movies

[redbirdjazzz]

36/60

[Cronos]

I was pleasantly surprised by Prince of Persia. Not a big fan of Gylenhaal, and he was a weird choice for the Prince, but he pulled it off. The faux british accent was dumb, but for a video game adaptation, the film held its own and didn't cross into the realm of too cheesy.

And I love Ben Kingsley as Nizam; he definitely made it worth seeing.

[heyzeus]

blood simple is my favorite coen bros. movie..

Watched it last night. I have to ask, why? It's very well done and suspenseful, and the actor playing the private investigator does a great job. But other than that, the characters really are blank slates. And from a thematic standpoint, there's so much less to it than the Coen's other works. It's not about the book of Job, the Heisenburg uncertainty principle, Homer, nihilism, or any of the other brilliant subtexts of their other movies.

The end-game reminded me a lot of No Country for Old Men - the cat and mouse type game. I mean that in a good way, too.

[clevername]

I actually really enjoyed A Team. It's an A Team story and plot, so leave that side of things at that. The cast has TONS of charisma and chemistry (other than Biel) and the movie just works due to them and their interactions. Glad I opted to catch it in the theater.

[omaha_red]

blood simple is my favorite coen bros. movie..

Watched it last night. I have to ask, why? It's very well done and suspenseful, and the actor playing the private investigator does a great job. But other than that, the characters really are blank slates. And from a thematic standpoint, there's so much less to it than the Coen's other works. It's not about the book of Job, the Heisenburg uncertainty principle, Homer, nihilism, or any of the other brilliant subtexts of their other movies.

The end-game reminded me a lot of No Country for Old Men - the cat and mouse type game. I mean that in a good way, too.

honestly, it's just a sentimental thing.. i've probably seen it 15+ times.. i'd always watch it when i came
home drunk back in the day.. it's far from the coen bros. best... but i love it just the same.. and now that
i've become an old school film noir junkie.. it all makes sense why i love it so much

[Maclowery]

You have seriously watched Blood Simple more than 15 times? Really?

I am not flaming or trolling or whatever verb you want to toss out. I am merely curious. I have seen many movies more than a couple dozen times. In every case, it has been a comedy. I can re-watch a great comedy over and over. I can watch a terrific drama, crime flick, etc etc, every few years and still enjoy it. Heat, Ronin, Eastern Promises, the Godfather movies - things like that I can watch over and over, but on a very long-term deal. We're talking basically years in between viewings. Otherwise it loses the intimacy necessitated by a true dramatic film. I can't imagine watching a 'serious' film more than once every few years, unless I'm showing it to someone who hasn't seen it or something.

Again, I respected Blood Simple as a gritty-as-hell neo film-noir flick, but wow. I watched it twice within a year, and I honestly dont think I'll ever watch it again. I guess Omaha and I have very, very different tastes in what we want to watch on a recreational basis.

/ Side note - Just played Eastern Promises (one of my absolute favorite crime dramas) to a few friends who hadn't seen it. Blew them away, as I knew it would. Viggo's Nikolai is absolutely one of my Most Bad Ass characters of all time - possibly top 3. Rumors of a sequel just popped up in the last few weeks, and I am enormously hoping that Cronenburg does it.

[Indu WangZi]

Hot Tub Time Machine....so bad..it was good

[omaha_red]

You have seriously watched Blood Simple more than 15 times? Really?

yes!!!

[JL21]

You have seriously watched Blood Simple more than 15 times? Really?

yes!!!

But the characters are so icky and grody!

[omaha_red]

You have seriously watched Blood Simple more than 15 times? Really?

yes!!!

But the characters are so icky and grody!

mind your business, boy!!!!!!!