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No Country for Old Men Reaction

No Country for Old Men Reaction

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lol dig a hole and bury yourself ha ha ha, come on Hella. lol, Milk, Killers drink milk. You kidding me, I love milk but am not a killer. A holy man. lol love the suspenseful grab on that pillow. You ladies really got into this flick. Hey not bad with the pronunciation in spanish. Lol I want some more on your legs and your body. ha ha wow. This has to be another good upload. The way you ladies watch these types of movies with innocent eyes. I look forward to the next upload.

Saints_Madness

By the way, this movie is bad ass. Love it.

RichieBIV

The Sheriff represents the "Old Men" in the title. At the beginning, he sets the scene by telling the audience about the old Sheriff from another time and how things were for them. He also talks about himself becoming a young 25-year-old Sheriff. He even discusses tradition by mentioning his father being a sheriff and how he believed his father took pride in fact that both of them were sheriffs at the same time, as he did, and how he loved hearing the old-timers talk about stories of other older sheriffs from yesteryear. Now, the stage is set for an older Sheriff(Tommy Lee Jones) in a new world where a man might shoot someone over a simple coin flip. As for some deep meaning, English isn't the problem—mostly Hela, you two, are turning this into some time-warp, flip-and-dip movie. Christopher Nolan didn't direct this, and Tommy Lee Jones/Sheriff isn't the kid with no shirt. The Coen brothers directed this, and they tend to deal in harsh, brutal reality. Was there a metaphor at the end? Yeah, a little. He is riding a cold mountain pass and sees his father riding past him, carrying a flame in a horn, but he does not speak to him. Still, he knows his father will start a fire up ahead in the valley and will be waiting for him. It’s simple—this is about life and death. Tommy Lee Jones'/Sheriff’s life continues as he's still riding the cold mountain pass; his father, who is dead, rides ahead to wait for him in the valley or afterlife, to welcome him with a warm fire he has made. The dream might be God speaking to him or just his subconscious talking. Either way, the film is less about this dream and more about how the world has changed. Old men and Sheriffs can't run around without a pistol like Jim Scarborough and Gaston Boykins anymore. The new world is violent, the new world is unforgiving, and there are apex predators out there—"No Country for Old Men."

RichieBIV

Chi and Hella whispering and being very quiet so that Moss isn't discovered in the hotel room is awesome 👌😁 I have a movie reaction request. Please watch "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" Stars Jack Nicholson from "A Few Good Men" and Doc from "Back to the Future" It'll have you both on the edge of your seats

Derek Toth

"Killers drink milk" LOL

Jerry Kern

I first I found this movie a frustrating watch, now I think it’s one of the greatest films ever made

Evilsponge

It's very heavily implied that Chigur got it. At the first motel, Moss hides the money in the vent. Then, Chigur figures this out and opens it using a dime (a small US coin) to turn the screws of the vent. Later, after Moss is killed, the sheriff returns to the motel at night (as Chigur was there) and we are shown that the air vent has been opened again. Then, the sherrif looks down at the floor at one point and sees the screws from the vent... and a dime. Both times it is very deliberately shown by the director(s). Add to that, the fact that the Mexicans clearly did not know about Moss' technique of hiding the money in the vents (as they didn't find it at the first motel while it was there the whole time). Also, later on when Chigur is in a car crash, all he has to pay off the kids who helped him are $100 bills... the same denomination as shown in the satchel. Check 53:15 in the reaction to see the first scene with the dime, and 1:43:25 to see the latter

JD

Don’t set them up like this 😭 Imagine they react to it seriously

Mario

So true. I am still waiting for someone to make a true to form movie of the book Blood Meridian. I doubt anyone has the stones to make it though.

TippedDuke

Very strange movie, I never found out where the money ended up 😳

Johnny Sondergard

YES to Limitless!!!!!!

Tim

Loved it, good job ladies! I found it fascinating, but still trying to understand it.

Dualin

They have free HBO. LOL

BEWITCHED LAZY BOY

There's a theory out there, that Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem are the same person.

BEWITCHED LAZY BOY

Fine Ladies, 2nd time watching with you, and still trying to put the pieces together (?) FYI: The movie "No Country for Old Men" is set in 1980 in West Texas, near the Mexico-US border. This time period is significant as it's marked by the rise of drug cartels and a changing landscape of crime, which Sheriff Ed Tom Bell finds himself ill-equipped to handle. The film's ending leaves the audience with a sense of unease and a feeling that the old ways of law and order are no longer effective. So far, my take on this is a foreshadowing and prophecy of what is happening now with mass infiltration of Mexican and South American Cartels in the USA, with violence and drug saturation killing our younger generation, similar to our soft political policies spawning the life of this, as a result of 1976-1980 presidential leadership, and now again in 2020-2024 with blatant disregard. If you want to take current glimpse into further Cartel infiltration into United States of America, I highly recommend "Ozark" - 2017 ‧ Drama ‧ 4 seasons, if you want to get a REAL feel for what it has become. (not for the softcore viewer) Peace.

