This Will SHOCK You How Real It Is! | NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Movie Reaction *FIRST TIME WATCHING!*

My No Country For Old Men Movie Reaction, First Time Watching No Country For Old Men. Has To Be One Of The Most Suspenseful, Realistic Films I've Seen. #MovieReaction #NoCountryForOldMen #FirstTimeWatching #Reaction #Movies #CoenBrothers
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN MOVIE REACTION | 0:00 - 31:38
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN MOVIE REVIEW | 31:39 - 37:44
No Country For Old Men Movie Description:
While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss.
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the film is set in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the Coen brothers had explored in the films Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Fargo (1996). The film follows three main characters: Llewelyn Moss (Brolin), a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh (Bardem), a mysterious hitman who is tasked with recovering the money; and Ed Tom Bell (Jones), a local sheriff investigating the crime. The film also stars Kelly Macdonald as Moss's wife Carla Jean, and Woody Harrelson as a bounty hunter seeking Moss and the return of the $2 million.
No Country for Old Men premiered in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on May 19. The film became a commercial success, grossing $171 million worldwide against the budget of $25 million. Critics praised the Coens' direction and screenplay and Bardem's performance, and the film won 76 awards from 109 nominations from multiple organizations; it won four awards at the 80th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), three British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), and two Golden Globes. The American Film Institute listed it as an AFI Movie of the Year, and the National Board of Review selected it as the best of 2007.
More critics included No Country for Old Men on their 2007 top ten lists than any other film, and many regard it as the Coen brothers' best film. As of February 2018, various sources had recognized it as one of the best films of its decade. The Guardian's John Patterson wrote: "the Coens' technical abilities, and their feel for a landscape-based Western classicism reminiscent of Anthony Mann and Sam Peckinpah, are matched by few living directors", and Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said that it is "a new career peak for the Coen brothers" and "as entertaining as hell". In 2016, it was voted the 10th best film of the 21st century as picked by 177 film critics from around the world.
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[@HelloMellowXVI]

This Is Really Unlike Any Other Movie I've Seen, Took Me A While To Understand It. But I See How Brilliant It Is. Please Share And Like The Video! AHOO!!!

[@rodgomez4424]

Keep going down that rabbit hole. There's still plenty of movies left to go

[@JacobDennisHarris8586]

Unsure if you can ever find the time for, I think you get a lot of Suggestions, my Suggestion is "Taking Care of Business", there's some COOL Actors, some I haven't seen in many other Movies. "Happy Go Lucky Convict"

[@gooeyking]

Youre right that you should rewatch it. It absolutely is one of those movies you have to watch more than once to really get the dialogue. Ive watched it over a dozen times and theres still certain parts that are just lost on me lol but damn if it isnt just an insanely good movie that pulls me in every time i see it

[@Nyarlathotep727]

You should definitely put the movie Sicario in your watchlist.

[@cesarhernandez6861]

Don't let anyone ask you Heads or Tails MellVerse!

[@asdfasdf5695]

I always took Anton's car accident at the end as the story's way of showing us that, as psychotic & otherworldly as Anton is, he's still just a guy like you and me and he is susceptible to random chance just like everybody is. He's not a monster or an alien; he's a human being, which is far scarier.

[@JamesWVanFleet]

Agreed. That's why it's so important that Carla Jean calls his bluff with the coin and says, "The coin don't have no say in it." You actually see this get to him. He gets frustrated with her, and I'm sure he hated that, with Carla Jean, he had to consciously choose to kill her. Chigurh *wants* to be a force of nature, as inscrutable and unpredictable as the chance in the coins he carries. But at the end of the flick, he's an ordinary man who chooses to kill, and some day the coin will turn on him too.

[@alexgramm5170]

You both nailed it!

[@DarthCrimsonDeath]

@@JamesWVanFleet I completely agree with your analysis and commentary, and what was said before as well. Chigurh is a paradox, as much as he wants to be an Agent of Chaos and Chance, he knows himself that he is just a man, and goes on further deconstruction of himself by equating himself to a simple coin. He gets frustrated with Carla Jean calling him out because he disregards his own humanity and volition in his desire to transcend it in the meaningless of fortuity, giving in to it completely. Chigurh thinks it is obvious and that she should know all that, and then we do see chance and bad luck almost take him out, an irrepressible force of psychopathy, of all people, at the end.

[@EdDunkle]

I think that in the book his car gets run into by people on drugs.

[@greentaigo2552]

It is also karma in a way, especially because after that he has to depend on the generosity of others while he's been dominant in every single conversation he's been in up until that poinr

[@JoaquinJr]

I find it amazing how in three consecutive years, we got Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh for No Country for Old Men in 2007, Heath Ledger as Joker for The Dark Knight in 2008, and Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa for Inglourious Basterds in 2009. All three of them won best supporting actor, which was absolutely well deserved.

