Nov 27, 2012 - What you just described was probably done on purpose, they like to mess with the audiences' expectations that most of the time works...at least for me.
Nov 15, 2012 - This couldn't be more perfect. I've probably watched this video at least forty times in the last four years or so and still find something new to relish in every view. Well done, keen eye, great work.
Sep 2, 2012 - 1. The Man Who Wasn't There
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Miller's Crossing
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Fargo
6. Blood Simple
7. Barton Fink
8. True Grit
9. Burn After Reading
10. The Ladykillers
11. Intolerable Cruelty
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Haven't seen)
The Hudsucker Proxy (Couldn't sit through it)
Raising Arizona (Never saw the whole thing)
May 31, 2012 - I am going to rewatch all their films, but I was never surprised by anything the first time around, just a lot of slow 'revelations' that made me go 'meh , good, but I've seen it better somewhere else' nothing struck me, or stuck with me about their work. I did like a serious man though, I thought that was interesting. I think their directing style is always the same, which makes their films predictable in a sense. Most narrative changing scenes are always mishandled or not emphasized properly
May 23, 2012 - I dunno, they have some good films but also a lot of overrated films, and poor films. Their pacing is often all wrong, and they seem to have a big problem with endings, and some things dont gel together, the big lebowski just seems like a series of funny scenes and not a proper film, fargo for all its incredible cinematography and great acting feels anticlimactic, and the sublte slow sight gags grate. They're not bad filmmakers but they're definitely not special. They are over praised.
Feb 26, 2012 - there isn't any order to coen bros best...i'll watch them any day any where....except when fetchin huggies from the barber who writes the book of gods treasure that was lost in the snow by a gangster that was a dude...SHUT THE FUCK UP DONNY!!!!!!!
Feb 7, 2012 - Didn't Crichton write Jurassic Park, the book and the screenplay? As for Casablanca, it was probably four or five different writers--all those Golden Age of Hollywood melodramas had a shitload. But, yeah, I definitely agree with you that the writer is overlooked too often. Cinephiles need the Coens and other great writer-director tandems like Brackett and Wilder, where you can kinda witness the collaboration process!
Jan 15, 2012 - I know, I was addressing someones point about actors not getting enough credit in the film industry. I was merely saying that writers get zero credit amongst general audiences and Hollywood, Im not talking about writer/director sibling teams. Screenwriters are unfortunately the lowest valued people. In fact, 'Barton Fink' illustrates this beautifully.
Jan 11, 2012 - How about the writer? The person who, without them, there would be no film to direct, no characters to play. The writer is the most overlooked person in film history, even today. No one knows who wrote casablanca, or jurassic park, do they. Starts with a blank page...........actors get a shit load of attention man.
Dec 21, 2011 - 1984 Blood simple.
1987 Raising Arizona
1990 Miller's Crossing
1991 Barton Fink
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2004 The Ladykillers Joel & Ethan
2007 No Country for Old Men
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2010 True Grit
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
Dec 6, 2011 - 1. Fargo 2. The Big Lebowski 3. Miller's Crossing 4. No Country For Old Men 5. The Man Who Wasn't There 6. Barton Fink 7. Blood Simple 8. Raising Arizona 9. True Grit 10. O Brother Where Art Thou
Nov 28, 2011 - The director is the showrunner; a movie is usually the product of the director. Besides, there is more to a film than acting; writing, cinematography, set design... all these people are trying bring the vision of the director to life. Besides, I don't hear George Clooney and Brad Pitt complaining about the directors getting all the credit from their multimillion dollar mansions.
Video Details
Tribute to the Oscar-winning filmmakers 1984-2007 More
Tribute to the Oscar-winning filmmakers 1984-2007 Less
OfficialTaylorP: Been listening to 80's soft rock ballads all a.m loll but Im gonna have to get ratchet one time, in a second! 2 chainzzz ha :p View Tweet
DanieLime: No one is home yet so I'm utilizing my time alone to belt out rock ballads. View Tweet
Post a comment
Local Comments (0)
Youtube Comments (500)
Derek Davalos Says:
Mar 25, 2013 - who cares how old this is, good work (including vid editing) works at any age. Great moviemash on two film talents.
UncannyValleyVideos Says:
Feb 6, 2013 - 2:19 never fails to choke me up.
