FARGO (1996) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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28:47 - Review - ZĂĄbava
It's official: that overturned camera at the point of Stormare shooting the cop is the greatest reaction moment ever. Also, I was enjoying your enjoyment of the accents. :)
It certainly knocks "People voted for him???" during The Terminator into second place, for sure...
Have you watched her reaction to, The Silence of the Lambs?
"I have to go close the windows!" XD
@@rikkilleen3169 Sounds pretty great, heh! I'll have to check that out and see how she handled Hannibal Lecter.
Yes, but I believe the correct phrasing is: Oh, that really... [remove sunglasses] took a turn. [sly grin]
Oh god that was so classically timed lol
That camera fall, like a faint, genius.
I absolutely, 100% thought that was intentional for effect. And that it was brilliant.
@@balrog73 ABSOLUTELY -- couldn't have been better timed -- she should consider becoming a director!?
I was about to comment on this. Agreed!
Accidental genius I would contend.
I thought it was intentional lol.
To me, the most perfect line in the film is Margie saying, "And it's a beautiful day!" in the car at the end, and then the camera pans around to show you she is driving in a whiteout blizzard, which to her qualifies as a beautiful day. It shows you what attitude can do.
When she says âI just donât understand it?!â⊠Everyone watching whispers to themselves they donât either..
aww dangit, you had to go and ruin the beautiful day. *drinks some pop*
I agree. That scene captures the whole movie.
"I feel like this is gonna get out of hand real quick."
That should be the tagline for every Coen Brothers movie.
Coen Brothers taught me the importance of making sure your foot isn't over the line. đ€Łđ€Ł
@@Stuie417 it was a league game , rules are rules ,
@@bocephus124 This isn't nam, We have rules.
And always for nothing.
Oh, ya.
My favorite part is how Marge handles a serial killer/monster once she has him in custody. She gives him a stern lecture! lol
Welcome to Minnesota. lol. What you saw was a lot of our mannerisms.
And for what? For a little bit of money.
And the moron doesn't even end up with that, of course. No film I've ever seen illustrates the stupidity in criminal behavior better.
He and Tru-Coat Jerry can share a cell together for the rest of their lives lol.
@@wolfen26 The interview with the guy shoveling his driveway is extremely real. I'm convinced they aren't actors, they just picked up two guys in Brainerd and told them what to talk about.
I always use that line on women. "You're such a super-lady!" And then I break down crying.
Works every time.
50 % of the time. It works every time.
@@Justwalks If you want certainty go to Midwest Federal, talk to old Bill Diehl
Oh man...that made me lose it đ€Ł
@@und3rgroundman865 He works at North Star.
The thing that always stuck with me the most about this movie is the relationship between Marge and Norm. The way they take care of each other. When the call comes in in the middle of the night and Marge has to go out, Norm insists on making her breakfast first, even though she tells him not to bother. And then again at the end, when Norm is depressed because his painting only got chosen for the three-cent stamp, Marge knows exactly what to say to him to make him feel better. The kindness of the relationship they have is a powerful counterpoint to all the chaos and ugliness we see in the world around them, like an island of stability in all the insanity, and it's a beautiful thing to see.
Fun fact: The film studio kept pressuring the Coens to tone down the accents in the film. The one thing that sets it apart and gives it its flavor. Thankfully the Coens prevailed.
Also, check out "Raising Arizona" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" They're so different in tone you won't believe they're from the same filmmakers, and they're equally brilliant.
The greatest thing in this movie is that not only does Margie catch the brutal murderer while pregnant, but after everything, she doesn't bring home her troubles to Norm and actually gives him a pep talk and thinks of his needs. It's brilliant.
Why didnât marge call for back up when she found the cabin?
@@josephsarto689 Because her inept backup would have screwed it up.
So she was gonna risk going in alone and having it be 2 on 1. She doesnât know one person is dead and the other is stuffing him in the wood chipper. They could have been in the cabin and seen her coming and shot her and her baby for all she knew.. why not call Minneapolis PD for back up? Theyâre more competent than brainard pd.
She should be a model for strong female character... Even tho I don't like the terms, but she suit it.
â@josephsarto689 this ain't a big city where they have swat teams and a precinct full of desks. Her deputy already said he'd send cars. Until they got there in an hour she's the swat team. If she'd got there minutes earlier she may have prevented 2 more murders.