[@robincraft4682]

All terrific villains in great films.

[@art2736]

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds and in Django Unchained was amazing. One helluva an actor.

[@Might.B.Housey_]

I never thought of that. 1 iconic performance a year

[@humphreybrogart8392]

And Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood" (2007)

[@molanlabe5868]

Christoph Waltz is not dead though

[@speakstheobvious5769]

In storytelling, we expect a resolution. Maybe even a lesson. Movies and stories like this leave us uncomfortable because there is no real resolution.

[@averitas]

But that's life.

[@lampad4549]

I mean there is a lesson, its how senseless violence is and how it can incomprehensible. Kinda like Fargo.

[@speakstheobvious5769]

@@lampad4549 I don't think it's just how senseless violence is. I think the lesson is deeper than that. I think it portreys how random death is. One day you're driving your chickens and pull over to help a guy with engine trouble and the next minute you're dead. You're running a small business and a killer comes in and by chance you're not dead. Then there's the lesson that you can run from death for a bit, but it always catches up with you. I think Anton Chigurh is the personification of death. He kills anyone who gets in his way, and he decides by the flip of a coin whether someone lives or dies. SImilar to the trope of playing chess with death. If you don't play you will surely die, but if you play you have a chance.

[@brettrobinson2901]

The only guaranteed resolution...is life's end.....and even then.......?

[@patrickgogan3517]

@@averitas exactly

[@grontelp77]

Tommy Lee Jones character is actually the narrator when you think about it. Lewllyn isn't really the main character. This and the book are really about an old sheriff reflecting on his life now that he's at the end, reflecting on the senseless and random violence and depravity that pervades the historically lawless border area, where people live at the edge of societies laws, and our worst and most violent selves come out

[@xavvi]

@mellverse Exactly. As a young man you feel like you can make a difference and you're equipped to fight the evil. As you get older the world seems colder and more evil but the truth is that the world has always been this cold and this evil and we've always been fighting it since the dawn of man. But that fight is for the young men, this world is not a place for old men. Tommy Lee Jones' monologue in the end is the point of the whole movie and it's wonderfully done.

[@BuckarooSamurai]

I love the irony of the scene where they are whinging about people with green hair and bones in their nose, meanwhile all the senseless violence and depravity are instigated by normal everyday looking people.

[@st3wi3D]

What he said.

[@paintwhisperer]

@mellverse have you seen Tommy Lee Jones in the fugitive or US Marshalls?

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Nope

[@grontelp77]

Woody Harrelson is channelling his father in this role. His father was a hitman for the mafia in Texas. Dead serious, look it up.

[@joey_dangerously]

Also, for the CIA

[@citypopFM]

@@joey_dangerously He wasn't a shooter for the CIA lol. Don't be silly. His dad did assassinate a judge and was otherwise a career criminal.

[@AutoPilate]

@@citypopFM interesting fact: Sheriff Bell references that assassination in the novel.

[@drhall343]

I'm just here to talk about Rampart.

[@citypopFM]

@@GastonBoykins I remember that but it's not like Woody would know in the first place and that leads to a silly rabbit hole connecting his dad to the JFK assassination which is likely what he was hinting. He also thinks his dad was innocent of killing that judge when he's completely guilty so take his words with a few grains of salt.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Llewelyn's death is one of the all-time great left hooks in film. You realize you've been watching a movie for about 45 minutes and you were wrong about who the protagonist was the entire time.

[@TheSchaef47]

Plus it follows a lot of movie tropes about the protagonist and the antagonist on a collision course, building to that final confrontation, then suddenly the movie's like, nah, it'll be fine.

[@johnr797]

But he was the protagonist

[@sergiorodriguez1703]

So who is the protagonist this time, Sheriff Tom Bell or Llewelyn

[@mattguz55]

@@johnr797 this story is about the sheriff coming to understand that the world isnt changing but hes just getting old. It's no country for old men

[@johnr797]

@@mattguz55 thanks, Ethan Coen, but Llewellyn was the protagonist for half the film

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

This movie has one of the best villains in cinematic history, bar none. Love Anton Chigur.

[@lampad4549]

You cant say it has one of the best villains , then follow that with bar none.

[@birthdaybatter815]

The three year run of Anton Chigurh, The Joker, and Hans Landa was just magic.

[@danp6536]

Only bettered by Lorne Malvo in my opinion, also Cohen brothers though!

[@jima6545]

That's a bold statement Ringo

[@mylobage]

@@danp6536 Bro Hannibal Lecter and Darth Vader are light years better.

