O Brother, Where Art Thou? Is it a good movie ?

[jeff30997]

I never saw it but the critics say that it's

a blast!

Have you seen it ?

If so can you recommend it ?

I love the Coen brothers movies.

Fargo was great!!!

Should I trust the critics ?

Please tell me your opinion !

[JVS]

1. Yes

[Broken_Hero]

2. I saw

it after a good friend of mine, twisted my ears, and forced me to watch it...and...

I was blown away at how good/funny the movie was...I rec the movie to everyone, :D And the soundtrack is pretty good imo :D

[SPKrazy]

3. I Thought It Was Funny

and well done

give it a B

:shrug:

[texanwitch]

4. Yes,

Very funny.

George is nice to look at.

[jeff30997]

8. So you like Georgie boy ?

Hehehe.Yeah he's good lookin'.(And I'm an hetero dude!Lol.How many guys would admit that?)

[bridgit]

5. it's good, not as good as say, The Hudsucker Proxy but good...

they make good movies :thumbsup:

[jeff30997]

14. Hudsucker Proxy !!!

I LOVED that movie ! I saw it 397gr39gr times !(Hey,I don't want to look like I'm obsessed with a

movie! Lol!)Hudsucker and fargo are in my top list of great movies.

[bridgit]

19. "THEY DOCK'YA!!!"

that movie is hell'ah funny :rofl:

[salin]

21. My memory is off - but is this a Tim Robbins film

If it is the one I am thinking of - it is a great flick - but I would put the "Brother" movie a slight notch above.

[bridgit]

24. correct...

though i would put Brother some notches down :shrug:

[salin]

25. but both are off pop radar

yet both are on our radar screens enough to even notch them compared to each other. Perhaps that helps explain why we keep finding ourselves responding to the same threads on different forums - ala we may not always agree per degree of things - but we both find many things in a similar light. :hi:

[bridgit]

26. that does sound right to me, salin...

good to see you as well this evening :hi:

[salin]

28. It is waayy too late for me this evening

am going to pay in the morning :D :hi:

[bridgit]

32. you bet, we have allot of driving all day tomorrow, see you on the backside...

:hi: this will be me soon---------------->:boring:

[jobycom]

42. I love Hudsucker, but I'd put Brother a couple of kicks above it.

Preference, I guess. I thought the dialogue in Brother was slightly better--more quirky, less stock--and the characters a bit more original. Then again, Hudsucker wasn't supposed to be as original, it was supposed to have elements of spoof of Frank Capra style films.

Both amongst the smartest comedies ever made. Great casts, excellent performances, unexpected twists-- how many people can work a deus ex machina into a modern film and make it work? Them and maybe Baz Lurhmann.

[bridgit]

46. for me it's not just preferences, sure...hill billy mountain music is a plus...

but they tried to get Clooney to carry three notes in a row while acting like a palmade hick and he just couldn't do it enter the real stuff, plus who will argue with the sweetest little Allison Krauss...no body is my guess

though as an allegorical extrapolation of a classical theme i have seen better, still: cinematography good, players good, good music, predictably speedy convoluted screen chatter, etc...

but it's a Coen Brothers Film, so some things are both known & expected going in :thumbsup:

http://www.movienavigator.org/obrother.htm

http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/artist.aspx?src=obrothersoundtrack.com&aid=193



http://www.coenbrothers.net

[swag]

6. Enjoyable.

Have watched and rewatched.

[salin]

9. The music adds to the movie

There are few movies I have rewatched more than one time... this is one of them. But in part because the music is great and adds so much to the movie.

[Pushed To The Left]

7. Yes! I give it a big "Thumbs Up"! n/t

[Cobalt-60]

10. Yes

A tale of the Odyssey wrapped in Depression era clothing.
I particularly liked "hades" the dude with the nooses and dogs.
Highly recommended.
I immediately brought "dumber than a bag of hammers" into my word horde.

[jeff30997]

15. Whoa! Deep analysis

Ok you convinced me(And the other DUers too).

I will rent and watch it.

Oh boy I can't wait !!!

Thanks for your opinion !

I really appreciate it.:)

[Katherine Brengle]

11. Yes, but only on 2nd viewing --

the first time I sat down to watch it I didn't get into it. The second time it sucked me in - and I am glad I gave it a second chance bc it is one of the best movies I have ever seen.

The soundtrack is incredible as well.

[stuntcat]

43. me too, me too

exact story. And I love the soundtrack.

[Nicole]

12. Yes!

I liked it. The movie was funny, watching George Clooney was a bonus.

[Bucky]

13. No, not good.

Great barely covers it. One of the few movies I own outright. I've watched at least five times and still never get tired of it.