Truss

I'm thinking "Mothman Prophecy", what do you say? 😲

Mark W

i loved this reaction

MatthewJ

What about a scary mystery movie.., 1408, features a haunted hotel room... To review?

Jay Wolfe

Moss is Thanos. Carla Jean is Helena Ravenclaw. Sheriff Bell is the Agent from Men in Black. Bardem is Stilgar.

Henry N.

I remember watching it in theaters and after the monologue someone stood up and shouted, "What the hell was that?"

Henry N.

It's been almost a decade since I’ve seen this film. It's a difficult film, even I have trouble with some of the language. Here is a quick write up of my thoughts... From what I understand the major theme of the film is violence, crucially the futility of violence and its wholly indifferent nature. The way it manifests, without pattern or reason. We can think of Chigurh as the personification of violence and a kind of nihilistic violence at that. If we are to take Chigurh as a symbol, I don’t believe his character is ‘immoral’. He is ‘amoral’. He is untethered from motive or meaning. This is similar to Unforgiven in the sense that it deconstructs the mythos of the traditional western. Every aspect of the ‘Hollywood film’ is subverted in order to enact the film’s nihilist themes: The main events of the film - the tragedy that ensues - are initiated by an act of kindness. The judgment of the wife and the storeowner is decided by a coin toss. The protagonist isn’t afforded a heroic death; we see only the aftermath; he dies offscreen unceremoniously and abruptly. The lawman is powerless. His narration frames the story, but it offers no resolution The film almost offers a semblance of redemption when the antagonist is hit by a car. And then he walks away... The sheriff is unable to make sense of what he sees as a novel and uniquely cruel form of violence. Unable to reconcile a thing he doesn’t understand, Bell feels he no longer has a place in the world. It has left him behind. But remember the exchange between him and his cousin toward the end. It is possible, even likely, that Bell is the one who has changed, not the world (hence the title of the film). We know that the story of history is a story of violence (this is essentially the point of his cousin's story. As he tells him "What you got ain't nothing new"), and therefore we might be inclined to agree that the world has always been this way (cruel and disordered). That the Sheriff may be mistaken in his belief. But I think the film asks: Can both things be true? Essentially, we have a film where chance displaces justice and chaos displaces order, not because McCarthy (the author) is pessimistic, but because he believes that ultimately the history of the world is a history of chaos. Not ‘immoral’ but ‘amoral’. There are two monologues in the film, one at the beginning and one at the end. Both relay the central theme. The first monologue: “I don't know what to make of that. I sure don't. The crime you see now, it's hard to even take its measure. It's not that I'm afraid of it…I don’t want to put my chips forward and go out and meet something I don’t understand.” The sheriff isn’t ‘afraid’ of the violence, he doesn’t understand it. The second monologue: “And in the dream I knew that he was goin' on ahead and he was fixin' to make a fire somewhere out there in all that dark and all that cold, and I knew that whenever I got there he would be there. And then I woke up…” Bell imagines his father, who in his mind represents a bygone generation (perhaps one he longs for, or takes refuge in) as having some “light” to follow, to lead him through “all that dark and all that cold”. Then the dream ends and he’s brought back to reality. The light goes out.

Henry N.

Yeah, if Anton is not on the screen I'm bored

CrashTestWalrus

I've seen the movie several times now and I still don't really know what to think of it. In my opinion the title means that the older a person gets the more difficult it is for them to adapt, while society is constantly changing. So in the end these differences clash: society which is changing a lot and the old person who is unable/willing to adapt. In relation to the movie, that means when Sheriff Bell was young there were only relatively harmless crimes in his district, now that he's old the crime has become worse and more brutal and he doesn't want to deal with it anymore. Big praise to Javier Bardem, Anton Chigurh is a really good villain. That was an awesome reaction ladies as always.💜

Digitalversager

Moss is Thanos.

chris johnson

This is a great film. I hope you watch more Coen Brothers films. My favorite Coen Brothers film is "The Big Lebowski"(1998).

Francisco

First time watching this movie, last time watching this movie, boring.

Imperial Mort

And on an entirely different note, you really must watch The Room (2003).

Alec Dacyczyn

Hell or High Water is a great movie. Also, Oh Brother Where Art Though, would be a fun movie to see the ladies react to.

TippedDuke

YES! More Coen Brothers movies, please. 👍

Prof. Writhms

His dream was about his father dying. The movie is essentially about him deciding not to be a hero. That he is so old now that he wants to hang on to life. No Country for Old Men. means he has gotten to old for this type of life.

