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[diarmaid]

Nobody (or at least very very few) people seem to get or like the ending. It wasn't what i was expecting but i thought it was good. Bassically the idea that tommy lee jones (the old man) doesn't understand all the violence and can't keep up with it. 'No country for old men'. And yeah, sometimes in real life, the bad guys win.

[Bigsby]

Aaargh! Spoilers please!

Started reading but managed to stop when it became clear that you were going to ruin the film for me.

Stepping away from this thread until tomorrow night when I watch this.

[Jamie]

Mild spoilers below.......

Originally Posted by diarmaid

Nobody (or at least very very few) people seem to get or like the ending.

I liked it a lot, and thought the performances from all the main actors were great. Was a bit baffled by the ending, and some of the plot though. I haven't read the book, but have read another Cormac McCarthy novel, All The Pretty Horses, and it was similar to the film of 'No country for old men' in that the last couple of chapters were almost like an incidental epilogue rather than adding much to the overall narrative. A friend who has read the book of 'No country for old men' says the film is very true to it. That said i always reckon if you are going to make a film of a book, it should stand up without the viewer having to have read the source material.

[diarmaid]

Originally Posted by Bigsby

Aaargh! Spoilers please!

Started reading but managed to stop when it became clear that you were going to ruin the film for me.

Stepping away from this thread until tomorrow night when I watch this.

Much apologies.

[Larsen B]

Originally Posted by Jamie

Mild spoilers below.......



I liked it a lot, and thought the performances from all the main actors were great. Was a bit baffled by the ending, and some of the plot though. I haven't read the book, but have read another Cormac McCarthy novel, All The Pretty Horses, and it was similar to the film of 'No country for old men' in that the last couple of chapters were almost like an incidental epilogue rather than adding much to the overall narrative. A friend who has read the book of 'No country for old men' says the film is very true to it. That said i always reckon if you are going to make a film of a book, it should stand up without the viewer having to have read the source material.

That's what I found a big odd about the film. I thought it was good, although I expected it to be more stylisitcally striking.

The trailer certainly looked good, can't be any worse than Intolerable Cruelty and I didn't even dare go near The Ladykillers....

[medichi]

Originally Posted by bluesxman

The trailer certainly looked good, can't be any worse than Intolerable Cruelty and I didn't even dare go near The Ladykillers....

Oh, its sooooooo much better than those. Go see!

I quite liked the ending.

[shaun]

use the spoiler function.

Originally Posted by medichi

Oh, its sooooooo much better than those. Go see!

I quite liked the ending.

I rarely get to the cinema these days, but will definitely get the DVD when out, Javier Bardem looks pretty great in it....

[medichi]

Originally Posted by bluesxman

I rarely get to the cinema these days, but will definitely get the DVD when out, Javier Bardem looks pretty great in it....

Nooooo! Cinema! Big screen, fantastic!