Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on November 22, 2007 at 06:39:46

In Reply to: RE: Plus, it's telling the story of the book. (warning, spoilers) posted by sjb on November 21, 2007 at 11:45:42

The two did not jibe well. Perhaps Bergman could have pulled it off?

Otherwise I and my companions were tightly gripped.

The evil in Chigurh, and the path it follows, far outstrips that of any orc or Grendel in any FX extravaganza; the more human its incarnation, the scarier evil be. Take that as a rule, directors!

Here's a passage from the L.A. Times I stumbled across:

An intense, nihilistic thriller as well as a model of implacable storytelling, this is a film you can't stop watching even though you might very much wish you could. That's because "No Country" escorts you through a world so pitilessly bleak, "you put your soul at hazard," as one character says, to be part of it.

Sez it for me.

clark