No Country for Old Men | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Commentary

[@phogue1]

My favorite line in any movie is Ellis saying, “You can’t stop what’s comin’. It ain’t all waitin’ on you. That’s vanity.”

[@LocalFoe]

Total agreement. That whole interaction is my favorite. I had a Great Uncle like that. He always had words of wisdom. It's a beautiful scene.

[@oscaroscuro]

My favorite is either "quit'cher hollerin'" or "that's how many👌"

[@markdodson6453]

That final monologue by Tommy Lee Jones is one of the most powerful endings of any movie ever. Just amazing.

[@01HondaS2kXD]

@@justmeeagainn it kind of does. If you’re interested, Wendigoon has a truly fantastic video about it. The rule of fire.

[@vivectelvanni]

​@@justmeeagainn The story is about Tommy Lee Jones's character. The book adds some more context. McCarthy's lyrical writing (which is all of the dialogue in this movie ripped straight out of the book) is philosophical and meant to be ambiguous yet is at the same time very clear. I think it makes total sense. The "silence of God" and the realization from Tommy Lee Jones's character about his regrets from being a "coward" in WW2 or not a "man of action" like his ancestors--but in fact they were just the same as he was makes him shrink away from some ideal nature of the world--i,e. No Country For Old Men. The final monologue is the crown jewel of the novel and film.

[@billhicks6449]

@@justmeeagainn totally wrong. That monologue ends the movie and book perfectly.

[@jackrussell1232]

Yeah. Cormac McCarthy is one of the best writers of all time. It's almost hard to believe he's still alive since his works all read like classic literature. Reading him feels like reading Tolstoy, Faulkner or Conrad.

[@christoperwallace6197]

Agree to disagree. I've sent better endings. For example, Saw. Overall no country is a far better film, no doubt. But the ending to saw was better. This one kind just....ends. which is fine, but never gonna be a great ending.

[@randojerkyface]

I had a friend that dressed up as Anton Chigurh for Halloween, tank and all. He just stood in the corner holding the tank looking at everyone. No one talked to him the whole night.

[@meganega123]

That could be me

[@yasser3268]

Wow from those people who have seen the movie, I think they’re pretty sure they don’t wanna mess with intimidating hitman like Anton Chigurh, they must’ve know how creepy he was How old were those people who didn’t talk to your friend Who dressed up as Anton?

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

One time I dressed up like a baseball fury from "the warriors" and didn't speak the whole night even when spoken to people thought I was nuts,it was one of my most enjoyable Halloweens

[@antonbacha2397]

Do you see me???

[@Punicia]

Probably because it’s cringe to choose a character and costume for the sole sake of its edginess

[@TheKiddo2468]

The reason Chigurh was acting weird when he first entered the hotel is he was checking for the most efficient way to kill in that room. He checked how far the light switch was from the door, the thickness of the wall so he knew wether he could shoot through it or not, and others that I’m probably forgetting because it’s been a little bit since I’ve sat down and watched it.

[@01HondaS2kXD]

Checking for hiding spaces.

[@tbob8212]

Yes he rented the exact same room to study the layout so he knew what he was walking into. No surprises for him.

[@LudvigJosvason]

I think it's also to catch people who are dumb enough to immediately come out of their hiding place the second they hear their door close and hear the footsteps disappear.

[@theonlyconformist]

I'm glad Simone could see the beauty in that ending. When I first saw this I was 19 and didn't have the maturity to grasp it. Now, looking at my parents who are in their 70s, it has a different resonance. The first time you watch it, you think the Josh Brolin character is the protagonist, but later you realize it's the Sheriff

[@Progger11]

I saw this movie at 17 for the first time and still understood I was watching something profound. Sorry to hear you still had your dick in the dirt even at two years my senior.

[@john2428]

My favorite movie. Simone's reaction to the ending was perfect. It's nice to see somebody appreciate how beautiful that final scene is.

[@shaftpunk84]

Chokes me up every time. “I knew he was fixin to make a fire out there in all that dark and all that cold.”

[@01HondaS2kXD]

Agreed. Most people (admittedly, myself included) are like, “what the shit?!” But she was immediately picking up what the movie was putting down.

[@MojiBeau]

I’m always choked when a reactor cuts it out entirely. You know they just didn’t understand it, but it’s always disappointing. To finally see a reactor really GET IT was amazing

[@HannaManful]

@@MojiBeau uh how many times have u watched someone react to this movie. for god's sake go take a walk or something i dunno.

