OT: TMB Movie Club - Use this thread for feature films in theaters or streaming....

JerseyLion

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I watched the new Jack Ryan movie over the weekend, and was very disappointed. I really liked the series and was hoping for something better. The plot was really thin bordering on nonsensical. Action was OK, but nothing we haven’t seen in every other action flick.
 
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LionJim

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I never got that film, so odd. I should watch it again and see if I feel differently now
The Big Lebowski not a great film but it IS a great vibe, great set pieces.

Let me see if I can come up with a list of better Coen Bros films. (I’m suddenly busy, will edit.)

I’m back! In no particular order, here are some Coen Bros movies which work better as films, are better put together than TBL.

Miller’s Crossing. Hard to find streaming, my favorite Coen Bros film.
No Country for Old Men.
True Grit.
Burn After Reading, a great comic film.
Hail, Caesar! (Minitory opinion, I get it.)
 
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The Big Lebowski not a great film but it IS a great vibe, great set pieces.

Let me see if I can come up with a list of better Coen Bros films. (I’m suddenly busy, will edit.)

I’m back! In no particular order, here are some Coen Bros movies which work better as films, are better put together than TBL.

Miller’s Crossing. Hard to find streaming, my favorite Coen Bros film.
No Country for Old Men.
True Grit.
Burn After Reading, a great comic film.
Hail, Caesar! (Minitory opinion, I get it.)
Barton Fink.
 

WillyMO

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The Big Lebowski not a great film but it IS a great vibe, great set pieces.

Let me see if I can come up with a list of better Coen Bros films. (I’m suddenly busy, will edit.)

I’m back! In no particular order, here are some Coen Bros movies which work better as films, are better put together than TBL.

Miller’s Crossing. Hard to find streaming, my favorite Coen Bros film.
No Country for Old Men.
True Grit.
Burn After Reading, a great comic film.
Hail, Caesar! (Minitory opinion, I get it.)
That's a great list! I recently re-watched No Country for Old Men and forgot how uncomfortable some of those scenes were. Javier Bardem is an incredible actor. I'm currently re-reading McCarthy's Blood Meridian because I guess I enjoy being uncomfortable 🙃.
 

LionJim

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That's a great list! I recently re-watched No Country for Old Men and forgot how uncomfortable some of those scenes were. Javier Bardem is an incredible actor. I'm currently re-reading McCarthy's Blood Meridian because I guess I enjoy being uncomfortable 🙃.
Two things about Blood Meridian: One, Glanton and Judge Holden were real people. Two, don’t get bogged down into trying to figure out Holden, just say he’s the Devil and go from there.
 
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rudedude

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Two things about Blood Meridian: One, Glanton and Judge Holden were real people. Two, don’t get bogged down into trying to figure out Holden, just say he’s the Devil and go from there.
They are still trying to develop a film out of Blood Meridian.
 

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The Big Lebowski not a great film but it IS a great vibe, great set pieces.

Let me see if I can come up with a list of better Coen Bros films. (I’m suddenly busy, will edit.)

I’m back! In no particular order, here are some Coen Bros movies which work better as films, are better put together than TBL.

Miller’s Crossing. Hard to find streaming, my favorite Coen Bros film.
No Country for Old Men.
True Grit.
Burn After Reading, a great comic film.
Hail, Caesar! (Minitory opinion, I get it.)

Fargo., O Brother Where Art Thou?....
 
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I enjoy almost all of their films. I always remember seeing Breaking Arizona in theaters, what a hoot!
I have an nyc black 60yo female friend coworker who never saw Raising Arizona. I told her she and her man had to watch. She said it just about killed them. Same with Tropic Thunder. Next up for them is the dude.
”what do YOU mean you people?”