The "based on a true story" was brilliant for this movie. As it gets crazier and crazier, you just keep believing - because it must be true. As far as I know, the only "truth" was the argument at the dealer about the true coat!
The story was a combination of 3 separate crimes. Like the woodchipper at the end, it was a reference to the murder of Helle Crafts in Connecticut.
As Joel Coen once said, there's more actual truth in The Big Lebowski than in Fargo. The homework in the baggie found in the stolen car happened to a friend of theirs.
I also feel the ridiculousness adds to the believability in another way. We often see these gritty drama films acting "realistic" with thought out or intricate plans but here it's a series of fuck ups and things going sideways which makes it more believable that this could be a real story, basically someone who thinks they made the perfect crime/plan but it falling apart fantastically makes it seem more like something that could happen in real life.
@@DontTreadOnUsBlog That there was really a woodchipper murder doesn't make this really based on a true story. Bits and pieces (no pun intended) go into fiction all the time, but that's not the same thing.
@@HuntingViolets you should do some homework, because the Coen Brothers have said on various occasions that the film took inspiration from multiple real life crimes. Theres even a bonus feature on the DVD that specifically mentions the murder in CT.
"this guy is a horrible person and a horrible criminal.". LOL! Well said! : )
I love that Carl had $920k stashed beside the road, but when he split the remaining $80k with his buddy he still tried to stiff him for half the Sierra. That's what got him killed, all he had to do was give him the damn car then collect the rest of the money.
All he had to do was kill him and keep the money and the car -- until he got another one.
Ironically, if he had taken the truck and left the car, he would have gotten away scot free. Marjie wasn't looking for a truck, but that car. And outside of the "funny looking'" reference, Steve Buscemi's character really wasn't identified very well. He could have gotten away beautifully. He could've even gone to a physician to get stitched up and made up any story he wanted. Nobody knew about him being shot at that parking garage.
Truth be told, that car is really what screwed all of them on the situation. If Buscemi's character had remembered the tags (the cop seeing that detail from so far away, notwithstanding) he wouldn't have been pulled over, and all hell wouldn't have broken loose.
He was going to be killed no matter what
@callmecatalyst Iâm saying one crook had always intended to kill the other crook
But but that was a classic Sierra
As a Swede this movie is extremely funny because they act in a way that is so stereotypically nordic.
This super low key, understated, awkward, polite, non confrontational style is very old school nordic and Its really funny to see your own countries stereotypes from an outside perspective.
Having grown up in the region, I can tell you that the people I grew up with talk like that. You might like the radio program by Garrison Keillor "The Prairie Home Companion" which is a classic. One part of it is "The News From Lake Wobegon". Keillor is also from Minnesota.
As im sure youre aware that part of the country was founded and colonized by Scandinavian immigrants which is the reason why youre picking up on that. Fascinating how the socio-cultural norms and traditions persevered even when the language fades and the people assimilate into America. My own Great Great Grandparents immigrated from Norway eventually settling in the Seattle region (another area in the US with lots of Scandinavian immigrants) our family jokes that it makes sense since the Puget Sound is kindve like a big Fjord I guess lol. No living family anymore speaks Norwegian but some traditions still hang around. Grandma still prepared Lutefisk and lefse every Christmas with My Great Grandpa all the way up until he died.
@@sergeantbigmac It's honestly nuts to see that preserved, even though the Nordic countries differ a bit too. Tons of country-specific areas in Northern USA and the Canadian border areas. Tons of Nordic town names etc. So cool.
How about Peter Stormare, the psycho, he's Swedish. : )
It took me several viewings to realize that only after she learns Mike was lying about being married etc. did Marge consider that she should go back to the car dealership-that maybe someone was lying about a car missing.
Yeah a point i think Michael Swaim missed
I think you're reading into it too much. The Coen Brothers have said that scene plays no role in the story at all.
@@wfly81 The guys who put "This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987." at the beginning of the film said that. I love the Cohens but I also consider them unreliable narrators when talking about their own films.
@@killgoretrout9000 Ok...well, it's not a true story. So I don't know what you're trying to say.
@@wfly81 I thought I was clear, I don't really trust what the Cohens have to say when talking about their own films, they have a bit of history of saying different things at different times and it's partly them having some fun and partly them saying a little obliquely figure it out for yourself.