[@blushingfrieza]

​@@HannaManful live and let live

[@ademozkum2716]

When we first met Woody Harrelson, he said that there was a floor missing. It's a fairly common practice for tall buildings to not have a 13th floor because so many people consider the number unlucky. Of course, that means that the 14th floor is really the 13th. The inclusion of this dialog might have something to do with the theme of luck.

[@robertballard2998]

Thank you. Now I don't have to talk about this.

[@Winchester427]

I've always taken it to mean that there's a secret floor where they're doing something shady, considering these are the people who wear trying to buy the drugs and the snide way he says that they'll look into it. It comes off as an unspoken "somethings going on here and I know it" as a way to show how meticulous and observant Carson is.

[@wjhull]

It also seems to suggest that Woody Harrelson knows he's smart, and that causes him to sometimes miss the obvious. He's so zeroed in on doing things his own clever little way that he doesn't realize that Chigurh is right under his nose.

[@robertballard2998]

It's a longstanding architectural superstition; I don't think you need to read anything into it, other than that Harrelson's character is observant and wry. That being said, suppose away. It's always interesting to see the connections that people draw between things. I mean that honestly.

[@bg7893]

In much taller buildings there often is a 13th floor but it's full of building equipment.

[@Joe-th3rx]

The shop owner’s mistake was saying “ya’ll been getting any rain your way? Seen you was from Dallas…”. Anton just killed a man, and his car is what the shop owner saw. Now there’s a trail. Had he kept his mouth shut, that encounter wouldn’t have went that way.

[@Duffman69able]

Yeah it’s totally the shop owners fault that a psychopath walked into his store

[@Joe-th3rx]

@@Duffman69able I’m just stating the reason said psychopath flipped a coin for his life

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

@@Joe-th3rx He doesn't need a reason.

[@hulkslayer626]

Yeah, most people don't get that. I lo e that little insight.

[@MrHeiska01]

But he does. He didnt do things randomly.

[@supernicko123]

Here is a crazy fact for you: Javier Bardem was an established actor in Spain, mostly romantic comedies. He is considered a heartthrob because of the romantic movies he has done. He is amazing!

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

He is a beautiful man but in this film he plays such a good villain. Arguably one of the best of all time and you don't get to be ugly and married to penelope Cruz for a decade.

[@solezeta1314]

For us in Spain, he's like the Spanish version of Hugh Grant. He's known for romantic comedies, but can also play villains really well.

[@richieclean]

What's so crazy about that?

[@mast3rNate]

@@richieclean cause a lot of people associate Javier Bardem with Anton nowadays after this film. i think it’s a crazy fun fact to know that one of the best depicted psychopaths in cinema history is also a rom-com heartthrob in his own country.

[@davewolf6256]

If you like Javier Bardem, you'll love the erotic thriller Live Flesh

[@TheSmitj167]

As someone who grew up in west Texas, the feel, ambiance, emptiness, and townsfolk are spot on

[@manuelacosta9463]

What makes Anton so terrifying is not only the extremely lethal danger of just being near him but the sheer mystery of his character. The whole 'nothing is scarier' element is strong. The fact that he's at large by the end doesn't help, but at least in the novel the authorities pick up on his trail and his days are stated to be numbered. Bardem absolutely delivered.

[@Michael-kr3pp]

Everyones days are numbered the only difference is the count.

[@ClifHaley]

"The sheer mystery of his character"...so many lesser movies get this wrong. We DON'T need to know everything about a villain - or anything - many times. Not everyone or everything needs a tidy little sensible origin story so we understand them entirely. Seems too many movies are busy explaining WHY a character is the way they are instead of just letting them BE the way they are.

[@Harv72b]

@@ClifHaley I always just figured Anton didn't get a bike for his 8th birthday.

[@playedout148]

He sees himself as "fate."

[@OgreProgrammer]

Yes, he's doomed. Wounded Llewellyn buys clothing off a guy at the border, dies a day or so later, off screen, and that's foreshadowing for wounded Chigurh buying a shirt from the kid.

[@dylanwadell7768]

The part at 12:22 Anton is practicing entering and clearing the room. He’s checking where the light switch is so he can turn it on quickly and neutralize any advantage the defenders would have seeing him sillhouetted in the doorway. You’ll notice in that scene he also checks the thickness of the walls to make sure he can shoot through them in case anyone takes cover.

[@MySerpentine]

It's also him checking for anyone coming out of hiding.

[@RabbyBabu]

Anton gave so many people the creeps, absolutely phenomenal acting.

