Red Mosquito

Posted: **Mon December 03, 2018 4:01 am**

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Posted: **Mon December 03, 2018 5:56 pm**

I could watch Tom Waits pan for gold for hours.

Though after that movie we started losing interest and were pretty tired. We'll revisit and finish soon here.

Posted: **Mon December 03, 2018 7:50 pm**

Strat wrote:I could watch Tom Waits pan for gold for hours.

Though after that movie we started losing interest and were pretty tired. We'll revisit and finish soon here.

i didn’t recognize him at first

Posted: **Fri December 07, 2018 5:39 pm**

Trying to rank these seems tough to me, but I really liked the entire thing overall. I think the only criticism I have is that there were narrative beats and writing choices that echoed across the stories--I could understand an argument that these are supposed to be thematic resonances, but I felt like they just left me comparing the different films and trying to decide which used it better. I am talking about:

Spoiler: show: Not Seeing The Most Dramatic Moment - We don't see Liam Neeson throw Stubby off the bridge, and we don't get to see Mr. Arthur explain what happened to Alice. I feel like the second one works better, i.e., I couldn't even imagine seeing that conversation, and I like how they left it hanging.

I'm Not Dead Yet! - Both Mr. Arthur and Tom Waits played possum so they could get the jump on their foes. The scenes felt so different--one full of stillness and one pounding with frenetic energy--but I definitely liked the rolling of the cigarette and the slow spread of the blood as a moment more.

Joey mentioned how The Mortal Remains feels like a play, and I was all set to come on here and call it Beckettian so I would sound all smart; he stole my thunder! I am on the fence about whether to take the story literally or whether we're supposed to read it as something supernatural. I am leaning towards the former being a more interesting reading.

I loved the use of song throughout.

I agree with others that James Franco had one of the most uninteresting roles, but when he

Spoiler: show: turned to the crying man and asked, "First time?"

it was a very good laugh. Literal gallows humor.

Definitely want to revisit this at some point, like all Coen movies.

Posted: **Fri December 07, 2018 7:07 pm**

yeah i’ve had a strong urge to watch it again already

Posted: **Tue May 07, 2019 2:26 pm**

Tom Waits was born to play a prospector

Posted: **Tue May 07, 2019 4:31 pm**

i should watch this again soon

Posted: **Tue May 07, 2019 8:23 pm**

Mecca wrote:Tom Waits was born to play a prospector

Posted: **Tue December 31, 2019 1:14 am**

I could watch the first segment over and over again. The songs and the shot of Buster goin on up to heaven are so damn beautiful

Posted: **Sat January 11, 2020 9:03 am**

I liked the first 3 and the last 2 were meh

Posted: **Sat June 13, 2020 3:14 am**

yippie ki iy ay...

Posted: **Wed June 07, 2023 3:18 am**

Mecca wrote:I could watch the first segment over and over again. The songs and the shot of Buster goin on up to heaven are so damn beautiful

For some reason I don’t remember the CGI angel Buster sticking out so much. I still love that entire first vignette

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 2:19 am**

Like this movie a lot. Stories 4 and 5 are really incredible. The best Coen bros. movies rank amongst my favorites ever.

Other than The Lady Killers, have they made another movie with a minority in a starring or even a supporting role?

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 2:29 am**

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 2:53 am**

Oh yeah. Damn he was good too. Love that Hard Time Killing Floor Blues.

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 2:57 am**

George Clooney is .25 black.

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 3:28 am**

Oscar Isaac is half Cuban/Guatamalan.

Posted: **Tue September 26, 2023 4:00 am**

I should watch this again soon. One of the top movies of 2018.

Posted: **Sat September 30, 2023 9:39 am**

Finally rewatching this (first time). Easily the best netflix exclusive if 2018, and a top ten movie of the year all in all.

Posted: **Sat September 30, 2023 9:42 am**

Anders wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:If I had to rank the parts after just one viewing:

1. All Gold Canyon (5/5)
2. The Gal Who Got Rattled (4/5)
3. Meal Ticket (4/5)
4. The Mortal Remains (3/5)
5. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (3/5)
6. Near Algodones (2/5)
Not too different, but I would do:
1. All Gold Canyon (5/5)
2. The Gal Who Got Rattled (5/5)
3. Meal Ticket (4/5)
4. Near Algodones (4/5)
5. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (3/5)
6. The Mortal Remains (3/5)

Thinking about these now. About halfway so far.

Red Mosquito

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