No Country For Old Men

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You know, I had just been reading a bunch of Stephen Hunter books right before I saw this, and I couldn't help drawing a parallel between Jones, and Earl Swagger. I've never read Cormac McCarthy, but it makes me want to read some.

Frankly I think Black Light, the first sequel to Point of Impact would make a fantastic movie, and might seem quite similar to No Country, at least with the right director.
 
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More McCarthy books are being made into movies. I read that Viggo Mortensen is going to be the lead for The Road. Other of McCarthy's books will possibly follow.
For the members here that didn't like Old Country, you will probably like the films that follow even less.
I'd love to see Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West made into a movie. Child of God not so much. McCarthy is a great author, kind reminds me of Faulkner, or Faulkner drunk on Mad dog 20/20.
A very dark writer.
 
The ending was the tie in to the whole movie, The message was that you never know when your going to go, after all he did, anton gets hit driving along a residential street, minding his business while with a green light, solid green, and gets nailed.Life is cheap, that's what I got, also I had posted the weapon he used, and if you search within our site you should find it, as it is a real setup. I believe it was used for some kind of hunting purpose in england, but my memory isn't what it used to be
 
I have read

Most of the Cormac McCarthy novels, including The Road, Suttree, and Blood Meridian. Have also read All the Pretty Horses, etc.

I cannot imagine watching a movie made from The Road. Definitely not a slapstick comedy. Holy Cow, I am going to stand outside the theater and sell whoopee cushions, Jerry Lewis CDs and Robin Williams action figures as people are gonna need to laugh or they will jump off a bridge after that movie. The Road makes NCFOM seem like a romp in Disneyland.

As to Blood Meridian, I could see it being made into a movie. Oddly enough, after seeing Jeff Bridges in Iron Man, he could be The Judge..... something to think about. Blood Meridian will be another Laugh out loud riot. People will be coming out of that movie with a jolly saunter in their step...... ok, Maybe not.
 
To weigh in on the "who got the money" discussion. I'm pretty sure that Chigurh got it. At the first hotel where he killed the Mexicans, Chigurh saw the smudge marks in the dust in the vent and recognized that Moss had hidden the money there. In the final shootout, the Mexicans were hauling butt outta there and even left a wounded compadre behind. I really don't think they had time to search the room, remove the vent etc. When he came back later that night, the Sheriff saw the vent removed and several screws and a dime on the carpet. Implication to me was that Chigurh went to the scene after the cops left and collected the money. In the book Chigurh does get the money.
 
Ok, I know this is an old thread but I finally watched the movie this weekend and had to make a few comments.

Woody Harrelson's character mentioned the Anton is not motivated by what 'normal' people are motivated by; money, drugs, sex, etc.... So why then does he pursue the money the entire story? I think this is answered in the final Anton scene.

He is nothing but a hardcore killer. He needs to money to stay anonymous. The only reason he is alive is to kill. The money is nothing but a tool to remain unknown. He gives the kids some money and in return they will not mention him. He gets away again. I personally like it when the GG doesn't win everytime. It's not reality.

But why doesn't Anton kill Tommy Lee's character, that I'm not real sure of. Maybe it would put him at too much risk of being caught.

I really enjoyed Moss' character. He was what he was. He wasn't perfect, but a good guy at heart, like most of us. All he wanted to do was make a better life more him and his wife. Also, I don't think they ever said he was a sniper for sure, but just that he served and his unit.

All in all, a great movie that kept me involved from beginning to end.
 
But why doesn't Anton kill Tommy Lee's character, that I'm not real sure of. Maybe it would put him at too much risk of being caught.
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I thought there were two rooms secured by police tape - I took it to mean that Anton was in the other room. Like a flip of the coin, the Sheriff chose/searched the room where Anton wasn't hiding and lived as a result.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it...

I saw the film last week and am still thinking about what it means.

In comparison, I saw "There will be blood" and am unsure what the point of that film was. Can you have a good film (which this is in some ways) w/o a point? Maybe.
 
I enjoyed it but I don't believe for a moment that a VN vet with combat sense would have gone back to assist the Mexican. It would have been too late for him anyway. Next, the film implys that Moss allowed himself to be seduced by the slut when he returned to the hotel. I think he wold have seen the woman as a lookout and would have shagged butt to a safe place he could observe.
He wasn't afraid of Chugrah in fact he damn near whacked him and could have again.
The 1911 was most likely a .38 Super. I have a Colt EL Series and it is in .38 Super which is very popular in Mexico.
 
The movie really didn't do much for much for me. Was very disappointed in the ending. At least someone could have killed the BG.
 
Awesome movie. Personally I would have emptied all the rounds into the mexicans across the river, then pistol whipped the dog.
 
I loved the opening monologue about the old-time sheriffs. If any of us can remember a day when we didn't need to lock doors, when we could keep cars running while parked by the curb, and a lawman's duty wasn't nearly so tainted with scum of every sort, we can appreciate what the movie is about.

He remarks that an old lawman or two never even carried a gun. No need, I suppose, when all you do is take cats out of trees and bring repentant teenagers home from shoplifting a sugar-stick from the 'five and dive'. How times have changed.
 
Tragedies tire me

I've done The Road and No Country and I'm tired of Cormac McCarthy now. I get the point about an old guy who's had it with the way the world is now, but watching everyone else be killed fails to entertain and help me enjoy and deal with the world as it is. In The Road, you get the futillity of life thing going, although we would all sacrifice ourselves for our children, but again a letdown ending and no joy. I found the some thing in the book and movie of Cold Mountain. Let's all strive and suffer, go through ordeals, living only on desire, and get killed just short of our goal. Kinda makes you want to get up and go to work tomorrow, doesn't it? I find as I get older, that I can get all the tragedy I need from reading history or the news.
 
Excellent movie. Required more thought than the typical Arnold and Stallone movies so I'm sure that was off-putting to many. I guess they were waiting for Porky Pig to come out and say "Th-th-th-hat's All Folks".

The bad guys win more often than not -- that's reality.

Steve

"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away"
 
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