[@Melkor1205]

She really felt that ending. It's wonderful.

[@EvilHandyman]

That was priceless Simone! So glad you caught on to this film's depth and brilliance.

[@DavidAntrobus]

Simone's reaction after Ed Tom's last monologue is beautiful. If you ever watch The Road (both movies are adaptations of Cormac McCarthy novels), be sure to remember the image of "carrying the fire." The more you watch this film, the more brilliant it becomes. Personally, I think it's the Coens' best. Also, the title comes from a poem by W. B. Yeats, "Sailing to Byzantium." Everything about this film is profound. Including the silence.

[@dreamweaver1603]

Beautifully said. I agree.

[@BryGoose]

Simone is probably the first person I have seen to fully grasp the ending on a reaction. Very nice to see.

[@d4mdcykey]

Yes, I watch alot of reaction channels and she is one of the best at catching the subplot and character nuance way before anyone else...if they ever do get it at all.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

"I don't think this is a comedy." - No kidding. George is the first reactor I've seen who recognized the cattle gun. Kelly Macdonald, who played Carla Jean, is Scottish. She normally speaks with a thick Scottish accent. You couldn't tell it from this movie. Her dialect was perfect. The quietness of the movie, and the absence of non-diegetic music, makes it more suspenseful. The scene where Chigurh tracks Llewelyn to the hotel room and the shootout that follows is more terrifying because there are no cues telling you what's about to happen. The bullets breaking the windows in the truck without the sound of rifle fire makes you feel like they could be coming from anywhere. The sequence with Chigurh at the motel can be a bit confusing on first viewing. Llewelyn saw when he returned to the motel that someone was there waiting for him, which is why he had the cabbie take him to a different motel, and why he rented the room behind his original room when he returned. Chigurh saw the same thing, but he's smart enough that he didn't barge directly into Llewelyn's original room. Instead, he rented the room next to it, and studied its layout to plan his moves. Then when he burst into Llewelyn's room, he encountered members of the Mexican drug cartel that were waiting for Llewelyn to come back. Chigurh kills them, but by then Llewelyn has extracted the money and left. Anton Chigurh is a fascinating character. He sees himself as carrying out the whims of fate. Because of this, it's impossible to reason with him. Carla Jean calls him on this: "The coin don't have no say. It's just you." But Anton responds with, "Well, I got here the same way the coin did." But then we see that Chigurh is just as vulnerable to random chance as anyone else when the car runs a red light and crashes into him. No Country for Old Men subverts expectations in several ways. It sets us up for a final confrontation between Llewelyn and Chigurh, only to have Llewelyn die off-camera by someone else's hand. Sheriff Bell, the narrator and the "old man" of the title, never even sees or talks to either Llewelyn or Chigurh. And the movie just sort of ends without anything being resolved.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Nowadays, you don't need the tank for a knocker.

[@Pestsoutwest]

Tall buildings skip floor 13.... it goes 12 then 14. Superstitions.... That's why the building was missing a floor.

[@shanek3453]

the line "im older then my father was by 20 years, so in a sense hes the younger man" for some reason really sticks with me.

[@TomVCunningham]

"no good deed goes unpunished." The movie. A masterpiece.

[@bodyjar78]

This movie has my favourite soundtrack 😜

[@pro-v7500]

Amazing scoring. It really sets the atmosphere.

[@tarmil]

John Cage is a genius.

[@stanleyetienne8353]

This movie is pure art. One of the best films ever made

[@OfficialArmstead]

I love the last scene of this film. The Sheriff explaining his dreams from the night before always leaves me very emotional. I'm curious what about that ending monologue made you guys feel emotional or was it from something else that resonated with you from earlier in the film? I always look forward to seeing reactor's reactions to this specific part of this movie.

[@Stu23784]

I’m sure I read somewhere that the American Psychologist council (or whatever they’re called) said Javier’s portrayal of a psychopath was the most accurate they’d ever seen in a movie. That’s what makes him so creepy, like a true psychopath he’s showing zero emotion 😬

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

A gas tank doesn't need to be pressurized to explode. In fact, since gasoline is only flammable in its gaseous form, a nearly empty gas tank will explode more readily, and with more force than a nearly full one.

