I remember watching a mini series many years ago Rich Man Poor Man and William Smith plays a real hard nut, I reckon the character he played, Falconetti, was one of the most menacing characters in any show I ever saw, but I also saw Hannibal Lector played by Anthony Hopkins, he was sort of scary, but not terrifying, Then comes the character played by Javier Bardem, in "No Country for old men" now that is menmacing, he was brilliantly played in fact the whole thing was so well acted and made , Coen brilliance great actors, but Javier he scared the living crap out of me in that film. What a movie, one of the best ever, right up there with their other movies, an for me McDormand in Fargo, brilliant stuff. Javier you have a gigantic capacity sir, for acting, you were born to it, as it appears all the characters were for this movie. Thank you for the entertainment. Excellent work .
jim butler I agree with you. his character doesnt give away anything until he opens his mouth. the guy is devoid of any feelings. that is what makes him scary and unpredictable I think.
one of the thing I love about this film is how they captured west Texas so perfectly. I could practically smell the motel room. That faux wood paneling in there. The little, dirty small businesses. The people. I'm from there originally and it has a very distinct charm, feel. They nailed it.
But some of it was shot in New Mexico, like the store scene at the counter with the old man who was the cashier/owner...who had to deal with the dreaded coin toss.
@@shogun2679 Not true, I had friends worked in Marfa Tx on set . Las Vegas, NM had major location shooting; Same summer There will be blood was shot mostly in west TX as well. The comment said they captured the FEEL of west TX perfectly . They did. Hollywood nearly never does.
Mikki Farmer totally agreed man , I’ve always called it Masterpiece since I saw it the amount of details blew my mind , today I’ve read it got elected as in the 10 best movie of the century and I agree as well . It’s brilliant
LOL only fanboys here. The plot is an unsubstantial basis for a film. The story has no moral to learn anything from. It's a pointless, forgettable film. I only remember the hairstyle. 6/10.
Mikki Farmer its not for everyone. Its one of my favs but it seems anyone i suggest it to hates it. They hate how slow it is, they hate the abrupt ending with lewelyn dying so unceremoniously.
Cormac McCarthy was a hell of a writer. RIP No Country For Old Men is a masterclass on film making and the Uncle Ellis scene is my favorite 5 minutes put to film.
There are so many 5 minute scenes from this movie that are my favorites of all time. Uncle ellis scene is one of them for me too. In the novel, ellis tells a much longer story and it is much different than the movie but i do think its one of the more compelling things in the novel that doest appear in the film. Its like everything they added/tweaked only improved an amazing story
@@RedFloyd469 @Red Floyd Are you assuming women can't enjoy or understand art produced by men? That's a pretty severe broad stroke of the brush, thought men didn't like that. Growing up I was addicted to the painstaking, meticulous process Martin Scorsese directed his films. They're still my favorites to this day.
@@RedFloyd469 i like it too.... Idk what is the relation between gender and movie-type that u like. The only relate with somebody's preference in movies is only their taste in movie and how much their exposure in different movie-genres. Sorry for my bad english
Why does everyone say people don't get the credit they deserve? He gets the credit he deserves. You know, Chigurh wouldn't like someone saying that for no reason.
@@threeminuteshate In the book his dialogue between himself and Moss's wife is absolutely terrifying. Even more so than at the gas station with the clerk in the movie. It's as if he is truly the angel of death. She says all the right things to save her own life. He even goes as far to give her the opportunity for a coin flip. Which is brutal if you think about it. Truly leaving her mortality up to Fate, and it doesn't help her at all at the end.
Ive seen it at least 20 times. It's one of my, "I feel like watching ____ again." I'm going to tell you how good this movie actually is. This never happened to me before or since: I had just found out my girlfriend at the time was cheating on me. In order to not turn into a real life "Anton Chigurh" myself, if you know what I mean.. I just left and went to go see a movie. The Movie I decided to go see was No Country for Old Men. The opening scene where he kills the deputy caught me by surprise. I knew at that point I was in for a ride of my life. When a movie is so good you literally temporarily forget that your girlfriend cheated on you.... This movie deserves the Academy Award for best picture that it won.
There is a quiet tension created in that scene that can only be made by perfect writing, acting and directing. On the surface to uneducated minds the scene would appear even mundane, but as Mark Cruz says it is a perfect scene.
Josh hit the nail on the head when he talked about Anton's (Javier's) charisma and how it makes you want to root for him. It is similar to how I feel about Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal for me. I would love to know what backstory Javier created to be able to play this role. I was blown away the first time I saw this movie. It was so haunting on so many levels, but one thing that struck me is how they didn't use much of a score. I think that made it more real, without the overpowering and dramatic music drowning out the action. I wanted to re-watch it, but I was literally too afraid to. The anxiety it caused was too real, even though I knew everything that was going to happen. I had to force myself to get over that and I have watched it twice more. It is a masterpiece.
the coen brothers told javier not to ask questions, not to create any backstory, because the guy is kind of like a force of nature, any backstory you give him will detract from the portrayal of him. he's written to be like a storm or the wind or the ocean - it has it's own mystery and power.
Their original and distict answers to the interview are clear indicators of genius. Amazing intellect directed towards film. And we all lucked out big time.
@Fred Jaminson You get a clue from this interview but the real genius is in the secondary actors. I remember when seeing this film how captivated I was by some of the secondary performances, like Dillahunt's for example. He was just brilliant!
@@alexispapageorgiou72 Garret Dillahunt is one of my favorite actors. So talented and versatile. I used to follow his Facebook page, and he would get on there and exchange comments with the fans. Very humble. He said the fans are the most important thing because, without them, actors are nothing. He would comment multiple times about how much he appreciates us, and reply to various people's comments thanking them for their kind words.
@@beckerickson8034 Not saying he wasn't. And he had the element of being a relative unknown to US audiences, which is always frightening. But, I can easily visualize Benicio del Toro in that role, and nailing it in every way. Just a "what if?" scenario.
