Fargo (1996) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

The level of pain and disappointment to find out this was not a True Story! Haha still an amazing movie though! And Sam and I continue to talk to each other with a Minnesota accent... Thank you all for the support!

[@victorsixtythree]

Haha - that accent definitely sticks with you for a few days after seeing the movie (speaking from experience)!

[@samantha_schmitt]

❤️ Marge & Norm ❤️

[@TheLORDofTOXICITY]

When this came out I was 19, working at a Bar and we all watched it after hours and for the next month, everyone was talking in that accent and quoting lines

[@marcossoriano8383]

The one true detail is the most outrageous one, the body in the wood chipper.

[@nickschnider9191]

Lol the accent is not accurate for most of Minnesota but definitely exists, also goes into some of north Dakota as well.

[@conureron3792]

Next up: No Country For Old Men?

[@Slevencolevra]

Fuck yeah

[@bellicose4653]

Old Country For No Men?

[@conureron3792]

@@bellicose4653 - I screwed up the name, ha! Corrected it

[@ciao9149]

Fuck yes

[@samantha_schmitt]

Coming soon!

[@shiner6523]

Having lunch with Mike broke the case wide open. After talking with her friend on the phone about Mike, you see a little light bulb go off when she’s having lunch at Arby’s. She realized someone could be lying to her face and she wouldn’t pick up on it. That made her second guess herself. That made her go back to the dealership to interview Jerry the second time.

[@themourningstar338]

This.

[@docsender4579]

Correct.

[@marcuscato9083]

Great comment. Well explained.

[@ghostofyourmom]

I just made a similar comment, but I think mine explains it a bit better. Find my comment!!!

[@mapesdhs597]

Hence the "true story" tag for the viewer at the beginning, the Coens are encouraging us to think about our own blind trust in such things we see, but also perhaps to consider why one would feel disappointed at finding out the events didn't happen; we ought to be happy it wasn't a true story, it doesn't detract from the quality of the film. Some have said the opening is just a dramatic device sometimes used in movies, but the Mike subplot makes me suspect it was a bit more than that, it was the Coens making the entire movie its own subplot in how we the viewers respond to what we're seeing. Maybe...

[@Anthony-kw4en]

"Minnesota nice is a cultural stereotype applied to the behavior of people from the Midwest, implying residents are unusually courteous, reserved, mild-mannered and passive-aggressive."

[@YTStoleMyUsername]

Thanks Wikipedia 😉

[@notveryniceatall]

Who cares

[@robincraft4682]

Frances McDormand won a well deserved Oscar for her performance. You betcha!

[@shanenolan8252]

Ya . Lol first of two Oscars. ( you betca )

[@mrkelso]

@@shanenolan8252 Well, ya know, let's make that three, there.

[@shanenolan8252]

@@mrkelso lol mark

[@Yora21]

Yah...

[@txlyons2937]

@@Yora21 Oh yah.

[@Cinerary]

Margies husband plays one of the prime suspects in Zodiac. Crazy how he can be so menacing in one and so lovable in the other.

[@dude-man]

He was also Drew Carey's gay brother that dated Mimi 🤢

[@cliffwheeler7357]

In the acting profession that's known as versatility.

[@sabalos]

Mike Yamagita is the spur for Marge to go back and talk to Jerry a second time. I think in the first interview, she had Jerry pegged as just a normal guy - a little nervous to be being asked questions by a police officer, but just a normal, good guy, middle class job etc. The Mike Yamagita incident makes her realise that even 'normal-looking', sympathetic people might just be lying. So she goes back to challenge him some more.

[@squ34ky]

The beginning title card blatantly lied to you. This was **NOT** a true story. If you watch the end credits until the very end, it says that this movie was entirely fictional.

[@desireetaylor7015]

Yes....It's not a true story.

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

It was truly "a story".

[@mapesdhs597]

Many people here have commented on the importance of the Mike subplot in helping Margie realise that people can convincingly lie, and hence it was worth her going back to Jerry. And *that* is why the movie begins with the "true story" tag, to show the audience how *they* can be likewise so trusting of some simple words on a cinema screen. Consider how this modifies viewer reactions as each scene unfolds, and note how people react when they find out it's not a true story: they are usually upset or disappointed (TBR's pinned comment literally cites this), but why?? Surely they should be happy that these horrible events didn't happen? In which case, what does this say about how we the viewer find entertainment value from these kinds of stories? Note that Sam said several times she loved the movie. It is indeed a very well made film, one of my favourites too. All of which proves that it is possible to portray terrible things with supreme artistic skill, to show horror in a beautiful way, as it were. As a sideways example, imagine if the movie "Seven" was infact based on true events (or had initially claimed it was); would that make it a 'better' movie in the minds of viewers? One would hope not, given the quite horrendous nature of the depicted events, yet comments here suggest people would have 'enjoyed' it more (I use the word loosely) if "Seven" was based on real events. We need to ask ourselves how we can be convinced to react this way, because it surely isn't healthy. We should not, in the name of artistic quality, be expressing a preference for bad things to be taking place just for our own entertainment. I think that's why the Coens did it, to encourage the audience to not just consider how they were so blindly trusting of words on a screen (as Margie initially was of Mike's words), but also the fact that as a viewing experience people literally express a preference for the events to have been real rather than fictional, which is kinda messed up when you think about it...