[@seancancook1]

The weapon he is using in the beginning is called a 'cattle killer'. It uses the pressurized container to expel a bolt into the cows head much like we see in the movie with the unfortunate gentleman we seen him pull over.

[@ThePsychoReturns]

The technical term is "captive bolt gun".

[@brewdaly1873]

It's such a great little detail, because it shows that he views people as nothing more than cattle for the slaughter.

[@kingjellybean9795]

It's used on all types of live stock just tweak the pressure settings for smaller stock like pig sheep goat and what not

[@brianmcgarry1632]

@@kingjellybean9795 your name is disturbing

[@greentaigo2552]

The sheriff also later references it when talking to Carla and realizes that this is what Anton used to kill which is why there was no bullet found

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

Javier Bardem's role in this movie is perfection. ranks right up there with Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lector for me.

[@robincraft4682]

Yep. They both won Oscars.

[@mcruzalonso4160]

Javier Barden actor español from Madrid

[@doburu4835]

@@mcruzalonso4160 Madrid is in Spain right?

[@bigboss4993]

Mads Mikkelsen

[@rpg7287]

Also, don’t ignore the last line of the movie. Tommy Lee Jones gives a hopeful story of a dream about his father. Then he delivers a line that shocks us back into reality. “Then I woke up.” Truly brilliant movie.

[@adgato75]

The story isn't hopeful. It is about death. His father is dead , death is where he has "gone before him" to prepare a place to be waiting on him , as he said. Now that Ed Tom has retired , death is all that is left for him. Work is how men define themselves. It gives a shape to their days. Just look at him. He is at loose ends , with no direction. It is why the sound of the ticking clock continues after the fade to black. He is just counting out the minutes until death , now that he has retired. Being a lawman was who he IS. Now there is nothing left .

[@Malum09]

Something interesting is that the last dream Ed Tom talks about resembles the plot of McCarthy’s next book The Road, and the mention of his father carrying a horn with fire reminds of the phrase from The Road “are you carrying the fire?”

[@angelcanez4426]

Ed Tom Bell has realized that it is in deed " No country for Old Men" and his style of not having a gun Andy Griffin policing is behind him. He says I don't want to face something I just don't understand and that's what he's going up against.

[@twoohhunoh]

The beauty of this movie, along with it's wonderful acting and stunning cinematography, is that the end of each characters arc is based on the randomness of life itself. Life ain't like the old days and it ain't like a movie.

[@thesanfranciscoseahorse473]

I'd say "the old days" are still much like today. We still have sickness, death, seeming random misfortunes, psychotic killers, etc. They had those hundreds of years ago too, they just used different strategies and tools.

[@bryondavis2173]

@@thesanfranciscoseahorse473 yup and 150 years ago and older things were the same as far as psychos everyone just didn't hear or see them like now

[@Divinemakyr]

That old man in the coin toss scene did an amazing job.

[@adgato75]

Exactly. Bardem was amazing , but that guy doesn't get mentioned enough. He gives it back perfectly.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

Such a great damn movie! Life is random, the good guys don't always win, the bad guys sometimes get away with it, and sometimes things just aren't satisfying. This movie is life. Amazing! The acting in this is so good, there aren't enough awards in the world to give away!

[@AlexG-xl1cc]

Yeah I laughed when he went "this movie is just a bunch of random stuff" just like life!

[@krono5el]

this movie is just too fucking good, masterclass.

[@katherinhalpin8176]

The novel this is based on (same title) by Cormac McCarthy is fantastic. One of the few cases of the film being just as good - if not better - than the book, IMO.

[@otisdriftwood1086]

I tell EVERYONE the same thing!!🤘✌🖤

[@gooeyking]

And everyone who worked on this movie is to thank for it, from the ones in front of the camera, to all the people behind it, an actual masterpiece of a book translation that i wish could happen more often with movies based on novels. Great example for anyone wanting to be in any part of the movie industry

[@Wombatzu]

McCarthy first wrote it as a screenplay, which might be why it's his only book that turned into a successful film.

[@WolfHreda]

@@Wombatzu I was about to disagree, but you said *successful* , which The Road really wasn't. Even though it's a great film in its own right.

[@jetnipatteeravithayapinyo2468]

Reading the book is like I’m reading through the movie script. Word by word. Moment to moment. Talk about faithful adaptations.

[@Jitterzz]

This movie ain’t no joke, man

[@art2736]

The meaning is deep and it all works together. The fact that it's hard to grasp first watch is a testament to it's greatness.

[@nox5870]

Still waiting patiently for There Will Be Blood Reaction!