[@VilleHalonen]

I've only seen the movie once (just a couple of months ago) so I don't have really many thoughts about it yet; my experience was pretty much a quiet meditation on evil. But the really, really impressive thing about this movie is how well it captures not only the story and the dialogue of the novel, but that it actually feels like a cinematic translation of the literary art of Cormac McCarthy. What he says with words, and how he says them -- the combination of simplicity (except when he ain't), horror, and beauty -- is captured incredibly on the screen by the Coens. I adore how they're both capable of portraying absolute horror with such absolute beauty. This is my favorite Coen movie and by far my favorite cinematography by Roger Deakins. You being blown away like that reminded me of how I felt when I finished McCarthy's latest novel "The Road", the most powerful reading experience of my life. So much so that I refuse to watch the film version.

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

I think the movie just is. And that's the cool thing about it. Things just are. There's no meaning behind them. No sense. Chigurgh's killings are senseless. The main character's death is. The old cop's trying to make sense of things and can't... or maybe talks himself into believing there is one. The end seems like it's trying to say that this is how and why people start creating faiths. To have something they can rely on, that light in the dark, that hope there's someone waiting for you. But of course there isn't. The psychopath killer walks off into the sunset to kill another day. And the world doesn't care. You can believe as hard as you want, nothing will ever make any sense, nothing has meaning. Chigurgh embodies this lack of meaning. And the movie is very much like Chigurgh. Just letting things happen and killing off characters from time to time.

[@benjaminluttrell3673]

Read Blood Meridian. It’s incredible.

[@VilleHalonen]

@@benjaminluttrell3673 I tried it maybe 10 years ago but back then, I felt as intimidated by the language as I was enthralled by it. I’ll try it again soon.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

The adaptation of The Road isn’t bad. I hope Hollywood never tries to make Blood Meridian. I picked up a Spanish copy of Cities of the Plain (the middle book of the Border Trilogy) while I was trying to improve my Spanish. I struggled through it because McCarthy’s language is so precise and the corresponding words can be obscure. Yet they often are so spot on that I have wondered if McCarthy wasn’t thinking in Spanish when he wrote certain parts. I’ll give you an example from the very first phrase of Cities of the Plain. Zapatearon en el portal para sacudirse la lluvia de las botas . . . The stood in the doorway and stomped the rain from their boots . . . In a way it’s even more vivid in Spanish.

[@VilleHalonen]

@@MarcosElMalo2 I hear The Road is not a bad adaptation, but this is a case where reading the book was such a unique and powerful experience for me that I just have no desire to see it.

[@innocentbystander1853]

“And then I woke up”…..best final line ever delivered. Simone got it.

[@noteliassmith]

Fun fact: psychiatrists performed a recent study and found that Anton Chigurh is the most realistic depiction of a psychopath ever put to film

[@mobiusbelts3607]

No... a couple of psychiatrist friends wrote a paper about psychopaths on film more than a few years ago and found Chigurh's performance to be "one of the most realistic psychopaths on film" not the most realistic depictions put on film.

[@pczplughead]

Lorne Malvo >>> Anton Chigurh

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

Link that study, please.

[@mobiusbelts3607]

@@Bambuzzsprosse www.sakkyndig.com/psykologi/artvit/leistedt2013.pdf

[@marleybob3157]

Javier Bardem was the clear choice for the Oscar. Well deserved. To show his range, the next movie he did was the brilliant Woody Allen movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" with Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz (who later became his wife). Definitely one to consider watching as I do not believe you have reacted to any Woody Allen movies. He may be a pervert but he's a talented pervert. If not this, I highly recommend "The Purple Rose of Cairo".

[@andrewmarkland4231]

Something I noticed about this film is that they build tension through the landscape as well. When he confronts people they are literally in the middle of nowhere, with nobody around for miles. The sparse population and empty wilderness feels very dangerous. They also reinforce this with the film being really quiet and absence of music.

[@billhicks6449]

They did an excellent job portraying the pure vastness and emptiness of what I can only assume is west Texas in particular but also the US in general. It's just a wide open, often dangerous land where it's very easy to find yourself completely isolated from the rest of the world. I've only seen a couple movies that can get the scale right like Unforgiven, but none have hit this tone with it.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@billhicks6449 I lived alone for a time in a wild lonely place. A few times a day there was a train that passed, but far off. Occasionally there were snatches of music from a nearby rancho. But most of the time was the sound of wind. Inside the gate were some overgrown rosemary bushes, and as the weather warmed and they bloomed, there was the buzzing of bees early in the day. The first two weeks of hearing almost nothing but the sound of wind was very spooky. But it’s also lovely in a way, as if a weight has been lifted from your mind. I lived out there for three months as a caretaker. I think word spread beyond the rancho that there was a gringo living out there alone, because I began hearing “night birds” when I hadn’t before, and in the morning there would be footprints and tracks around the house. I moved into the rancho, thieves stripped out the metal windows and stairs and anything else of value, and the last time I saw it the roof had collapsed it was turning into a ruin.

