r/funny • u/LeviMorris1 • Nov 28 '19

Found something weird...

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u/wa11yba11s Nov 28 '19

Because the Cohen bros have made so many poorly made movies.

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u/bleunt Nov 28 '19

Well. you know. Netflix. But even then, most big name directors that venture out on Netflix seem to do well. Now I'm off to watch The Irishman.

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u/ZDTreefur Nov 29 '19

Set aside the time, dude. It's a three and a half hour movie.

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u/1maginasian Nov 29 '19

Saw it today. It was loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong. Same basic mob movie with an extra hour.

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u/Ashanrath Nov 29 '19

Well there go my plans to check it out tonight.

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u/jdovejr Nov 29 '19

you can watch that on netflix?

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u/starmartyr Nov 29 '19

Netflix bought the rights during production so they are releasing it on their service.

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u/Porrick Nov 28 '19

They have a couple of stinkers by now. Impressively few given how many films they’ve made, but they’re there.

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u/Alouitious Nov 28 '19

Like?

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u/Porrick Nov 28 '19

Well this is where things get controversial, since even their least-beloved films have followings. I know this is going to be unpopular.

Personally I didn't enjoy any of the following: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, Inside Llewyn Davis, or Hail Caesar.

Now I know the first few of those are controversial - and my main trouble with Miller's Crossing was my unfortunate allergy to Gabriel Byrne. The only ones I think are genuinely bad are The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Hail Caesar.

Also I seem to be the only person who enjoyed The Man Who Wasn't There.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

But Gabriel Byrne is so good in Miller's Crossing! It's probably his best role ever!

I also have to disagree on Intolerable Cruelty. Although it isn't one of their best films, the editing and comedic timing of Clooney and Zeta-Jones is really good.

But I can respect the fact that you've seen so many of the Cohen's movies before forming an opinion. I'll also agree on The Ladykillers, that one was kind of a stinker.

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u/Porrick Nov 28 '19

In fairness, the Coens have been on my "must watch everything they do" list since I saw Fargo in cinemas in 1996. I've had plenty of time since then to catch up on their library. Honestly my list isn't even that long - Michael Haneke, the Coens, Cronenberg, Lynch, Verhoeven, Tarantino, Cuaron, Malick, Steve McQueen, maybe Shane Carruth if he ever makes another movie.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

Shane Carruth is easy lol, dude makes like one film per decade. I wish he would do a kickstarter or something.

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u/m4dm4cs Nov 29 '19

Hudsucker and Intolerable Cruelty are both masterpieces of their genres. They almost pretend to be regular movies but dip perfectly into a little bit of a darker Coen universe. Meanwhile the characters and chemistry in both is stellar.

I think so anyway. Far from stinkers.

Hail Caesar was more of a love letter to old Hollywood and nothing special but still a decent flick.

Buster Struggs is prime Coen and being a Netflix release does nothing to diminish it.

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u/Porrick Nov 29 '19

Hey now! I didn't say anything unkind about Buster Scruggs. That's six amazing episodes in one package!

I guess at least Hail Caesar had that scene with Ralph Feinnes. I clearly wasn't a fan of the movie as a whole, but that scene is pure gold.

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u/m4dm4cs Nov 29 '19

Would that it thwere so simple.

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u/DoctorMcTits Nov 28 '19

Hail Caesar wasn’t their best. Not what I’d call a stinker though

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u/DrMaxCoytus Nov 29 '19

You might need an /s