The filmakers didnt give you a film, they gave you reality. The 'hero' dies offscreen, the 'bad guy' survives, the sheriff retires and doesnt catch the killer. There is literally no music. People make good decisions. bad luck plays a huge part etc etc....masterpiece :)
So was Murphy's kin: Dumb Decisions. If Moss had just taken a gun or two, nothing would have happened. If he had put the money in another bag or simply checked it, there goes the tracker. Of course the real dumb things were going back with the water and not clearing out as soon as he went home the first time, preferrably after clearing the money.
What a great film - as you say, completely unique. Javier Bardem won an Oscar for the role of Anton Chigurh in this movie - his performance was SOOOO creepy and terrifying.
I love this movie, and even more, I love seeing people react to it because it requires them to use their brains rather than relying on fake, over exaggerated emotionalism. Dasha is so bright and perceptive that this is a really great choice for her to dissect.
Kelly Macdonald blew me away in this. The first time I saw this it took me half the movie to figure out it was her. I'm not a Texan so I can't judge her accent on the subtleties, but she sounded genuine to my ears. And to think she is the voice of Merida in Brave, and the schoolgirl in Trainspotting. Her last scene is low-key epic. (And her mom rocks!)
Not an exaggeration, you’re one of the best, if not my personal favorite film reactor. Keep up the killer selections and enthusiasm for what you do, I’m here for it!
It's a real thriller... when she's trying to say 'thriller'. I just about pissed myself laughing at that one! Funny that she said 'killer' later in the reaction, but when she tries for 'thriller', she's trying to roll the 'r's and it comes out like she's gargling.
@@MikeB12800 - Her English is great, but she still rolls those 'R's which makes some words really difficult. After she nearly choked on 'thriller', I tried saying it while rolling the R's, and it's a tough one!
So nobody killed the drug dealers at the beginning. It was a deal gone bad & they all started firing at each other. That’s why the drugs & money were still left there. Llewelyn was the first person to come upon the scene after it all went down.
The whole film is beautifully shot. The story, pace, everything. A classic as soon as it aired. The lack of music also gives it a sense of realism as events unfold.
This is hands down one of the best book to film adaptations I've ever seen, it's scene for scene, word for word, pretty much spot on to the source material. Cormac McCarthy is a genius when it comes to making you sad and loving it. Check out The Road as well if you REALLY wanna be sad for a while lol.
This is actually one of the rare exceptions where I feel the movie was better. I got the audiobook, and while it was good, I think the movie paid it a glorious homage and took the whole story one step further. The book is still a classic of course, but I have a special attachment to the film.
One act of kindness lead to all that carnage. Imagine if the cowboy Moss hadn't gone back out with water for the dying man but instead re-bagged the money and found the tracker earlier. Another fine reaction, really enjoyed it :) Thanks Dasha
Wrong. Surely he had _some_ water on him he could've shared. What started everything was _not going to the cops immediately._ It's moss' vanity that kills him. He presumed that he would be able to out-fox whomever owned that money. A humble person would've went to the cops immediately to report the crime scene, leaving him a civilian not a target.
@@samwallaceart288 You're making assumptions about the water. I would have thought that too given the climate and local survival skills but we clearly see he either didn't have any or that he chose not to share with a lost cause. Later that night he had a change of heart, filled a container with water and returned to the scene when he clearly didn't have to and the events unfolded as we saw. Hence my correct statement about an act of kindness causing the carnage. It's not clear if reporting the crime and handing over the cash would've protected him either. As we saw Chigurth is a psychopath and he probably would've still came after him and his wife in revenge for the loss of the cash to the authorities and the inconvenience of having to recover it from them. Certainly this would hinge on Chigurth learning of his involvement and being able to track him down but with that psycho, it wouldn't be difficult to imagine him doing just that as he recovered the cash from the Sheriff's Office.
One of my all time favorite movies. It's so realistic in the sense that the good guys don't always win. When you tempt fate then you have to accept what comes your way. "You can't stop what's coming."
Music tells you what to think. Whole point of the movie is there ain't no one, filmmakers included, who can presume to tell you what to think about chaos. My favorite scenes are always the no-music scenes in any movie. "No music is better than bad music."
i've probably watched a dozen people react to this movie, and dasha is the only person who caught that anton was checking his shoes for blood when he walked out of carla jean's house.
I remember when going to the cinema to watch this movie. Didn't know what to expect, the title was weird some how. But from the first moment it had everyone gripped, no one made a sound in the cinema, the movie is so intense its amazing. Fantastic movie.
Anton treats existence like its governed by "fate," hence the coin tosses. If you get 'heads,' it was your fate, if you get 'tails,' then that was your fate as well. Sometimes the bad guys win in life. It was your fate to loose, but they are also governed by fate, as shown by the car crash at the end.
I remember seeing this in the theater. It was probably one of my first thrillers I'd ever seen (in my mid teens, too), so to see it that way was really special for me. I'll never forget the sensations I felt watching this one. It's definitely a movie I'll never forget.