That camera fall just made it up to top tier status of Happy Accidents along with Tom Cruise's rolling chair wipe out in Collateral and Dustin Hoffman's "I'm walking here" moment in Midnight Cowboy. Pure gold lol
The timing was so perfect I thought it was great editing at first
âThat took a turn!â
Yep. Literally.
It was the greatest moment in reaction video history.
Such a great movie. Frances McDormand is brilliant in this role and totally deserved an Oscar. Over all these years whenever you talk about this movie EVERY single person immediately starts doing the accent. "Oh yahh, you betcha, yaahh". Easily one of the top 10 movies of the 90's.
I just saw a preview for a new film that she's going to be in, I can't remember what it is.
I like Marge's lecture at the end, while she's bringing in the remaining murderer. Like he's a third-grader who cheated on a test lol.
The Coen Brothers' statement of their films being based on "real events" is an ongoing joke. It's even repeated on the "Fargo" TV show. You REALLY should watch at least the first season of "Fargo" (also produced by the Coen Brothers) as it connects with this film in some clever ways and is very well done. "Raising Arizona" is another gonzo classic comedy of theirs (not as dark, however). Another must see.
Yes! And the satchel of money that Carl buried in the snow is relevant to the Season 1 storyline.
@TheEldritchinfluence Wow! Thatâs amazing! Thanks for the infođ
@TheEldritchinfluence and all she found was the yeti. what a disappointment. she was from poland though.
@TheEldritchinfluence Thatâs just an urban legend.
The coens didn't really have much to do with the series but gave it their blessing
I love how this movie is adorable and horrible at the same time. Absolute gem.
Indeed. Switching tone like that in the same movie is tough to pull off. Many directors try and fail.
The Cohen brothers are masters in this i.e. making the ridiculous seem logical or normal. I don't know how to describe it better :)
That's true. It is one of the most darkly humorous and horrific films ever made. The Coens are such geniuses. I don't love everything they've done, but this and Raising Arizonz and No Country for Old Men are films that will endure for all time as perfect movies.
@@JasonHauser125 Yeah. Although I like Big Lebowski and Burn After Reading very much.
they did a masterful job in this movie capturing a small town feel
One of my favorite little moments in this movie is when Jerryâs selfish ass realizes that his son is going to be terrified for his mom. It really makes it clear that his greed has totally blinded him
Jerry is a monster.
@@leonardshevlin7260 The Coens had to twist the knife by giving Scottie Whitesnake and Accordian King posters.
Jerry could have gotten his wife away from the house when he believed that her father was going to provide the money for the parking lot deal but couldn't reach the hired thugs to call it off.
Jerry is a psychopath.
@@leonardshevlin7260 An incompetent monster...and totally unaware...
Yah. And then he claims he's doing all this for his son. Like yah. Having your Mom kidnapped and murdered, your grandfather murdered, and your father in prison for murder is really gonna help him in life. Yah.
"Jean and Scotty never have to worry." Ooh. Cold blooded. :D I love everything about this movie, but most of all the sheer perfection of every little part played in the movie, by every actor.
Fun fact: the reason Steve Buscemiâs character in The Big Lebowski repeatedly gets told to STFU by Walter is because Buscemiâs character in Fargo talks so much.
Haha, that's hilarious, thanks for that little in joke!
@Bob Stone Tended to be out of his element as well
SHUT THE FU-oh really?
Additional thing: in each of their movies he's in - Miller's Crossing, Fargo, and Big Lebowski - there's less and less of him physically left at the end. (Guess he got out of Hudsucker Proxy unscathed.)
The Coen Brothers are my favorite filmmakers. "No Country For Old Men" has to be done soon. It's an amazing piece of filmmaking.
And O Brother Where Art Thou and True Grit.
God it's so depressing though.
@Krister L đ poor Bill. He's never living that one down.
Burn after reading would be a great option too. Much more comedic
Blood Simple
The comparison you made to Pulp Fiction about the normal dialogues these characters have with each other is exactly why these two movies are in my top 10 of all time.
Seeing "Fargo" when it first came out, me and my brother thought Frances McDormand was brilliant but it wasn't the type of part or the type of film to win Oscars, and we were surprisingly/happily wrong as she won!!!
I remember thinking she was a shoo in for the gong. Amazing performance đ
It won two Oscars and I think it shouldâve won best picture, donât get me wrong titanic is great but Fargo is so well written and well shot the directing and the editing is really well done
@@thedeepfriar745 Titanic was 1997. Fargo was 1996. The movie that defeated Fargo for Best Picture was The English Patient.