[@previouslyachimp]

@@MarcosElMalo2 - This was a nice vignette Marco, perhaps you should try your hand in the literary realm? Cormac would be proud! 🙂

[@Hellspiral-lr8yh]

by the end of this reaction we have the two types of people who watch this movie perfectly summed up. Simone visibly moved and in tears over Tommy Lee Jones' monologue. George going "whut, lol"

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, the title of "No Country for Old Men" comes from the opening line of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats.

[@Therap1ssed]

Due to superstition, many buildings omit the 13th floor, but everyone on the 14th floor of those buildings knows exactly what floor they're really on. This could be why Woody counted fewer floors from outside.

[@Urge-To-Burn]

My dad passed when I was fourteen. Hearing the old man talk in such an abstract manner about his dream actually almost made me tear up knowing that just like him, I will be looking for that fire among the dark and cold, and that my dad would be there, but I will always wake up before I can greet him.

[@andystewart581]

Some buildings are built without a numbered 13th floor because of superstitions. They go from the 12th floor to the 14th. I had thought they had stopped this practice, but it may still be going on.

[@richieclean]

The film is set in the early 80's, so that practice would probably still have been quite common.

[@christiankalk4668]

"What's the most you've ever lost on a coin toss?" Epic scene from start to finish. The final scene with Llewellyn's wife, when Shigur leaves the house, and you wonder if you should be happy or sad...and then he checks his shoes. The movie does so much with tiny details.

[@TerbInYourFace]

When I saw this in the theatre awhile after it came out I was the only person there. Such a great experience to see this masterpiece all by oneself on the big screen

[@stephenreyes6642]

sound EPIC!

[@TerbInYourFace]

@@stephenreyes6642 It was pretty fantastic and a little ominous too. Never been the only one in a theater before or since.

[@sca88]

A group of psychiatrists spent 3 years watching 400 films with psychopaths and they agreed that Anton is the best. depiction of one.

[@carlosmiguel4756]

@25:55 wooooow right Simone? To end on that note, on that fuc*ing monologue by Tommy Lee Jones? Wow right? This is a masterpiece by the Cohen brothers, enough said....

[@myfriendisaac]

7:59 Calm yet menacing, inhuman, all accurate descriptions of Anton!!! A truly unique villain 👌🏾🍿🎬😈

[@AJ-gn4ki]

I've seen a car blow up like that. The engine overheated and caught fire, and when it got to the gas tank, it was a pretty big explosion. It was fire season, so everyone was scrambling to put the pieces that went flying out before the fire really spread. Luckily the fire trucks came because there were a lot of pieces!

[@StudioMod]

The reason Carson notices a floor is missing is because often buildings will skip the 13th floor and name the 13th floor as floor 14. This is a superstitious thing, as 13 is considered to be an unlucky number. It's one of those weird things that some buildings in the US do and I've never understood it. Not sure if that happens ever in Canada. This is the film that made me want to get into filmmaking. Been writing ever since. The original work of Cormac Mcarthy is even stranger, with everyone seeming a bit younger and Anton talking a LOT more. Also, the reason Anton is in a car accident is for him to lose the part of himself that thinks he is a servant of fate. He genuinely thinks he's making the world a better place with his state of superficial excellence. The fact that he went out of his way to kill the wife was an unnecessary detour after the husband died, and it opened him up to be scrutinized by fate. But in reality, he was just disillusioned at that point, realizing that he was never a hand of fate, just a gifted hitman. He took the money to the mexicans at the end of the book.

[@utf59]

You will hardly find a building in the U.S. with a 13th floor.

[@StudioMod]

@@utf59 Yeah it's odd. It's the same in Philadelphia. Not sure how such a small superstition made it to such heights. Is it attached to any religious superstition? I mean, we have black cats and breed them without people freaking out.

[@BJBee]

For some Asian countries it's 4. They consider it unlucky and steer clear.

[@ЕгорКаплин-ф3ю]

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[@k333rl]

the missing floor is sometimes the 13th. buildings over 13 stories sometimes will skip from 12 to 14.

[@Cynim]

That Neverland joke is priceless!!! One incredible strength with this movie is the absence of music. It serves the tension very well.