Hyman74Roth Says:
Nov 27, 2012 - What you just described was probably done on purpose, they like to mess with the audiences' expectations that most of the time works...at least for me.
yourapologist Says:
Nov 15, 2012 - This couldn't be more perfect. I've probably watched this video at least forty times in the last four years or so and still find something new to relish in every view. Well done, keen eye, great work.
hvitekristesdod Says:
Sep 2, 2012 - Hmm and A Serious Man at 8 before True Grit
hvitekristesdod Says:
Sep 2, 2012 - 1. The Man Who Wasn't There 2. No Country for Old Men 3. Miller's Crossing 4. The Big Lebowski 5. Fargo 6. Blood Simple 7. Barton Fink 8. True Grit 9. Burn After Reading 10. The Ladykillers 11. Intolerable Cruelty O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Haven't seen) The Hudsucker Proxy (Couldn't sit through it) Raising Arizona (Never saw the whole thing)
hvitekristesdod Says:
Sep 2, 2012 - The Man Who Wasn't There might be my favorite of theirs... and that's saying something
hvitekristesdod Says:
Sep 2, 2012 - "What kind of man are you?"
skinless187 Says:
Jul 30, 2012 - I absolutely love The Big Lebowski and Fargo but Raising Arizona is easily my favorite Coen brothers movie.
OxygenGraffiti Says:
Jul 18, 2012 - Fargo = best.
wolfman8325 Says:
May 31, 2012 - I am going to rewatch all their films, but I was never surprised by anything the first time around, just a lot of slow 'revelations' that made me go 'meh , good, but I've seen it better somewhere else' nothing struck me, or stuck with me about their work. I did like a serious man though, I thought that was interesting. I think their directing style is always the same, which makes their films predictable in a sense. Most narrative changing scenes are always mishandled or not emphasized properly
DylanM2K11 Says:
May 30, 2012 - I have to disagree, they're amazing imo. My favorites and inspiration for film making
wolfman8325 Says:
May 23, 2012 - I dunno, they have some good films but also a lot of overrated films, and poor films. Their pacing is often all wrong, and they seem to have a big problem with endings, and some things dont gel together, the big lebowski just seems like a series of funny scenes and not a proper film, fargo for all its incredible cinematography and great acting feels anticlimactic, and the sublte slow sight gags grate. They're not bad filmmakers but they're definitely not special. They are over praised.
Eva Sidera Says:
Mar 28, 2012 - i agree completely.
darrell klein Says:
Feb 26, 2012 - there isn't any order to coen bros best...i'll watch them any day any where....except when fetchin huggies from the barber who writes the book of gods treasure that was lost in the snow by a gangster that was a dude...SHUT THE FUCK UP DONNY!!!!!!!
morgantown1 Says:
Feb 7, 2012 - Didn't Crichton write Jurassic Park, the book and the screenplay? As for Casablanca, it was probably four or five different writers--all those Golden Age of Hollywood melodramas had a shitload. But, yeah, I definitely agree with you that the writer is overlooked too often. Cinephiles need the Coens and other great writer-director tandems like Brackett and Wilder, where you can kinda witness the collaboration process!
yelpsterloveschloe Says:
Feb 3, 2012 - the dude abides...check out my vid entitled Zeargo which features bleak winter landscapes and wind turbines
jazz4 Says:
Jan 15, 2012 - I know, I was addressing someones point about actors not getting enough credit in the film industry. I was merely saying that writers get zero credit amongst general audiences and Hollywood, Im not talking about writer/director sibling teams. Screenwriters are unfortunately the lowest valued people. In fact, 'Barton Fink' illustrates this beautifully.
jazz4 Says:
Jan 14, 2012 - I didn't say they didn't. I'm very aware of their work.
jazz4 Says:
Jan 11, 2012 - How about the writer? The person who, without them, there would be no film to direct, no characters to play. The writer is the most overlooked person in film history, even today. No one knows who wrote casablanca, or jurassic park, do they. Starts with a blank page...........actors get a shit load of attention man.
Thomas Schultz Says:
Jan 2, 2012 - shoulda shown more Fargo
Nick Schireson Says:
Dec 21, 2011 - 1984 Blood simple. 1987 Raising Arizona 1990 Miller's Crossing 1991 Barton Fink 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy 1996 Fargo 1998 The Big Lebowski 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There 2003 Intolerable Cruelty 2004 The Ladykillers Joel & Ethan 2007 No Country for Old Men 2008 Burn After Reading 2009 A Serious Man 2010 True Grit 2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
Gabriel Lewis Says:
Dec 6, 2011 - 1. Fargo 2. The Big Lebowski 3. Miller's Crossing 4. No Country For Old Men 5. The Man Who Wasn't There 6. Barton Fink 7. Blood Simple 8. Raising Arizona 9. True Grit 10. O Brother Where Art Thou
Tigerlily21 Says:
Dec 1, 2011 - That's a stupid comment. If anything actors get way too much credit.
itsnegrojones Says:
Nov 28, 2011 - The director is the showrunner; a movie is usually the product of the director. Besides, there is more to a film than acting; writing, cinematography, set design... all these people are trying bring the vision of the director to life. Besides, I don't hear George Clooney and Brad Pitt complaining about the directors getting all the credit from their multimillion dollar mansions.