Pure amazement that Javier can manifest himself into such a purely evil character. Not to take anything away from Josh, Tommy, and Woodie but OMG Javier killed it, literally......WELL DONE! 😉
Putting preference outside, not saying this because I have Spanish blood. Javier is better actor than most Hollywood fame actors. He proved it in No Country and Mar Adentro.
@@Research0digo Well, nothing wrong with being mistaken about another country. I'm a Cuban guy of Spanish blood, lived in Spain as a kid, I know more about Spain than most people that are not Spanish. Bardem was born in the Canary Islands where my grandfathers came from, I'm 3 generations. Spain got amazing actors starting with Bardem. I think makes sense for Netflix to have a studio in Spain, they have more better actors than Latin America, in my opinion, lots of good series from Spain on Netflix, good stuff. Adiós.
Chuck Rose always comes up short when the heart of the matter slips by his tiny intellect. He is worth less than zero in any art related subject. And he is a name dropper..well he was educated as a lawyer....so no surprise...very glad he is gone even though he has not been replaced. He could have died in Paris, but we were just not that lucky.
Seems to be a bit of an over reach to suggest that interviewing the Cohen's was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Btw, sports fans, I don't condone sexual predation, nor do I think Rose's skill as an interviewer were beyond reproach. However, imo, I appreciated his program for its level of diverse content, including various art forms. While he couldn't be an expert in all areas discussed, I thought he was competent enough to propel the discussion along. You know, you're right. I should have just kept scrolling. My apologies.
He went really liberal, took their money, then he wanted to go back to being conservative. You can't go back, you are owned, go ahead and try and they will attempt to destroy your character and bleed you of the money.
Clemmy Magee He didn’t rape anyone. He was sexually harassing women and making strong sexual advances. Not justifying anything and it’s still very messed up.
Javier was inspired by young Picasso hair cut. Picasso was a genious but many doctors are thinking now that have a kind of Psicopatology without empaty with women lovers.
The previews and promotion for this movie never really struck me as, appealing. I had never even seen it until Netflix had it years later. This movie was an absolute masterpiece. I'm gonna be buried holding this movie! Javier Bardem knocked it out of the park!
Lol I saw Javier on Conan to promote the movie. They showed the gas station scene and I had no clue what the movie was or what it was about lol. I bought the movie years later without ever seeing it, but yes the promotion did not deserve it well lol.
Saw it in theater back in 2007. And the marketing was terrible. It wasn't until after it had been out for a while that rumors started buzzing about how good this movie is. Also, the name of the movie kinda threw people off. It's what I call "The Shawshank Redemption treatment." Most movies you can assume context from the title at least. Movies like NCFOM, 300, and Shawshank Redemption are very obscure titles. They're not as alluring by name ALONE, as say films like: The Terminator, The Predator, The Ghost and The Darkness, or Halloween. However, despite its poor marketing, it still won the Oscar for best picture that year. That's a testament to how good a movie it actually is.
One of the best movies ever made. Close to perfection. Watch it a thousand times.. years later, it’s still badass. Rich and deep. Never gets old. Defines “Authentic.”
@@hookoffthejab1 you need to watch more of his films, he plays more besides serial killers. He’s an actor, so he is going to play more then one type a character; that’s what actors who are chameleons do.
Blow my mind the Coen brothers really genius and visionary , they want an actor that “Hate guns , don’t drive and do not speak English “ and the guy win an Oscar and I cannot think of anyone else to have done better , that’s confidence man
I clearly remember the moment in this film when I realised I couldn´t remember how long I´d been holding my breath - Chigurgh circling the motel with the transponder. Amazing cinema.
If you've never been to west Texas, you won't understand the fantastic authenticity of this movie. I ran away from home, once, long ago. I nearly froze, and here I was, 16 years old, hitchhiking across west Texas. Two lane road, late at night, you could see forever down the road. And someone started crying. And you could see the headlights of cars, coming, miles away, and something crossing in front of them. And I thought, "Damn!, those are coyotes!" Magic memories.
He wasn't really included in the conversation out of respect for his lack of fluent English. He can remember his lines in English (of course) but doesn't have the fluency to converse in rapid conversation.
I wanted to hear more from Javier. In the beginning when Rose was asking about his character you could hear him starting to speak, but the Coens kept cutting him off.
Hell or High Water did it's own thing, lots based off of the cinematic universe of No Country for Old Men but it was a refreshing western and definitely a great recent film.
No. Sicario (even though it didn't win Best Picture, lol). Throw Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and Inception in there too (non winners, on the level of No Country).
@@b.g.3073 Sicario starts out exceptionally but somewhere in the middle becomes a rather generic action/thriller. Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and Inception are all good movies but they are strictly entertainment.
I just watched it last night for the first time. Damn !! What a film. I felt so sorry for Javier, in a strange and compelling way ... I was so glad he walked away from the crash at the end, and wasn't blown away.
I remember when this came out in the theatre. Huge audience reception. While most movies died after 2 months, I noticed that No Country was still in the top 5 after playing for 6 months. I think that is the last time the box office grew so much by word-of-mouth in the 21st Century. It remained in theatres for 7 months. I was not surprised by it's Oscars.
@@A10Cobra if you read a lot of books something you read 2yrs ago could seem like an eon. They say the average adult reads 12 books a year (I find this VERY difficult to believe & I feel that a small proportion are dragging that average up wildly) this means he could have read 15-20 other books since he read NCFOM, I'd say that that would make you say "a long time ago".
The Coen brothers are amazingly talented and I think No Country for Old Men is their best movie. Brolin is a brilliant actor, I thought he was also brilliant in American Gangster. Tommy Lee Jones is excellent too, but Javier Bardem takes the cake. His performance is 10/10, he plays an unbelievably cold and psychotic killer yet I'm awed by him
Brolin is at turns thoughtful and concise, then hilariously self deprecating with dry wit. I’ve seen the dude low profiling it around Venice being a very cool dude. He’s a tremendously underrated actor, yet one of the best of his generation.
Amazing work in every aspect of this film. You know it’s true when the scene of a simple crumpled wrapper unraveling not only gives you the chills but stands out as memorable.