[@filyblunt2572]

Ending actually pissed me off at the time, but I've thought about it so much since seeing it years ago, now I think it's pure genius, sad, tragic genius

[@patrickgogan3517]

Reminds me of Sopranos a bit

[@AddSerious]

the coin toss scene, if you look up the script for that you can see that every det1ail was written out, even the slow crinkling of the wrapper

[@PhoenixRising357]

Another great one by you Mell. I love seeing how you give props to the team and acknowledge the work behind the scenes even more than the acting. I think you should do "There will Be Blood"

[@TheSchaef47]

That is a phenomenal movie, I second that.

[@TheRedWaltz24]

Great movie! For the next Coen Brothers movie, "Raising Arizona", "Miller's Crossing" or "Barton Fink" should be next.

[@MrThumbs63]

Raising Arizona is fantastic.

[@gishgali8354]

Oh man. Raising Arizona or Miller's Crossing would be great. I think if he watches Barton Fink next he might never watch another Coen Bros. film, even though I love it.

[@TheFungusamongus91]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

[@TheSchaef47]

I'LL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND I strongly recommend Fargo or Barton Fink. The latter will really mess with your head.

[@filmfreak7682]

A serious Man Fargo Inside Llewynn Davis

[@GorramT]

Wholesome fact: Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin became best friends while filming this

[@indiatastic]

That's a handsome as hell friendship!

[@REChronic54]

And now they'll be in a film together again in Dune.

[@TheSchaef47]

Not from sharing scenes, they didn't :D

[@Hater20X]

I wonder how Javier acted Behind the scenes then. Probably very wholesome. Because man is his character very unsettling. Idk if I could be friends with someone who plays a psycho to such a great degree. Thats why I'm curious as to how he was in behind the scenes. Doing a complete 180 and being a likable guy. Hard to imagine

[@je7055]

"I ain't gonna call it. The coin don't have no say." Lots of folks are mixed on the ending, but while I personally think it's meant to be pretty obvious that he kills her after she refuses to call the coinflip, I still think she "wins" to an extent. For the purposes of the movie, Chigurh is "invulnerable"-not literally, he's just too smart & too cold to be beaten like villains in traditional movies. You made the great observation that Carson loses his composure and tries to make a deal with Chigurh after telling Llewelyn that Chigurh doesn't make deals. Carla, by contrast, looks death in the face and tells him to get fucked. She calls him out on using the coin to blame "fate" and avoid taking responsibility for the blood on his hands. She's the only one who calls him out on his unfair "game" and even in death she wins it by not playing in the first place. (Also, the name "Carla" is obviously the feminine form of Carl/Charles which means "free man." In fiction, especially literary fiction, the names of important characters are rarely arbitrary. Very interesting that her name means "free woman".) It's very subtle, and a lot of people take much different interpretations, but when he's leaving her house, you can make the case that it's the only time in the movie we see Chigurh rattled. Throughout the movie, he's hyper-aware of his surroundings, certainly not the type who would drive into the path of an oncoming car absent-mindedly. Yet he does, because for once his mind is elsewhere (presumably Carla's words). He's reduced to the point of having to rely on the charity of a child. Chigurh still gets away, and he probably eventually forgets about Carla and goes back to his killing. But that's not the point: Carla goes out on her terms. She has no one left in her life, so she's able to spit on Chigurh's offer of a 50/50 shot at survival. She'd rather take her chances forcing him to face his own free will, and even if he kills her he'll know it was his choice to murder an innocent woman, not fate's choice. Folks will have an infinite # of takes on this movie and its ending though. I think in the context of Cormac McCarthy's work (he wrote the book), it's a "happy" ending obviously with a big asterisk on "happy." But that's how McCarthy's happy endings work (The Road, without spoiling it). *edit:* So many years later and I'm still trying to work out the subtext of the last scene with TLJ. For me the ending is the scene with Carla and the two kids, the TLJ scene is just the "denoument". Curious choice on the Coens' part to end on that scene. I've heard a few good theories but none that are really great.

[@JoaquinJr]

Chigurh's gonna have pretty damn hard time shooting a gun with that injury, especially without professional care but I agree with what you said.