[@bamabluesman]

The only true story was that a car salesman pulled the 'undercoat' thing that happened to them when someone bought a car from what I hear.

[@SouthDakotaFacts]

Your right. Shit like that could only happen in South Dakota

[@tomshea8382]

One of the seven million reasons this is the best film of its generation is that the Hauptmanns, Norm's duck-stamp rivals, are a real pair of brothers. They're like the Babe Ruth of duck paintings

[@johnnybags2324]

Recently saw this on cbs “Sunday Morning” kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpKWf2mtoNd-l8k

[@steveshute3810]

Frances McDormand knocked it out of the park - one of the greatest character portrayals in film history. She totally deserved the Oscar for this. The thing that always cracks me up is that she cracks this heinous crime, and her conversations at home are all about 3 cent stamps, hahahaha!

[@mdiddio]

Exactly. She was by far the smartest character in the movie, for sure. Her handling of the initial homicide scene was so well written. The juxtaposition of it with how everyday Jane and nice she was what made it beyond brilliant.

[@sunnyjim1355]

"..one of the greatest character portrayals in film history". 😂 Steady on now.... and go and watch more film, from the past. 🤣

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

@@sunnyjim1355 I've watched many of the classic films of the past, and "one of the greatest character portrayals in film history" is exactly right, and your "steady now" comment is, you know, condescending and exactly wrong. Cheers.

[@macjack5978]

Fargo reaction... Oh you betcha, yay!

[@TBRSchmitt]

oh geez.. you betcha!

[@alistairkentucky-david9344]

I think the point of the Mike story was that she was initially so trusting of everyone and Jerry, but being mugged by reality with Mike’s lies, she was prompted to explore her lingering doubt and discomfort with Jerry, thus going back to investigate further.

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

That's exactly it. The Coen Brothers even said so in later interviews because so many people were confused about the whole Mike Yamagita side story.

[@pigpiggypigbigpig681]

And also why the movie lies to you in the beginning of this being a True Story. The movie lies to you. It's up to you figure out you just can't trust something on face value.

[@lizmil]

Yes, and it also shows How’s Marge’s humanity, how she empathizes with Mike so much as he tells his sob story.

[@RottenDoctorGonzo]

And she was tempted to cheat on her husband.

[@pigpiggypigbigpig681]

@@RottenDoctorGonzo Agreed! She was certainly being dishonest with her husband, that much is obvious, but I don’t think she was planning on cheating on him. She obviously hid from her husband that she was meeting another man for dinner. I think she was teasing, or flirting, with the idea of cheating without any intention of follow through. Fargo is way more realistic in that even pure people like Marge are susceptible.

[@Slevencolevra]

"No country For old men" on a list? Probably one of the best villians in movie history. 🎥

[@Madbandit77]

Javier Bardem is brilliant in that.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

I prefer the comedy coen bros movies like this, big Lebowski and burn after reading.

[@Southern_Trendkill]

One of the greatest movies ever!!!

[@monsteras90]

Anton Chigurh! "Call it... Just call it!"

[@MrMuzj]

@@monsteras90 You've been putting it up your whole life, you just didn't know it.

[@thunderstruck5484]

I always laugh when Jerry goes to Wade’s office and doesn’t even have a place to sit down because of how the furniture is arranged, no respect whatsoever haha classic!

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

That's because he doesn't deserve respect. Jerry is a terrible father, awful at his job, and most likely has a severe gambling problem, which is why he needed all that money. Lots of Native American casinos in Minnesota. Jerry probably visited them a lot.

[@poiballs425]

haha, based on a true story...ultimate troll by the cohen brothers.....the part of mike was put in there to remind marge that what people say might not be truthful. she went directly back to the dealership after that to question jerry again.

[@LaCheeserie]

It took them years to come clean on that

[@flarrfan]

It is true that it's a story...

[@Col_Fragg]

"Fargo" is fictional. The whole "true story" thing is a dramatic device. If the audience thinks they are watching a true story, it makes everything scarier. RE: Marge's lunch with Mike Yanagita, when Marge met with Jerry at the Dealership, Jerry seemed truthful and Marge accepted what he told her at face value. Likewise, when Marge had lunch with Mike, he seemed truthful and Marge accepted what he told her at face value. Upon learning that Mike had lied to her face, this caused Marge to think about her conversation with Jerry and influenced her to look deeper into the story he told her. It's subtle but it's a great scene to explain why Marge returns to the dealership after having received what seemed like satisfactory answers from Jerry. A lesser film would have hit the audience over the head with the significance of this scene.

