tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post5342782085176131235..comments2024-03-04T14:52:40.445+02:00Comments on pulpetti: Cormac McCarthy: No Country For Old MenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-74798650456345380212011-09-10T01:46:14.936+03:002011-09-10T01:46:14.936+03:00May I set a new record for late comments? I just s...May I set a new record for late comments? I just saw the movie on (recorded) TV again, and pardon me for saying this but I liked it less than the first time. First of all, it was rather boring. That's just gut reaction, but that was how I felt and it should count for something. Second, Chigurh is really a less than great character. The dorky hair was just a silly distraction - he was a charicature, more like a zombie than anything else. Give me Joe Don Baker in CHARLEY VARRICK or Al Lettieri in THE GETAWAY anyday. Chigurh was more like THE TERMINATOR, and that's not intended as a compliment. Finally, this felt like one of those quasi-profound movies like THE FIGHT CLUB where in reality there is just surface and nothing else. I felt cheated.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-17728104069823744712011-01-30T14:40:50.782+02:002011-01-30T14:40:50.782+02:00Yup, that was something I was going to comment on,...Yup, that was something I was going to comment on, but forgot. It's strangely scary that all the people seem to go for Chigurh's talk, even though he doesn't really say anything. (Could one say the same thing about the sheriff and his ramblings?)Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-37485001330157641402011-01-30T02:06:00.566+02:002011-01-30T02:06:00.566+02:00The point that Chigurh only talks in self-help pla...The point that Chigurh only talks in self-help platitudes really is interesting. It may be related to that notion of the banality of evil. About self-help mumbo-jumbo, you may already be aware of this:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/09/barbara-ehrenreich-smile-lucy-ellmannAnders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-4003835987039280582011-01-29T16:48:03.369+02:002011-01-29T16:48:03.369+02:00My dad, though, is one of those men whom you just ...My dad, though, is one of those men whom you just can't prove wrong. :)Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-47256213040062905332011-01-29T16:47:35.842+02:002011-01-29T16:47:35.842+02:00Yeah, I can see where that's coming from and I...Yeah, I can see where that's coming from and I actually couldnt' say anything to my dad to prove him wrong. I'd have to see the movie again to be sure if the hidden depths I'm claiming are in the original novel are also in the film.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-48663525286535760192011-01-28T23:47:44.404+02:002011-01-28T23:47:44.404+02:00Regarding the movie (I have not read the novel) I&...Regarding the movie (I have not read the novel) I'm afraid I have to side with your dad here. Don't get me wrong - it's not a bad movie, in fact it's very good, but I just did not find it by far as brilliant as it generally has been made out to be. There is just something amiss, and I can't help thinking the movie is more craft than art.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-12991904469936376532011-01-28T17:46:37.962+02:002011-01-28T17:46:37.962+02:00Yeah, but I didn't even take a look at the boo...Yeah, but I didn't even take a look at the book in this case. Went by memory alone. :)Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-20625014580690310162011-01-28T17:44:17.632+02:002011-01-28T17:44:17.632+02:00I must admit, I post FFBs on books I've read y...I must admit, I post FFBs on books I've read years ago. I do try to refresh my recollection of them in those cases, though.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com