This is my husband and my favorite movie!! We have watched it hundreds of times!! I wish I could find a Director's cut. I would love to see any deleted scenes! The Cohen Brothers are brilliant directors!! Love all of their movies but No Country For Old Men is their best!!
It’s because the book was written by the best author of our time. He has multiple literary masterpieces including his magnum opus “blood meridian”, “all the pretty horses” “child of god”, “the crossing”, no country for old men, and “the road”…and so much more. His literature is like nothing else
@@saltyzu8412 blood meridian is the great american novel. no country is my number one. brought to mind a very old bergman film, "winter light" (crossing is my favorite of the novels) the very best author.
I remember seeing the film when it came out and I definitely read the Chigurh character as being some sort of Devil persona, not quite a real person, more a concept of an evil djinn or an avenging angel that you get in scripture and folklore. the thing with the coin and the way he could seemingly get anywhere & find anyone seemed to exemplify that.
As a European, you can only love the Coen's and Javier But the unsung hero here is Brolin. Witty, smart, cheeky, interesting man and a hell of an actor.
One of the few movies I distinctly remember the first time seeing. I didnt set out to see it, but as soon as it started I couldnt look away and I've remembered the experience ever since. Top 3 movies I've ever seen
Chigurh may be the same surname as 'Чигур' - a common Ukranian surname; it's a noun formed from the verb 'чигати' meaning 'to lie in wait for, to lurk'.
I think after reading the book and watching the film, that Chigurh was a former special forces medic/sniper. Maybe not U.S. special forces, but Soviet perhaps. He knew Carson Wells' methods, who was a special forces Lt. Colonel and killed him. They also seemed to know each other. Moss was a sniper in Vietnam and Chigurh was also able to track him even after the tracking device was found.
This is the beauty of McCarthy. Chigurh was just one of those guys. I have met lots of people in my life. Was in the army for a while, there was a bodybuilder/security guard/MMA fighter. The guy dropped out because the training was too hard. There were other people that were just hard. I have met some odd characters in my life. Chigurh was just one of those hard guys. You may or may not have met someone like him, but you can imagine him, and he is terrifying. Like the Judge in Blood Meridian.
Bingo! The Judge, in Blood Meridian, who weaves in and around being human and then dissolving into other worldliness and all the while the inevitable awaits.... Look up Qoheleth in Ecclesiates 7:14.....the Blood Meridian progenitor....in my opinion...
Chigurh is an amazing character. He's personifies that reality is based on chaos theory. Good things happen to bad people, bad things happen to good, and for all your planning you cant really control anything. He kills innocent people who are no threat to him at random (bad luck) , he kills bad guys, he lets chance decide, he just lets people go who are a threat to him (the accountant), he treats other people with indifference (witnesses at his car accident). Its a personification of the reality of life.
Every character was absolultely amazing in this film. This may be the only movie I've ever watched where literally every actor/actress plays their part impeccably. I have little to no complaints about this film.
I quite simply am a HUGE fan of Coen Brothers films. The odd thing about them is that at first viewing I am always perplexed at what I just watched, but somehow knew that I enjoyed watching it. This leads to a second viewing which of course then gives way to multiple viewings after that. Needless to say they get better and better every time I watch them again and again. This was especially true of this masterpiece. They are pure Genius.
Josh brolin feels like a true artist, not just an actor. Javier, too. But the way josh discusses small details about the character, which explain the entire story, are very refreshing. This movie is, to me, one of the best ever committed to film. Especially for modern life. What else encapsulates what it means to be a modern person? The complete lack of understanding of what it means to even be a person, given the “senseless” violence that surrounds us. Nothing makes sense, as we have lost all of the things that once pretended to order the universe.
This is a truly amazing interview! So refreshing to see an interviewer asking intelligent questions that the participants can get into and reveal some of the nitty-gritty parts to us film lovers love!
Exactly! Found this interview format just a couple of days ago and im impressed of questions, answers and atmosphere. Amazing! Greetings from Germany, Tommy ;)
Very few movies really affect you emotionally for more than the hour and a half you watch it. The truly great movies stay with you for days and even years later when thought of again bring back the emotion you felt initially. No Country stayed with me for days. The pure unrelenting disquieting feeling of Bardeem's role and the desperation of being hunted with no reprieve combined to keep one off kilter for a time. These are the movies of greatness. They can be simple and pure or intricate and searching..The direction, acting and tech all combine so genuinely to create emotion and reveal a truth which reaches viscerally within past our defenses.
Great movie. I was nervous for the characters. If I recall correctly, they didn't use music to emphasize any scene and that made it more suspenseful. For example that shootout scene in the street. No music!
Rose does not even seem to have seen the film. If he did, he''s clueless. His questions that related to the film itself were just dumb. I feel that the interviewees made the interview interesting, not Rose.
Pat Powers sitting back and letting them talk makes Rose a great interviewer. We’re all here to hear the movie people speak. Charlie lets them. Perfect
Well that was one dynamite interview, and you can tell that all these guys like and respect each other, there's a relaxed dynamic between everybody that I really enjoyed.
When I first saw this movie, I didn’t like it. I didn’t like the ending, I didn’t like the outcome of Josh Brolin’s character. After I’ve watched it over and over again, I love it. It’s one of my favorites. I don’t think my brain was ready for it when I first saw it.
I feel the same right now as you felt back then. I didn't even finish it because I was pissed. I want to watch it again because I recognize that it's a very good movie.
You know why this is magic? It's because the interviewer is part of it. He isn't the D.A. grilling the witnesses. He is someone who doesn't just ask questions, he is part of the cast, he adds his own thoughts - but above all, he asks GOOD questions!
It's really cool how much respect these guys seem to have for oneanother. Wish Cormac, Woody, Tommy Lee, and Barry Corbin were in this interview also. Great Film!! Great Book!! Great Guys
I love how the movie came out in 2007, but they still managed to make this Interview look like it was done in 1996
That’s the set Charlie Rose has used since the 80’s. Classic!
@@adamsapple7193 same camera too.... LOL
@@adamsapple7193 What set? LOL They look to be in outer space. But yes, classic.