[@tomarnold7284]

A lesser film would have show Marge explain to someone verbally why she returned to the dealership, or a flashback of Mike's conversation in black & white for the sake of reminder just in case viewers couldn't make the connection. It's a way to show the Coens respect the audiences of their intelligence.

[@Col_Fragg]

@@tomarnold7284 Well, yeah, that's what I said.

[@MST3Killa]

While that may be the case according to directors or producers or something (though I've never heard them say it, but I don't know)... I've seen Fargo probably 50 times over my life and I've never felt Marge accepted what Jerry told her at face value. That seems very out of character for her considering she's so damn good at her job when piecing together clues and such. It would be a pretty huge gap in her police work if she simply took people she's interviewing at face value and I don't see why that would suddenly be the case here. Besides, Shep Proudfoot lies to her, she sees right through him. Jerry is just as evasive and sketchy... I find it really hard to believe she just goes along with it for no reason when she had just demonstrated she isn't easily susceptible to lies. Really what I see happen is she sees Shep as the prime suspect/accomplice and since they still couldn't place the car, she went back to the dealership to follow up since that was the only connection they had at that point. It was just by chance that Jerry was even more snippy with her and even at that point she lets him go out alone to do a lot check unaccompanied and is surprised to see him flee... which means she was again willing to 'go along' with what he was saying. So...this whole "The scene with mike shows Marge that people will lie" etc etc... I just don't buy it.

[@Hexon66]

@@Col_Fragg Yet neither of you two seem to possess the self-awareness to recognize the irony of opining that a "lesser film" would have overtly explained the scene.... while overtly explaining the scene.

[@Gengrel]

Since you mentioned seeing Steve in The Big Lebowski you should recognize his partner Peter Stormare. He was the leader of the Nihilists in the movie. The 'friend' of Bunny and sometime cable repairman.

[@TheJoujou5555]

And pretty much every villain that had have foreign accent since the 90's, Stormare... My favorite is Dino Velvet from 8mm...

[@hannahprose]

I thought for sure they'd recognize him! Great actor.

[@Scott_Forsell]

Aimee Mann as the woman who gave up her toe. And they were eating at a "pancakes haus". Lol

[@TheJoujou5555]

I bet that Log Jammin' is a beautiful movie...

[@JPDillon]

@@TheJoujou5555 And don't forget those awesome VW "Un-Pimp my ride" commercials! Oh, Schnapp!

[@potterj09]

Hahaha the fact TBR knows the term lot lizard had me in stitches. He reminds me of some of my friends who seem all well spoken, all working respectable professional and managerial jobs, but we all still have abit of a "where we grew up" street vernacular.

[@peterretep4009]

The fact that she was so completely misled by Mike, helped her reconsider initially believing Jerry. So that aspect of the movie might indeed be the least relevant, but it still serves a purpose (incl helping show that Marge is an amazing cop, but not completely flawless).

[@rodchavoya]

WOW!!! I've watched this movie so many times, and never picked up on that! I use Mike Yanagita's "you're a superlady" all the time

[@jrdrury0879]

Also this is Margie's morality test. The entire film is about bad decisions snowballing. She learns later Mike is an absolute creep. If she had made a different decision with Mike, her entire life would have fallen apart, including the perfect relationship with Norm. Goodness is in the simple joys of life.

[@googlesucks2449]

@@rodchavoya "I always liked you SO MUCH!".

[@originalhgc]

@@jrdrury0879 I don't think Margie was ever interested in Mike in high school, or ever. Can you imagine he was any smoother as a teenager than he is as an cripplingly awkward adult?

[@NYC_Goody]

An amazing cop that's a complete naive dunce loll. Guess it's just leaning into that Minnesota stereotype heavy "everyone's too nice"

[@JordanOrlando]

William H. Macy talks (on the disc special features) about how aggressively he campaigned the Coens to get the part - when he read it, he knew it was the role of a lifetime.

[@lt.spears1889]

This was shot 5 Miles from my home in Northern Minnesota, and yes we talk like that

[@tidepride86]

I couldn't live in a place like that. Could you imagine having to shovel snow every morning THEN go to work? What a pain in the arse!

[@peac2916]

That's why you have snowblowers.

[@tidepride86]

@peac2916 funny thing is. I live down in Daphne Alabama. (Waaaaay down South) We just got 8 inches of snow yesterday and last night. Set a record and everything

[@arconeagain]

The end scene with him screaming like a trapped, wild animal is a nice touch, very realistic. The score in this is quite good too. So you haven't done Raising Arizona? I thought you did.

[@brucebieberly4166]

I think it's a safe bet that Jerry will not do well in prison.

[@arconeagain]

@@brucebieberly4166 ha ha, no! He'd be the prison pet.

[@emmab5370]

Yes - the contrast with the 'Minnesota nice' demeanor he has for the rest of the movie. It's like, this is the one time we get a true look at what's underneath all the politeness - and it's... that.

