Any thoughts about O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Ivana Redwine
Have you seen O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Any thoughts about O Brother, Where Art Thou?
I loved it. It may not be the greatest of their films, but I thought
it was one of their most entertaining and accessible ones. I was just
wondering what others thought about this particular film or any others
by Joel and Ethan Coen (Fargo, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski).
--Ivana Redwine
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Shawn
Hello--
O Brother was pretty funny. Besides the moments of pure hilarity--the
KKK rally a la South Pacific, the Dapper Dan jokes, the dancing--what
really made the picture enjoyable for me was the language.
Normally I don't consider myself a devotee of the Coen Brothers, but
recently my wife and I watched The Big Lebowski again. It was much
better the second time around. The screenplay blew me over. It was so
intelligent and , uh you know, like that scene in the limo where the
guy, Dude, I don't know, the dude, you know, is like talking about the
thing, you know. The thing. That was slaying me.
Shawn.
Calvin Dodge
> RE: Ivana Redwine on O Brother, Where Art Thou?
>
South Pacific?
I could've sworn the other influences were Busby Berkeley and "The
Wizard of Oz".
> really made the picture enjoyable for me was the language.
That was a lot of fun.
> Normally I don't consider myself a devotee of the Coen Brothers, but
> recently my wife and I watched The Big Lebowski again. It was much
> better the second time around. The screenplay blew me over. It was so
> intelligent and , uh you know, like that scene in the limo where the
> guy, Dude, I don't know, the dude, you know, is like talking about the
> thing, you know. The thing. That was slaying me.
Oh dear - I haven't seen that one (just "Raising Arizona"). I guess I
need to visit the video store now ...
Calvin
Luke Croll
generally good film. I don't know what I was really expecting when I went to
see it, but I really enjoyed myself.
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Shawn
> South Pacific?
>
> I could've sworn the other influences were Busby Berkeley and "The
> Wizard of Oz".
Duh. Of course, the reference was to the Wizard of Oz. There was
something about the chanting that reminded me of the Bali Hi scene in
South Pacific, which I saw as a child and never properly remembered
except as this example of "Hollywood musical scene in an exotic
setting." Well, it was funny anyway.