"Odessa??" LOL. There's an Odessa, Texas. From Wikipedia: "Odessa [Texas] is said to have been named after Odessa, Ukraine, because of the local shortgrass prairie's resemblance to Ukraine's steppe landscape"
From a story telling and technical point of view, "No Country for Old Men" is the Coen Brothers' finest film they have ever created. On the more comedic front, "The Big Lebowski," "Fargo," and "Raising Arizona" are also masterpieces.
'Millers Crossing'. I love that film. Great cast. Another intense Coen Bros film is their first one; 'Blood Simple'. Set in West Texas, it has much of the same gritty feel as 'No Country for Old Men'.
The film is set in West Texas and was shot in West Texas and New Mexico. As far as the Odessa they were talking about goes, that would be Odessa, Texas, a city in the Llano Estacado in West Texas that was founded in 1881 as a water stop and cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Odessa, Texas was obviously named after the more notable Ukrainian city, presumably because the area's shortgrass prairie landscape reminded people of Ukraine's steppe landscape.
The weapon Anton uses is a captive bolt gun. It very quickly shoots out a metal rod and then retracts it. Used on farms. That's why they were confused over the body not having a bullet in it.
It's accurately portrayed against humans here, but against locks, it would more likely just knock itself out of your hands unless the lock is super weak.
This movie was filmed in New Mexico. I believe it was filmed at the same time and in roughly the same location as "There will be blood". I remember hearing they had to stop filming for the day on this movie because there was too much smoke in the sky from a scene they were filming for There will be blood.
I loved your reaction. It is a very dark film and filled with suspensful moments. Anton Chigurh is one of the more unique characters because, as you said, he is inhuman. He's like a human Terminator. The device he used was powered by compressed air. It is used to kill livestock. I hope it didn't ruin your sleep. It is frightening to think that there are people in the world like him. BTW, did you realize that Llewlyn was played by the same actor, Josh Brolin, who played Thanos in the MCU? The opening scenes were filmed in West Texas. Other parts were filmed in New Mexico.
Javier Bardem's character is a perfect example of "how to convey menace". Just by his actions and how he chooses his words, we learn (very quickly) that he is not a man to be trifled with.
In the book it gives an actual description of highway 90 and where the cattlegaurd is. This property was the family land of another great Texas author Rodger D. Hodges whom wrote "Texas Blood".
To me the lack of music added to the tension. This is such a brilliant movie. Anton Chigurh is one of the all time great antagonist. This movie also won an academy award for best picture. The Coen bothers make some great movies like "Fargo" which also won an academy award for best picture, you should also react to it. If you like movies like this, react to Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario". Another great movie.
That thing is called a captive hammer. It fires a small rod out at high speed but the rod is retained so it can be used again and again. It is normally used to to kill livestock for meat.
Love how the three people looking for money complement and oppose each other. Chigurh: random chance and fate, Llewellyn: independence, self-sufficiency, and freedom, Carson- confident in himself to the point that he doesn't take luck and chance into account.
To answer your question from the beginning the movie is mostly shot in New Mexico and West Texas. Funny story is I was in New Mexico and happened to see they were filming a movie in the small town of Las Vegas, NM and after a few months I found out I was looking at a set from this movie!
"No country for Old Men." - the film is named after a phrase that means "a very tough place to live", such a tough place that it is no place for the elderly to live. They will not survive.
Chigurh is supposed to make the audience feel like he is the grim reaper. Unstoppable, emotionless, and killing anyone he comes across, unless they are lucky enough to get a good coin toss. The car wreck at the end is supposed to be jarring and show that he isn't invincible or an unstoppable force, but just a psychopath that is as vulnerable to chance and circumstance as anyone else.
No Country for Old Men breaks some rules of movie storytelling. It has no musical soundtrack. It sets us up to expect a confrontation between Chigurh and Sheriff Bell, but it doesn't happen. The bad guy gets away in the end. Anton Chigurh believes that he is just carrying out fate. It's one of the things that makes him so scary, because there's no way to reason with him. But in the end, even he is subject to random chance. To me, Llewelyn Moss is an example of the difference between intelligence and wisdom. He's smart in certain ways. He knows how to hide, how to use weapons, how to make tools. etc. But taking the money from the site of a drug deal gone wrong was very foolish. It led to the deaths of many people, including himself and his wife.
Chigurh doesn't get away. He's got a bone sticking out of his arm. He's not going anywhere. He can't go to the hospital to properly treat that arm, so he dies either from shock or the cartel gets to him first and tortures him before death. From what I remember from the book, he's never found. So, we can conclude that nobody ever found his body most likely because the cartel disposed of it. The only man left standing is Bell. Bell is the moral man. Chigurh is a victim of his own amoral belief of random violence. The lesson learned is that the moral people will come out on top, even if they don't realize it because they are too busy worrying about doing the right thing despite all of the evil that exists in the world.
@@erwinquiachon8054I'm reminded of a line from the Bible (though my memory on the exact place or phrasing is long gone) about how a man once knew a cruel abuser who seemed rich and powerful, and years later the prophet remembered the cruel man and searched him out to see whatever happened of his great house; but try as he may he could not find a single trace of the cruel rich man's existence, not one.
So wonderful that her line “Oh shit there’s no control here.” Pretty much sums up not only this movie but a whole lot of Cormac McCarthy’s work in general.
