A big Coen fan's review
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I thought it was good, not great. Bridges did a great job, but was disappointed in Josh Brolin's character. Brolin came across like a dufus, instead of a badass. Not enough action in this movie. Damon was good, as was the girl(don't know her name), but I was alittle disappointed in this movie.
who said he was supposed to be a badass?
that sounds like something I would've said when I was 8
Saw it last night and feel pretty much the same way. It was okay.
Hard to fault a movie for not being something it was never intended to be.
That can be said of many movies that get trashed because they are not what they wanted or expected.
Movie promoters are really good at overhyping movies in todays age. Remakes are hit and miss. For example, 3:10 to Yuma, the remake, was outstanding IMO.
That's because Americans have such disjointed expectations. If it's not some bull Michael Bay, CGI, action film with lots of explosions and effects the audience is bored. No one wants a story anymore. They just want irrelevant violence and gratuitous sex. That's why there are so many horrible movies being made.
This wasn't a remake of 1969 John Wayne film. It was a more deliberate and faithful adaptation of the novel and, in my opinion, a far superior film.
I didn't read the novel, and only vaguely remember the original movie. The remake was okay, but my biggest disappointment was Josh Brolin's character. From watching the previews, I was expecting Brolin to be a real hardass. Good movie, I just expected alittle more.
I think it's been said already, but Brolin's character is not supposed to be a "badass". In fact, Damon's character describes him as an idiot pretty early on in the film. I don't really understand that expectation.
Just from watching the previews. I didn't catch Damon's remarks in the movie about Brolin's character.
Mattie said it plenty too.
Very, very good movie.
And Damon wasn't the one describing him as a dimwit... it was the girl. Damon actually said he was clever which led the girl to initially believe Damon was slow himself.
I actually liked the pacing of the film. Was a pretty quick 2 hours.
i kept waiting and waiting and waiting... the movie seem to be in constant drag mode and then boom, the end.
it wasn't a bad movie, but it was a movie i'd of rather downloaded or netflix'd.
btw, wtf was up with the PG-13? this should've been rated R and it should've included more.
Maybe you should have seen "Tron" instead.
nah, i should've just saved my money.Maybe you should have seen "Tron" instead.
it wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't a great one either. then again, nothing has been great in 15+ yrs.
I loved it. Course it was the first movie I've been to since "Grand Torino", so go figure!!!
now that gran torino, that was a damn fine movie!I loved it. Course it was the first movie I've been to since "Grand Torino", so go figure!!!
Last good movie was Meet the Spartans.
eh, i don't buy that. there were quite a few lines word-for-word from the original, but i've slept quite well at night since.
I think she thought everyone was a dimwit. hence, her being an old maid with a missing limb
You mean the lines that were taken directly from the text of the novel which were used in both movies?eh, i don't buy that. there were quite a few lines word-for-word from the original, but i've slept quite well at night since.
Why do I care how well you sleep?
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