Eric Muirhead

I postulate, that if this movie DOESN'T confuse you: A. You were actually watching a different movie, and since it starred Jim Carey, you couldn't pull yourself away. B. You are an expert in the "Old West" and watched every episode of CSI . C. You find the psycho-killer very relatable, because you have similar ideas and also enjoy a cold glass of milk. D. You are and A.I. that hasn't been exposed to sarcasm, the old west, or coin flip statistics yet. ;p

Proto Type

Great choice. You might like True Grit (2010), which is also from the Coen brothers. There's also Hell Or High Water, which follows the same neo western crime genre as this one.

Grumpy Monk

Me to, not too far from El Paso atm ~ And I've lived in Odessa. Probably tmi ~ (But as a qualifier to validate my criticisms, I included the info.) imo, they really went WAY over the top with the language.... No one talks like that anymore. Maybe 30 or 40 years ago, but even then, not to that degree. I think a lot is lost on an international audience unfortunately : / It's such a great movie \m/

Proto Type

Tommy lee Jones The Fugitive (1993) 🙏

Blackwargreymon00

This is one of my favorite movies. Great rewatchability. I like how the film SUBVERTS THE CONVENTIONS of a typical (Western) Crime Thriller. You two weren't the only ones left "scratching your heads" at the end. Many American audiences were also puzzled by this film, when it first released. It definitely is thought-provoking. Another Cohen Brothers film you may like is "Fargo" (1996).

Pinitchio

1.) His dream was about meeting his dead father in the afterlife. It made him think about how his life is coming to an end. 2.) And remember when the sheriff was talking with the old man in the wheelchair,. he said " this country is hard on folks". That's where the title comes from. Keep on rockin

tommylegless

To be fair everyone I know who has watched this is confused so don’t worry about being confused 🤣

fan

Hella also cough into your elbow, keeps germs off your hands .

John West

Fargo is a really great movie. Great suggestion!

Antonio Serafim

Dark movies are great. Fargo would be a great reaction!

Dajefe70

The first dream involves his father giving him money, which he loses, symbolizing his guilt over not saving Llewelyn Moss and his feeling of inadequacy in the face of escalating violence. The second dream depicts him riding with his father through a snowy, dark landscape, with his father lighting a fire ahead, representing a yearning for a simpler, more moral past and a sense of hope for a better future, even if it's just a dream

Jay Wolfe

Did you girls notice there was no music? :) Still waiting for Dances With Wolves!

David Collins

They are in West Texas.

John West

Al Pacino and Robert Dinero

Steven

Perfect I've always wanted to see this on movie mucnchies. Now I must manifest a Heat reaction..

MatthewJ

More movies with Thanos!!! 😂 I recommend Sicario (2015)

Daryl

The title of the movie infers that the modern society ihas become too brutal & deadly for the older generation to understand or comprehend. This I feel is confirmed by the Sherif's (now retired) conversation with his wife. They are about two recent dreams he has had in which the Sheriff's father had appeared and to leading the way for Sheriff towards the end of his life and eventual death, where he will again meet up with his deceased father.

Christopher Young

FUN FACT: Josh Brolin, the actor who played "Llewelyn" also played Thanos, if you didn't know.

Blaine

This movie is based on a book of the same name - No Country for Old Men written by Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy got the title for his book from a poem by W.B. Yeats. Yeats poem is about aging in a world that no longer reflects your values, and I think the book and the movie have the same theme. The world changes. Old men do not. Anton Chigurh is one of the best villains in my opinion. He's fucking scary. With his use of the coin, he's a symbol of fate and death. He represents a world with no moral structure, only outcomes. He's played here by Javier Bardem, who won the Oscar for this performance, best supporting actor. I don't think you recognized him, but he also plays Stilgar in Dune. "Lisan al Gaib." In fact, Chigurh is so tough he even took out Thanos. Josh Brolin plays Llewelyn Moss who was also Thanos. I've always thought Moss would have survived in most films, but he can't survive Chigurh. It's hard to understand how big West Texas is unless you've been there. I've driven across that state several times, and West Texas is just big and empty, and if you have a chance to get gas you better take it. haha. The language here is a bit tough. It's sort of the more poetic version of how people from that part of the US talk, and a lot of the conversations are deeply thematic. People from this area have a tendency to repeat themselves and use extra words. I wrote "The language here is a bit tough" instead of "the language is difficult" so apparently I am "people". Sheriff Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones who you might recognize from the Men in Black movies, isn't guilty about something he did in the past. I think he is generally a good person who longs for simpler times. I think the source of his guilt is that he couldn't protect the people he was supposed to protect. I do hope you watch some more Coen Brothers movies, especially FARGO(crime movie) TRUE GRIT (western). Another movie that has a similar feel to this film is SICARIO. It deals with Mexican drug cartels and also stars Thanos, I mean, Josh Brolin.