Roger Ebert described it as an almost perfect movie -- which is about as high praise as he ever gave.
@@Daojman7 It isn't. I've seen that movie, but don't remember the reference in it!
I don't care about Roger Eberts opinion on anything, but he's absolutely right
10:05 The camera falling in that moment was so damn perfect! đ€Ł If you liked Fargo, definitely check out the show. It's beyond exceptional!! The show and the movie are both part of the same cinematic universe. Each season has a different storyline with different characters and there are some tie-ins that make everything connect. Season two is arguably my favorite season of television ever. Give No Country For Old Men a try too. It's much more suspenseful and is considered the Coen Brothers' masterpiece right up there with Fargo. The villain will give you Hannibal Lecter vibes. đđ
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I kind of felt that the villain in the first Fargo TV series owed a certain amount to Chigurh in No Country - not that the personalities were remotely similar, but in the way they were kind of inexplicably mephitic, existing only to kill everything they crossed paths with...
Try it at .25 speed, lol. The whole camera sequence is just pure gold!
Being from Minnesota, it's fun to see Cassie doing the accents. Swedish, Finnish, Norwegians, Germans and Lutherans.
And Dutch (as in: from the Netherlands)!
"ahh, ahh, oh my gosh! The camera, so sorry" - maybe the best reaction yet!
I love the Coen brothers movies. âI went to high school in White Bear Lake. Go, Bears!â đ»
The best reading I've read about the restaurant scene is that after she found out he had lied about him being married, she started thinking about how people aren't honest and lie about things so she went back to question him a second time.
That's exactly what I think the point of that scene was, too. Even the troubled look on her face in the scene in the Hardee's drive-through after that phone call with her girlfriend; not a single word of dialogue and yet you can tell exactly what Marge is thinking. I've seen basic cable airings of this film that cut that scene and I can only shake my head in disbelief, because the entire inner logic of the investigation is lost without it. Not that Fargo is the kind of movie that plays well on basic cable anyway; the bleeping and dubbing is pretty laughable.
Side note: I wish the real-world police were a fraction as smart, capable, fair, and cool under pressure as Chief Gunderson.
Cas is Canadian wholesomeness personified.
Yes I get the ânostalgicâ feeling, Saw this when it came out in 96 and being from Edmonton it made watching this movie feel very real. The whiteout highway, shovelling the slushy driveway, scraping the windshield, the parkas and big boots and especially needing a âjumpâ after a cold night! All very relatable! And the accents were very reminiscent of the mix of accents we had plus my own accent that I canât hearđ€ŁGreat reaction againđ
My favorite character is the older guy shoveling snow.
"Well, that don't sound like too good a deal for him, then."
He sounds like he could be one of my uncles. Some of the other MN accents and phrases are iffy, but that rang true.
I think he went crazy by the lake.
I love that guy. I love that the big break comes not through Marge's admittedly thorough detective work but by the practically confessional stupidity of criminals, which happens more often than you'd think. It's pretty hilarious.
One of the funniest parts is that they keep saying heâs âa little funny lookinâ â but by the time she catches up with them she canât see what he looks like
That's hilarious! Never thought of that!
Coen movies, man; the closer you look, the more there is.
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We all "weirdly love this movie"! One of the best films ever, any genre. Fantastically entertaining reactionđ€
Marge and Norm are relationship goals. They're the sweetest.
Marge is such a beast. One of my favorite characters of all time. She went back to interview Jerry after the reveal about Mike's lies. She realizes not to take people's word but recheck again. Before she went back to Jerry, she sat in her car, pensively thinking about everything. Speaks to her methodical nature.
Quite a bit like Columbo.
Also- consider how quickly she assessed the original crime scene... 'so- this happened, then this happened, & here's how all the pieces fit together!'... STELLAR detective work! Marge is a BULLDOG in a maternity uniform!!
The accents were so convincing, that I believed that Frances McDormand really DID speak that way for ages! A very well deserved Oscar Win!
No one in MN talks like that, maybe old farmers.
@@koelekahuna9370 you get out into some of those small town as you go north of the TC and you'll find some that definitely have a bit of that going on. Though not to that extent. And in most places most of the accent is gone.
However, I grew up in the cities and I still say behg instead of bag. "Can I get a behg with that"? So there's still an accent.
