burn after reading

[Kamerica]

new coen brothers movie (already!) starring george clooney, frances mcdormand, john malkovich, and brad pitt

red band trailer is up and it looks pretty great, although i kind of have no idea what it's about
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/29/burn-after-reading-red-band-movie-trailer/

[grissom]

shit, I had no idea this was coming out so soon. trailer is great.

[Run CMB]

really funny trailer, indeed. i'm pretty much on board for anything the coens do.

[Enter The Moleman]

"PC or Mac?"

Looks good.

[kuumuus]

underwhelming trailer but there's no way this won't be great. also these guys are the best at naming characters.

[gheorghe]

this looks so awesome. tilda swinton looked hot, for once. also, jk simmons :bang:

[Ignignot]

There's not a good actor not in this movie.

[billi vanilli]

my dad knows jk simmons. they were in a some operas together and had a few meals together :bang:

[box elder]

wait, your dad hung out with dr skoda?

awesome

[:bang:]

did he try to tattoo your dad, then fuck him in the ass?

[pizzamancjm]

yeah JK Simmons seems like a nice guy, and this trailer is really what a trailer should be, just a taste and not the whole movie smashed in to 2 or 3 minutes. Initially looks like a movie I would go to see, even if the Coen Bros. weren't attached. Good to see them make a dark comedy after such a dark film as No Country.

[Eddie]

wow, that looks really wild. and a nice combo of coen vets and coen newcomers. looking forward to it.

[Son of Bomber]

looks like intolerable cruelty

[gonz]

I thought this was a thread about books people hated. anyway, trailer is awesome, this should be pretty good.

[nathaniel]

yeah JK Simmons seems like a nice guy

haha. i know danno already referenced it, but yeah.. never seen OZ, huh?

trailer looks bomb

[Überweiss]

Can't wait to see this. I think it's the second movie this year I'm excited about (after In Bruges).

[Snack Related Mishap]

This is gonna be awesome. Saw the trailer a couple days ago. Can't wait.

[TheGingerDeadMan]

BUMP

So this comes out in a few days, can't wait to see it. Any one gonna check it out this weekend?

[ThatAsianGuy]

looking forward, may see it this weekend.

[Reservoir Dog]

Looking forward to it. I will probably see it this weekend, but I am expecting to be disappointed. The only good part of the trailer was when the Coen's names came up. Without that, nobody would really be paying attention to this movie based on the trailer.

[America: Fuck Yea!]

mixed reviews

not rushing out to see it, but will eventually.

[brody]

the subtext of most reviews seems to be WHY THE FUCK IS THIS NOT ANOTHER EPIC FOLLOW UP TO NCFOM

[conor.]

I'm amazed at how quickly they turned this out after no country. Basically as long as its better than the ladykillers, I'll be happy, which I think it easily will be.

[brentholomew]

really looking foward to this. hopefully seeing it this weekend

[brancely]

GIVE ME THE CD

GIVE ME THE MONEY

*punch*

[kevin]

so glad they decided to go to something much lighter. also shocked it came out so quickly

this will be awesome i have no doubts

[TheGingerDeadMan]

Yeah the Coens are fucking amazing filmmakers. Will be seeing this the first chance I get.

Also, I'm sure everyone here is already aware but the new Lebowski DVD is out, too. I'll be picking that up fo sho.

[Rococo Fox]

Saw this today. Pretty disappointing. It was a fairly clever concept and there were a few great gags among mostly mediocre ones, but overall, it was just surprisingly boring and it felt like it was dragged on despite its relatively short length. The characters were pretty realistically written and portrayed, but most were not very engaging. Brad Pitt's character was pretty amusing, I guess, and John Malkovich gave a pretty solid performance, but the best scenes were probably those featuring J.K. Simmons. C

[James L. Brookes]

lookin froward to it, but wont rush. probably catch it on dvd. doubt it will(or anything by the Coen bros. will) live up to :thedude:

[Snack Related Mishap]

Saw this today. Pretty disappointing. It was a fairly clever concept and there were a few great gags among mostly mediocre ones, but overall, it was just surprisingly boring and it felt like it was dragged on despite its relatively short length. The characters were pretty realistically written and portrayed, but most were not very engaging. Brad Pitt's character was pretty amusing, I guess, and John Malkovich gave a pretty solid performance, but the best scenes were probably those featuring J.K. Simmons. C

Completely disagree. I enjoyed every second of it. It definately wasn't one of the funniest movies I've seen this year, nor was it one of the funniest by the coen brothers, but it was entertaining, and pretty much everyone gave great performances. As long as you don't go in expecting something of No Country calibour, I think you'll enjoy yourselves. B

[James L. Brookes]

How does it compare with Arizona and Lebowski?