The author of the book from which this movie was made is Cormac McCarthy. His books only have enough words to tell the story, and no more. If you like books, read this one. The book is also called No Country for Old Men.
One of the most intense movies I've ever seen. I think the title of the movie means that times have changed and not for the better. The world is more fast paced and dangerous. Something that the old school people such as the sheriff is not used to and it's become too much for them to handle
For a lighter Coen brothers movie I recommend "Raising Arizona", a comedy. Also "The Hudsucker Proxy" which NO ONE has reacted to, very underrated film.
Out of 120 movie psychopaths observed, psychiatrists have deduced that the most by far realistic portrayal of a psychopath is Javier Bardem's portrayal as the cold and calculating Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men, I myself would put him up there with Hannibal Lecter and The Joker as one of the creepiest villains in movie history that wasn't actually a monster but just evil
Great Reaction! Please watch “Eastern Promises” the characters in that movie are supposed to be speaking Russian and I would love to know how authentic you think it is.
Chigurgh is one of the most frightening and memorable characters I have seen in any movie.a truly brilliant film with a lot of fine acting.another very fine reaction by you too dear.if you like crime series there is series called True Detective.the first season is as dark and complicated as any thing I have several watched.iif you liked this movie you will love True Detective.
This movie is one of a kind. I can't imagine how someone from a hundred years ago who'd only see silent movies or the first 'talkies' would react to it. Other great stuff I haven't seen many (or any) TH-camrs react to yet: Seven Years in Tibet Babe The Last Emperor The Curse of the Golden Flower Doubt (2008) American Beauty Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC miniseries) Mr Bean's Holiday Shadowlands (1993) La Vie En Rose Romeo and Juliet (1966) House of Saddam HBO minseries Hotel Rwanda The Kite Runner The Queen The Iron Lady The Big Short The Help The Stoning of Soraya M Elizabeth Elizabeth the Golden Age The Madness of King George The King's Speech Baraka Samsara The Aviator My Big Fat Greek Wedding Pandorum
You should watch True Grit next, the Coen's other Western. It's a beautiful movie, full of fantastic performances, and I'd argue that it's vastly superior to the first adaptation.
Remember Jeff Bridges wasn't sure why they were remaking it cuz he remembered the original being alright. But then he read that actual book and it hit him, "This book _reads_ like a Coen script."
The air powered weapon he uses is a captive bolt (also variously known as a cattle gun, stunbolt gun, bolt gun, or stunner). A device used for stunning animals prior to slaughter.
The thing he used is a pneumatic cattle bolt. In Texas I've come to know it as a cattle punch for the human slaughter of cattle. Cheaper than a bullet between the eyes.
Movie bad guys never scared me. Michael Myers, Jason voorhees, Freddie Kruger, hannibal lecter, jigsaw, and on and on, none of them frightened me. Anton chighur scares me.
Anton is scary, but as Ellis says, “What you got ain’t nothing new. This country’s hard on people.” Monsters make us question what life is all about, and it can never make sense on the individual level. Only on the level of civilization-the chain that spans generations-does the meaning come into focus. The man who writes a single book cancels all the killing that’s ever been done. Cormac McCarthy struggles in No Country with the conflict between the frailty of life on the one hand, and the persistence of culture on the other. All we do is carry the fire forward.
Here's a few cult oldies tips (haven't scrolled through your reactions yet so forgive me the ones you've already done) : - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) - Boomerang (1992) - Stripes (1981) - Weird Science (1985) - Fletch (1985), and the sequel(s) - Nothing but Trouble (1991)
Best performance by Tommy Lee Jones next to his portrayal of Captain Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Love. 32:41-33:49 An expertly written scene, expertly acted and delivered by Jones and Barry Corbin, who was also in Lonesome Dove as Deputy Roscoe.
Great film. The more I watch this, the more I am drawn to the conversations Sheriff Ed Tom has with people about the state of affairs he (and we) are dealing with in today's world.
This film will always be strong and watchable! Because it's raw and with great actors and actresses, I can watch a big CGI green and blue screen with plastic emotions and it's forgotten that same day!! I'm proud to have this film because I'll watch it another dozen times and then a lot more... Stay Strong True Fan's. Cheer's 🇬🇧
As close as the movie is to the book, there are a couple of scenes and a few details left out that involve Anton. Is worth reading. *_Edit:_* The book also reveals Carson Wells to be worse than Anton. He was just able to hide it better.
I think most of this movie was filmed in Texas. There's a story about this movie and There Will Be Blood filming at the same time in basically the same area. The big fire in There Will Be Blood interfered with this movie because the smoke was in the shot.
It's not a coincidence that you called Anton more a monster than a man. Anton is the force that Ed tom can't defend against. Anton represents the change in the world that Ed Tom can't deal with anymore. Anton is Ed Tom's monster. Ed Tom said that he never had to draw his gun. But at the end, he drew it when returning to the hotel where Moss died. He even visioned Anton waiting for him, only to find that the room was empty. Ed Tom was genuinely afraid at even the concept of Anton.
There's a lesser known film, that I guess Hollywood snubbed for whatever reason, that's even better, starring Tommy Lee Jones, called "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" that I highly recommend everyone watch. By the way, Tommy Lee Jones was roommates at Yale with Vice President Gore and played in the most famous game in Ivy League history. If you can watch Coal Miner's Daughter with him and Sissy Spacek...you'd love that one. It's everything.