[jeff30997]

16. I can't wait to watch it !

[salin]

18. Haven't yet bought it - but just last week

there was a song playing on the local public radio station and we thought - that sounds like x song from the movie. We've seen it several times and realized it is one of those few movies that we really would like own. Only seen three times.... so far.

[conscious evolution]

38. Was it this song

Man of Constant Sorrow

http://www.archive.org/download/donna2000-08-18.shnf/donna2000-08-18d2t03.shn

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

17. It's hysterical.

It becomes even more enjoyable if you know it's a modern retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest. And the soundtrack is great!

[deucemagnet]

23. I believe it was a retelling of Homer's "The Odyssey",

but f**king brilliant, all the same. ;)

[Richard Steele]

20. Yeah, it was pretty good. Definitely worth seeing.

[LSK]

22. Yes

[leftofthedial]

27. yup

[evlbstrd]

29. This movie kicks ass.

The Coen brothers said they based it on "The Oddysey," and then claim to have never read it.
I love John Goodman as Cyclops.
The opening scene will kill ya, and you won't be able to tear yourself away from it. Just stock a cooler next to your chair and watch it.

[TheBaldyMan]

30. the shitkicker music is brilliant, it's quite a funny film too. n/t

[WCGreen]

31. "I think the Horse has turned......"

I went to the movie theater to see this here one...

I love the Coen Bros...

Although they can sometimes miss the mark entirely...

It's like Raising Arizona with more wit and depth...

[QMPMom]

33. It's better than good. It's great. The music is fantastic.

[donheld]

34. It's wonderful. You must see it, you'll be glad you did.

[Common Sense Party]

35. It sucks wind. Blows chunks. Beyond awful. Putrid. Waste of time.

NOT!

It is, in all seriousness, a hilarious, well-crafted movie. You won't be sorry.

"Damn! We're in a tight spot!"

[Vidar]

36. Excellent movie.

[grace0418]

37. I loved it. And the soundtrack was great too.

Definitely worth seeing, especially if you're a Coen brothers fan.

[wildhorses]

39. i also give it a big

:thumbsup:

[jobycom]

40. Classic Coens, at their best. nt

[begin_within]

41. The first half of it is great. But it falls apart in the second half.

As soon as John Goodman appears, you can turn it off, because nothing good or funny happens after that. A Ku Klux Klan rally, a romantic subplot, a storm/flood, nothing really funny or entertaining happens. Just watch the first half and stop as soon as you see John Goodman.

[YDogg]

44. I enjoyed it.

Most everyone I know who has seen it enjoyed it.

[Paladin]

45. Other Than The Outstanding Music , It's About Average

It's worth seeing, but I think the Coens have done much better work, myself ("Miller's Crossing," "Fargo").

[Blue_In_AK]

47. I loved it.

[Burma Jones]

48. Yes, it is a great Movie......

One of My Kids' (carefully edited for them), mine and My 99 year old Grandmother's favorites.....Many Great Lines:

Delmar O'Donnell: Oh, George... not the livestock.

Ulysses Everett McGill: You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers.

Pete: You miserable little snake! You stole from my kin!
Ulysses Everett McGill: Who was fixin' to betray us.
Pete: You didn't know that at the time.
Ulysses Everett McGill: So I borrowed it until I did know.
Pete: That don't make no sense!
Ulysses Everett McGill: Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.

Delmar O'Donnell: You work for the railroad, Grampa?
Blind Seer: I work for no man.
Delmar O'Donnell: Got a name, do you?
Blind Seer: I have no name.
Ulysses Everett McGill: Well, that right there may be the reason you've had difficulty findin' gainful employment. You see, in the mart of competitive commerce..

Pappy O'Daniel: Shake a leg Junior! Thank God your mammy died givin' birth. If she'd have seen you, she'd have died o' shame.


Ulysses Everett McGill: What'd the devil give you for your soul, Tommy?
Tommy Johnson: Well, he taught me to play this here guitar real good.
Delmar O'Donnell: Oh son, for that you sold your everlasting soul?
Tommy Johnson: Well, I wasn't usin' it.

[ceile]

49. Wonderful movie!

Some parts I was crying from laughter.

[Shakespeare]

50. It's freaking brilliant.

I hadn't heard what their source material was when I saw it in the theater, so I gasped like the geeky little English major I am (was) when the credit "Based upon Homer's Odyssey" popped up.

That they were able to get in a reference to the golden cattle of Helios is just one of the brazillion great things about this movie.

[bleedingheart]

51. I have to agree.....an excellent "modernization" of the Odyssey

and it is quite humorous

Scotland, Pa was a really quirky adaptation of Macbeth, have you seen that one?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

52. It's a wonderfully entertaining movie!

eom :)

[blogslut]

53. One of my faves

There's an especially satisfying moment near the end at a political rally...the footsteps, the rail...


I've said too much ;)