[@jbacunn]

This is one of those movies you have to watch multiple times and really think about. Bardem gave one of the best performances ever.

[@Joetorres3]

I love how methodic Chigurn is. He rents the room to see how the layout of the roons are, he even check the closet, to see if is big enought for someone to hide in there.

[@lupercal1984]

The fact that they managed to build up so much tension and emotion with no score at all is crazy. Took me three viewings to realize that there was no music at all

[@JimFinley11]

Great movie, epic performance by Bardem - I knew watching him reminded me of something, but I couldn't remember what - it finally came to me. Decades ago I was at a zoo and saw a row of enclosures with big cats. In one, there was a melanistic leopard, a.k.a. a black panther, pacing back and forth. I stopped to look at the cat, and it stopped and just stood there staring at me - no detectable emotion, just laser-focused on me - and I suddenly knew in my bones that if there hadn't been a barrier between that cat and me, I'd already have been dead when I had the thought. One of the most chilling experiences I've ever had - hard to explain how it felt. Bardem's character reminds me of that cat. About the car blowing up: it would depend to a great degree on how much gas was in the tank. It's counterintuitive, but the most explosive situation would be for the tank to be almost empty, because it isn't the liquid gasoline that explodes, it's the air full of gasoline vapor. It's what the military calls an FAE, a fuel-air explosive, like the thermobaric bombs (a.k.a. vacuum bombs) that have become controversial in recent years. The same thing can happen with air that is full of flammable particles, especially if they have a static electric charge - that's why grain silos blow up sometimes. If the car's tank was completely full, it might start a fire that would end up consuming the car, but not blow it up.

[@MatthewMortensen1]

Skyscrapers don't have a 13th floor. It's a superstition thing. That's what Woody was commenting on in the office. The building was missing a floor.

[@graverob1910]

14:25 A lot of buildings over 13 floors would not label floor 13 as such, naming it the 14th floor on the directory and elevator, just skipping the 13th floor, mostly out of superstition.

[@patricke0n]

In America (maybe in canada some too?) They usually skip the thirteenth floor in buildings, so buildings over 13stories are usually "missing" a floor.

[@MattMajcan]

The missing floor is because a lot of buildings will skip the 13th floor out of superstition. obviously theres still a 13th floor but the numbers will go straight from 12 to 14

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

A very faithful adaptation of the book, including the ending, just like the Coen's adaptation of True Grit. Odd fact, there's a conversation in the film (and the book) that mentions the cartels had a federal judge killed in San Antonio recently. That's a reference to the real life killing of Judge John Wood in 1979 which is the year the film is set in. The person who was convicted of that killing? Charles Harrelson ... Woody's father.

[@kevinsieg2076]

The Coen brothers are brilliant filmmakers. Check out their early work-- Blood Simple, Barton Fink and Miller's Crossing-- you'll be rewarded. If you choose to do a reaction to any of those movies I'm definately gonna watch (Miller's Crossing. fuck yeah).

[@russellward4624]

Not a hidden floor. Many older buildings skip the 13th floor because it's unlucky so the 13th is labeled 14th. I'm surprised you don't know about this cause it's definitely a thing in Asia just different numbers are considered unlucky. In Japan 4 and 9 are unlucky.

[@roadrunner3100]

The Coen Brothers are master film makers. There's very little in this movie (and Fargo, too) that you could improve upon. Kelly Macdonald, the actress who played Carla Jean, is actually Scottish and has a pretty thick Scottish brogue. But her southern accent in this movie is quite convincing. Great reaction. Thank you.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Underrated IMO - a silent death that lingers on and on and on. The lethal deft turn by Bardem is beyond petrifying (like a predator - which Anton is - he's stealthy deadly) and the morose one-two-punch of Brolin & Jones is a fine counterpoint. One of the best endings in the film. Just.Ends. The title says everything. Nice job guys.

[@andrewgrossman4982]

Great choice! Please react to the Coen Brothers’ brilliant *True Grit* with Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, and Hailee Steinfeld!

[@frozenharold]

I love that Llewellyn and Anton not only never have a showdown, but it's not even him that kills him. Also, that we never see it. It's just matter of fact. Like the bad guy doest always get their comeuppance.

[@fatcole1152]

Geez, I've seen this movie countless times and always take away something new from it. This time I finally realized why Anton kicked in his own door and fliipped the lights on in his hotel room after just having left. He was memorizing the room so his eyes dilating when the lights flipped on wouldn't be an issue for him after he kicks in the door in the next hotel room. Chigurh's attention to detail and planning is terrifying

[@jaybird8192]

One of the most terrifying villan/hitman in movie history! Javier Bardem nailed it! He styled his hair that way to make him look even more terrifying for the role!