[@markmurphy558]

Sorry to say, it was not based on a true story. The Corn brothers lied.

[@arconeagain]

@@markmurphy558 when did I say it was based on a true story, or that I believed it to be based on a true story because of the intro? I'm more than familiar with their work, and have watched this film several times. It did not take me long to figure out for myself, that this is not true, that their intro was rather tongue in cheek.

[@fad2679]

Notice at 7:13 they didn't even provide him with a seat, just highlighted how no one respects Jerry. I love those little details in this film.

[@YTStoleMyUsername]

Great catch! Appreciate the original comment, unlike many of the others regurgitating the same meanings to scenes that are well known now. Little things like this are why this movie has such a high rewatchability factor.

[@matthewdelaney6826]

This is why I like movie reactions. I wish I could watch Fargo again for the first time, it’s so good!

[@dolphenwulf2431]

You have to love how Norm and Mage love each other.

[@theaikidoka]

Frances McDormand is fantastic in this (and indeed, many other roles). I think it's her subtler expressions that make it for me, when she talks to the other characters. Just little moves of the face that do so much to make you believe in Marge. Overall it's an amazing movie and you two covered it really well (sorry, but Sam's change in expression when Peter Stormare comes running up with his axe was hilarious. Never change Sam!).

[@kschneyer]

Literally today, the author Adam-Troy Castro summed up Fargo this way: “FARGO, the (claimed) true-crime nightmare that pits monsters with no regard for human life against an unassuming lady sheriff who happened to be pure life force.” I think “pure life force” is the best possible description of Margie.

[@trhansen3244]

It's not a true story, though.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

Every video of a drunk girl getting arrested for DUI uses the word "literally." And your comment will age badly because it will no longer be " literally" today. 🙄

[@kschneyer]

@@peterolbrisch8970 I was commenting on the coincidence between my happening to watch this reaction on the same day Castro made his independent comment elsewhere. “Literally,” in that context, serves me well.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

@@kschneyer Not when you sound like a girl being busted for DUI. Watch enough of those videos and you won't be using that word anymore.

[@Purple_Buffalo]

My cousins, aunts and uncles are from Owatana and YES! THIS. ACCENT. IS. ACCURATE! My Uncle and Cousins also worked at a car dealership! We would evem trip up to Brainard every summer, so when this film came out, it hit EXTREMLEY close to home. HaHa! Great reaction guys! Another PERFECT Cohen Bros film.......Please do RAISING ARIZONA next!

[@TTM9691]

YES! RAISING ARIZONA! they will LOVE that movie!

[@grandpallama]

10:24 This is absolutely *NOT* a true story. That's a fictional touch that is re-used in the television series.

[@zackcross7190]

The opening scene in the bar is a good hint as to how badly the plan was gonna fall apart.

[@tjchesney4997]

This is not a true story. Great film, just not true. Loving your channel. The Marge and Norm of KZbin! Sweet couple...

[@samantha_schmitt]

The greatest compliment! 🥰

[@TBRSchmitt]

So rough to find out the truth! Awesome! Haha thank you so much for the kind words and the honor!

[@jamesmarjan5481]

Tge actor who plays Jerry said this was his favorite role. He knew exactly how to play this guy. He said he was born for that role.

[@francischainsawgremp]

My all time favorite movie. Even went out of my way to restore a couple sun damaged fargo snow globes that came with the VHS special edition off of eBay (the turned over car scene and the wood chipper scene). Someone did a great write up about the importance of Mike Yanagita. Essentially his lie caused trusting Marge to go back and investigate Jerry again. If Mike could lie so convincingly about that then why wouldn't Jerry lie? Seems like a random sub plot but it's very important to Marge's story. Beautiful film! Great video, Thanks!

[@kristin1533]

Huge props to Frances McDormand ! Loved the character Marge and how FM played her.

[@hannahprose]

Excellent! I hope Blood Simple is on your list. It's the Coen bros directorial debut & Frances McDormand's first movie. A great & underrated film. Nice to know Sam is a true crime lover like me!

[@lilyl8014]

Yes!!! Everyone forgets about that movie, but it's amazing.

[@TTM9691]

blood simple is fantastic, one of their greatest. their first two films have only been surpassed by Fargo, imo. and all three have similarities. Love Blood Simple

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

Yeah, Blood Simple was great. There are only about six characters, so the plot is simple enough to follow. But at every moment, you have to think what the other person thinks is happening. All the characters have different interpretations of what's going on, and that helps things spiral out of control. Great flick.

[@tfpp1]

20:47 - That's my go-to move on first dates, I say you're such a super lady and then start to cry.

[@laudanum669]

Growing up in Minnesota there are so many little things that are part of the past in this movie. The TV show Jerry's wife was watching was a real show. Also Bill Deil at Twin City Federal Bank was the biggest banker at the time.

[@TimDownsAnimation]

There's a lot of Coen Bros films I think you'd love! They can be both hilarious and disturbing, but always so creative and well executed. I think Raising Arizona is kind of an underrated gem of theirs, really quirky and silly.