You notice that there's no music or soundtrack in this movie . So that means it makes it more terrifying . Most horror or suspense have music right before the killing . This one has just the script . The killer is orig from Spain . He's done many movies in Spain .
The Cohen Brother's are among my favorite directors. You may like some of the Cohen's other films. O' Brother where art thou would be one that would have you smile more than cry
Thanks for watching this Dasha ❤ One of the best movies ever ⭐️ I’m still confused by the meaning of the dreams (I’m an idiot clearly) and the missing floor on the building. It’s been a while since I’ve watched it so might need to revisit it
Early tall-building designers, fearing a fire on the 13th floor, or fearing tenants' superstitions about the rumor, decided to omit having a 13th floor listed on their elevator numbering. This practice became commonplace, and eventually found its way into American mainstream culture and building design.
“A monster,” or the embodiment of death, or just a human being with no compunction toward killing-The thing “monster” symbolizes, what we’re really afraid of.
stone cold film. outstanding dialog and acting. Thank you for your thoughts. very nice, as usual. i like your style. you have a good heart. a tender heart. guard it well so that it doesn't become hard or jaded by this old world. bless you and yours. shoutout to ya from this old, longhaired, country boy in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. U.S.A. btw i am diggin that cute accent. much peace and lots of love. go with God. take it easy. see you on the next. later.
"If you see me with huge eye bags in the next video it's because the last movie was too scary and I did not sleep for a few days" -Dasha ...how can someone be this adorable ? xD
Moral of the story: don't be a hero. This stuff happens and it will continue to happen so long as we exist. Minimize confrontations with evil and stay connected to the one's you love before they're gone
Dasha, at 4:30, when you wonder why no one took the money and drugs, this is because everyone was there to exchange money for drugs. Presumably one side betrays the other and they all shoot. The guy by the tree simply hadn't been killed immediately. Normally the survivors would have taken everything.
The filmakers didnt give you a film, they gave you reality. The 'hero' dies offscreen, the 'bad guy' survives, the sheriff retires and doesnt catch the killer. There is literally no music. People make good decisions. bad luck plays a huge part etc etc....masterpiece :)
So was Murphy's kin: Dumb Decisions. If Moss had just taken a gun or two, nothing would have happened. If he had put the money in another bag or simply checked it, there goes the tracker. Of course the real dumb things were going back with the water and not clearing out as soon as he went home the first time, preferrably after clearing the money.
Moral of the story is don't be a hero because although you can't stop evil you can save yourself from its consequences
What a great film - as you say, completely unique. Javier Bardem won an Oscar for the role of Anton Chigurh in this movie - his performance was SOOOO creepy and terrifying.
And his haircut really stood out 😜
I hadn’t heard he won an Oscar for this role. Wonderful! He deserved it every bit.
@JW - I read 3 seperate reviews of it, mentioning, possibly this exact phrase: “terrifying pageboy” 😂
Your pronunciation of "thriller" is the best thing I've seen all day
YESSSSS, I kept cracking up at her attempts.. ...fthwiwww.. Fthwiller XD
Absolutely Adorable
I love this movie, and even more, I love seeing people react to it because it requires them to use their brains rather than relying on fake, over exaggerated emotionalism. Dasha is so bright and perceptive that this is a really great choice for her to dissect.
Agreed. Smart and perceptive lady.
Kelly Macdonald blew me away in this. The first time I saw this it took me half the movie to figure out it was her. I'm not a Texan so I can't judge her accent on the subtleties, but she sounded genuine to my ears.
And to think she is the voice of Merida in Brave, and the schoolgirl in Trainspotting.
Her last scene is low-key epic. (And her mom rocks!)
She's Scottish making her accent in the movie all the more amazing
I agree wholeheartedly. Her west Texas accent was SPOT FREAKING ON! It was a remarkable job of acting. She earned my respect with this work.
I’m a Texan, and she absolutely nailed the accent.
Dashas native tongue is so baffled by its need to roll them Rrrrrrs with a word like " thriller" , its adorable! 🫶🏼
Not an exaggeration, you’re one of the best, if not my personal favorite film reactor. Keep up the killer selections and enthusiasm for what you do, I’m here for it!
It's a real thriller... when she's trying to say 'thriller'. I just about pissed myself laughing at that one! Funny that she said 'killer' later in the reaction, but when she tries for 'thriller', she's trying to roll the 'r's and it comes out like she's gargling.
I always expect language barriers and understanding, but she always gets it!
@@MikeB12800 - Her English is great, but she still rolls those 'R's which makes some words really difficult. After she nearly choked on 'thriller', I tried saying it while rolling the R's, and it's a tough one!
@@MikeB12800 Better than the reactors that are native speakers. She's really intelligent and adept at understanding both direct plot and subtext.
@@bpsoup1 Word up.
So nobody killed the drug dealers at the beginning. It was a deal gone bad & they all started firing at each other. That’s why the drugs & money were still left there. Llewelyn was the first person to come upon the scene after it all went down.
The guy on the tree was the "winner" of the fight, but like a wounded deer he bled out eventually.