[@klangsmithtoo]

Carla’s death scene in the film is one of the rare departures from the book. In the book, they have a chilling dialogue where Chigurh basically convinces her that what he is doing is right according to his code and she has no choice but to call the coin. She does. I think it’s interesting that the Cohen brothers made a different statement by leaving this piece of dialog out and not showing her fate.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

The good thing about that scene with Carla and Chigurh is that you could interpret it either in a psychological or philosophical sense. And no matter what your interpretation of it, Carla 'wins'. - One interpretation of the movie overall is that Anton is some sort of actual 'avenging angel' who isn't necessarily "good" in any sense of the word but is allowed to get away with his crimes because he's protected by a higher power of some sort; as long as he plays by the 'rules' (these rules being that he has to give unnecessary victims a chance to survive with the coin toss). When Carla refused to call it, she forced him to break his divine rules by killing her anyway (mainly due to his own pride), even though he was perfectly aware that it wasn't necessary to do so. When he does, his protection is revoked and he's left vulnerable for the crash afterwards (the implication being that he won't last much longer without his higher power watching over him). - Another interpretation is that Anton was simply able to get away with his crimes for so long because he was a pure predator who was completely unfettered by any delusions of morality. By making it seem like his unnecessary murders were due to fate and chance rather than any culpability on his part, he was able to divorce himself of any guilt for them. When Carla refuses to call it, she shatters his self-conception of being an intimidating killer _and_ drives home the point that he is the one responsible for the horrible things he does. This is enough to break his concentration and it leads to the car crash. At best, it's likely that it put Anton off his game long enough to cause him serious problems for the future. At worst, it's possible that it will lead to a downward spiral which will cause his eventual death or imprisonment.

[@tgfitzgerald]

And if Carla had agreed to the coin toss, the time it would have taken to carry it out would have changed the time when Anton passed through that intersection (No matter which way it had turned out). She changed HIS fate by refusing to play along and literally set him on a collision course with disaster. I love it!

[@pokeround]

I think confusion is the natural response when so much is random and everything is consequential.

[@nealabbott6520]

"it seems like a bunch if random things." hence, the flip of the coin

[@jimmymcfly9822]

“Damn that man is lucky.” Yeah…

[@bad2bone]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it!! Such an intense character study

[@ImSlipped]

Absolutely love this movie. My all time favourite, followed by There Will Be Blood, which is another film everyone should check out if they love amazing performances. Daniel Day Lewis absolutely kills it in that.

[@wilmulhern1]

There Will Be Blood is a must watch

[@Nb123022]

Plus Gangs Of New York, My Left Foot, Last of the Mohicans

[@Johonnac]

@@Nb123022 Unbearable Lightness of Being

[@my_randomology]

When I teach film review for Intro to Composition, I use the gas station scene as an activity. I tell the kids we're going to watch a scene and I want them to tell me if they liked it or not, and I want them to specifically focus on the acting. It forces them to think beyond just their gut reactions and forces them to EXPLAIN why something was enjoyable to them. Also, it's an AMAZING scene.

[@CrippledMerc]

I’ve seen other comments from people going to school for film making say that they were showed that scene as an example of building tension through the acting, camera work, dialogue, sound, etc. I’m not in film school or anything but it’s interesting to hear how the same scene can be used as an example and teaching tool for so many different things. It’s a masterful scene because it does so much with so little. It makes you nervous and it’s unsettling even though there doesn’t appear to be much going on. It’s all those little, subtle details that make us uncomfortable and it’s brilliant.

[@rolandkohler5834]

This is one of those film adaptations that stays almost perfectly true to the source material. The Cohen bros nailed it perfectly, pretty much. This is one of my favorite films ever

[@MAGAveritas]

Val (Doc Holliday) Kilmer: There is no normal life, it's just life...

[@patrickgogan3517]

You're a daisy if you do...

[@EzioHanitore]

Roger Deacons was the cinematographer for this movie as well as several other Coen Bros movies. Hes an absolute master of his craft

[@mattsager914]

You talked through my favorite line. "This is just a mess ain't it sheriff?" "If it ain't, it'll do 'til the mess gets here." I love watching reaction videos to my favorite movies, but it sucks when they're reacting to something trivial, and miss the real artful stuff.

[@joey_dangerously]

The three main actors never share the screen together...

[@art2736]

This and "Hell or Highwater" the first time I actually viewed movies as actual Art.

[@CannonRaw]

I would say they are modern day westerns too.

[@15blackshirt]

Chris Pine stole the show in that film

[@bernhardtsen74]

@@15blackshirt I would say Ben Foster did, strange he didnt get an Oscar nod that year!

[@joshuaortiz2031]

and the first Sicario

[@15blackshirt]

@@bernhardtsen74, it's because he gets overshadowed by better known actors, and lacks the screen presence

[@kubwell3856]

It's definitely a movie you need to see at least twice. Tommy Lee Jones is so good his final monolog is pure Gold!

[@kingofrivia1248]

Yeah his weapon is basically what you use to kill pigs…thats a strong symbolism i think

[@petermillar210]

Been watching a lot of your videos lately and just wanted to say thanks for this content. Watching you react to all these classic films is a real treat. You have so much enthusiasm for the craft of film, and such empathetic reactions to all the emotions in a movie, it makes me as an artist fired up and reminds me why I love stories and films. Much love to you I appreciate it and wish you success as an actor my dude. Safe travels.