@@koelekahuna9370 It's the same in Alberta and most of Canada. Probably some small regions in Canada talk like that I guess. I've never heard one person that sounds like that in 35 years haha.
@@trhansen3244 you know it really sucks that some people have to bring politics into everything. There's nothing in this movie or reaction that elicits a political discussion.
The Accent is Baja Canadian.
YES. Please watch the show. It's so good. The first season is adapted from the movie, but is very different. Then each successive season is a different story, but also amazing.
That first season. Billy Bob Thornton was a damn ledgend.
Lol!! I burst out laughing when the first shooting happened at 10:05 and your camera fell down. I know the movie is a little grim but the characters and all their quirks are what make it so memorable. If you want another more light hearted Coen Brother's movie try out The Big Lebowski. I think you might enjoy that one. Great reaction video!!! Thank you from a fellow Canadian.
Mike's purpose was the fact that Margie believed his story at the restaurant, then found out he was lying. Made her go back and question Jerry a second time.
But why Jerry specifically unless she already had her suspicions? Wouldn't that go against the notion that Marge believed his story beyond his surface level incompetence?
Love to hear the Scandinavian accents they are speaking in. As a Swede I always laugh when I hear it because that is how we make fun of our self to others of how we sound speaking English đđđ Peter Stormare is a legend in Sweden :D
Peter Stormare is a legend full stop!
@Krister L Yah!!
@@billhicks6449 You betcha'
@@billhicks6449 No - it's "yaa".
Well, it's partly true - Swedes from the Central and Southern parts of Sweden usually have a funny accent while speaking English, whereas people from Northern Sweden have a natural sense for a good English accent.
Your laughing and imitating at the accents throughout was the best part. Sometimes its the things that hit closest to home that are the funniest.
At 27:10...
Marge: "and it's a beautiful day"
The day: *near whiteout conditions*
LOL!
"What if all those movies based on true stories were lying?" Well, that's the whole point, haha. Most of those movies were exagerations and dramatizations od the real life events, not actual representation of them. That's what the Coens were making fun of with this.
Yeah pretty much, except for Hacksaw Ridge, which was apparently the opposite
Whenever they claim a horror movie with ghosts or demonic possessions is "based on a true story", that's when my eyes roll.
They're not really making fun of it when so many people watching it just believe that it's true. The TV show does the same. It's like the fake flat earthers, they make thier parody videos as real as possible to troll and same people who watch get converted. Just adding to the problem!
Marge is sharp. She gets the suspects correct, from the first time she arrives at the crime scene.
Maybe the baddest bitch since Ripley. One of the great characters in American film history.
One if the things I love about this is a movie is that the cold and empty frozen landscape seems like a character of its own.
Cassie: I moved from Duluth to Des Moines Iowa in 2004. I lived in Duluth for 34 years. Everytime we go back up there, the Minnesota accent always comes back. Good reaction new friend.
Fargo will really make you feel chipper.
oh yah...you betcha
That comment feels a bit wooden.
Marge eating every meal methodically reinforces how she takes in not only food but also information. I thought it represented her "chewing things over and digesting it". She comes across as a very analytical person.
The same way she digests her food one bite at a time is the same way she digests clues. Every bite leads her closer to solving the case.
And as she eats, she is "solving" the meal.
Very Columbo.
Thank you. Never thought it that way.
There's a Byzantine Emperor named Basil 2 who kinda reminds me of Marge. He's described as moving like lava; slowly, but utterly inexorably.
Jeez! That's so brilliant an observation. Just to let you know that the folks who live there are of Norwegian and Scandinavian background. Charles Schultz who created Charlie Brown is from Minneapolis, as of course Prince who lead The Minneapolis Sound in the 1980's, and David who was one of Andrew Cunanan's Boyfriends whom he killed in The Assasination of Gianni Versace.
Fargo is one of the best movies of the '90s. I love how at the end Margie and Norm are still just regular people talking about simple life, when the world around them is evil and chaotic.
2 academy awards for best actress and best screen play.
In regards to the scene with Mike Yanagita : for most of the movie Marge always takes people at their word. When she realizes that Mike lied it makes her rethink her interview with Jerry.
What an amazing collection of perfect performances. Deservedly oscar-winning and absolutely timeless
Great reaction Cassie! The way you started laughing at your own reactions to the accents made me smile throughout. And the camera fall - unintended perfection!