The whole film is beautifully shot. The story, pace, everything. A classic as soon as it aired. The lack of music also gives it a sense of realism as events unfold.
This is hands down one of the best book to film adaptations I've ever seen, it's scene for scene, word for word, pretty much spot on to the source material. Cormac McCarthy is a genius when it comes to making you sad and loving it. Check out The Road as well if you REALLY wanna be sad for a while lol.
Oh the road! Great movie with Vigo Mortensen
This is actually one of the rare exceptions where I feel the movie was better. I got the audiobook, and while it was good, I think the movie paid it a glorious homage and took the whole story one step further. The book is still a classic of course, but I have a special attachment to the film.
The Road broke my heart.. it still haunts me. I can never watch it again :(
One act of kindness lead to all that carnage. Imagine if the cowboy Moss hadn't gone back out with water for the dying man but instead re-bagged the money and found the tracker earlier.
Another fine reaction, really enjoyed it :) Thanks Dasha
Wrong. Surely he had _some_ water on him he could've shared. What started everything was _not going to the cops immediately._ It's moss' vanity that kills him. He presumed that he would be able to out-fox whomever owned that money. A humble person would've went to the cops immediately to report the crime scene, leaving him a civilian not a target.
@@samwallaceart288 You're making assumptions about the water. I would have thought that too given the climate and local survival skills but we clearly see he either didn't have any or that he chose not to share with a lost cause. Later that night he had a change of heart, filled a container with water and returned to the scene when he clearly didn't have to and the events unfolded as we saw. Hence my correct statement about an act of kindness causing the carnage.
It's not clear if reporting the crime and handing over the cash would've protected him either. As we saw Chigurth is a psychopath and he probably would've still came after him and his wife in revenge for the loss of the cash to the authorities and the inconvenience of having to recover it from them. Certainly this would hinge on Chigurth learning of his involvement and being able to track him down but with that psycho, it wouldn't be difficult to imagine him doing just that as he recovered the cash from the Sheriff's Office.
One of my all time favorite movies. It's so realistic in the sense that the good guys don't always win. When you tempt fate then you have to accept what comes your way. "You can't stop what's coming."
I've picked up a new vocal tic from Dasha. Now, when I'm feeling anxious, I start going "oy yoi yoi yoi yoi".
The best part of this movie is the lack of music. It's just so raw.
Absolutely. So much better without it. I love Spielberg but he goes way way overboard with background/dramatic music. Almost as bad as NPR.
Music tells you what to think. Whole point of the movie is there ain't no one, filmmakers included, who can presume to tell you what to think about chaos. My favorite scenes are always the no-music scenes in any movie. "No music is better than bad music."
i've probably watched a dozen people react to this movie, and dasha is the only person who caught that anton was checking his shoes for blood when he walked out of carla jean's house.
I love how curious she got about Odessa.
Yeah as a Texan it's fun watching that sort of thing
I remember when going to the cinema to watch this movie. Didn't know what to expect, the title was weird some how. But from the first moment it had everyone gripped, no one made a sound in the cinema, the movie is so intense its amazing. Fantastic movie.
Anton treats existence like its governed by "fate," hence the coin tosses. If you get 'heads,' it was your fate, if you get 'tails,' then that was your fate as well. Sometimes the bad guys win in life. It was your fate to loose, but they are also governed by fate, as shown by the car crash at the end.
I remember seeing this in the theater. It was probably one of my first thrillers I'd ever seen (in my mid teens, too), so to see it that way was really special for me. I'll never forget the sensations I felt watching this one. It's definitely a movie I'll never forget.
This movie changed TV storytelling. So many procedural and mystery shows try to imitate this vibe. It’s a classic.
"Odessa??" LOL. There's an Odessa, Texas. From Wikipedia: "Odessa [Texas] is said to have been named after Odessa, Ukraine, because of the local shortgrass prairie's resemblance to Ukraine's steppe landscape"
From a story telling and technical point of view, "No Country for Old Men" is the Coen Brothers' finest film they have ever created. On the more comedic front, "The Big Lebowski," "Fargo," and "Raising Arizona" are also masterpieces.
Great films! I’d throw O Brother where art thou into that cohen comedy/adventure collection as well
I’d add O Brother to the comedic masterpieces as well.
@@johns881 I only saw O Brother once. At the time, it didn't really do anything for me, but I am willing to give it another shot.
_True Grit_ is also really good, albeit a bit of a dad movie.
'Millers Crossing'. I love that film. Great cast. Another intense Coen Bros film is their first one; 'Blood Simple'. Set in West Texas, it has much of the same gritty feel as 'No Country for Old Men'.
That gas station scene is one of the most intense scenes in cinema history in my opinion. Dasha’s channel is one of the best things going on TH-cam
The film is set in West Texas and was shot in West Texas and New Mexico. As far as the Odessa they were talking about goes, that would be Odessa, Texas, a city in the Llano Estacado in West Texas that was founded in 1881 as a water stop and cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Odessa, Texas was obviously named after the more notable Ukrainian city, presumably because the area's shortgrass prairie landscape reminded people of Ukraine's steppe landscape.