I remember watching a mini series many years ago Rich Man Poor Man and William Smith plays a real hard nut, I reckon the character he played, Falconetti, was one of the most menacing characters in any show I ever saw, but I also saw Hannibal Lector played by Anthony Hopkins, he was sort of scary, but not terrifying, Then comes the character played by Javier Bardem, in "No Country for old men" now that is menmacing, he was brilliantly played in fact the whole thing was so well acted and made , Coen brilliance great actors, but Javier he scared the living crap out of me in that film. What a movie, one of the best ever, right up there with their other movies, an for me McDormand in Fargo, brilliant stuff.
Javier you have a gigantic capacity sir, for acting, you were born to it, as it appears all the characters were for this movie. Thank you for the entertainment. Excellent work .
Ha! Funny how awkwardly accurate this seems
Javier Bardem was the most chilling bad guy I have ever seen. I would not make eye contact with that character in real life.
He should have won every award there is. Even NFL Superbowl rings. Just give him everything.
But you can’t not look at him, also. That’s why he’s SO chilling.
jim butler I agree with you. his character doesnt give away anything until he opens his mouth. the guy is devoid of any feelings. that is what makes him scary and unpredictable I think.
Yes. Shugure is someone who I'd let have whatever side of the sidewalk he wanted because he has no chill on his trigger finger
Imagine if he worked for the IRS?, you would be happy to pay just to get rid of him lol
Met Javier at a Whole Foods and he couldn't have been nicer and more down to earth
youre lucky he didnt ask you to call it
@@trianglepant AHAHHAHA that cracked me
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I assume there wasn't something wrong with anything
Pixel 4XL with 14 grand innit.
one of the thing I love about this film is how they captured west Texas so perfectly. I could practically smell the motel room. That faux wood paneling in there. The little, dirty small businesses. The people. I'm from there originally and it has a very distinct charm, feel. They nailed it.
But some of it was shot in New Mexico, like the store scene at the counter with the old man who was the cashier/owner...who had to deal with the dreaded coin toss.
Steiner - so right about the motel room !
All of it was filmed in NM.
Exactly the set feels like a real place, so rusty and there is a beauty to that rustic look
@@shogun2679 Not true, I had friends worked in Marfa Tx on set . Las Vegas, NM had major location shooting; Same summer There will be blood was shot mostly in west TX as well. The comment said they captured the FEEL of west TX perfectly . They did. Hollywood nearly never does.
No Country For Old Men is a piece of brilliant film making. It's a must have for anyone's movie collection.
top 3 for sure
Mikki Farmer totally agreed man , I’ve always called it Masterpiece since I saw it the amount of details blew my mind , today I’ve read it got elected as in the 10 best movie of the century and I agree as well . It’s brilliant
@@wezilla21 Love the SGP profile pic.
LOL only fanboys here. The plot is an unsubstantial basis for a film. The story has no moral to learn anything from. It's a pointless, forgettable film.
I only remember the hairstyle. 6/10.
Mikki Farmer its not for everyone. Its one of my favs but it seems anyone i suggest it to hates it. They hate how slow it is, they hate the abrupt ending with lewelyn dying so unceremoniously.
Josh Brolin was so perfect in that movie. You could watch him silently go about his business and be totally captivated.
Hes an underrated actor
@@Avi-tc2ym Super underrated
Josh Brolin is an outstanding actor. He's definitely underrated
Cormac McCarthy was a hell of a writer. RIP
No Country For Old Men is a masterclass on film making and the Uncle Ellis scene is my favorite 5 minutes put to film.
There are so many 5 minute scenes from this movie that are my favorites of all time. Uncle ellis scene is one of them for me too. In the novel, ellis tells a much longer story and it is much different than the movie but i do think its one of the more compelling things in the novel that doest appear in the film. Its like everything they added/tweaked only improved an amazing story
I went to the cinema with my then girlfriend to see this, i absolutely loved it, she hated it, soon after that, i knew we couldn't be together.
@@RedFloyd469 Uhhhhh I'm a woman and enjoyed both the story and the style in which it was shot in immensely. What's your point?
@@RedFloyd469 @Red Floyd Are you assuming women can't enjoy or understand art produced by men? That's a pretty severe broad stroke of the brush, thought men didn't like that. Growing up I was addicted to the painstaking, meticulous process Martin Scorsese directed his films. They're still my favorites to this day.
@@RedFloyd469 i like it too.... Idk what is the relation between gender and movie-type that u like. The only relate with somebody's preference in movies is only their taste in movie and how much their exposure in different movie-genres. Sorry for my bad english
Most american girls are shallow creatures.. it's a shame. The way they are raised in this country is to be surface about things instead of deep.
@@devinmichaelroberts9954 Most humans in general are like that
Javier Bardem is an excellent actor. I don't think he gets the credit he deserves.
diyconstruction Oh, but he does.
Yes he does.
He won an Oscar
Why does everyone say people don't get the credit they deserve? He gets the credit he deserves. You know, Chigurh wouldn't like someone saying that for no reason.
diyconstruction Javier great villain actor, great crazy, very scary.
"If it ain't, it'll do until the mess gets here" I absolutely love that line
The whole book/movie is full of great dialogue. I’ve incorporated the phrase “hard bark” into my vernacular because it’s so great.
@@threeminuteshate In the book his dialogue between himself and Moss's wife is absolutely terrifying. Even more so than at the gas station with the clerk in the movie. It's as if he is truly the angel of death. She says all the right things to save her own life. He even goes as far to give her the opportunity for a coin flip. Which is brutal if you think about it. Truly leaving her mortality up to Fate, and it doesn't help her at all at the end.
It's 100% her fault. She called it wrong.
When you watch it 3 times and not make you bored. That's good movie.
Ive seen it at least 20 times. It's one of my, "I feel like watching ____ again."