It was really some nice dramatic timing. The way the camera slooooooowwwly went over was perfect.
I left Minnesota in 1980. The reaction to the accents is priceless !!
I was out one night in -47 degrees. That was enough.
The camera flipping over to show us the TV and then what's on the TV... Lol. Steve is as shocked and you are!
It's impossible to describe to someone why this movie is so enjoyable. It's just one-of-a-kind. We wait in vain if we wait for the next Fargo.
"Love that font." You're my kind of people Cassie. đ
This movie was written like a good novel. Unpredictable, great characters and excellent dialogue.
The longer you watched, the more your accent became exceedingly prevalent. Especially your, "So." Sooooo glad I discovered your channel. You're a riot to watch hymn we know what's coming and waiting on your reaction. Pricelessâ
9:12 " I feel like this is gonna get out of hand real quick" Oh, you betcha, yah!
Even though it wasn't a true story the dialog, characters, and acting are so good it feels real. Partly why I like your reaction videos because it feels true. Like when you fell and knocked the camera over from the surprise of the car shooting scene. I love those accents too.
What's really funny, is:
I drive a truck cross-country for a living, and I used to do regular runs from Nevada, to Calgary and Edmonton (and occasionally, Lethbridge, and a few other places), and then spending time driving around Minnesota, North Dakota, and parts of Montana, I've found that everybody in that geographic region, has the same accent, and uses the same phraseology!
I even mentioned it to somebody in Glendive, Montana, that they sound Canadian, and their reply was "On the contrary, Canadians sound American."!
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Oh - they even sell Old Dutch chips in this part of the States, and I have two bags of the dill pickle flavored ones with me! (Can't find any ketchup flavored ones around here...)
And, I found out a year ago, that Tim Horton's is also in this part of the States, mainly in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
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10:05 Superb moment! đ Great reaction / review. â„ I'm sure it will have already been suggested lots of times, 'No Country For Old Men' (2007) is by the same directors as 'Fargo' and will have you on the edge of your seat. Also the tv series 'Fargo' is excellent and worth the time to watch, each season is a self-contained story with new characters.
My favorite reaction so far if only because Cass thought all the Minnesota smalltalk scenes were as hilarious as I do lol "Heya, Norm..."
The whole movie is a masterpiece. Everything. That is very rare. Just look at the scene at 8.38. And the dialect is spotless of course. It is a Cohen-movie. To me, it sounds a bit like a Swedish person that is trying his best, to cover is origin. Buy the DVD, because then you will get the extra-material, including "Minnesota nice." Thanks a lot for your reaction.
@@asperhes They missed a letter there, friend. Happens to the best of us (Bill Murray). Darn tootin' and fuck and all that.
@@asperhes Thank you. I do not know were I would have been without your humble observation.
Once again, thank you.
@@asperhes You alright there, friend?
I think a good bit of North Dakota was colonized by Scandaweigan folk, so your ear for dialect seems pretty accurate!
@@michaelccozens Yes it was for sure. One of the most famous Swedish contributions to literature is by Vilhelm Moberg. It is in 4 pieces and it is a masterpiece. In the middle of 1800's, a poor, struggling family emigrates to America and Minnesota. Jan Troell managed to make a series of films and they are equally masterful.
Peter Stormare, who plays one of the villans in Fargo, went to different plaices during filming. He even found a small town called Stockholm. It is included in the extra-materials in the DVD. Cheers!
One of my favorite scenes is when the 2 kidnappers show up at Jean's house while she is watching television. She just watches this guy wearing a ski mask and carrying a tire iron peeking in her sliding glass door, and she does not react at all. Not until he starts to break the glass. There's something that feels so real about the way she reacts (or doesn't).
Well if you live in that kind of environment, it's probably not unusual to see people in ski masks, and someone with a tyre iron could just be a person had broken down nearby.
She's probably baffled by the surrealness of what looks like a burglar trying to break into her home right in the middle of the day and doesn't know how to (re)act... :P
Can I just say listening to you recreate the accent while you repeated the lines was absolutely wonderful!
The Tv show is amazing - similar type of humor and tone. High body count, that's for sure. There are easter egss referencing a lot of the Coen brother's films throughout ther series.
There are no film makers like the Coen brothers. Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, O' Brother Where Art Thou and No Country for Old Men are my favorites.
