimal screen time.

    • @slmott399
      @slmott399 Рік тому +5

      Everyone always rightfully gives credit to Javier Bardem, many give credit to Tommy Lee Jones for his performance, and lots of people shout-out the small supporting roles like the store clerk and the manager of the trailer park. But man.. Kelly Macdonald never gets the credit she deserves. She is incredible in this and yeah, it all starts with her amazing accent. But her acting in her final scene... wow.

    • @pabloc8808
      @pabloc8808 Рік тому +2

      I think the car crash also shows that Chigurh is shaken by the fact that someone saw through his "rules": he would lie to himself by saying there are rules, and that he does things the way he does because of those rules. Carla Jean pointing out that the coin doesn't decide anything was also her pointing out that Chigurh does what he does because he wants to, he has complete agency, but doesn't want to believe that.

    • @crose7412
      @crose7412 Місяць тому

      @Jeff_Lichtman Of course she speaks with a Scottish accent if she's Scottish!

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Рік тому +23

    Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture.
    What's interesting is that the hero (Tommy Lee Jones) and the villain (Javier Bardem) never meet in any scene of the movie

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Рік тому +9

      Amazing! Feel like it just does the unexpected compared to so many other films!

    • @echoesofmalachor3700
      @echoesofmalachor3700 Рік тому +4

      only other movie that comes to mind with that same dynamic is The Fifth Element

    • @billiambillionaire2813
      @billiambillionaire2813 Рік тому +1

      best soundtrack?

    • @johnguevara6160
      @johnguevara6160 Рік тому +1

      Fifth Element style

    • @scottjo63
      @scottjo63 Рік тому +2

      ​@@TBRSchmitt And Javier Bardem did win the Academy Award for best supporting actor.

  • @rx7dude2006
    @rx7dude2006 Рік тому +11

    When Bell went to the hotel and you see Chigurh behind the door it is all in Bell's imagination as he knows Chigurh has been there, he is just thinking if that is how he will confront him.Also Chigurh definitely ended up with the money as you see the coins that he used to open the grate on the vent but also you see him give that kid on the bike a nice new $100 bill after he gets in that accident.

  • @andrewdawson8684
    @andrewdawson8684 Рік тому +15

    An absolute masterpiece in every way. Hard to pick out a favourite element. It's just an accumulation of sensational talent that grips you from start to end. With the greatest antagonist in cinema history in my opinion. I have to admit, first time through I was left reeling and confused. Have watched it again and again since. Never fails to hold my full attention. Great reaction Schmitts :D

  • @altafkalam2716
    @altafkalam2716 Рік тому +6

    Javir Bardem, Heath Ledger and Christoph Waltz won three consecutive Academy Awards for their portrayals of the villain.

  • @Shnonan
    @Shnonan Рік тому +5

    With all of the happy comfort food audiences have become accustomed to, this is a much needed dose of reality.

  • @alligatorscrublord
    @alligatorscrublord Рік тому +2

    There are a million things I could say about the movie to explain various parts. The train sounds representing his unstoppable nature, the reason why he probably spared the accountant, his sense of honor, his reasons for killing, which side he's on, how the movie panders to no one...

  • @Thedesertguy75
    @Thedesertguy75 11 місяців тому +2

    Movies like this are rare, pure, raw, no filler or bloat, just raw rotting meat throughout the picture...........love it. Masterpiece.

  • @rboyd41731
    @rboyd41731 Рік тому +6

    The title for this film comes from Sailing To Byzantium, a poem by William Butler Yeats. It is another Coen brothers masterpiece. Again, they are masters of irony because Moss goes back to the sight of the execution to give a man water, yet the man is already dead; thus sealing his fate. I compare this movie to HALLOWEEN as being a straight up horror film and Chigurh is really a version of Michael Myers. A kind of unstoppable killing machine. I think, for me, the movie is about how we are eventually unable to stop anything, especially the older we get. This world is especially tough for the aged, even if it can be brutally harsh for the young. The older you get, the more experience you have, but your usefulness becomes less and less. Anyway, I so love Tommy Lee Jones in this. He is such a great actor. Some trivia: Jones was roommates with Al Gore at Harvard. He got his start in acting on the soap opera One Life To Live. If you get a chance, do a reaction for COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER. He plays Loretta Lynn’s husband Doolittle. You’ll be blown away by his performance and Sissy Spaceck’s performance as Loretta Lynn.

  • @oxyiscool
    @oxyiscool Рік тому +3

    Read the book....you will be amazed...
    He allowed himself to be arrested, he explains it in the book during his conversation with Woody's character....