The weapon Anton uses is a captive bolt gun. It very quickly shoots out a metal rod and then retracts it. Used on farms. That's why they were confused over the body not having a bullet in it.
It's accurately portrayed against humans here, but against locks, it would more likely just knock itself out of your hands unless the lock is super weak.
“Bloody money is still money” -international assassin Dasha
This movie was filmed in New Mexico. I believe it was filmed at the same time and in roughly the same location as "There will be blood". I remember hearing they had to stop filming for the day on this movie because there was too much smoke in the sky from a scene they were filming for There will be blood.
I loved your reaction. It is a very dark film and filled with suspensful moments. Anton Chigurh is one of the more unique characters because, as you said, he is inhuman. He's like a human Terminator. The device he used was powered by compressed air. It is used to kill livestock. I hope it didn't ruin your sleep. It is frightening to think that there are people in the world like him. BTW, did you realize that Llewlyn was played by the same actor, Josh Brolin, who played Thanos in the MCU? The opening scenes were filmed in West Texas. Other parts were filmed in New Mexico.
Brolin also played Cable in Deadpool 2.
It's damn good, but for their best film, I must once again mention the criminally overlooked Miller's Crossing, probably the best film I've ever seen.
Javier Bardem's character is a perfect example of "how to convey menace".
Just by his actions and how he chooses his words, we learn (very quickly) that he is not a man to be trifled with.
A panel of psychologists agreed that Anton Chigurh is the most accurate portrayal of a real life psychopath
In the book it gives an actual description of highway 90 and where the cattlegaurd is. This property was the family land of another great Texas author Rodger D. Hodges whom wrote "Texas Blood".
Probably Javier Bardem's creepiest role
And he earned an Oscar for it.
He was creepier as Ricky Ricardo. 😆
perhaps the creepiest role every played by anyone lol
Nathan Jasper, "Probably his creepiest role" ?
Your ability to state the blatantly obvious is monumentally astounding.
To me the lack of music added to the tension. This is such a brilliant movie. Anton Chigurh is one of the all time great antagonist. This movie also won an academy award for best picture. The Coen bothers make some great movies like "Fargo" which also won an academy award for best picture, you should also react to it. If you like movies like this, react to Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario". Another great movie.
That thing is called a captive hammer. It fires a small rod out at high speed but the rod is retained so it can be used again and again.
It is normally used to to kill livestock for meat.
Love how the three people looking for money complement and oppose each other. Chigurh: random chance and fate, Llewellyn: independence, self-sufficiency, and freedom, Carson- confident in himself to the point that he doesn't take luck and chance into account.
To answer your question from the beginning the movie is mostly shot in New Mexico and West Texas. Funny story is I was in New Mexico and happened to see they were filming a movie in the small town of Las Vegas, NM and after a few months I found out I was looking at a set from this movie!
"No country for Old Men." - the film is named after a phrase that means "a very tough place to live", such a tough place that it is no place for the elderly to live. They will not survive.
@@BrianSheely Interesting. Thank you.
I love watching a movie with you! Only you could keep making me laugh, during this movie.
Chigurh is supposed to make the audience feel like he is the grim reaper. Unstoppable, emotionless, and killing anyone he comes across, unless they are lucky enough to get a good coin toss. The car wreck at the end is supposed to be jarring and show that he isn't invincible or an unstoppable force, but just a psychopath that is as vulnerable to chance and circumstance as anyone else.
It was filmed in south western Texas. Near, but east of the Big Bend. Same area the book took place in.
No Country for Old Men breaks some rules of movie storytelling. It has no musical soundtrack. It sets us up to expect a confrontation between Chigurh and Sheriff Bell, but it doesn't happen. The bad guy gets away in the end.
Anton Chigurh believes that he is just carrying out fate. It's one of the things that makes him so scary, because there's no way to reason with him. But in the end, even he is subject to random chance.
To me, Llewelyn Moss is an example of the difference between intelligence and wisdom. He's smart in certain ways. He knows how to hide, how to use weapons, how to make tools. etc. But taking the money from the site of a drug deal gone wrong was very foolish. It led to the deaths of many people, including himself and his wife.
I think it comes down to vanity. His assumption that he can out-fox whomever outweighs the common sense options to call the cops.
Chigurh doesn't get away. He's got a bone sticking out of his arm. He's not going anywhere. He can't go to the hospital to properly treat that arm, so he dies either from shock or the cartel gets to him first and tortures him before death. From what I remember from the book, he's never found. So, we can conclude that nobody ever found his body most likely because the cartel disposed of it. The only man left standing is Bell. Bell is the moral man. Chigurh is a victim of his own amoral belief of random violence. The lesson learned is that the moral people will come out on top, even if they don't realize it because they are too busy worrying about doing the right thing despite all of the evil that exists in the world.
@@erwinquiachon8054I'm reminded of a line from the Bible (though my memory on the exact place or phrasing is long gone) about how a man once knew a cruel abuser who seemed rich and powerful, and years later the prophet remembered the cruel man and searched him out to see whatever happened of his great house; but try as he may he could not find a single trace of the cruel rich man's existence, not one.
So wonderful that her line “Oh shit there’s no control here.” Pretty much sums up not only this movie but a whole lot of Cormac McCarthy’s work in general.