I'm going to tell you how good this movie actually is. This never happened to me before or since: I had just found out my girlfriend at the time was cheating on me. In order to not turn into a real life "Anton Chigurh" myself, if you know what I mean.. I just left and went to go see a movie. The Movie I decided to go see was No Country for Old Men. The opening scene where he kills the deputy caught me by surprise. I knew at that point I was in for a ride of my life. When a movie is so good you literally temporarily forget that your girlfriend cheated on you.... This movie deserves the Academy Award for best picture that it won.
@@wadewilson8011 so true
I watched it last week for the first time & had to rewatch it again this week it was so good 👍🍿
the scene in the store one of the best scenes in cinema history.
Why? Not arguing. But I've seen a lot of Billy Wilder, Lubitsch, William Wyler...
There is a quiet tension created in that scene that can only be made by perfect writing, acting and directing. On the surface to uneducated minds the scene would appear even mundane, but as Mark Cruz says it is a perfect scene.
Eerily chilling and gripping with tension specially after seeing what he did to officer in the beginning.
Fog That scene is dumb
@@seanchristopher7364 Great critical appraisal have you thought of contacting the New York Times?
Josh Brolin is a hell of a funny guy
kris wilkinson yeah he's a very affable guy. I want to hang out and get drunk with him.
Off course he’s a gooni 😉👍
It’s so funny he chose to be Cable. I think it’s cast really well
His Instagram page is great; super smart, funny & surprisingly deep thinker
Like a funny looking guy in the general kind of way?
Josh hit the nail on the head when he talked about Anton's (Javier's) charisma and how it makes you want to root for him. It is similar to how I feel about Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal for me. I would love to know what backstory Javier created to be able to play this role. I was blown away the first time I saw this movie. It was so haunting on so many levels, but one thing that struck me is how they didn't use much of a score. I think that made it more real, without the overpowering and dramatic music drowning out the action. I wanted to re-watch it, but I was literally too afraid to. The anxiety it caused was too real, even though I knew everything that was going to happen. I had to force myself to get over that and I have watched it twice more. It is a masterpiece.
the coen brothers told javier not to ask questions, not to create any backstory, because the guy is kind of like a force of nature, any backstory you give him will detract from the portrayal of him. he's written to be like a storm or the wind or the ocean - it has it's own mystery and power.
Rooting for the bad guys? I wanted the poor guy who found the loot to win.
Javier Bardem was terrorising as Anton Chigurgh.
One of the best screen performances!
The Coen brothers are incredible artists. Their talent really stands out in an industry dominated by trash movies.
Their original and distict answers to the interview are clear indicators of genius. Amazing intellect directed towards film. And we all lucked out big time.
@Fred Jaminson You get a clue from this interview but the real genius is in the secondary actors. I remember when seeing this film how captivated I was by some of the secondary performances, like Dillahunt's for example. He was just brilliant!
@@alexispapageorgiou72 Garret Dillahunt is one of my favorite actors. So talented and versatile. I used to follow his Facebook page, and he would get on there and exchange comments with the fans. Very humble. He said the fans are the most important thing because, without them, actors are nothing. He would comment multiple times about how much he appreciates us, and reply to various people's comments thanking them for their kind words.
@@MW-eb1qh That's f cool.
@Fred Jaminson The Ladykillers?
Rose should've talked & asked more questions with Bardem.
She was used to the less spoken men in Texas
Exactly, 100% correct.
Damn Rose.....Double Douche..*
@@LazerMax22 He was speaking about Charlie Rose. Men speaking about men, it's common to only use last names.
Javier and Josh....Oh my gosh...the most manliest men ...EVER!!!!!
😂 so true 🤪🥰
I think this movie might be the best cinematic portrayal of a book ever made. ❤
"Call it".
Tom T call it?
@@blacjackdaniels200 make it heads then
Tom Schu ........well done
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GIME THE LOOT - “which it is.”
Without doubt one of the very best films ever!
And Bardems performance is utterly brilliant and iconic!
‘A perfect movie.’ Totally accurate. I dare anyone to find one flaw in the casting, dialogue, anything. A perfect movie indeed.
My guess is that Benicio del Toro was busy. He would have been infinitely more menacing as Chigurh.
@@camc5483 disagree. Javier was perfectly frightening.
@@beckerickson8034 Not saying he wasn't. And he had the element of being a relative unknown to US audiences, which is always frightening. But, I can easily visualize Benicio del Toro in that role, and nailing it in every way. Just a "what if?" scenario.
@@camc5483 hell nah
Yes but what about what’s brilliant, forget about possible flaws. The brain power in those guys!
Pure amazement that Javier can manifest himself into such a purely evil character. Not to take anything away from Josh, Tommy, and Woodie but OMG Javier killed it, literally......WELL DONE! 😉
Putting preference outside, not saying this because I have Spanish blood. Javier is better actor than most Hollywood fame actors. He proved it in No Country and Mar Adentro.
Im not spanish and i fully agree with you. He is amazing and im always excited to watch a movie with him@@Tech-vn1jv
@@Tech-vn1jv I was mistaken, I thought Bardem was Portuguese.
@@Research0digo Well, nothing wrong with being mistaken about another country. I'm a Cuban guy of Spanish blood, lived in Spain as a kid, I know more about Spain than most people that are not Spanish. Bardem was born in the Canary Islands where my grandfathers came from, I'm 3 generations. Spain got amazing actors starting with Bardem. I think makes sense for Netflix to have a studio in Spain, they have more better actors than Latin America, in my opinion, lots of good series from Spain on Netflix, good stuff. Adiós.
The interviewer, having this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, does not seem to have prepared at all.
Chuck Rose always comes up short when the heart of the matter slips by his tiny intellect. He is worth less than zero in any art related subject. And he is a name dropper..well he was educated as a lawyer....so no surprise...very glad he is gone even though he has not been replaced. He could have died in Paris, but we were just not that lucky.
@@michaelcelani8325 he died and youre happy about it? You are a different kind of sick
Seems to be a bit of an over reach to suggest that interviewing the Cohen's was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Btw, sports fans, I don't condone sexual predation, nor do I think Rose's skill as an interviewer were beyond reproach. However, imo, I appreciated his program for its level of diverse content, including various art forms. While he couldn't be an expert in all areas discussed, I thought he was competent enough to propel the discussion along.