[@artdeco64]

The wife (Carla Jean) was played by Scottish actress, Kelly Macdonald. Kelly Macdonald was Diane in Trainspotting. I don’t know if you’ve seen Trainspotting yet but it’s quite the ride.

[@lmcgregoruk]

14:27 Pretty sure he means the "13th floor" is missing, due to superstition having a lot of older building going from floor 12 to floor 14, because nobody wants to be on the "unlucky" 13th floor. Dude being sarcastic back saying they'll look into it.

[@Orangeosity]

The missing floor line is because tall buildings in USA skip floor 13 when numbering, cus the 13th floor is bad luck.

[@redmattpog]

For the car explosion, gasoline produces vapors that are pretty explosive. But there needs to be only half a tank or less (of gas) for it to blow up instead of just catching on fire.

[@thormelsted]

A gas tank would not explode like that. There’s just not enough oxygen in the tank to cause a rapid burn, even with the cap off. Tanks are regulated, because accidents are common, and they are reinforced. At most there would be a flash and then possibly a spreading fire assuming there was a leak. But no, cars don’t explode like that. That’s a movie trope. One of the few flaws in this near perfect film. But a cool one regardless.

[@Wrencher_86]

Modern cars, yeah, they won't explode like that. 1970's cars... also probably not but also probably a little less far fetched.

[@McPh1741]

There’s a movie with a similar plot- people stumbling onto some drug money, where things quickly spiral out of control called “A Simple Plan” starring Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton. It wasn’t as well received as this movie but it was pretty good. I recommend it.

[@daletaylor5589]

No a gas tank will not explode like in the movie. There would be a vapor explosion but not blowing out the windows. Professional firefighter for 30 years, seen a few things.

[@franktherabbit47]

Llewelyn was killed because Carla Jean’s mom told the “Mexican in the Suit” where he was staying.

[@kennedy6587]

I always saw it as Anton is literally the embodiment of death. Some he’s sent after for their sins, some are chance/fate (coin flips) and then there’s Tommy Lee Jones living by choosing to walk away.

[@KlooKloo]

That's the thing, he ISN'T an embodiment. Carla Jean says it plainly: the coin don't got no say. It's just him. He chose to be there. He chooses to kill based on a coin flip. The real randomness is the car crash that happens right after. Chigurh's a person made of blood and bone.

[@johnwolfe7596]

In that regard you could technically classify No Country for Old Men as a monster movie.

[@UlrichUlrich]

did Dasha Reacts steal you guys' thumbnail design and concept, or did you guys steal hers? Just wondering.

[@OronOfMontreal]

The Coen brothers are my favourite living filmmakers. Kubrick is my all-time favourite. I love old gangster movies from the 1930s and 40s, so their early movie, "Miller's Crossing", set in a 1920s Chicago-style city, is my favourite Coen film. You must see it to believe it. John Turturro's performance will blow you away.

[@scetchman12]

After I initially watched this movie I read that many people (myself included) mistake Josh Brolin as the main character but it’s actually Tommy Lee Jones. That’s why it’s called No Country for Old Men, he’s just an older sheriff that can’t keep up the way he used to. That’s why his dad in his dream goes on up ahead until it’s time for him to catch up.

[@chrispruett81]

Movies and video games often show cars blowing up when their gas tanks are shot. However, this is not actually possible, as gas tanks are very well-protected from fire and explosions. In order for a fire to start in a gas tank, there would need to be a lot of oxygen present, which is not usually the case.

[@Davski199]

Props for a fellow gamer-chaotic evil is dead on, probably a dual class human fighter//assassin.

[@thedragon133]

14:35 that missing floor could be the 13th floor. As it is considered bad luck to have one, some elevators in buildings don't have the number and the real 13th is numbered 14.

[@thesofahippo4055]

NCFOM is such a great film. The Coen Brothers really know how to do cinematic vistas (as does their cinematographer Roger Deakins). You should definitely check out Taylor Sheridans' New American Frontier trilogy (Sicario, Hell or High Water and Wind River)

[@alexschmidt3034]

The villain not just kinda wins, he totally wins because he's the one who walked off with the 2 millon.

