Coen Brothers

[BadFish]

Let's hear it for these fellas, I have always been a fan but just recently I have watched a few of their films and they are nothing short of genius. Thoughtful, Rich and deep films that make you think. Being Llewellyn Davies was okay until about 5 hours after i watched it and i was just falling asleep when it hit me just what a wonderful film it was (I am a bit slow on the uptake but got their in the end). I have just finished NO Country for Old Men and feel like it needs a re-watch to really get to grips with the themes and ideas.

Anyone else a fan? Anyone else got a favorite?

 

[Skaville]

Raising Arizona and O brother where art thou. Genius

 

[BadFish]

Raising Arizona is next on my list song with fargo.

 

[brakespear]

The Big Lebowski, Fargo and Crime Wave

 

[Worthingite]

Watched Fargo for the first time a couple of weeks ago, because the series looked like it would be of interest - amazing film. TBH I never really got the appeal of The Big Lebowski, and I've been meaning to watch NCFOM at some point. Might bang it on this afternoon as it goes...

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Cracking film makers and local lads, well their Grandmother lived in Hove.

 

[Machiavelli]

Fargo and O Brother Where Art Thou (soundtrack: ) are probably my favourites, just pipping The Big Lebowski.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Fargo, for sure.

 

[chiefkickass]

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is one of my favourites
http://youtu.be/Ng3XHPdexNM

 

[tinycowboy]

The Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Fargo. Only one I don't have too much time for is Miller's Crossing, although I love the flying hat.

 

[keaton]

They have made a lot of stunningly good films ( No Country, True Grit, Fargo, Millers' Crosssing) and a lot of very good films (O Brother, A Serious Man, Inside Lleweyn Davies).

It's incredible how they made those and still managed to make such shite as Burn After Reading and whatever the gubbins romcom with Clooney and Zeta-Jones is

 

[Nitram]

Pretty much anything they do is great, favourites Fargo and No country for old men, they are also involved in the TV adaptation of Fargo.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

was aware of the Coen Brothers for a while, but only just getting more interested. Saw Fargo a couple of weeks ago and it is superb. I just don't understand how a black comedy can be both so black and so funny.

 

[Trufflehound]

Great films one and all (except The Ladykillers, which is a waste of space).

Miller's Crossing remains my favourite. I can never hear Danny Boy in quite the same way ever again.

 

[Paskman]

Blood Simple had a huge impact on me when I saw it in the 1980s, I had never seen anything like it. Loved most of their stuff since except The Ladykillers

 

[Acker79]

I love O Brother, Where Art Thou?. True Grit is one of the rare westerns I actually enjoy.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Superb characterisations in all their output, that border on the comic strip, adding a surreal tinge

 

[Questions]

Blood Simple is brilliant, The Big Lebowski not so.

 

[LowKarate]

1-2-3 for me is

The Big Lebowski
Fargo
The Hudsucker Proxy

 

[darters74]

Fargo = quality. The Big Lebowski = turd.