[@luckymustard]

Raising Arizona is my favorite Coen Brothers movie, and in my top 3 of comedy films off all time.

[@TimDownsAnimation]

@@luckymustard “okay then!” 🤠

[@shanenolan8252]

Hope samantha enjoyed her breakfast.. oh i highly recommend millers crossing. ( crime movie set in prohibition Irish vs Italian mafia) ( coan bros ) lots of the usual coan brothers cast ( including frances mcdormand, well she has a cameo) gabriel Byrne. Stars ( 20s 30s )

[@magnusengeseth5060]

Seconding the rec for Miller's Crossing. For some reason it does not seem to be as well remembered as some of the other Cohen brothers movies, but in my opinion it's one of their best.

[@shanenolan8252]

@@magnusengeseth5060 agreed completely Magnus. ( not sure why ) it was the one that made them famous. Or their first hit movie

[@musiclistsareus1029]

You really need to watch the TV show Fargo. It is tangentially connected to the movie and it is great. The creep who lied about being married and having his wife die of cancer made Marge reconsider whether what Jerry said was true; if one guy can lie, maybe the other guy was lying too.

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

I didn't watch Season 4. Season 1 was excellent but downhill from there for me. Did Season 4 turn out to be better?

[@KlooKloo]

@@DAS_k1ishEe Season 2 was even better than 1, which also ruled.

[@AlexTheCynic]

They just need to watch season 1.

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

@@KlooKloo Nah, the shit started creeping in at that point.

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

@@KlooKloo i tried watching season 2 but after that great first episode it was just dry as a dog turd for a long stretch. Season 1 started slow but got better as it went. I assume season 2 gets better, but man, it's a disappointment that Culkin's character was axed immediately because he was the best performance in the show. Although Dunst was pretty good too.

[@mikemath9508]

second time i was scared by a killer in a movie. the dude with Buscemi is a terror. We were probably high when I saw a loan car on the road just kill a cop, no emotion. that's a horror villain

[@hartspot009]

Frances is by far one of the best actresses of this generation. Also married to one of the Coens (cant remember which) PRISONERS is one of the best crime thrillers in recent memory, yet snuck under the radar. 10/ 10

[@BullyoTook]

Raising Arizona is my favorite. Not quite as serious as Fargo, but way more fun imo.

[@milostewart8738]

Yes!! Sooo funny

[@thething1710]

Son, you got a panty on your head...

[@stobe187]

Raising Arizona is like a live-action cartoon, so fun

[@TTM9691]

definitely Raising Arizona is one of their greatest

[@AutoPilate]

Unless round is funny.

[@blopblop7311]

You guys really really need to do the show Fargo. It is absolutely fantastic, every season is a different story and time period, well acted, well written, amazing casts. Well worth a deep dive. I’ve rewatched every season a couple times already

[@hurricane1951]

Frances McDormand has won FOUR Academy Awards. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri" (2017)" is one of them (which also won for Best Picture and a slew of others) and is another Coen Brothers masterpiece, and she produces a totally different role.. Truly excellent, but I think the title keeps people away from reacting to it.

[@Solodice]

Martin McDonagh directed Three Billboards not the Coen Brothers.

[@Scott_Forsell]

Three Billboards should get added to the drama Patreon poll. A damn fine movie.

[@michaeljames6817]

@@Solodice Martin McDonagh movies would all make for great reactions.

[@hurricane1951]

@@Solodice Wow! I made a big mistake on that one.

[@TTM9691]

there is only one actor with four Oscars: Katharine Hepburn. EDIT: ah, I see, she has a fourth Oscar for production.

[@roberthasse7862]

Recently (yesterday) discovered your show, and I've now seen several of your review! It's great to see y'all watching really cool movies, so many from before your time! (I saw this one in the theater when it came out.) That said, FYI: One of the jokes pulled by the Coen Brothers on this one was that it was a scrupulous retelling of a true story. Macy asked to see more background on the actual case. They told him that they'd completely made it up. Macy said that they couldn't do that, to which they responded that of course they could. It was a movie!

[@jefmay3053]

You two are my Margie n Norm :-)

[@samantha_schmitt]

Maybe the nicest thing anyone has ever said to us! ❤️

[@TBRSchmitt]

Wow... that may be the greatest honor we have ever received!

[@donreid6399]

This film was SOO good. The accents...the Minnesota feel...and I adore Margie! :)

[@kennethwilliams7731]

saying! Actress that plays Marge is married to one of the Cohen brothers. She also stars in a terrific film that won an Oscar a few years back. It's called SEVEN BILLBOARDS! It's about her daughter being murdered and her paying for seven billboards that are at the entrance to her town,where she is questioning the local police departments incompetence and inaction on solving her daughter's murder. It is an excellent film and I'm certain you guys will enjoy it throughly!

