A WONDERFUL MESS | German reacts to FARGO (1996) | First Time Watching

Hello guys, today we're watching the Coen brothers' Fargo, a movie about a fake kidnapping, one million dollars, a fraud with money problems, two unprofessional professionals, several murders and a pregnant policewoman who tries to make sense of it all.
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[@deckofcards87]

The scene in the "all you can eat" bar with Marge's old schoolmate Mike Yanagita is one of the funniest parts! He has a total hidden agenda all along, and this awkward encounter influences Marge to stop taking people at face-value, most importantly William H. Macey's character. That's brilliant writing.

[@veggiesarefruits]

Absolutely! People from that culture aren't used to people lying to their faces, especially making up such awful stories about cancer and the death of a loved one.

[@hrussell9677]

One of the greatest movies ever made. And it is a parable of the human condition combined with fantastic acting. McDormand and William H, Macy both won Oscars for their roles.

[@SmallFryAmI92]

Love that you laughed through a bunch of it and completely understood the dark humor! This is one of my absolute favorites! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@spiderfingers86]

Francis McDormand won her Oscar for Best Actress from this movie

[@norwegianblue2017]

If you want to see one of the Coen bros' more serious/dark movies, you should check out Blood Simple. It was their first movie. Very film noir.

[@MegaSkills9]

I live in MN but my ancestors happen to be German. There are many people who still have that deep mid-west accent here. Some roots of the way we talk can even be traced back to German people coming here 3 or 4 generations ago. We say "ya" a lot... instead of yes. (Like Ja, in German) My dad (Born here) used to always call broken things "kaput." It wasn't until I got older before I found out it was a German word. People will tell you that this movie exaggerates the accent but different parts of MN have different levels of that MN accent. Many people here are overly nice or kind as well. I like MN. - By the way...the Coen Bros were born here in MN. (St. Louis Park - Suburb of Mpls.)

[@rhapsody710]

It goes to show you just how much you wouldn't expect such horrible crimes to happen in a remote little town in Minnesota. You might think that a pregnant police officer would be pulled from active duty until after the birth, because of the inherent danger risk that goes along with active duty. But that didn't happen with Marge, precisely because that kind of danger is so unexpected there.

[@PassingMaxQ]

Before Anton Chigurh, Peter Stormare’s character in this movie was the Coen Brothers’ greatest villain. Also, it is worth mentioning that this was filmed on location, in and around the city of Minneapolis, which is where the Coen Brothers grew up. “Fargo” is a small town nearby where Jerry and the criminals first met in a bar.

[@ralphficker167]

Thanks, Angus, for a very entertaining review. The real star of the movie is the location: northern North Dakota/Minnesota. Poking gentle (or not so gentle) fun at a quirky corner of the country.

[@jeffbassin630]

I enjoyed your review very much! "Fargo" is a classic and multiple Oscar winning movie. Frances McDormand deserved and did win the Best Actress Oscar. It also won Best Picture among other awards. Amazing all-around acting by all in the film, and incredible direction by the Cohen Brothers.

[@Salguine]

Your Coen brothers choices have all been pretty grim ones. If you wanna see something crazy, check out "Raising Arizona." You won't believe it's by the same two guys.

[@AngusSees]

Wouldn't say that "Burn After Reading" is a grim movie tho. Sure, people die, but IMO the whole movie and the characters are just way too goofy to be taken seriously. ^^ Raising Arizona is on my list, but I doubt that the shift in tone will be bigger than it was between "Big Lebowski" and "No Country For Old Men". The Coen brothers have a very wide range with their stuff. :D

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

all he had to do was pay Gaer Grimsruud an extra ten thousand ,

[@glennthompson1173]

Raising Arizona great humor from the Coen Bros.

[@dianem8544]

This is a great movie and the series is pretty great too, if you're interested. Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman, they're both excellent in it. So, I just googled Peter Stormare to make sure I knew who you meant and I just found out that his real last name is Storm. Wow, if my real last name was Storm, I would NEVER change it. Not for a million dollars. Well, maybe for a million dollars but even then, I'd only change it to something even cooler, like Savage or Slaughter.

[@celinhabr1]

Great choice. Very good movie with some fantastic acting.

[@WUStLBear82]

Frances McDormand is in a lot of the Coens' movies because she sleeps with the director (her husband).

