I loves me some Coen Brothers....except for perhaps Miller's Crossing, Intolerable Cruelty, or The Ladykillers, and due to my love for their films, I have to assume I just didn't get those three. Put on The Big Lebowski (an endless loop), Fargo, Raising Arizona, Burn After Reading, etc., etc., I'm a happy camper. When I heard their follow-up to A Serious Man was to be a remake of the John Wayne film, True Grit (1969), I must admit my heart sank just a bit, but it is the Coens. And I'm in the right mood for a Western, having just recently completed Red Dead Redemption, as well as being in the process of re-reading Lonesome Dove (so damn good! Gus just rescued Lorena):September 27, 2010
Return of the Coen Bros.
I loves me some Coen Brothers....except for perhaps Miller's Crossing, Intolerable Cruelty, or The Ladykillers, and due to my love for their films, I have to assume I just didn't get those three. Put on The Big Lebowski (an endless loop), Fargo, Raising Arizona, Burn After Reading, etc., etc., I'm a happy camper. When I heard their follow-up to A Serious Man was to be a remake of the John Wayne film, True Grit (1969), I must admit my heart sank just a bit, but it is the Coens. And I'm in the right mood for a Western, having just recently completed Red Dead Redemption, as well as being in the process of re-reading Lonesome Dove (so damn good! Gus just rescued Lorena):
Like you, I'm a big fan. I can leave Fargo, but I love Miller's Crossing. Raising Arizona is one of the top 10 films of all time.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, when it comes to the Coen Brothers, I'm not particularly a fan, but Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn? I'd queue to see that movie...
ReplyDeleteStill playing Red Dead Redemption, by the way - need to work on my fast draw...
The trick is to aim for the hand holding the gun or shoot the hat off of the dueler. Either will cause your bar to fill up much more quickly than the dueler's.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice - I'll give it a go!
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