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I'm a Coen Brothers fan. Not everything they make succeeds, but in general I love what they bring to the cinema table. I'm just curious what a pole would reveal on favs for the members of the board. 3 votes allowed. Tell me what your favorite Coen Brothers films are.

I voted FARGO. But I do like OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU as well.

Miles ahead of their other films I've opted for The Big Lebowski.

I went with Miller's Crossing, The Big Lebowski, and No Country for Old Men.

I'm pretty much a fan of almost everything they've done, except for their slump of Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and Burn After Reading.

I also really like A Serious Man, which I think is the Coen's at their most evocative, if not entertaining.

(Also, it should be "poll." The phrase "Coen Brothers Pole" would sound really dirty if their was an apostrophe in there.)

Quote from: Mofo Rising on September 14, 2011, 09:02:06 PM
I went with Miller's Crossing, The Big Lebowski, and No Country for Old Men.

I'm pretty much a fan of almost everything they've done, except for their slump of Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and Burn After Reading.

I also really like A Serious Man, which I think is the Coen's at their most evocative, if not entertaining.

(Also, it should be "poll." The phrase "Coen Brothers Pole" would sound really dirty if their was an apostrophe in there.)

Fair enough, although I do like Intolerable Cruelty.

The Big Lebowski and No Country For Old Men are 2 of my favorites. Out of the other choices I like O Brother, Where Art Thou? the best.

I voted for Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski. Both very quirky and unique, they seem to stand out more from the rest of the bros. filmography along with Fargo too. Took me a while to really "get" the Big Lebowski but now I totally love it and could watch it over and over and over again. I also think Nicholas Cage should go back to doing black comedies like Raising Arizona, as those roles seem to suit him so much better than ones where he's trying to be some kind of action star.

I voted for The Big Lebowski, Fargo and Barton Fink although I also really like Raising Arizona and o Brother Where Art Though.

BARTON FINK, A SERIOUS MAN and RAISING ARIZONA.  It was really hard to leave off FARGO, though.

People often don't believe me when I tell them I've never seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI.

Quote from: Rev. Powell on September 15, 2011, 11:00:34 AM
BARTON FINK, A SERIOUS MAN and RAISING ARIZONA.  It was really hard to leave off FARGO, though.

People often don't believe me when I tell them I've never seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI.

That's an easy fix. WATCH IT!

Quote from: Circus Circus on September 15, 2011, 03:27:19 AM
I voted for Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski. Both very quirky and unique, they seem to stand out more from the rest of the bros. filmography along with Fargo too. Took me a while to really "get" the Big Lebowski but now I totally love it and could watch it over and over and over again. I also think Nicholas Cage should go back to doing black comedies like Raising Arizona, as those roles seem to suit him so much better than ones where he's trying to be some kind of action star.

I agree that's what he should do. However, I doubt he will ever work with the Coens again. His relationship with them during Raising Arizona was respectful but strained. He didn't like how autocratic they were. He would try to suggest things and they would ignore him.

The only ones I've seen are Raising Arizona and Fargo.  Raising Arizona was a really fun little movie, easily the best thing I've ever seen Nick Cage in.  Fargo was an okay movie, I'm baffled by all the hype around it though. 

Loved Raising Arizona when I first saw it years ago, and now that I'm a Dad I find it even funnier.

O Brother Where Art Thou? is my other Coen Bros. fave. It's delightfully odd-ball.

Big Coens fan, seen all their films.
I voted:

The Big Lebowski
A Serious Man
Fargo

I voted for Fargo 'cause it's their only movie I've seen. I've always wanted to see Blood Simple, though. I remember it from back in the rental days it seemed to always be in the 'horror' section and I thought it looked pretty neat. Don't know why I never picked it up.  :question:

I had to go with Blood Simple and The Big Lebowski... those were no brainers.  The third one was tough, so I went with the first one I had seen by them and Raising Arizona got the vote.  I could have gone Fargo, Man Who Wasn't There, Hudsucker Proxy or really, just about anything...

also, what about films they wrote?  Crimewave?  I love that one, simply for the line "Hey baby, why don't ya come on over to my pad for a little scotch and sofa."  or even "I've never seen you here before. I like that in a woman. " ...

written by the Coen Brothers and directed by Sam Raimi... great combination. 

oh, and Coen Brothers Pole... homophones are a biotch I know, but it shoud say Poll... notice the double "L", this would be the correct spelling.  thank you and have a nice day   -the spelling nazi

I really love Miller's Crossing.  Its a great pic.  Of course the Dude is a very close second.

What happened?  I thought we were voting for our favorite Coen Brothers pole.  I was going to go with Ethan's...  :wink:

I guess I'm in a minority but I simply do not care for their work....especially what they did to True Grit, my very favorite western. :thumbdown:

Quote from: Rev. Powell on September 17, 2011, 09:40:52 AM
What happened?  I thought we were voting for our favorite Coen Brothers pole.  I was going to go with Ethan's...  :wink:

:teddyr: :lookingup:

I voted for THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, and BURN AFTER READING because nobody else had - and I felt sorry for them. I actually enjoyed all three, probably more than most folks did.

No way could I vote for INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, though. 

I voted for Hudsucker Proxy, Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona. Honestly I've only seen about two more besides that so far.

I've honestly only seen Raising Arizona, O brother where art thou, and True Grit. And I happen to like all of them. I should probbaly watch some of their other ones sometime.

So far Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski are tied for 1st, with my personal favorite, Fargo, nipping on their heals. Barton Fink was also in my 3 votes, but I understand that one has a more selective appeal. My wife didn't like that one at all.

Little love for A Serious Man?

Quote from: Pillow on September 18, 2011, 02:18:09 AM
Little love for A Serious Man?

I've been meaning to watch that one and haven't gotten around to it.

great minds think alike,did this exact poll a few years back: http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php?topic=122160


voted for FARGO, BIG LEBOWSKI and BURN AFTER READING

also like RAISING ARIZONA, and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

couldn't stand BLOOD SIMPLE, HUDSUCKER PROXY, MILLERS CROSSING or A SERIOUS MAN

Coen bros are weird they've done some films I absolutely love and some I absolutely hate.


edit: I accidentally voted for No Country For Old Men instead of Burn After Reading. fat finger syndrome...

I just watched NO c**tRY FOR OLD MEN last night. Overall it was a good film...but I was very p**sed at how it ended. Did the psycho kill the wife? And he got away! I think. Very p**sed at that.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is my favorite of theirs, although I like most. 

And, no offense to anyone who likes it, but I always found Lebowski to be pretty overrated and I rarely watch it.