[@tomshea8382]

Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri. She also won for Nomadland two years ago.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

I saw this movie about three weeks after it was released. I guess I’m one of those people who doesn’t believe it when everyone goes crazy about a movie. So I resisted. But I managed to see it before it ended it’s initial run. I was shocked at just how amazing it really was. This is the movie that changed my thinking about rejecting a movie just because everyone else seemed to say it was great. Now, if a movie makes waves and seems to generate a huge buzz (or a series) I pay a little more attention. Hence, when Squid Game came out, and my instincts said “nope”, I ignored it… and both this movie and Squid Game both turned out to be absolutely AMAZING, I no longer deny simply because the masses say something is amazing. I love this movie. It’s one of my top ten movies. And of course, Squid Game is one of my all time favorite series. Good lord… how in the hell did I just make an analogy between Fargo and Squid Game…. It’s embarrassing. But they are both just SO good.

[@CathleenMJennings80]

I'm so sorry but i just had to LOL when you said, at the end, when discussing how it was a true story: "You just can't write this!" haha

[@kalewis7735]

Despite what the intro states, it's not actually based on a true story. Other than Fargo is a real place. It's a great movie. The woodchipper scene has become iconic.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Brainard is real as well. I live about 30 miles from there.

[@Mr-gg8ek]

The wood chipper scene is based on the murder of Helle Crafts who was murdered by her husband and whose remains were concealed via wood chipper. She was identified by less than one ounce of hair and bone gathered by Dr. Henry Lee.

[@charlesbaldwin3166]

@@douglascampbell9809 Minneapolis however is fake.

[@Fritz0id]

LOL… I was scrolling through the comments wondering if anyone had the heart to tell them

[@trhansen3244]

@@charlesbaldwin3166 I wish it were fake. Liberals have turned the Twin Cities into the biggest sh*thole. Used to be a beautiful city. Thanks again, liberals!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I will bang this drum till the end of time: Miller's Crossing. It's the Coens' third and best film, and yet somehow no one seems to remember it. If you like their other films, you owe it to yourself to check it out. It's probably the best film I've ever seen.

[@123haninhk]

I hope you'd continue with the television show Fargo! It's perfect. Like, Karate Kid and Cobra Kai, the Fargo franchise will surprise you often. Although each season is different, it still connects with all the seasons and the movie.

[@johnw8578]

Yes!

[@tfpp1]

Your Patreon poll is very good. All those movies (except maybe Natural Born Killers) is excellent. Looking forward to whenever you get around to ALL of those movies.

[@FireMunki63]

Never change guys, I love the way you interact without overtalking each other. Everything is just so relaxed. When I see a new TBR video I go straight there and always enjoy it

[@gsparkman]

Me too. These two are so adorable.

[@bluegypsy71]

😅🦎When you said “lot lizard” I cracked up, haven’t heard someone say it in years and it was so spot on😅🦎

[@Erixon55]

Believing it’s a true story the first time around is all part of the experience of the movie 👍✌️

[@trhansen3244]

I knew it was fake. I grew up here. This story would have been all over the place. Today, we have BLM and liberals making the movie Fargo look like a folk dance.

[@Erixon55]

@@trhansen3244 I’m from MN too, and we don’t look kindly on you right wing cult members, dontcha know?

[@trhansen3244]

@@Erixon55 I know. You are allergic to civility. It's the one thing liberals can't stand. That and bathing.

[@DIDDLOTIC]

This is in my top 5 movies for sure. OH YAH? YAH. YOU BETCHA.

[@erikjohnson3859]

Im from Northern Minnesota, couple hours from Canada, and I can tell you the accent isnt very far off. You betcha.

[@RussellCHall]

Oh yeah?

[@TBRSchmitt]

@@RussellCHall yeah!

[@eschiedler]

Hah hah. In slo-motion, when Norm shoots Steve Buscemi, he "misses" wildly but with a nice gunshot flame, then in the next frame the makeup is applied to create a bullet graze wound on Buscemi's face and he puts a hand to his face already covered in blood before it touches his wound. It works really well at full speed.

[@paulklenknyc]

Also, I LOVE you guys! Please watch some Woody Allen -- Radio Days and The Purple Rose of Cairo are both sweet, smart, and very "Woody Allen" without the uptight NYC vibe. Also, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Hannah and Her Sisters are good choices after one of the first two.

[@jacobjones5269]

Shawshank and this one are always fun reactions for me because I had no clue about either film when I saw them too.. Shawshank at the theatre with a couple friends, and this one on pay per view in my hotel room when I had been on the road for 6 months.. Funny thing is, I bought it and watched it again right afterwards.. lol..

[@BattleMatt]

Peter Stormare is a brilliant and underrated actor. Every film he's in he puts you on edge, especially as Satan in Constantine.

[@vincegamer]

Yes. Best serious Satan ever. (best humorous Satan being Peter Cook in Bedazzled)

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Marge's husband played Twisty the Clown in AHS 😆

[@FullMetalB]

Just to double down on another comment, the fargo TV show is definitely something to get to if your ever looking at new shows! Each season is its own thing and the first and (especially) the second season are up there with the first season of true detective for me.