[@AR-fb2cz]

The ending of the movie is truly masterful because in the end you get nothing, all the typical movie troupes are gone, the hero doesn't make it, his family is destroyed, the cartel guys are all dead, the hit guys are dead, the police chief retires without any closure to the case, and Anton disappears simply back to where he came from. you are just watching an event start and end. without context or resolution. its almost told from the perspective of a fable or a folk tail. brilliant movie.

[@jlcortez00]

This is a great movie man...imagine that dude hunting you down, crazy

[@cleekmaker00]

Tommy Lee Jones' portrayal of Ed Tom Bell is probably my second favorite performance of his ever, next to that of Captain Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Dove.

[@rodgomez4424]

There's this book called Brave New World by Aldous Huxley that you should definitely give a read

[@Hater20X]

Orgy porgy?

[@lethaldose2000]

Poor Woody Harleson, everyone gangster until Chigurh smiles at you.

[@darkness.thinking8709]

Mr.Mell thank you for your awesome reaction, i really appreciated how you noticed details in this movie.

[@NapKingCole84]

Really enjoyed this one Mellow. I appreciate your perspective and insight into some of these scenes as well; as a casual moviegoer who enjoys films but can't always put my finger on what makes a scene so good, I like that you point out the camera work, or the dialog, or mannerisms -- everything that they make look easy because it's executed so perfectly. I really enjoy your insight into filmmaking.

[@BigPete44]

This is one of my favorites!! With the Coen brothers it seems all the movies get better each time you watch them. You pick up on more each time!! Love them!! 💯✊

[@smichelle65]

"Talking about stuff that didn't have anything to do with the movie" = exactly what I love about the Coen Brothers' dialogue; nobody does this better.

[@robertwrase6026]

Fate. The moment Josh Brolin took that money, he sealed his wife, himself and and all the other people fate. Tommy Lee Jones, the old sherif. Is watching the world change and becoming irrelevant. Fun fact. Josh Brolin and Bardem don’t share a single frame of any shot in any scene.

[@WolfHreda]

17:49 You can totally tell! 🤣

[@Bob1014ify]

The moment he decided to bring water to that dying man sealed his fate. To me, it's the one logical flaw in the movie.

[@robertwrase6026]

@@Bob1014ify the tracking device was in the money in the briefcase. Even if he hadn’t gone back to the Mexican. Chigah would eventually tracked him down. The tag line of the film is There are no clean getaways. Once he took that money, he walked through a door of violence and death that he couldn’t just walk away from. That’s what this movie is all about. He can’t walk into that kind of world and and walk out unscaved.

[@robertwrase6026]

@@WolfHreda you don’t see Javier you just see a flash. Also when brolin shoots at him from behind the car you just see the shotgun in the Frame and not Brolin. In fact all three characters are never in the same frame ever.

[@Bob1014ify]

Yeah, i forgot about the tracker.

[@Divinemakyr]

One of my favourite movies of all time. I just rewatched it today and it's an insane coincidence that you just released this.

[@dizzyrascal5015]

Javier Bardem's Oscar was very much deserved

[@amyg8067]

You should watch "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" That's my favorite of their movies. It's a work of art!

[@Kim-hc5si]

THIS 👆

[@17mileblues30]

That's one of my all time movies. I could watch it endlessly.

[@waka1834]

It’s so insane that in like a solid 10 years the coen brothers went from the big lebowski to this LOL

[@mr_k4tz]

not that insane considering Fargo and Blood Simple came before Lebowski

[@waka1834]

@@mr_k4tz very true i feel like sometimes if i try to go down a filmmaker’s filmography sometimes i bias myself toward one way which i definitely did with their more comedic stuff early on with intolerable cruelty big lebowski and burn after reading but i see what you mean now for sure

[@patrickgogan3517]

McCarthys novels are no easy thing to put to screen

[@barn_ninny]

Kelly Macdonald worked wonders with a fairly small role in this movie. Everything she did was spot on.

[@jimtatro6550]

I’m kind of hot and cold with the Coen brothers films, this film is their best imo.👍

[@brewdaly1873]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a master class in writing, acting, and cinematography. The whole theme is randomness. Like Anton with his coin, things don't always make sense. And how many movies would have the balls to kill off one of the main characters off screen? And then to think that this was directed by the same guys who did The Big Lebowski? I love the Coen brothers.

[@EricPalmerBlog]

Great to hear your expert view of this excellent movie. Well done. The message of the story was that the old fashioned sheriff felt outmatched compared to contemporary (then 1980) criminal threats. Congrats on 51k subs. Well earned!

[@jritter1]

HAHAHAHA love the reaction to the ending.