The author of the book from which this movie was made is Cormac McCarthy. His books only have enough words to tell the story, and no more. If you like books, read this one. The book is also called No Country for Old Men.
One of the most intense movies I've ever seen. I think the title of the movie means that times have changed and not for the better. The world is more fast paced and dangerous. Something that the old school people such as the sheriff is not used to and it's become too much for them to handle
“What you got ain’t nothing new. This country’s hard on people. You can’t stop what’s coming. Ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.”
For a lighter Coen brothers movie I recommend "Raising Arizona", a comedy. Also "The Hudsucker Proxy" which NO ONE has reacted to, very underrated film.
Thank you! HP is one of my favorite Coen Bros. movies, and underrated (or simply forgotten?).
“Do you see me?”
Correct answer: “who said that?”
Hell or High Water is another fine modern western. That would be a good reaction for you.
Out of 120 movie psychopaths observed, psychiatrists have deduced that the most by far realistic portrayal of a psychopath is Javier Bardem's portrayal as the cold and calculating Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men, I myself would put him up there with Hannibal Lecter and The Joker as one of the creepiest villains in movie history that wasn't actually a monster but just evil
Great Reaction! Please watch “Eastern Promises” the characters in that movie are supposed to be speaking Russian and I would love to know how authentic you think it is.
Love that movie!
Awful movie, filmed in only a couple of locations in London. Sadly, the script didn't overcome the constraints its budget.
The fact that you admit you can't pronounce the word "Thriller" makes me like you even more! Lol! You're the best, Dasha!
The coin got there the same way as the car crash
This wonderful host posts so consistently and with so much love and insights.... by far one of the best movie reaction channels.
Chigurgh is one of the most frightening and memorable characters I have seen in any movie.a truly brilliant film with a lot of fine acting.another very fine reaction by you too dear.if you like crime series there is series called True Detective.the first season is as dark and complicated as any thing I have several watched.iif you liked this movie you will love True Detective.
I can't think of another such movie where main character dies off-screen, and the main villain walks away.
Your reactions are just adorable, insightful, and intelligent. A joy to watch every single one! ❤
This movie is one of a kind. I can't imagine how someone from a hundred years ago who'd only see silent movies or the first 'talkies' would react to it.
Other great stuff I haven't seen many (or any) TH-camrs react to yet:
Seven Years in Tibet
Babe
The Last Emperor
The Curse of the Golden Flower
Doubt (2008)
American Beauty
Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC miniseries)
Mr Bean's Holiday
Shadowlands (1993)
La Vie En Rose
Romeo and Juliet (1966)
House of Saddam HBO minseries
Hotel Rwanda
The Kite Runner
The Queen
The Iron Lady
The Big Short
The Help
The Stoning of Soraya M
Elizabeth
Elizabeth the Golden Age
The Madness of King George
The King's Speech
Baraka
Samsara
The Aviator
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pandorum
You should watch True Grit next, the Coen's other Western. It's a beautiful movie, full of fantastic performances, and I'd argue that it's vastly superior to the first adaptation.
Remember Jeff Bridges wasn't sure why they were remaking it cuz he remembered the original being alright. But then he read that actual book and it hit him, "This book _reads_ like a Coen script."
@@iDEATH Haylee is great in this (and all her roles tbh), huge upgrade from the original's actor; she really makes the movie work
Agreed, True Grit is an excellent film
The air powered weapon he uses is a captive bolt (also variously known as a cattle gun, stunbolt gun, bolt gun, or stunner). A device used for stunning animals prior to slaughter.
Carla Jean (Kelly MacDonald) is a Scotch actress who played Diane in Trainspotting.
The thing he used is a pneumatic cattle bolt. In Texas I've come to know it as a cattle punch for the human slaughter of cattle. Cheaper than a bullet between the eyes.
But a cattle puncher isn't involved in this aspect.
The thing he uses to kill is called a captive bolt pistol. It's used to knock out cows for slaughtering.
Movie bad guys never scared me. Michael Myers, Jason voorhees, Freddie Kruger, hannibal lecter, jigsaw, and on and on, none of them frightened me.
Anton chighur scares me.
I had to look it up on IMDB to see what word Dasha was trying to say cause I had no clue lol so cute
There Will Be Blood would be a similarly great reaction.
Another amazing reaction dasha. This one of the best movies where the hero and villain never meet. The cast is phenomenal. Keep up the great work. 👍💙😎
Anton is scary, but as Ellis says, “What you got ain’t nothing new. This country’s hard on people.” Monsters make us question what life is all about, and it can never make sense on the individual level. Only on the level of civilization-the chain that spans generations-does the meaning come into focus. The man who writes a single book cancels all the killing that’s ever been done. Cormac McCarthy struggles in No Country with the conflict between the frailty of life on the one hand, and the persistence of culture on the other. All we do is carry the fire forward.
Omg hearing you try to say "thriller" is adorable. Please watch and/or talk about more thriller films. :)😊
Here's a few cult oldies tips (haven't scrolled through your reactions yet so forgive me the ones you've already done) :
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
- Boomerang (1992)
- Stripes (1981)
- Weird Science (1985)
- Fletch (1985), and the sequel(s)
- Nothing but Trouble (1991)
Best performance by Tommy Lee Jones next to his portrayal of Captain Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Love.