[@marcuscato9083]

Agreed. Just saw the first season a few weeks ago. Highly recommended. Also a couple interesting tie-ins with the universe of the film.

[@kevinsmith4429]

Agree on the 2 'nd show,freaking brilliant! A life or death struggle interrupted by a UFO! REALLY did love Billie Bob Thornton in the 1'st one.

[@MrMuzj]

One of the best drama shows of all time in my opinion. I really love the anthology style. I think each season has its own highlights and I don't think any of them have been a "dud". Season 5 will hopefully be as good when that gets released too.

[@michaeljames6817]

3rd season is pretty good too. 4th season is awful.

[@kevinsmith4429]

@@michaeljames6817 THANK YOU. Not sure Chris Rock was the guy for that show. Hard to believe a man that funny could be a bad guy,I didn't I will say,the neighborhood they film the home scenes in is one of the oldest in the Chi.I lived there( Tinley Park)They totally renovated like 3 blocks out of about 50 & did all the filming there. I was amazed at how beautiful the homes were. Sure wish they looked like that when I was there.

[@michaelaldan6969]

I went to NJ on holiday (im from South Africa)...and stayed with a family in Bud Lake,...they asked me if I like the US and the town and I responded "Ya Darn tootin'.. well...the look i got...lol...we all laughed about it...

[@charlesdrake3125]

The Cohen's did a Western anthology film for Netflix a few years back, The Ballad of Buster Shrugs that I thought was excellent but for some reason was slept on. If you like their work, I recommend it. They are definitely genius level filmmakers.

[@billhicks6449]

Coen.

[@charlesdrake3125]

@@billhicks6449 my bad lol

[@Madbandit77]

"Scruggs" is an odd yet interesting duck of a film.

[@yup486]

It suffered from the same problem as most anthology films. Namely some of the sections were great, some weren't.

[@charlesdrake3125]

@@yup486 which one's weren't great? I have my faves but thought all of them were well done.

[@IR4TE]

Okay the poll you showed, just watch all of them in the voted order, these are all superb movies.

[@dlweiss]

Marge is one of the great cinema heroes, I think. Because not only is she smart, perceptive, brave, tough, and damn good at her job - she's also kind, cheerful, and above all DECENT. Most cop/detective characters are written to be cynical or "edgy," so there's just something so delightful and fresh about seeing an unambiguously sweet person be the badass taking down the criminals. :)

[@TBRSchmitt]

Absolutely agree! Marge is top tier!

[@addz8032]

I have been enjoying your reaction videos so much that I watched this film for the first time just so I could watch this reaction. I have done that before with sandlot too. You did not disappoint, Not only did I love this film but I loved this reaction too. Now I must binge the Fargo Series so I can watch those reactions too.

[@TTM9691]

i always knew you would love this movie!!!!! the other two Coen Brothers movies that are most like this are their first two: Raising Arizona and Blood Simple. You will.LOVE those. Burn After Reading, also. Frances Mc Dormand is in all three! Raising Arizona you will especially love!

[@Arkens]

I loved your reaction. Fargo has to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Also fun trivia - one of the actors in the movie that Grimsrud was watching in the hideout, was Bruce Campbell ;)

[@_Some_Guy_]

Awesome movie and reaction! Just look at the other movies on the poll that this movie won. That's a testament to this movies greatness. Also, season 1 of the Fargo TV show is well worth watching!

[@paulklenknyc]

The tiny King of Hearts bar in the beginning was a location shot in Minneapolis, just over the Hennepin bridge, north of “downtown.” It occupied a sliver of a triangle block at an intersection. I doubt it’s still there.

[@rerushed8629]

It's not a true story. Totally from the imagination of the Coen Brothers.

[@STOCKHOLM07]

New viewers are never going to stop falling for that.

[@daveseesmovies]

Just like when I saw it in theaters, ha

[@victorsixtythree]

@@STOCKHOLM07 I was certainly fooled the first time I saw it. I have seen one KZbin reactor who was immediately suspicious - but who knows what's real when we're talking about KZbin videos (just like when we're talking about Coen Brothers movies)?

[@rerushed8629]

@Brad1980 Too many conflicting stories to make that claim. Joel Coen said, "The story was completely made up. Or, as we like to say, the only thing true about it is that it's a story."

[@Palmieres]

According to the Cohens there is truth to the story, but it's the part about the guy paying extra for the treatment on the car at the dealership.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Everyone in this movie should have won an award's, Best performances

[@NoerLuin]

The TV series is absolutely amazing as well. It really ups the ante with the additional time it has.

[@fakecubed]

I prefer the TV series to the movie. There's more time to see the characters interacting. More time for crazy fiascos to develop and the consequences to flow from.

[@lalalarose8197]

Inside Llewyn Davis is my second favorite Coen bros film. I don’t know, the folk scene of sixties New York really appealed to me.