Steven

What is amazing too is the complete absence of music. Not needed at all to feel more stress and fear !

Maxime Vray

Excellent movie. Can't wait to watch along for a second time and see the girls reactions.

Andy Worthington

Excellent! I've been waiting for you guys to get into this one. Next, check out the other great Coen brothers films. They're some of the best movies of this modern era, you'll see. Keep on rockin

tommylegless

So glad you all are watching Coen Brothers movie and I hope you go down this rabbit hole with them. They have some great ones. This one is a classic for sure. This is one of the few movies that uses the source material, Cormac McCarthy's novel, and makes very few changes. That is not very common. I was surprised how quickly you all caught that Moss was the one who was dead in the room before the end of the movie. I had to re-read that part of the book three times to make sure I didn't miss something due to the abrupt nature in how it happened. I had to laugh when Chi said "they can't kill him, he's the main character," and Hella, matter of factly looked over and said, "yes, they can." LOL Some other great movies do this where you follow a main character or who you think is a main character only for them to die early in the movie. This doesn't have the typical Hollywood happy ending and I think that is what makes this great! You need to watch it again to catch everything. Basically, this movie is meant to show how difficult life is for people in that area and how the sheriff can't keep up with the way criminals are evolving. I think his dream about his father is his awareness to how close he is to the end of his life and that he will be seeing his father soon when he passes away. His father will be waiting on him. At least, that is what I take from it. O' Brother Where Art Thou next please!!!

Jeffrey Roberts

When the sheriff was talking to the retired deputy in the wheelchair near the end, he said he was retiring because he felt over-matched. That means that he can't compete with the new criminals. When he was talking with his wife, his dream was about his father going on ahead to wait for him, I took this to mean that he's thinking about getting older and near death. I was also confused at the end because it ended so suddenly, it helps a lot to have the subtitles on.

Piranther

Even as an English speaker I had a hard time understanding Sheriff Ed Tom's conversations. I think the most important thing to understand is that Ed Toms has been a Sheriff/ Policeman for a long time and as you see at the end of the movie, he retires because he just can't handle these criminals now.

mundanelotus

Don’t worry about not understanding the conversation about the dream at the end. American people barely understand it.

Jef Etters

Watch “Lucy” the Scarlett Johansson movie. And then Limitless

Hot Syrup

So good. All books by this guy are great but also depressing. Fun fact. Moss is thanos

tullius cicero

The 13th floor to the building is missing because it's unlucky

Piranther

Also this movie was never going to be easy to understand, a lot of american audiences have trouble with it. It touches on themes of fate and randomness, the nature of evil, the ways we deal with a world we no longer understand. Anton Chigurh (IMO) represents evil, death, fate, chaos. Sherriff Bell represents the law, order, the way he believed the world to operate. Moss is more of a cowboy figure. Despite their best efforts, Bell can't grapple or cope with evil, and Moss can't out-wit it. Fate is a profound and supernatural force, and in the end it even comes calling for Anton.

Mike G

Javier Bardem is fantastic, he's in the show Monsters, the one about the Menendez Brothers. That's a really good one. He has been in a bunch of other great stuff, too.

Mike G

Great choice. Looking forward to this.

lee eames

Hopefully you ladies liked this movie enough to watch Fargo and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?. Both are great Coen Brothers movies.

Noal McInnis

Great movie. Hitchhiking is taking car rides from strangers. You can see why that might be a very dangerous thing to do.

Matt Bronson

Nice surprise :)

Jalapeno Boy

Wow! Can’t wait to watch! Just so you know Munchies, the Cohen bros don’t just do crime movies, they also do comedies. They are incredible.

Jef Etters

Oh my God if the munchies get onto cohen brothers movies I will literally buy another subscription just to keep it going.

Jef Etters

Excellent choice!!! Sicario next 🤞

JD

This movie paces slow but it's worth watching oh boy disturbing movie. Also gives you a small insight on the Spanish cartels South of the border of the USA in Mexico and so on dangerous group of people. America unofficially has been in a war with this drug cartels which supplies 90% of all the illegal drugs in America. The cartels today are extremely organized with psychopaths, my cousin works for border patrol when the cartel has you in their sights your whole family is at risk.

Jay Wolfe

I am so excited for this one. I dont think the Munchies have ever done a Coen brothers movie before. Please do more Coen brothers!

Joe Stüll

Oh wow! I didn’t expect this one. This is such a great movie. The villain is just plain terrifying. But he always plays a great villain. Wonder if they recognized him as Stilgar from Dune?

Noal McInnis

This is literally my favorite movie of all time. I really hope you guys enjoyed it!

Austin Lee Moyer


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