And yet Red Dawn is "aces?"
I thought No Country for Old Men was an excellent story. I was particularly taken by the unexpected plot twist towards the end. It made a refreshing change from following the formula that most films of that nature follow.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:53, archived)

I personally think it's the best film of the last ten years.

( Bud Muhnquai Update your profile or fuck off, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)

I'd go along with that
Or at the very least near the top of that list.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:56, archived)

It was also a story lacking in much substance.
And the plot twist as you call it was in fact just a bog standard hollywood ending really
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:58, archived)

Awww. You're just the sweetest little thing when you try to talk like a grown up.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:00, archived)

I think the film confused him, because there were no dragons, elves or bare chested bodybuilders.

( Bud Muhnquai Update your profile or fuck off, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:08, archived)

I can't think of any standard hollywood films with the same ending
is standard hollywood diehard and the like?
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)

I was writing a reply here, but then dritfted off.
So I've forgotten what I was going to say. Something about English blokes always being the bad guy.

Edit: Er, I was just talking in generic terms, not actually about No Country...

Sorry.
( gone, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:04, archived)

was chigurh was supposed to be english?

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:05, archived)

To the majority of the audience it's all European
Or at least non-American, so it makes little difference.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:18, archived)

either English or German/Austrian

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:20, archived)

he looked and sounded more mediterranean to me
but I don't think he's supposed to be from anywhere

edit: oh right, you're talking about generic hollywood baddies
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:27, archived)

I haven't seen it,
I'm just commenting on the general trend of Hollywood bad guys.
Russians as well, obviously.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:31, archived)

My guess would be that he's supposed to be Mexican
However I don't remember his nationality ever being explicitly stated in the film.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:32, archived)

yeah you do get a few Hispanic bad guys as well,
usually with enormous Spanish villa style mansions, featuring a swimming pool and drugged up prostitutes.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:38, archived)

The plot of the film basically involves a drug deal gone terribly wrong
It was organised by Mexican gangsters, a lot of the action takes place in Mexico and the character is definitely not American. The actor is Spanish too, so that's what I'm basing my guess on.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:45, archived)

A bog standard Hollywood ending
Would have seen it with the same ending as Jackie Brown. As for stories lacking much substance, all I have to say is this.
( Lord Gnome, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)

Well, I'm sure a man of your influence can convince all the people that thought it was worthy of an Oscar to reconsider.

( Bud Muhnquai Update your profile or fuck off, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:06, archived)