[@lizd2943]

Jerry was definitely always planning for $1 million. The deal he was hoping to get from his father in law would require $750,000 so he probably figured a round number would sound better. If he told the kidnappers the real figure they would want half so that way he gets almost all of it and can do his parking lot thing. But he never once thought about his son. Or about the questions that would be asked about where he got the money right after his very controlling father in law turned him down.

[@michaellueneburg2261]

You have such a great channel! Love getting your notifications!

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Steve Buscemi talking a lot in this movie is the reason why they had him being told to shut up a lot in The Big Lebowski

[@Bunke09]

Quentin did him as well by making him a waiter in Pulp Fiction after making him complain about tipping your waitress in Resevoir Dogs.

[@goosefukulardeath7300]

If anyone gets the reference , Mike Yanagita does a cameo in a Venture Bros episode . Can’t remember what the title was, but it’s the episode where Doc Venture attends the funeral of an old creepy college roommate named Mike and he’s voiced by the same actor in Fargo

[@milostewart8738]

OH!! Also, I’ve suggested that you two watch the movie Primal Fear because I know you will love it and I just remembered that the actress who plays Marge is in it along with Edward Norton. It isn’t a true story, but it is a crime/thriller movie. More incentive to watch it!! 😁😁

[@peteyn.y.7960]

Great Movie! 😎🍿

[@TBRSchmitt]

Primal Fear is coming soon!

[@milostewart8738]

@@TBRSchmitt yessss!!!! 😁😁

[@PrimitiveFilmGroup]

*Jerry Maguire* (1996) *Vanilla Sky* (2001) Both great films with Tom Cruise and directed by Cameron Crowe.

[@Scott_Forsell]

S1 of Fargo the series is exceptionally great TV. Great acting and a great story and very crisp writing. Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton are exceptional, and the rest of the cast nail it too. Top notch stuff, better than 99% of stuff you've seen. Really sharp writing. An all-time fave. Season 2 is pretty damn good. Kirsten Dunst nails the accent and the deer in the headlights vibe. Not as good as S1, but damned good.

[@ayearinthelifeofanxietyjoe4413]

Any idea where I can find the Series? Netflix?

[@blopblop7311]

@@ayearinthelifeofanxietyjoe4413 all the seasons are on Hulu, or you’d have to pay for it on Apple TV

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

@@ayearinthelifeofanxietyjoe4413 I just watched the first three seasons of Fargo. Got them from the local library. Easy peasy. Might be an option you didn't consider.

[@fyleth7703]

So glad, you enjoyed it that much! 😀 The Fargos series at this point is a must! I could bet a million you'd love it! 🙌

[@walterpanovs]

Not really a "true story" in the strictest sense. It's just the Coens having some fun with us and using the "true story" idea to give them the liberty to create interesting/unusual scenes and dialogue that would be believed. I think there was a vaguely similar case somewhere but all the details and characters were made up by the brothers. Oscars for the script and Frances McDormand. Nominations for Macy, the film, the direction, cinematography, and the editing. Made the list at #84 of AFI's 100 Greatest Movies.

[@poliveri0722]

P.S. The 'True Story' joke lives on. From "reactors" baseing reviews on it being a true story (and being angry or disappointed or insulted) to treasure hunters looking for the money. The Coen Brothers are still laughing all the way to the bank. Too funny!

[@NeutronDance]

The Coen's masterpiece

[@Sander-zj3wi]

I now understand where Carter Pewterschmidt from Family Guy was based on. LOL

[@cavalryscout9519]

You guys would like the Fargo series as well. Each season is it's own story, but they are all in the same universe as the movie Fargo (and the Big Lebowski). Everyone has their favorite characters and seasons for the series, but they're all good. IMO, the 2nd season of Fargo might be the best season of anything on TV.

[@Peng-444]

Marge is probably the most competent cop in film history- she's just excellent at her job without bring the usual Mary Sue phenom you often get in films. And Frances McDormand is excellent as always. Love this film.

[@Melancthon7332]

So glad you two finally watched this, so I can say that the way yall hold hands throughout the movies has more than once reminded me of Marge and Norm at the end of this classic.

[@samantha_schmitt]

The sweetest comparison! 🥰

[@adamromero]

@@samantha_schmitt You are a superlady! lol

[@tduffy5]

Like Macy's accent? Try NEW IN TOWN. Siobhan Fallon is exquisite! Endearing.

[@tomj.7599]

Fargo TV series season 1 is a masterpiece. You need to see it!!!

[@vincentjoyce5100]

So many Oldsmobiles!

[@crouchingotter]

I love everything about this film. It’s perfect.

[@trhansen3244]

Only Jaws is perfect. This film Fargo ain't bad. But not perfect. It's better than the recent Dune movie. I'll give you that.

[@crouchingotter]

@@trhansen3244 Are you okay babe?

[@otisroseboro5613]

Yes , Finally did One of my favorite movies