[@StealthDiablo]

Yes, that can happen to a vehicle by lighting cloth in the gas tank. A explosion would depend on the amount of gas in the tank, if the tank was full it might not happen, but half full the flame could travel and cause an explosion due to the gas vapors. Then again I have never done it.

[@RamonIsHim]

I think the main message of the movie is: Life Isn’t Fair. For half the movie we expect it to play out how any old Western would; Our stereotypical masculine cowboy hero will kill the lunatic villain and walk off with the money, except that isn’t how life works. We expect the Sheriff to somehow piece the whole thing together and put an end to the chaos, but he never does, because that’s not how life works. The unfairness of life is the rule Anton lives by and chooses to identify with, acting as an instrument of death driven by chance and the unluckiness of anyone who crosses his path. Except even he is subjected to the unfairness of life when he drives through a green light and is still struck by a random speeding driver. A movie hasn’t made me think this much in a long time and I’m so glad I finally watched it. Great reaction guys!

[@urbgeog]

No country for old women too! The mother was only 58 but looked like she was 75...

[@Rob-eo5ql]

The Coen brothers make the best movies. Raising Arizona & True Grit (2010) are great

[@van8ryan]

This is my best friend's favorite movie; the book literally feels like the movie (different but nearly verbally the same). I actually tried showing this to my dad (big time Western fan although he's more of the Fess Parker fanatic). For the most part, he actually liked it (up til the death of Llewellyn, where the whole nihilistic tone got to him), then when the credits rolled, he was like, "Well...........THAT SUCKED!!" Granted, another Cormac McCarthy film Tommy Lee Jones starred in later (and directed) with Samuel L. Jackson was called THE SUNSET LIMITED........and it's even MORE DARKER than this, all about a man trying to stop another man's suicide (that movie, you'd literally want to put a bullet in your head by the end). My point is McCarthy's writing is SERIOUSLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

[@ПорфирийИванов-з2ф]

Почему вы блюрите большую часть фильма? Это мешает синхронизации увиденного на экране и вашей реакции. Я понимаю что авторские права,все дела,но посмотрите как делают другие блогеры с таким же контентом

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

One of the most poignant endings of a film ever! And the atmosphere throughout the whole film was unlike anything I've see before in a film.

[@thewahakid1944]

At 14:25 Due to superstitous people, some tall buildings elected not have a "13th" floor.

[@maximillianosaben]

When Javier Bardem got his haircut for the movie he looked in the mirror and said, "I'm not gonna get laid for six months." Haha.

[@tequilawhiskey]

Well hes married to Penelope Cruz so i dont want no complaints outta him!

[@WolfHreda]

I've been waiting for this one. This is one of those movies that everyone should watch. 14:23 He's referring to the superstitious practice of skipping 13 when numbering floors in a building.

[@srenjensen3817]

A gas tank in a petrol car, will explode if the tank is nearly empty, if it is full it will just burn in the filler hole.

[@notabritperse]

Anton going out and back into the hotel room -- he was sure to get a room identical to Llewellyn's first room -- was to prepare for the eventual assault. What does it look like when the door opens? When the lights flick on? Where are people likely to be or hide? Is that wall too thick to shoot through?

[@OpenMawProductions]

People blow themselves up at the gas pump while smoking. It's not the gas itself, it's the fumes.

[@batbrick3949]

14:30 The “missing” floor is the 13th floor. Due to superstition, many buildings are built without a 13th floor; the numbering goes from 12 to 14.

[@gavinsheridan4680]

The hypocrisy of the “chance of the coin flip” hits me. He’s making the choice to murder, and blaming it on chance.

[@CumpasFilms]

so the reason why Moss' knows all this stuff is because he's a veteran.

[@sppl]

Ironically, Simone looks pretty with that hair in the thumbnail!

[@caseymoe816]

Great pick and great reaction guys. If you haven’t already seen it-and I don’t think you have-I would highly recommend Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood.” Both came out the same year (2007) and tell different stories, but are similar, quiet, well done masterpieces of filmmaking. Daniel Day Lewis is phenomenal. Both films deal with greed, power and terror in completely opposite ways. So so good.

[@uzul42]

Well done, George. You are the first reactor I've seen who recognized Anton's cattle gun for what it is right away. Most people wonder the whole time what that thing is and only understand when the sheriff talks about it near the end of the movie.

[@Bill_Jones.]

You guys did the best reaction to this movie than any I’ve seen. No talking over important dialogue, no cracking jokes just to hear themselves laugh, no over-analyzing while the movie is playing. Just an intelligent conversation over the movie at the end. Well done.