Coen Brothers

[nalyd14]

Hey just curious what you guys think of the coen bros and wat some of ur favorite of their movies are?

[untamed_aggression]

The Big Lebowski is one of my favourite films ever. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

I'm considering basing my lifestyle on The Dude. If I just take up bowling then I'm all set.

[andyblaa]

I agree, the Big Lebowski is probably the most consistently funny I think i've ever seen. The script is a really good read too. I havent seen the Coens' early stuff, Miller's Crossing and Raising Arizona but I've loved everything else they've done.

One thing about the Coens is that you'll never see a bad performance in any of their movies. They bring the best out of pretty much anyone they work with.

[Yammeryammeryammer]

Hey,

I have yet to see Fargo, and Raising Arizona. But I love Blood Simple, which is a really big independent benchmark for the do it yourself crowd.

[The Cavity]

I love Lebowski, Blood Simple, and Raising Arizona.

Fargo and O'Brother, Where Art Thou, unfortunately are not up to par as they both suffer from anti-climactic endings, especially in the latter's case, but they are both great otherwise.

[Tard]

For a quirky/bleak movie set in the prohibition-era, would recommend 'Miller's Crossing'. 'The Hudsucker Proxy' is similar though slightly goofier, set around the same timeframe, but about corporate business rather than gangsters.

[twister!]

'Barton Fink' and 'The Hudscucker Proxy' are by far my favourites.

Their most recent one 'Intolerable Cruelty' is TERRIBLE! What a sell-out, couldn't believe it (does have a good title sequence though).

[andy_winton]

you know, for kids!

[GREATwarEAGLE]

Rasing Arizona is pretty damn hilarious. I like Fargo a lot - lots of memorable dialogue.

They've definitely mastered the absurd.

[cash]

i am not a fan of the coens, i know i must be one of the few on the planet but i really dont like their work, the only ones i have kind of like where Hudsucker Proxy and Crimewave, but that may just the Sam Raimi aspect of them,
However having said that the trailer for their new one ladykillers ( http://ladykillers.movies.go.com/main.html ) looks ok.