  • @marcella6969
    @marcella6969 9 місяців тому +1

    FUN FACT: This genre of movie is known as an "eastern," wherein the bad guy prevails. This is in contrast with the prototypical "western," wherein it's the white hat who wins. What sets this version of an eastern apart from the pack is the Cohen Brothers' genius in never having the protagonist Sheriff Bell and the antagonist Anton Chigurh meet.

  • @Rob-eo5ql
    @Rob-eo5ql Рік тому +7

    Raising Arizona & True Grit are my favorite Coen brothers movies. Great movies!

  • @monk3yv
    @monk3yv Рік тому +5

    Milk drinking is generally a callback to the character of Barnaby Jones, a detective that would famously go into bars and order milk. This was because he wanted to be completely clear minded. It's since been adopted in countless movies and TV shows with no B.S. type characters.

  • @Pandaemoni
    @Pandaemoni Рік тому +5

    You should read the novel and you will see that a lot happens "off screen" there too, and a lot of questions are not answered. This was a very faithful adaptation for the most part.

  • @Smeatbass
    @Smeatbass 4 місяці тому +1

    I felt simialrly the first time watching. The beginning and ending made me wonder what the story was really about. It's only clear after re-watching it and/or reading the book, that it's Sheriff Bell's story. The prologue and epilogue are the bookends to the films themes, and the rest is a masterful cat-and-mouse game facilitated by a pure evil that Bell can never understand.
    Once I realized that, this became a top 5 movies of all-time. No music, minimal dialog, and the mood of existentialism are the most amazinglly exexuted elements I have ever seen. A true masterpiece of storytelling.

  • @greggately5782
    @greggately5782 Рік тому +5

    I loved how you both mention it feels like a horror film during the hotel scene/sequence. The suspense is so compelling and scary, along with the setup that it definitely makes it feel like a horror film during that part. I never really thought about that before (and I’m a huge horror fan), but rewatching and dissecting that scene it really is shot like a straight up horror film.

  • @brandonhendrix7223
    @brandonhendrix7223 Рік тому +3

    Raising Arizona is a must see. I'm also a big fan Blood Simple and Barton Fink.

  • @jpa5038
    @jpa5038 Рік тому +3

    "What you got is nothing new. This country's hard on people. You can't stop what's coming."

  • @littleghostfilms3012
    @littleghostfilms3012 Рік тому +12

    The Coen's snatch away from us the viewers the predictable showdown between Brolin's character and Chigurh. Some other mindless mayhem interferes and kills him which just shows what a violent, merciless world the characters live in. There's not just the psychopath Chiguhr roaming around, but other feral groups of outlaws out for their own greed. Hence the title of the film says it all.

    • @jcon2060
      @jcon2060 Рік тому +3

      I think "No Country For Old Men", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Requiem for a Dream" and "There Will Be Blood" are movies where the title is poetic while also being profoundly tied with the story they are trying to tell. "Shogun", "Die Hard", "Twilight", and "the shining" sound really nice too, but I'm not sure why I feel that way.

    • @frankbiondo3624
      @frankbiondo3624 Рік тому

      I still feel that not showing the death of one of the major characters was a poor narrative choice. I realize that the Coen's were trying to be "unique" with that reveal but, the first time I saw the film, I didn't even catch that Brolin was dead. And I still don't understand the meaning of the car accident at the end. Is it because Bardem's character was supposed to believe in structure in the world but this indicates that life is so random and there's no way to actually control anything?

    • @jcon2060
      @jcon2060 Рік тому

      @@frankbiondo3624 your answer lies with the title of the movie. The movie was never about these main characters. That narrative decision was not for the sake of being unique, but rather to make a point.

    • @frankbiondo3624
      @frankbiondo3624 Рік тому

      @@jcon2060 Well then, I guess I grasp the reason for not showing Brolin's death, but I'm still in the dark about the car crash ending. Is this just saying that life is random chaos, no matter how hard you try and control things?

  • @subasurf
    @subasurf Рік тому +6

    Probably one of the great adaptations of a book to film in terms of absolutely capturing the essence of it.

  • @BryanWhite77
    @BryanWhite77 Рік тому +4

    31:17 - One of the best things about this movie is that, for almost the entire runtime, there is no music/musical notes. The tension without music is so good.

  • @Scott_Forsell
    @Scott_Forsell Рік тому +3

    Samantha sees an unmade bed and her first reaction is "They left in a hurry."
    I literally have not made my bed in nearly 40 years. What's the point? I'm just gonna mess it up again tonight. A completely pointless task.
    (Technically untrue. Whenever I change out sheets I do it up nice. I make my bed every 10 days, two weeks.)