You know, you're right. I should have just kept scrolling. My apologies.
Riveting movie-Tommy Lee never fails to deliver and I thought Brolin was perfect. Man, the Coens have made some damn fine movies.
+MMinLamesa !: 100000% agree with everything you said. But what about Bardem? No words about him? ;-)
He went really liberal, took their money, then he wanted to go back to being conservative. You can't go back, you are owned, go ahead and try and they will attempt to destroy your character and bleed you of the money.
MMinLamesa ! Great all around cast.
Burn After Reading was a disappointment though
Clemmy Magee He didn’t rape anyone. He was sexually harassing women and making strong sexual advances. Not justifying anything and it’s still very messed up.
I'm happy to see Josh and Javier together and laughing..... their characters were so convincingly at odds.....
They were never in the same scene. Crazy, huh?
They will be in Dune
10:50
Bardem finally speaks
Never thought I'd see an evil haircut.
Javier was inspired by young Picasso hair cut. Picasso was a genious but many doctors are thinking now that have a kind of Psicopatology without empaty with women lovers.
So true!!!🤣
The previews and promotion for this movie never really struck me as, appealing. I had never even seen it until Netflix had it years later.
This movie was an absolute masterpiece. I'm gonna be buried holding this movie!
Javier Bardem knocked it out of the park!
@@RedFloyd469 Well said!
Movie snob, gross
Lol I saw Javier on Conan to promote the movie. They showed the gas station scene and I had no clue what the movie was or what it was about lol. I bought the movie years later without ever seeing it, but yes the promotion did not deserve it well lol.
Same. I just now watched it for the first time in 2022. Got on a watch movies based in Texas kick this year. Watched it. One of the best movies ever
Saw it in theater back in 2007. And the marketing was terrible. It wasn't until after it had been out for a while that rumors started buzzing about how good this movie is. Also, the name of the movie kinda threw people off. It's what I call "The Shawshank Redemption treatment." Most movies you can assume context from the title at least. Movies like NCFOM, 300, and Shawshank Redemption are very obscure titles. They're not as alluring by name ALONE, as say films like: The Terminator, The Predator, The Ghost and The Darkness, or Halloween.
However, despite its poor marketing, it still won the Oscar for best picture that year. That's a testament to how good a movie it actually is.
You can watch the Coen brother films over and over and over and over....and never get sick of them. Each one is incredible and timeless!
One of the best movies ever made. Close to perfection. Watch it a thousand times.. years later, it’s still badass. Rich and deep. Never gets old. Defines “Authentic.”
"Call it, Friend-o."
The Coen brothers are geniuses. By far my favorite filmmakers.
Yeah, Javier B played the daylights outta that role! Well deserved Oscar and textbook worthy performance!
Charlie Rose: Tell me about the process.
Ethan Coen: Did you not hear me? We can't give out no in-formation.
that's really funny
LMAO
Hell yeah
Lmfao 🤣
That lady was the only person to utterly defeat Anton. Cold as ice.
I could have listened to this group for another 2 hours. Great stuff.
Easily...
Amazing directors and actors for this timeless Cult movie. Just perfect.
this is the Devil's movie
@@uriahlee8870 not even close
Can 'Cult' movies win Best Picture at the Oscars?
@@uriahlee8870 nope
@@uriahlee8870 I know, isn't it awesome?
The movie is a masterpiece. All these guys are brilliant. The Coen’s are true artists and I can see how much they are genuinely good guys.
Javier Bardem was my crush of 2007 😍😍😍😍
Are you into serial killers?
@@hookoffthejab1 you need to watch more of his films, he plays more besides serial killers. He’s an actor, so he is going to play more then one type a character; that’s what actors who are chameleons do.
@@hookoffthejab1 do you know the word "actor"??
I was waiting for some mention of Chigurh's hair.
Yes that was a big let down in this interview. The hair actually played a role in the film. But the topic was sadly never brought up.
@oisaveloy Drexl Spivey had some pretty scary hair on True Romance
Chigurt is a weird character so Barden wear a hair style never seen before.
the hairstyle really made him even scarier/creepy lol
Someone asked Bardem about his hair; some thought it was a wig. It was actually his own hair. Imagine walking around with that haircut!
Blow my mind the Coen brothers really genius and visionary , they want an actor that “Hate guns , don’t drive and do not speak English “ and the guy win an Oscar and I cannot think of anyone else to have done better , that’s confidence man
I clearly remember the moment in this film when I realised I couldn´t remember how long I´d been holding my breath - Chigurgh circling the motel with the transponder. Amazing cinema.
If you've never been to west Texas, you won't understand the fantastic authenticity of this movie. I ran away from home, once, long ago. I nearly froze, and here I was, 16 years old, hitchhiking across west Texas. Two lane road, late at night, you could see forever down the road. And someone started crying. And you could see the headlights of cars, coming, miles away, and something crossing in front of them. And I thought, "Damn!, those are coyotes!" Magic memories.
Why did you run away from home.
Coyotes are the quintessence of the ongoing, ever-adapting creation of American mythology. And they really know how to set the mood.
@@NASkeywest Adventure, nothing more.
Shut up and let Bardem speak! My favorite actor 😎
He wasn't really included in the conversation out of respect for his lack of fluent English. He can remember his lines in English (of course) but doesn't have the fluency to converse in rapid conversation.
Awesome!!! One of the best movies ever!!!!!!
Argi Κ I agree 110%
So great to have directors like the Coen brothers. They do everything. That's so hard to find nowadays.
I wanted to hear more from Javier. In the beginning when Rose was asking about his character you could hear him starting to speak, but the Coens kept cutting him off.
Everyone was cutting him off. I think it's because he was talking slow.
Maybe because his English wasn’t that good
One of my top 5 movies of all time. Every actor chosen was perfect. Thanks to all!
And the other four?
One of the other, there will be blood for example 😉👌
The last legitimate Best Picture.
Kirk Patrick you think so?