[@cyrilmauras4247]

The financial situation driving the scheme. Jerry borrowed $320K from the car company using falsified paperwork. He wants his wealthy father-in-law to loan him $750K to buy 40 acres to develop a parking lot, but the stingy father-in-law won't do it. So, he gets an employee at his dealership to get some kidnappers to take his wife for ransom for a million dollars, to pay back the $320K loan (?) and buy the 40 acres. He plans to give the kidnappers $40K and keep the $960K for himself. The kidnappers go on a murderous spree and Jerry gets nothing.

[@spiderfingers86]

Joel Coen and Francis McDormand are married in real life

[@DanJackson1977]

If you wanna see what happened to the briefcase, check out the tv series.

[@tnx301]

Großartiger Film. Was genau mit dem Geld passiert erfährt man in der Serie Fargo - insbesondere S01 ist absolut sehenswert.

[@AngusSees]

Die Serie habe ich auch auf meiner Liste, mal schauen wann ich dazu komme sie zu gucken. ^^

[@zimbo65a]

you should react °The Guard",too. Totally underrated and as good as "Fargo°!

[@AngusSees]

Yes, funny enough, I wanted to watch that movie a long time before starting the channel, but forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder, I'll put it on the list straightaway. 👍🏼

[@hrussell9677]

It is not a true story despite the disclaimer.

[@crimson1302]

Hey mate good to see you! Why did you stop making reactions on Peaky Blinders? The show is definitely one of the best I've ever watched. Cheers!

[@AngusSees]

No worries, I just paused before starting the second season. But I already started it and my reaction videos will definitely start before the year ends. 😁👍🏼

[@markalleneaton]

23:48 - Did Shep bring an extra belt just to beat Steve Buscemi with? I love this movie, but, well, see something say something. : )

[@AngusSees]

It's either this or he took Carl's belt that was laying around. But I definitely wouldn't put it past Shep, considering how angry he was. ^^

[@scenxad]

Dont forget Raising Arizona-1987

[@corralescoyote]

Raising Arizona and Blood Simple, bro

[@tracyfrazier7440]

Talking about bizarre, have you watched Raising Arizona? It is the Coen Brothers second film, a comedy. John Goodman is great and Frances McDormand has a small role. A Hilarious and somehow heartfelt story. I am really enjoying your movie reactions. Thank you.

[@AngusSees]

Nope, I've only seen No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski, Burn After Reading, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and now Fargo from the Coen Brothers. But I'm definitely planning on watching more of their movies, apart from Buster Scruggs I really enjoyed their works up until now. And once again, thank you, I'm glad you like my reactions, really appreciate it. :)

[@BigGator5]

What a great movie. Everyone should watch Fargo (1996) at least once. As an aside: Are you going to react to the Witcher movie and season two on Netflix? Fun Fact: William H. Macy stated in an interview that, despite evidence to the contrary, he did hardly any ad-libbing at all. Most of his character's stuttering mannerisms were written in the script exactly the way he does them in the film.

[@AngusSees]

I thought so, this stuttering really makes his character. ^^ About the Witcher: I already watched the first episode, my reaction will be up tomorrow. :) Didn't have time to watch the movie tho, I wanted to do it without a reaction now, so I might get the references in this season if there are any.

[@BigGator5]

AngusSees ...It's a prequel to the series, but I don't see how it will have any direct impact on the series. No rush on the movie.

[@AngusSees]

@@BigGator5 I know, but I thought there might be some references in this season. Nothing super important, just some minor stuff. 🤔

[@BigGator5]

AngusSees ...I just binged episode 3 to 8 of season two of The Witcher. I didn't mean to do it. So good. The ending of episode 8 is it. I'm crying. So, so good.

[@esidhe]

Great movie even though Peter Stormare is over the top as usual. Crazy Swedes. 😆

[@AngusSees]

I have to say, compared to his role in the Big Lebowski, he's pretty down to earth in this. xD

[@spiderfingers86]

I was born near Canada

[@spiderfingers86]

Written and directed by the Coen Brothers and Francis McDormand as a pregnant sheriff about ready to have a baby when a murder takes place during the winter season of North Dakota. Also featuring William H. Macy as Jerry Landauerguard

[@erikchristensen822]

Can you react to Maren Ade's film Toni Erdmann please? Starring Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller

[@AngusSees]

Oh, that is an interesting one, sadly I already watched it. It is a great movie tho, very touching.

[@NDav8tr]

I am Number 1000:)

[@AngusSees]

Thank you very much. :)