  • @MBloke
    @MBloke Рік тому +2

    "Why do crazy people always like drinking milk?"
    **nervously eyes the multiple cartons of milk in my fridge**

  • @gregoryhurst8483
    @gregoryhurst8483 9 місяців тому +1

    “Oh Brother Where Art Thou”

  • @toast3660
    @toast3660 10 місяців тому +3

    Wow y’all did such an amazing job with your analysis of this for a first time viewing. Picked up on way more of the subtle cues than I did when I first watched it. Really enjoyed your reaction, great work!

  • @ronadish1
    @ronadish1 Рік тому +4

    'Oh brother' should be your next Cohen brothers movie.

  • @Someone-eb7js
    @Someone-eb7js 7 місяців тому +1

    I think that the crash at the end represents the fact that as you said she made him break his own rule, that is why he wasn't focused on anything while driving because he was taken aback

  • @jaredhawkley
    @jaredhawkley Рік тому +3

    So glad you finally caught this one. I think the brilliance of this movie is that it leads us to expect a showdown, and when it doesn't happen, we are left to question "what now? What's the story really about?" The three main characters almost don't even appear on screen together. I love how the movie undermines convention and forces us to participate in the telling of the story.

  • @corvuslight
    @corvuslight Рік тому +3

    The gas station scene is a callback to a scene from Raising Arizona. It's almost exactly the same set.
    ...
    "He's seen the same things I've seen, and it sure made an impression on me."

  • @psycho42069
    @psycho42069 Рік тому +3

    My favorite part of every one of your videos is when Samantha says "Hello!"

  • @KingdomCome257
    @KingdomCome257 Рік тому +2

    My headcannon of Chigurr strangling the cop while looking mad is probably because the cop got the drop on him while he was driving and didn't have access to his guns hidden in his trunk (out of reach) & couldn't make a grab for the steer gun without getting shot, so the first time we see him not in control is that he is furious with himself and took it out on the cop, and the only other time when he isn't in control of a situation is when he is hit by the car, he was abiding by his rules (green light meant he had the right away) and was struck for sticking to it, his rule that others follow the rules so he can better keep control (It is revealed the dead driver was high on the drug that the cartel was dealing, so it came full circle :0

  • @tawnieriekena7
    @tawnieriekena7 Рік тому +1

    Your comment "that it was like we missed the beginning and the ending of the movie," is possibly the best critique of the film ever.

  • @DezDies
    @DezDies Рік тому +7

    One of the best movies there is. Also objectively one of the scariest villains, because people like him exist in real life. No concern for life, just a biological machine existing in society, killing without concern or conscious.

  • @MrZampanov
    @MrZampanov Рік тому +13

    There's a lot to love about this movie, but the part that might stick with me the most is when Tommy Lee Jones is visiting his old family friend. He tells him that violence has always been a part of life and the line "You can't stop what's comin'. It ain't all waitin' on you. That's vanity." I think about that conversation a lot.

  • @CopiousDoinksLLC
    @CopiousDoinksLLC Рік тому +2

    An interesting detail about the ending where Anton gets t-boned by the other vehicle: there's a theory going round that the reason why this happens is because Carla-Jean refused to call the coin toss. Let me explain:-
    Throughout the movie, Anton is an almost unstoppable force of destruction. The Coen brothers cleverly refuse to elaborate on whether this is due to mundane or supernatural reasons - Anton could just be a hyper-focused psychopath whose sheer confidence alone makes him stand head-and-shoulders above the rest of us as a predator. Alternatively, it could also be that Anton's constant good luck and amazing intuition are actually signs that he really IS protected by some kind of higher power.
    So what happened at the end when he got smashed? Well, depending on how you see it:
    - Anton was so dogmatic about his 'rules' that Carla-Jean's refusal to call the coin toss psychologically broke him. Because Anton truly believed that his 'rules' were the only thing keeping him in good grace with God or whoever was watching over him, he suddenly lost that killer confidence which enabled his hyper-focus... Just long enough to be t-boned (Anton probably would have never missed that spot check before he dealt with Carla-Jean and you can even see he looks visibly distracted before it happens).
    - Anton actually DID have his divine assistance revoked by taking liberties with the 'rules' and the car crash is the beginning of a long line of misfortunes coming Anton's way. This is likely what Anton truly believes - it's no coincidence that he looks especially nervous at the end for the first time as he's going to leave the scene of the crash and it's not the police cars that he's worried about...

  • @Timeisaflat_O
    @Timeisaflat_O Рік тому +8

    I don't know if you take requests off of UA-cam, but I'd love to see you react to "Hell Or High Water." It's another amazing film set in Texas.