Hell or High Water did it's own thing, lots based off of the cinematic universe of No Country for Old Men but it was a refreshing western and definitely a great recent film.
Richard Anderson, Hell or High Water didn't win Best Picture. Moonlight won that year.
No. Sicario (even though it didn't win Best Picture, lol).
Throw Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and Inception in there too (non winners, on the level of No Country).
@@b.g.3073 Sicario starts out exceptionally but somewhere in the middle becomes a rather generic action/thriller. Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and Inception are all good movies but they are strictly entertainment.
They stayed extremely faithful to the book. This is a great film in every sense of the meaning
No, not quite. They left out my favorite sub-plot in the book: the teenage hitchhiker . . .
I just watched it last night for the first time. Damn !! What a film. I felt so sorry for Javier, in a strange and compelling way ... I was so glad he walked away from the crash at the end, and wasn't blown away.
Lmao why, 5 seconds before the crash his character murdered an innocent woman
I remember when this came out in the theatre. Huge audience reception.
While most movies died after 2 months, I noticed that No Country was still in the top 5 after playing for 6 months.
I think that is the last time the box office grew so much by word-of-mouth in the 21st Century.
It remained in theatres for 7 months. I was not surprised by it's Oscars.
"I had read the book a long time ago." -Josh Brolin of a book that was 1-2 years old when he was cast in the film
Thought the same thing when he said that like what??🤔
Long time is relative to the speaker. Means different things to different people. One minute under water is a long time for most.
@@A10Cobra if you read a lot of books something you read 2yrs ago could seem like an eon. They say the average adult reads 12 books a year (I find this VERY difficult to believe & I feel that a small proportion are dragging that average up wildly) this means he could have read 15-20 other books since he read NCFOM, I'd say that that would make you say "a long time ago".
@@bensmith9253 Not to mention the hundreds of scripts he probably reads.
@@bensmith9253 well explained.
Some movies stay with you...No Country For Old Men is one of those movies.
This movie is a masterpiece made by the Coens and its amazing actors. Can watch it the 10th time never getting tired of it. Thanks for it!
My favorite movie of all time.
pulak sardar “all time.”
me too
The Coen brothers are amazingly talented and I think No Country for Old Men is their best movie. Brolin is a brilliant actor, I thought he was also brilliant in American Gangster. Tommy Lee Jones is excellent too, but Javier Bardem takes the cake. His performance is 10/10, he plays an unbelievably cold and psychotic killer yet I'm awed by him
Brolin is at turns thoughtful and concise, then hilariously self deprecating with dry wit. I’ve seen the dude low profiling it around Venice being a very cool dude. He’s a tremendously underrated actor, yet one of the best of his generation.
I wanted to hear more from Javier…
The Cohen brothers ARE modern day film making. Just great scripts combined fantastic story telling.
Amazing work in every aspect of this film.
You know it’s true when the scene of a simple crumpled wrapper unraveling not only gives you the chills but stands out as memorable.
Having seen the movie many times before seeing this, it gave me chills seeing Bardem and Brolin in the same room together!
This is my husband and my favorite movie!! We have watched it hundreds of times!! I wish I could find a Director's cut. I would love to see any deleted scenes! The Cohen Brothers are brilliant directors!! Love all of their movies but No Country For Old Men is their best!!
It’s because the book was written by the best author of our time. He has multiple literary masterpieces including his magnum opus “blood meridian”, “all the pretty horses” “child of god”, “the crossing”, no country for old men, and “the road”…and so much more. His literature is like nothing else
@@saltyzu8412 blood meridian is the great american novel. no country is my number one. brought to mind a very old bergman film, "winter light" (crossing is my favorite of the novels) the very best author.
@@siamcharm7904 :: thank you siamcharm & Salty Zu for your endorsements……..I will begin reading since I now know of Cormac McCarthy.
Hundreds of times surely must be a slight exaggeration 😂
@Kennette Novak: There's an important sub-plot deleted from the book. So you may want to look into that . . .
Timeless masterpiece! Bravo!
I remember seeing the film when it came out and I definitely read the Chigurh character as being some sort of Devil persona, not quite a real person, more a concept of an evil djinn or an avenging angel that you get in scripture and folklore. the thing with the coin and the way he could seemingly get anywhere & find anyone seemed to exemplify that.
Lawful Evil
love the camera work here. what a great show
The brothers look kinda young considering they've been making movies since the 80's.
pretty sure they never did drugs or stopped early if thats the case they were born mid 50s do the math
It's funny how they're talking about how picky Josh Brolin is and then you find out he was in the Oldboy remake.
He wanted to do a sex scene with Scarlet Witch. Can’t blame him
Creatotron Oldboy has a remake?? I can undrrstand why but.. Why!
Even Sam Goldwyn only made one good movie out of 6. Movie-making is not easy.
Awe the jock in goonies
isnt he in men in black 3 also?
Haven't seen this movie in years, I need to revisit it. I remember it being an absolute masterpiece.
As a European, you can only love the Coen's and Javier
But the unsung hero here is Brolin. Witty, smart, cheeky, interesting man and a hell of an actor.
One of the few movies I distinctly remember the first time seeing. I didnt set out to see it, but as soon as it started I couldnt look away and I've remembered the experience ever since. Top 3 movies I've ever seen
"Friendo..." The scene with Gene Jones in the Gas Station is my favorite..."call it"
I worked with Gene Jones in maybe 1990--it was a very odd experience seeing someone I knew possibly dying before my eyes.
Didnt mean nuthing
@@FloraWest You worked with him?? Doing what??
@@dannybans23 He was in a play I was a dresser on--Precious Memories at St. Louis Rep. We kept in touch for awhile after--he's a really lovely guy.
@@FloraWest wow nice. Amazing how he found his way into a big Hollywood movie!
Chigurh may be the same surname as 'Чигур' - a common Ukranian surname; it's a noun formed from the verb 'чигати' meaning 'to lie in wait for, to lurk'.
I think after reading the book and watching the film, that Chigurh was a former special forces medic/sniper. Maybe not U.S. special forces, but Soviet perhaps. He knew Carson Wells' methods, who was a special forces Lt. Colonel and killed him. They also seemed to know each other. Moss was a sniper in Vietnam and Chigurh was also able to track him even after the tracking device was found.
