Current Events > Is No Country For Old Men considered a horror movie?

(+) Yeah! (+)

It is pretty scary.

Suspense/Thriller IMO

Not horror.

is logan a musical
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more of a "thriller" i think
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Thiller but Chigurh is one of the best villains of all time.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Thiller but Chigurh is one of the best villains of all time.

No he's not.

All he was - was a killer with a huge ego. Was he suppose to be some insane badass? He is a bit of a contradict to himself because he's insane but obviously he's a smart man but he doesn't understand basic logic. Chigurh is literally confused why people are afraid to die. He wants to flip a coin to give them a chance to live or die but what he doesn't understand is people don't want to chance it. People want to live period. I would think that's basic logic. People probably think Chigurh is some in depth character with great logic and philosophies but he's not. He's as basic as any villain that has an holier than though attitude. Great acting, though. Not hard to intimidate normies when you're an experienced killer.
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it should be considered an overrated movie
it was so friggin' slow
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Hexenherz posted...

it should be considered an overrated movie
it was so friggin' slow

Maybe Michael Bay films are more your speed.
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The movie is a thriller and works well as one but apparently the dialogues meant everything in this movie. People grasp hard into detail to what they actually mean.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Hexenherz posted...

it should be considered an overrated movie
it was so friggin' slow

Maybe Michael Bay films are more your speed.

No I need something with substance.
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Imagine being impatient enough to think that NCFOM is "slow", lmfao. The first half of the movie was some of the most exciting cinema I've ever seen.

I will say that @Veggeta_MAX isn't entirely wrong about Chigurh being a shallower villain than a lot of people credit him for, but Javier Bardem certainly brought the character to life.
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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Thiller but Chigurh is one of the best villains of all time.

No he's not.

All he was - was a killer with a huge ego. Was he suppose to be some insane badass? He is a bit of a contradict to himself because he's insane but obviously he's a smart man but he doesn't understand basic logic. Chigurh is literally confused why people are afraid to die. He wants to flip a coin to give them a chance to live or die but what he doesn't understand is people don't want to chance it. People want to live period. I would think that's basic logic. People probably think Chigurh is some in depth character with great logic and philosophies but he's not. He's as basic as any villain that has an holier than though attitude. Great acting, though. Not hard to intimidate normies when you're an experienced killer.

Almost like he's a villain or something that has his own set of logical reasoning.
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Veggeta_MAX posted...

The movie is a thriller and works well as one but apparently the dialogues meant everything in this movie. People grasp hard into detail to what they actually mean.

Or you don't know what you are talking about.
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The scene where he Intimidates that old cashier dude was good acting but come on dude you're pressuring a fucking old man who is prolly scared to eat Chinese food. You're not fooling anyone with trying to be a badass. Brolin's character was just a simple hunter and he was able to hurt Chigurh badly.
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Lathissamus posted...

Almost like he's a villain or something that has his own set of logical reasoning.

Very bad ones and nothing special like you guys are trying to make it.
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Paper_Okami posted...

Or you don't know what you are talking about.

Oh I do. People don't care that this movie was a suspense/thriller. They care more about the layered meaning of what Tommy Lee was saying when he was explaining his dream. It's a Coens thing.
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Gafemage posted...

Chigurh being a shallower villain than a lot of people credit him for

I don't think anyone attributes his motives to something as complex as Ozymandias' or even the Jokers.
He's a killer after a briefcase full of cash. He doesn't need a ton of exposition. It's about the acting and his interactions in the movie.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

It's about the acting and his interactions in the movie.

So you mean to say Javier Bardem does a good job playing Chiguh. That I agree with.
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Gafemage posted...

Imagine being impatient enough to think that NCFOM is "slow", lmfao. The first half of the movie was some of the most exciting cinema I've ever seen.

I will say that @Veggeta_MAX isn't entirely wrong about Chigurh being a shallower villain than a lot of people credit him for, but Javier Bardem certainly brought the character to life.

I'm a really patient person and I've seen some slow yet interesting movies. I didn't consider NCFOM to be one of those. I don't know what it is though.
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I really dislike how they just killed Llewelyn off screen
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Touch posted...

I really dislike how they just killed Llewelyn off screen

It's deep man it shows how life is meaningless to the outside world and stuff.
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No Country For Old Men would've been one of the best films of all time if they didn't rush the last chunk of the film. Why in the fuck didn't we see how the main character had his last stand while he was being rushed?!?!?!?!
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

No Country For Old Men would've been one of the best films of all time if they didn't rush the last chunk of the film. Why in the fuck didn't we see how the main character had his last stand while he was being rushed?!?!?!?!

If you want an action movie why don't you watch a Michael Bay film.
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Hexenherz posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

No Country For Old Men would've been one of the best films of all time if they didn't rush the last chunk of the film. Why in the fuck didn't we see how the main character had his last stand while he was being rushed?!?!?!?!

If you want an action movie why don't you watch a Michael Bay film.

There was plenty of action in the film already. It's not that I wanted the action. I wanted to see the conclusion. The actors were so great that they could've made a really intense conclusion to the film. They dropped the ball big time.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

No Country For Old Men would've been one of the best films of all time if they didn't rush the last chunk of the film. Why in the fuck didn't we see how the main character had his last stand while he was being rushed?!?!?!?!

Because that's how the book ended.

D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

No Country For Old Men would've been one of the best films of all time if they didn't rush the last chunk of the film. Why in the fuck didn't we see how the main character had his last stand while he was being rushed?!?!?!?!

Because that's how the book ended.

Didn't realize it's a book. What a damn shame. The director should've taken the liberty to deviate from the book imo.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

Didn't realize it's a book. What a damn shame. The director should've taken the liberty to deviate from the book imo.

The Coens likes to do this kind of shit, though. They like to show the audience that there's a greater spiritual power at work here and you need find the deep meaning behind it.
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My favourite line was when the old guy said. "You know this really is no country for old men"
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i won't have anyone saying that mccarthy's book is a damn shame
and the carrying the torch theme is present in multiple works he's written, it's not just some tommy lee jones dreama analysis
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No, it isn't. I mean, it's suspenseful, but nowhere near scary.

Touch posted...

I really dislike how they just killed Llewelyn off screen

Also this.
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Hexenherz posted...

I'm a really patient person and I've seen some slow yet interesting movies. I didn't consider NCFOM to be one of those. I don't know what it is though.

I can understand not liking it, but it's not a particularly slow movie at all. There's a decent chunk of long takes, but the pacing of the movie is pretty quick - especially during the first half.
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