[@gooeyking]

Looks like mellow got some haters disliking his stuff before they even see it. Keep up that energy mellow, you arent a success until you wake up with at least 10 new haters every day😂😂

[@ShaDHP23]

Mr. Video mentioned something about that once. Said that most his haters say he's "not a brother" because he watches "white movies".

[@gooeyking]

@@ShaDHP23 now that is some of the most ignorant logic ive heard in a long time😂😂😂

[@gooeyking]

@@ShaDHP23 im pretty sure it was a katt williams joke from the pimp chronicles "if you aint wakin up with at least 10 new haters every day then i dont know what the fuck youre doin with your life"😂😂😂

[@ShaDHP23]

@@gooeyking it most certainly is. The Fresh Prince already explained why that ignorant thinking was bogus all the way back in the 90's

[@hausofash-zf8db]

I can't imagine why. I only found this channel a week ago and I'm currently trying to convince myself not to have a full on crush. Just insanely likeable and fun reactions. Exactly what you want when you show someone your fav movie for the first time. Haven't been disappointed yet.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Love your reaction to the end .

[@tsotighguy]

This is in my top 5 favorite movies! Javier Bardem as Anton Chigur is one of the best examples of perfect casting.

[@owenallan2987]

Awesome reaction man!

[@elliemiller]

Can't wait Friendo!

[@mst3k54]

If you listen real close you can hear Anton shoot the Hotel manager at the desk right when Llewelyn is calling the front desk. Saw this movie in the theater 3 times and told EVERYONE I knew how badass it was. One of my favs and maybe the best movie ever.

[@dinsism]

Amazing film and a terrific performance by Bardem , this is probably my fave Coen Bros film.

[@lethaldose2000]

Easily my favorite movie of the last 20 years. Add to that, I never noticed the lack of a soundtrack until the mariachi scene, when I realized it was the first real music of the movie. That's how much it had me enthralled by the dialog, acting, and directing.

[@emarq011]

Loving these reviews Mello! Thank you for your amazing personality and commentary. Finn fact: the actress, Kelly Macdonald, who plays josh brolin’s wife is actually the voice actress of Merida From Brave. Crazy to think her southern Texan accent is believable and she’s Scottish !

[@MyBenjamin73]

Bardem's character represents pure, unbiased, no agency-evil for the sake that someone must do it. If it weren't him, someone else would be out doing the same thing someplace else for the exact (lack of a) reason

[@lucianakueker5001]

The coin toss scene is creepy because it's implied that if that old man loss the heads or tail game that psyco would have capped his butt right there in that store. At first the old guy is clueless but then at the end he gets the hint that he just escaped danger.

[@seamusburke639]

Bardem's voice for Anton is so...I don't know how to describe it. It's compelling, but it hits this particular timbre that makes it sound inhuman. Like the Devil took human form but can't completely pass for one.

[@birthdaybatter815]

Best supporting actor winners: 2007-Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men 2008-Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight 2009-Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds Three of the greatest cinematic villains, back to back to back.

[@greeneyedelk]

the dream at the end is so heavy. amazing film! thanks mell

[@GaunteroDimmm]

Obligatory comment about the fact that the character of Anton Chigur has been selected by many psychologists and Psychiatrists to be the most genuine representation of a true/real life Psychopath portrayed in the history of film.

[@peterblood50]

Love me some Cohen Brothers. "Ballad of Buster Scruggs" is my personal fave.

[@c64wood]

Love your reviews! Being a huge Coen Brothers fan, here are a couple things I've noticed about their movies. 1. The dialogue itself is a distinct character in the film 2. Their movies are not necessarily about the beginning or the ending, but about the journey between the two.

[@primeribviking3688]

So this is my favorite part because of the detail in sound design. When he's in the hotel room and just finds the tracker the tension is already high. It's soooo quiet. There is a moment in the silence and the camera is on Josh Brolin there is the faintest whisper of a silencer in the distance and he looks up. For me that built the tension so much more because he knew it was up at that moment and that he was starting to formulate a plan when he called the front desk. It established all the silence between the front desk and his room and as to why Anton takes his boots off

[@BiggestMikey]

One of the FEW Best Picture Oscar winners (along with THE DEPARTED) thats 1000% worth its acclaim.

[@scottcarter2362]

Cool review man. Yeah, this is a movie you'll probably have to watch a few times, some of the stuff is just so subtle. You get a thousand "you must watch" requests every video you post(I suggested No Country For Old Men in the comments of your videos once, maybe you read it lol) I'm sure. But seeing how much you loved Heat, dude, do YOURSELF a favour and watch Collateral. Again,like Heat, directed by Michael Mann, starring Tom Cruise and Jaime Foxx. In one word...Tense. Keep up the great work man, you're my favorite movie critic on KZbin!