Malice Wonder ikr ? When i heared the name, i thought he was Romenian, or someone from former yougoslavia or somewhat up there.
Schwab log in
This is the beauty of McCarthy. Chigurh was just one of those guys. I have met lots of people in my life. Was in the army for a while, there was a bodybuilder/security guard/MMA fighter. The guy dropped out because the training was too hard. There were other people that were just hard. I have met some odd characters in my life. Chigurh was just one of those hard guys. You may or may not have met someone like him, but you can imagine him, and he is terrifying. Like the Judge in Blood Meridian.
Bingo! The Judge, in Blood Meridian, who weaves in and around being human and then dissolving into other worldliness and all the while
the inevitable awaits.... Look up Qoheleth in Ecclesiates 7:14.....the Blood Meridian progenitor....in my opinion...
amazing how you can't imagine anyone else better for these roles
I can imagine Benicio del Toro as Anton Chigurh.
Well said.
Chigurh is an amazing character. He's personifies that reality is based on chaos theory. Good things happen to bad people, bad things happen to good, and for all your planning you cant really control anything. He kills innocent people who are no threat to him at random (bad luck) , he kills bad guys, he lets chance decide, he just lets people go who are a threat to him (the accountant), he treats other people with indifference (witnesses at his car accident). Its a personification of the reality of life.
What an incredible interviewer. Thoughtful, intelligent questioning and nondisruptive assertions.
Every character was absolultely amazing in this film. This may be the only movie I've ever watched where literally every actor/actress plays their part impeccably. I have little to no complaints about this film.
Perfectly cast. Perfectly acted. Perfectly filmed.
I love Lebowski, but this is the Coens greatest achievement.
don forget fargo ... and of course, Millers crossing
@@ricardomaccotta6367
Fargo was great too, Miller's Crossing was good, but in my opinion, not great.
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Thanks for sharing this
I quite simply am a HUGE fan of Coen Brothers films. The odd thing about them is that at first viewing I am always perplexed at what I just watched, but somehow knew that I enjoyed watching it. This leads to a second viewing which of course then gives way to multiple viewings after that. Needless to say they get better and better every time I watch them again and again. This was especially true of this masterpiece. They are pure Genius.
Josh brolin feels like a true artist, not just an actor. Javier, too. But the way josh discusses small details about the character, which explain the entire story, are very refreshing. This movie is, to me, one of the best ever committed to film. Especially for modern life. What else encapsulates what it means to be a modern person? The complete lack of understanding of what it means to even be a person, given the “senseless” violence that surrounds us. Nothing makes sense, as we have lost all of the things that once pretended to order the universe.
This film needs remastered in 4K Blu Ray. Phenomenal film.
This is a truly amazing interview!
So refreshing to see an interviewer asking intelligent questions that the participants can get into and reveal some of the nitty-gritty parts to us film lovers love!
Exactly! Found this interview format just a couple of days ago and im impressed of questions, answers and atmosphere. Amazing! Greetings from Germany, Tommy ;)
This movie is definately on my top 3-list. The Cohens, the actors, the scenery, the story. It all adds up. Wonderful!
One of my fav movies of all time. If it's on, I'm watching it. Love these guys! Great job by the cast and crew. Thanks for sharing this. :)
Such a terrific film. If I'm channel surfing and land on "No Country For Old Men" I'm compelled to watch it.
Very few movies really affect you emotionally for more than the hour and a half you watch it. The truly great movies stay with you for days and even years later when thought of again bring back the emotion you felt initially. No Country stayed with me for days. The pure unrelenting disquieting feeling of Bardeem's role and the desperation of being hunted with no reprieve combined to keep one off kilter for a time. These are the movies of greatness. They can be simple and pure or intricate and searching..The direction, acting and tech all combine so genuinely to create emotion and reveal a truth which reaches viscerally within past our defenses.
Great movie. I was nervous for the characters. If I recall correctly, they didn't use music to emphasize any scene and that made it more suspenseful. For example that shootout scene in the street. No music!
jgfunk that was amazing
"I want to look like I just woke up and crawled out of bed."
-Joel Cohen
Yes. A bed full of hookers.
One of the best roles I’ve ever seen acted.
The Coen bros are super smart,insightful,deep and observant.
Rose does not even seem to have seen the film. If he did, he''s clueless. His questions that related to the film itself were just dumb. I feel that the interviewees made the interview interesting, not Rose.
Charlie Rose is clueless about everyone/everything he interviews.
He got the cliffs from his interns while groping their privates
Pat Powers sitting back and letting them talk makes Rose a great interviewer. We’re all here to hear the movie people speak. Charlie lets them. Perfect
I thought the same. Not a great interviewer
Jiminy Glick would do a better job.
The Coen's are their own genre. I watch every movie they make without any preview or hesitation.
Great book - great film. Rare. 🎥 📚
Well that was one dynamite interview, and you can tell that all these guys like and respect each other, there's a relaxed dynamic between everybody that I really enjoyed.
When I first saw this movie, I didn’t like it. I didn’t like the ending, I didn’t like the outcome of Josh Brolin’s character. After I’ve watched it over and over again, I love it. It’s one of my favorites. I don’t think my brain was ready for it when I first saw it.
Literally the same happened to me!
Same here. First time meh. Gave it another try a couple of years later, wow masterpiece.
I feel the same right now as you felt back then. I didn't even finish it because I was pissed. I want to watch it again because I recognize that it's a very good movie.
You know why this is magic? It's because the interviewer is part of it. He isn't the D.A. grilling the witnesses. He is someone who doesn't just ask questions, he is part of the cast, he adds his own thoughts - but above all, he asks GOOD questions!
How enjoyable to watch a conversation between highly intelligent creative people.
It's really cool how much respect these guys seem to have for oneanother. Wish Cormac, Woody, Tommy Lee, and Barry Corbin were in this interview also. Great Film!! Great Book!! Great Guys