Raising Arizona
Your reactions are just so wholesome. I love it. Such a lovely person. This movie is bonkers! Classic Coen Brothers.
"In the same ROOM?"
"What if all those movies...'Based on a true story '..... were just... lying?"đ
Great Cassie-isms today. đ
I love this movie. One of my all time favorites. The story, the cast, the acting, the lines, the set... everything is just brilliant. And one of the best intros ever.
Just based on your reaction to this movie Iâd say your well on your way to being a Coen Brothers fan. Like many other here I recommend Raising Arizona and O Brother. Not many reactors do Raising Arizona so thatâs a plus for it. O Bother was an instant classic. Then again it is based off Homerâs Odyssey so it is one of the oldest stories.
10:08, when the camera falls and you can see the look of shock on Steve Buscemi's face. đ€Łđ€Ł
lol Very fun watching your reactions when you were thinking it is a true story. I grew up in Minnesota and it is in my top 5 for favorite movies. The "guy sweeping the melting ice and snow off his driveway" at 22:16 is my favorite scene in the movie.
As a native Albertan, you might be interested to find out that the Fargo TV series was filmed there, in various southern towns around Calgary--including Drumheller for sure. So many movies were filmed in Drumheller... Having lived there really gives one a personal connection to those movies, though it can be a bit distracting too.
Superman was filmed in High River. His spaceship landed on my grandfatherâs property!
@@italoblu That's so cool! I know they filmed parts of Superman in Wintering Hills, too.
The drugstore in Let Him Go (Costner's latest film) was right next door to where I lived at the time in Drumheller. My cats watched the whole shoot out of my bedroom window.
@@ptittannique5621 I used to take in photos of Simon Le Bon to get my hair cut at the building Ennis pukes in front of in Brokeback Mountain, in Blackie.
This is not based on true events. It's entirely made-up. Especially the bit at the start that states it's based on true events. I particularly like the credit for the body in the field. ;-)
Not quite. Its sort of a hotch potch of actuaöl events. The wodchipper part is reall. But the cops discovered it weeks later.
How is it possible you are more innocent and sweet than the kind folks depicted in this film? Donât ever change!
A masterpiece. Winner of Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Screenplay. Definitely watch again - so many details that you pick up.
Well, nominated for seven Oscars, but only won best actress and best original screenplay. Also nominated for best supporting actor (Macy), best picture, best director, best editing, and best cinematography.
@@JeffersonMills You're right. I forgot that The English Patient won Best Picture that year - one of the great travesties in Oscar history.
The scene after he meets with father in law is one of the best images of cinematography you will ever see!
@@rustybarrel516 Exactly. When I was in the theater, I was like, âWhat is that?!â He walks out and music starts. Literal chills.
Roger Deakins is a legend
Saw this on opening weekend..pretty packed theater and my friend and I were the only ones to laugh at the wood chipper scene with him trying to get the leg down in it..total silence and we laugh out loud..everyone probably thought we were psycho's ..
Another movie that comes off as a true story is "Picnic at Hanging Rock." The text describes events that happened on Valentine's Day of 1901, giving the impression that the story will be about actual events.
It's the juxtaposition between violent mayhem, and sweet, endearing normalcy. People at their worst. And regular people just doing their best.
It's crazy, and dark, and horrible.... and funny, and quirky, and totally down-to-Earth.
We love Marge. We love her kind and supportive marriage with Norm. She's just doing her best. And she's the perfect counterpoint to this insane criminal behavior.
One of my all-time favorite movies.
The side stories were there to show the character's backstory without delving into the backstory. Some awesome subtext. Marge's husband going out of his way to make her breakfast shows how simple and endearing their love is. Contrasted by Jerry and his wife and family. He is willing to have his wife kidnapped to extort some money from his father-in-law. So heinous and hilarious at the same time.
Yeah itâs the prototypical black comedy
I love the relationship between Marge and Norm. Him making her eggs, her buying him bait for fishing, and the final scene where she comments that they are doing well and he says "two more months". They really are the quintessential everyperson couple.
That Mike side-bit seemed so out of place tho. Had nothing to do with anything. Except to keep giving the story more of a wtf vibe. I guess it fit in its random and awkwardness...
