so...i finally took the plunge. i saw no country for old men today. as much as i've heard about the movie, i was starting to believe that it had been built up too much- but surprisingly it wasn't. it has been a very long time since i've gone to a 1:00 matinee by myself...and i think it might become a regular occurrence for me. regardless, the movie was excellent. i haven't read the book yet, but i loved the movie so much that i considered driving home, grabbing tim's copy of the book, and spending the entire night reading the book. hell, i still might.
i don't want to say too much about the movie, because i don't want to ruin anything for those who haven't seen it. overall, i very much enjoyed the movie. funny thing is that seeing a matinee on a week day in myrtle beach- means, well, it is you and every other senior citizen in the neighborhood. as they filed in, i thought, this is cool- i mean, given the trailer of the movie, i was surprised to see people of this age wanting to watch this type of movie. well, they do love suspense, don't they?
but as i watched the previews, commercials, and 30 minutes of other weird shit that plays before the movie officially starts- which by the way, why is this happening? are they postponing the beginning of the movie because people are typically late? they didn't use to do that. you could always count on 3 previews before a movie, but i swear- this is getting fucking ridiculous. back on point, so i was watching these commercials thinking how awkward it must be to be elderly. everything that was shown was totally generated toward young people. i even overheard a conversation about "that lindsey lohan" and her drug problems. ha.
another priceless moment was at the end of the movie. one good thing about the elderly is that they are respectful movie-goers, generally. they sat very quietly watching, with the exception of that one old couple in the back who kept saying, "uh oh, here he comes again...." they may be generally quiet during the movie, but they are not afraid to very loudly exclaim their opinions after the movie. the flippin' moment the movie ended, they were all exclaiming how they didn't like the ending. and then "that was a very very weird movie". i'm still trying to figure out what they thought they were going to get. and i'm sure the coen brothers would love to hear their thoughts on the ending.
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Well said.
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