Others say...

"A COEN Brothers masterpiece"
This is a TRULY great movie, with a flawless script, incredible directing, cinematography and acting. WOW.
The COEN brothers, who always have fantastic dialog, where many times, it takes the second watching of their movies to catch all of the humor and subtlties, made an extremely, "Quiet" movie.
They left the camera and the sound of the southwest do the talking for them. There was not a scene in this morality play that was NOT totally fascinating and it grabs the audience totally with 10 seconds.
To be great, there always has to be a fantastic villain. Where the heck did they get this incredible Spanish actor, with his warped sense of morality and ability to be so amoral, yet so human at the same time. That gentle voice and mannerisms of his, as well as his gentle features, REALLY made him frightening.
The movie really shows the decline in morality and ethics in the U.S. The insanity and accepted amoral behavior of the leadership in the U.S., the random violence, the ends justify the means and how hard it is for many of us to accept and understand the lack of ethics, morality and random violence that is all over our society. From the gang violence and acceptance of torture and outright destruction and murder of innocent civilians going on in Iraq to the using of the children in our military like waste products for individual gain and profit.

I loved how the Coen's used the dryness and sound of the boots crunching along the dry earth.

If you are looking for standard, mindless, Hollywood fare go to Rocky 100 or some other Hollywood sequel, one dimensional characters, artificial dialog and most of all, nothing that might allow on to "think". This masterpiece is an example where only independent movies and movies from Australia or Europe have any depth to them.
Want a bad script, horny teenagers, a contrived love story, mindless escapism, go to Hollywood.
This is a classic that will hold up with its timeless theme.

Jon



"Do not buy this if you haven't seen it"
This movie is not for everyone. A lot of critics and movie afficianados love it, but the typical movie viewer may not. For about 90 minutes of its 2 hour length, it drew me in and had me edgy in suspense... and then suddenly there is a sickening plot twist and the last 30 minutes of the movie, the suspense was gone because I no longer cared. The way the plot twist was revealed was a slap in the face to the viewer. I was waiting for the second twist that negates the first twist... a nightmare... a flashback... mistaken identity... but it never came.

If you like a good suspense thriller like I do that has a "nice" ending... an ending that leaves you satisfied, then you won't like this. It ends, but doesn't really have an "ending". It was a huge let down to be drawn in for 90 minutes only to be slapped in the face with a shocking twist and a depressing non-ending. Still I was quite entertained for that 90 minutes. I wish I could have written an ending for that story. Rent this first or better yet watch it for free, rather than paying for a dvd you may never want to watch again.

"WTF happened to the third act?"
This movie breaks the rules of conventional storytelling, and not in a good way. It basically spends two hours building up to a climax, then for some reason skips over that climax completely. It never shows how or why the protagonist meets his fate, I kept expecting a twist after that point or a flashback or SOMETHING but it never came.

It has an ending of sorts, one that ignores all of the major characters in favor of the story arc concerning Tommy Lee Jones' character. The problem there is that his sub-plot could be completely thrown away and the rest of the movie wouldn't suffer at all. I kind of get the feeling that the Coens tried to adapt a story about a small town sheriff to film without realizing that all of the interesting parts of the story revolved around all of the other characters, so they focused the movie on the interesting characters and then abandoned all of them for the last 15 minutes in favor of some lame allegory about growing too old to be useful.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of interesting moments in this movie, I'd say it's even worth watching. It's a good story filled with interesting characters that is ultimately ruined by idiotic choices behind the camera.

"No Country - No Aesthetics"
Love the video quality, the menus and everything else. Hate the case. Looks cheap and cannot be compared to a special collection DVD box, but that's how all blu-ray discs come so I hope they put more effort in the future and not give us this cheap blue plastic.

"WHAT A GREAT ENDING"
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

I don't know about you but I have always been a huge fan of the Coen Brothers Joel and Ethan, I have liked every film the two have put together. This is no exception and is just another classic in a long list of classics, both theatrically and on DVD this is a brilliant film. I can honestly say that a lot of the time I do not agree with the winners or even the nominees chosen by the Academy for the Oscar but they got it right with this one. By the way I do not care what people think, that ending was BRILLIANT.

The story is all about Llewelyn Moss [Josh Brolin] a normal every day guy who happens to stumble upon something he should not have. When he comes across a massacre and ends up leaving the area with a bag full of money a killer [Javier Bardem] comes after him and one of the best movies ever made starts to unfold. Add in a sheriff who is trying to put this all together played by Tommy Lee Jones and another hired hand played by Woody Harrelson and you have one great scenario taking place. This movie has every thong you could want in a film, there is some good humor although it is on the darker side. There is also not only some good action going on but a really dramatic tale of greed. Don't let any one tell you differently this movie is all about greed and obsession. One mans combo of the two leaves not only him but his family in danger that may even lead to death. Another's combo of the two leads him down the same path while another's completely breaks him. It may seem confusing reading this but when you watch it you will get it, and dare I say you will enjoy it.

Writers/directors/producers Coen Brothers have crafted one of the best films to come out in years. The direction of this film can be felt threw out the entire thing and the screenplay is amazing. This could be the best film the two have put together and that is really saying something, come on just think of what these two have made. Acting wise this film shines just as much as Josh Brolin gives one of the best performances of his career. I was really rooting for this guy during this movie even though he brings it all on himself, but man does he give Bardem's character a run for his money. Woody Harrelson is just as good in this film as a hired hand trying to get the money back for his employer. He really shines with his sense of humor in this film and the way he carries himself. Tommy Lee Jones as usual is great as the sheriff who is determined to find his man, so much so that it brings him down. It is somewhat disappointing knowing about the drama going on between him and the studio about this film, mainly because he may never work with the Coen Brothers again. But aside from that we have what has got to be one of the greatest performances in cinematic history, and I am serious when I say that. Javier Bardem turned in one of the best performances I have ever seen, really brought to life one of the most interesting characters I have had the pleasure of viewing.

This film is definitely worth your money, I say buy this not rent it. I hear people complain about the ending of this film all the time and I don't understand why. I thought that it was one of the most brilliant endings in a long time; I never thought it would end like that. Maybe because it isn't what would be considered a typical ending people hated on it, but I think that it what makes it so good. I loved it and so did my brother who watched it with me, at least one person agreed with me on that ending.