@@glenmcdonald375 Mike's lies to Marge caused her to reconsider the previous day's meeting with Jerry. She thought over how Shep working at the car dealership was too much of a coincidence and that Jerry probably lied to her about no cars being missing from the lot. It had to be connected. Marge is the kind of person who sees the good in everything and trusts people, but Mike's lies gave her the jolt she needed; a timely little reminder that things aren't always as they seem. Every single scene in the movie carried the story forwards. There was nothing random. Perfectly scripted. Great movie.
10:05, now that is what one in the movie business would call a "happy accident". As in, it was the perfect reaction of what just took place. I'm glad you kept it in, it was perfect. Both, the movie and your camera. They both really took a turn, literally.
When a movie says it's "based" on a true story, it means it is NOT a true story. It merely gave the writer an idea for writing a story. Different people, times, places, even sometimes different outcomes.
This Movie, Boogie Nights, and Pulp Fiction were considered to be the best "Independent" Movies of all time. You are so adorable when I see your reactions.
What's hilarious is how the criminals in this movie can commit the biggest most heinous crimes, yet they get caught from the petty details. The splitting of the money from a used car did so much. And of course the parking lot scene, Steve Buschemi doesn't want to pay. Now he's marked himself in the parking attendant's brain. Can it get any prettier than those two Bevis and Butthead characters?
Like the woman caught with a fake Covid vaccine card who spelled Moderna wrong⊠petty details.
The characters, the quirky dialogue, the combination of comedy and violence, is signature Joel and Ethan Coen, who direct/write/produce other classics like Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, MIller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men and many many others. If I had to pick the next Coen Brothers film for you it would be Raising Arizona, hands down! :)
I still can never recognize Frances McDormand in Raising Arizona.
@@krissiep1317 Yeah, she was wayyyy younger then. I love how her voice abruptly changes from sweet west Texas to a roar: "Take that diaper off your head and put it back on your sister!!!!" :D
This is my favourite reaction of yours so far. You are such a sincere person and you watch with a kind of open naivete that is charming. Your personal connection to the backdrop of this film and your appreciation of all the little details, being horrified at the truly horrifying elements, and heart warmed at the genuine virtue of a simple life well lived: you held that balance of the film in your view and, rightly, appreciated that you had just watched something very special and original, a modern classic. I think you'll laugh more the second time around as you can appreciate the absurdities that abound without worrying about how the plot tensions will resolve. đ
Fargo the tv series season one plays off this story and expands on it. It is arguably even more brilliant than the movie, which is saying something! Every season of Fargo that follows is a loosely connected, but wholly original story, and together I'd argue it's easily the great TV series of the 21st century.
your reaction videos are truly the best,very spot on and i always wait to see your next film you check out. this Fargo, was a wild weird one, gave me goose bumps up and down my arms with certain scenes. greaT WORK!! keep 'em coming, also love when Carley joins you!!
You should definitely watch the show. Especially season one. Billy Bob Thornton is amazing.
Cassie : I feel like this is going to get out of hand real quick.
Me : Hang tight. đ€Ł
Cassie: "This could not get worse"
It did, in fact, get worse.
I have an old friend who is from a small town in Minnesota. He said he couldn't watch this movie because it was just like going home.
I loved this movie, too! As someone who has lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast my entire life this movie felt like a glimpse into a world I've never known and, most likely, will never know.
Welcome to the Coen Brothers. Their work is a treasure trove of brilliant film making.
Personally I can't wait until you make it to their magnum opus of off beat, brilliant crazy that is The Big Lebowski
Great and heartfelt reaction to Fargo, one of my all time favourites. And yes, you should start watching the series, it is also excellent, albeit some of the genuineness of the conversations are lost along with the director. But still amazing.
One thing became very clear to me while watching this with you today: Y'all need to get your ass back to Alberta for a visit soon! You are quite obviously homesick girl! It took some parkas and back home accents and catch phrases to remind yourself but see if you can get there and don't deny yourself! I spent some time in Grande Prairie and by the way you said "You betcha!" I can tell you're still an Alberta girl at heart. I'm out east now and call PEI home but I'm getting a little lonesome for my Ontario peeps and sights. Sometimes you have to go back and refill your soul with the bits of yourself that you've lost in the journey of life.
Cheers!
Best reaction ever! I loved it when the camera fell over.
Fell in love with this movie when I first saw it in the theater in '96. I watched many times since but just nowt fell in love with it again watching it through fresh eyes. Thanks for the post and your genuinely innocent reactions!!