[@scottcarter2362]

@@mikemath9508 oh man, I loved it. Especially the nightclub scene. Please, what was it you didn't like? I'm always open for some constructive criticism. And thanks for your comment man, I think we are both here cause this channel is awesome. Always happy and ready to dive deep into great movies🙂

[@scottcarter2362]

@@mikemath9508 thanks for the reply mate. But... But... That one line.."is that my briefcase homie?" Man, that is Up There. Its all subjective I guess.

[@MrSporkster]

Everything about this movie is flawless. Everything.

[@49dwalin55]

It is perfect. Best film of this century so far

[@eheggestad]

Dude, you gotta see “Cliffhanger”. Big time action flick from the 90’s

[@Kevinofrepublic]

Antons silenced shotgun is iconic. Googling it also teaches everyone that silencers don't work that way, if they didn't know 😂

[@vellaropedart9190]

My burning question about this film is this; where exactly was Anton Chigurh hiding when sheriff Ed Tom returned to the hotel room where Lewyllen was shot? My favorite line; "If the rule you followed brought you to this,of what use was the rule?"

[@highstimulation2497]

dude I LOVE your melloO!OOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! intros

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

"Do you know how crazy you are?" "You mean the nature of this conversation?" "I mean the nature of you."

[@leonefurlan137]

He has the best "come-backs" ever!!! And if u think about it,they are pretty smart (like when CarlaJean says she did'nt pay for funeral,and still has bills to pay,he says: "i would'nt worry about it",as in "you will die,forget the bills"! Also when killing Carson,Llewelyn calls and asks :"is Carson there"? Anton answers "not in a way that you mean"! As in "he IS here,but just as a piece of dead meat")! Awesome dialogue...

[@DoctorZisIN]

Nice touch ending with Sergio Leone's "The Ectasy of Gold" music.

[@PhoenixRising357]

Also Mell...Road to Perdition. Another amazing movie with Jude Law and Tom Hanks. It's wonderful

[@noahwoolleyfilms7037]

Great video! Just watched it for my first time last night and thought it was great. Loved your reaction and thoughts on the film. As a young beginning filmmaker I thought this film was influential.

[@mr_k4tz]

Fantastic reaction. You HAVE TO do Fargo at some stage. One of the most beloved Coen brothers movies.

[@spartyontop]

Fun fact: In the ending with the Sheriff talks about a dream he had with his dad in it where they were following a path through the mountains, there was actually a small painting in the motel room of it with like he said snow, mountains, etc.

[@dreamweaver1603]

I really like your analysis of movies. You really seem to know your stuff. Good job 👍

[@BloodylocksBathory]

I love me a modern western, and this movie is proud to be one. Western premise, western visuals, western oriented cast members... That shot of the poor dead bastard's boots as Josh Brolin's approaches is solid western cinematography.

[@richardkoch5941]

Yup... you're reaction was my reaction seeing this for the first time. After the phone call from the Mexican hospital I thought, "oh damn, there's gonna be an epic showdown between Brolin and Barden". And then Brolin was killed in the hotel and I was like WTF? And the end just didn't do it for me. I was all over this movie until the ending. Still great, but...

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Chris Jericho's character in 2009 was inspired by Javier Bardem.

[@bjt81366]

Mel. This was a series of stories about the moments of the different characters. When you have people in a movie we are trained to think every word is related to the subject matter. However, in life different conversations happen in between all of our main subject matter. Just life conversations. Brilliant.

[@bryndrson8289]

When I was in high school, I worked in a movie theater when this movie came out. I would go into the movie theater to clean when the movies ended. The audience always had the same reaction when the credits started as you did haha

[@phogue1]

I love that you pointed out how he ate the peanuts in the scene with the man from Marfa.

[@JK-sc8th]

Cormac McCarthy, who wrote the novel, is probably the greatest living American author. His prose is as thick as poetry and you can't help but be dragged along helplessly by it. I highly recommend that you read one of his books. It's a hell of an experience. McCarthy also wrote "The Road" which was also made into an amazing movie. It's very dark, very very very dark, much more dark than No Country, but it's also a beautiful moving story about a father who will do anything to save his son.

[@robertjewell9727]

Speaking of actors, Kelly MacDonald was superb in all ways. She has a rich Scottish accent, but captured that West Texas drawl perfectly and is the only tender pulse in the whole movie.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Interesting trivia: Javier Bardem got the idea for Anton's hairdo from a picture of a rapist he saw in a police line-up photo album. He said that he regretted the decision instantly because he had to walk around for the entire duration of filming looking like that and it really killed his popularity with the women.