    • @eric5926
      @eric5926 Рік тому

      Also Wind River. (Same screenwriter as Hell or High Water, Taylor Sheridan.) Set in Wyoming.

  • @BigPete44
    @BigPete44 Рік тому +3

    A few others are … “True Grit”, “Raising Arizona”, “Millers Crossing”, Burn after Reading”…. 😎

  • @Sealdeam
    @Sealdeam Рік тому +23

    Miller's Crossing is probably the next recommended step in this Coen Brothers' journey, excellent movie and one of those ones that for some reason performed poorly back in the back but is now rightly recognized as the great movie it is.

    • @MDK2_Radio
      @MDK2_Radio Рік тому +5

      Miller's Crossing is one of the most overlooked movies in the Coen Brothers oeuvre, along with their debut Blood Simple (which probably matches this one in creating tension).

    • @andrewreisinger6860
      @andrewreisinger6860 Рік тому +3

      And one that NEEDS to be seen at least TWICE!

    • @stommx
      @stommx Рік тому

      I agree totally. I actually met Gabriel Byrne a good few times as he was a regular in a bistro that I worked in Dublin back in the 90's. I used to ask him questions about that movie. Pure gent who didn't mind me doing so.

  • @sheryldalton8965
    @sheryldalton8965 10 місяців тому +2

    When he goes into the motel room at the end Shugar is setting in his car in the parking lot watching him. It's in the book.

  • @PureFalcon1
    @PureFalcon1 Рік тому +1

    the lady lived because she stuck to her own rules and spoke with clarity, didn’t mince words

  • @Nay-kp6uu
    @Nay-kp6uu Рік тому +10

    I love this movie. I went to an Art house theater to see this and soon as it ended people were like, "What? That's it? That was dumb..."
    It's an unconventional ending but sometimes life doesn't make sense and the bad guy gets away.

    • @kevtb874
      @kevtb874 Рік тому +5

      Exactly. It fits thematically and works if you follow the fact that Moss is the central character grappling with the nature of his work and how it will never be done. Good does not always win over evil. Life does not always make sense, or fit into a tidy box or wrap up neatly. How does a good law abiding person come to terms with that? That's the story and exactly the ambigous, troubled thoughts the film wants to leave you with.

    • @ericsierra-franco7802
      @ericsierra-franco7802 Рік тому +4

      They didn't understand it.

    • @yourcommentisntfunnyv2709
      @yourcommentisntfunnyv2709 8 місяців тому +1

      It wouldn’t make sense if Anton got killed

  • @peteyn.y.7960
    @peteyn.y.7960 Рік тому +13

    This movie is a GEM!! It also seems to get better each time you watch it! At least for me it did! 🤘🏽💪🏽

  • @marcella6969
    @marcella6969 9 місяців тому

    FUN FACT: In the novel, Anton returned the money he recovered from the motel in El Paso to the organization that hired him in keeping with his ethos, which is explored at length in the novel.

  • @crazyfvck
    @crazyfvck Рік тому +4

    Most people were shocked when the 'main character' was killed, because they never realized that Tommy Lee Jones is the main character. He is the first person that you hear talking in the film, and the last.

  • @GhostCrusaders
    @GhostCrusaders Рік тому +5

    "I would literally.........shit my pants if I met him in real life." 😂

  • @stsolomon618
    @stsolomon618 Рік тому +5

    Javier Bourdem at his best, he was also great in Skyfall.

  • @zacharybear7243
    @zacharybear7243 Рік тому +3

    That was a real story in fact he was telling. That woman who killed people and buried them in her yard is a story on that Netflix series called “worst roommate” or something like that. I think it’s the first episode. Go watch it. It’s nuts.

  • @marcella6969
    @marcella6969 9 місяців тому

    FUN FACT: In the novel, Chigurh deliberately got himself arrested (opening scene) just to test his ability to get himself out of the situation. He later admitted that this was more about hubris than about honing his professional chops.

  • @oxyiscool
    @oxyiscool Рік тому +3

    This movie is the perfect example of a movie doing a book true justice. Such a good rendition of an amazingly tight book!

  • @jmh8846
    @jmh8846 Рік тому +10

    This channel has become one of my favourite channels in UA-cam. Thank you very much to both of you, you seem very nice people. Waiting for new awesome reaction videos 😊

  • @artdeco64
    @artdeco64 Рік тому +1

    The wife (Kelly MacDonald) is a Scottish actress who played Diane in Trainspotting.

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 2 місяці тому

    That unexpected T-bone MVC at the intersection is one of the two best "jump scares" in all of the movies I have seen. It still startles me many watches later, KNOWING IT IS COMING.