32:41-33:49 An expertly written scene, expertly acted and delivered by Jones and Barry Corbin, who was also in Lonesome Dove as Deputy Roscoe.
Great film. The more I watch this, the more I am drawn to the conversations Sheriff Ed Tom has with people about the state of affairs he (and we) are dealing with in today's world.
Awesome Reaction! One of my favorite Westerns! Represent Dasha Reactions!!!
There is an Odessa in Texas. According to Wikipedia, it was apparently named after Odessa, Ukraine because the landscape there looks similar.
Anton Chighur: *Closes curtain and kills someone*
Dasha: That's so selfish!
This film will always be strong and watchable! Because it's raw and with great actors and actresses, I can watch a big CGI green and blue screen with plastic emotions and it's forgotten that same day!! I'm proud to have this film because I'll watch it another dozen times and then a lot more... Stay Strong True Fan's. Cheer's 🇬🇧
As close as the movie is to the book, there are a couple of scenes and a few details left out that involve Anton. Is worth reading.
*_Edit:_* The book also reveals Carson Wells to be worse than Anton. He was just able to hide it better.
I think most of this movie was filmed in Texas. There's a story about this movie and There Will Be Blood filming at the same time in basically the same area. The big fire in There Will Be Blood interfered with this movie because the smoke was in the shot.
Every time I watch this, I find some other layer of thought and meaning to it. Thank you for this.
And keep that airgun away from me!
It's not a coincidence that you called Anton more a monster than a man. Anton is the force that Ed tom can't defend against. Anton represents the change in the world that Ed Tom can't deal with anymore. Anton is Ed Tom's monster. Ed Tom said that he never had to draw his gun. But at the end, he drew it when returning to the hotel where Moss died. He even visioned Anton waiting for him, only to find that the room was empty. Ed Tom was genuinely afraid at even the concept of Anton.
A masterpiece of cinematography. 🙌🏼
There's a lesser known film, that I guess Hollywood snubbed for whatever reason, that's even better, starring Tommy Lee Jones, called "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" that I highly recommend everyone watch. By the way, Tommy Lee Jones was roommates at Yale with Vice President Gore and played in the most famous game in Ivy League history.
If you can watch Coal Miner's Daughter with him and Sissy Spacek...you'd love that one. It's everything.
You notice that there's no music or soundtrack in this movie . So that means it makes it more terrifying . Most horror or suspense have music right before the killing . This one has just the script . The killer is orig from Spain . He's done many movies in Spain .
Wonderful...thank you Dasha for sharing your time.
The Cohen Brother's are among my favorite directors. You may like some of the Cohen's other films. O' Brother where art thou would be one that would have you smile more than cry
Where was it filmed? West Texas and New Mexico. My mother worked at the Desert Hills Motel in El Paso Texas back in the 1950's!!
A coen movie is like a tarantino movie. I love them all and even if I don't like it, I still like it
Thanks for watching this Dasha ❤ One of the best movies ever ⭐️
I’m still confused by the meaning of the dreams (I’m an idiot clearly) and the missing floor on the building. It’s been a while since I’ve watched it so might need to revisit it
Early tall-building designers, fearing a fire on the 13th floor, or fearing tenants' superstitions about the rumor, decided to omit having a 13th floor listed on their elevator numbering. This practice became commonplace, and eventually found its way into American mainstream culture and building design.
@@russellm2555 thanks for telling me 😊 much appreciated
“A monster,” or the embodiment of death, or just a human being with no compunction toward killing-The thing “monster” symbolizes, what we’re really afraid of.
stone cold film. outstanding dialog and acting. Thank you for your thoughts. very nice, as usual. i like your style. you have a good heart. a tender heart. guard it well so that it doesn't become hard or jaded by this old world. bless you and yours. shoutout to ya from this old, longhaired, country boy in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. U.S.A. btw i am diggin that cute accent. much peace and lots of love. go with God. take it easy. see you on the next. later.
I love your thumbnails, Dasha! отличная работа!
That's a Cattle gun, it uses compressed air to shot out a retractable metal rod.
Filmed in New Mexico.
Land of enchantment.
"If you see me with huge eye bags in the next video it's because the last movie was too scary and I did not sleep for a few days" -Dasha
...how can someone be this adorable ? xD
Javier Bardem is such a talented actor in everything he does.
The wife is actually Scottish in real life.
This is one of the few perfect movies to exist.
That air bolt is for killing steers at the processing facility.
The Coen's never do films the normal way from screenplay to how the movie is shot that's what I love about them.
Moral of the story: don't be a hero. This stuff happens and it will continue to happen so long as we exist. Minimize confrontations with evil and stay connected to the one's you love before they're gone
"Minimize confrontations with evil" I like that
Many of the people Anton killed were bystanders, not heroes trying to confront him.
Dasha, at 4:30, when you wonder why no one took the money and drugs, this is because everyone was there to exchange money for drugs. Presumably one side betrays the other and they all shoot. The guy by the tree simply hadn't been killed immediately. Normally the survivors would have taken everything.
Th-rill- er read like this. But we love your natural accent. It is beautiful. Pronounce however, your English is exceptional. 👌