[bmac]

i liked it. it actually reminded a bit of fargo though it was much less dramatic and the plot wasn't as succinct. i enjoyed the whole cast although tilda swinton's character was basically a plot device. brad pitt's character was clearly the standout. almost everything he did made me either laugh or smile. jk simmons small role was great too. most of his lines were quality punchlines. i thought it took a bit to really start rolling and the conclusion felt a little abrupt and deflated but i'm not sure how they should have ended it differently.

to answer dude's question it is better than raising arizona (which i don't think is that great) and obviously doesn't touch lebowski. i'd say it's probably squarely in the middle of the pack of the nine or ten coen films i've seen. which isn't bad because it's the coens.

[Reservoir Dog]

I thought it was great. It had the distict feeling of the Coen Brothers just having fun with it.

It was a regular Coen Brothers comedy. It's comedy was really dependant on the feel of the movie and the Coen Brothers are geniuses with it.

AND I MEAN SPOILER. DONT READ THIS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE. Oh and Brad Pitt's death had me in tears of laughter and the image of his last moment alive was fucking priceless.

[Snack Related Mishap]

Oh and Brad Pitt's death had me in tears of laughter and the image of his last moment alive was fucking priceless.

My favorite part about this was all the murmurs in the audience. People desperately trying to figure out if what they just saw actually happened. Probably my favorite part of the movie because the entire scene was just so perfectly executed.

[James L. Brookes]

might see it today. glad to hear that mostly everyone likes it.

[AngryDad33]

Getting ready to go see it. I'm glad that people seem to like it.

[Jims]

Just saw it. I'm still trying to digest what just happened, though. The whole thing was really absurd and nihilistic (if that's a word). It was one of those movies I walked out of feeling completely speechless, despite enjoying the movie. That's the Coen Brothers for you, I guess.

[TheGingerDeadMan]

God damn it I can not wait to see this, but I probably won't until next weekend at least :-/

[Jamie]

i probably shouldnt have read that spoiler

[brentholomew]

yeah i'm an idiot

[granto1990]

Red Band trailers kick ass. Really made me want to see it but it doesnt seem to explain too much of the plot. Not neccessarily a bad thing. Ill definitely be seeing this when it hits Aus screens

[conor.]

I thought it was hilarious and a pretty good film all around, can't wait to see it again. Also I wouldn't be surprised if we see some acting noms from this film, top notch all around.

[James L. Brookes]

19 million opening. I believe the highest Coen opener.

[Clark Westfall]

yaaay!!!! money!!!!

[conor.]

Damn that is a lot for coen bros. opening.

[James L. Brookes]

it truely is and it adds to this shocking weekend. Normally Coen bros. films, which are usually great, never connect with mainstream movie goers, especially not their comedies.

[Reservoir Dog]

Oh funny story about the screening I went to that I forgot to mention. Before the movie started, these nerdy kind of college kids came waddling in with their hands at their crotches sat down right in front of us. 5 minutes later, after a preview when the theater became completely quiet, the theater exploded with a huge crashing sound as one of them had dropped a bottle of beer. Sure enough, that horrible smell flooded the entire theater. I'm not sure how many people actually smelled it. I know all of them heard it though. Two of them (one of the two, the one that dropped it) just shrugged it off and started giggling. The third was completely mortified. I think he crapped his pants. He seriously didnt move for the rest of the time he was in the theater. Then after the movie got under way an employee came down to check whatever the hell he checks with his little red flashlight and when he was on his way back up he stopped right on the row where the kid had dropped his beer, smelled the air, waited for a second and then went on and walked back out of the theater. He obviously didnt do anything because he was a little nerdy high school sophomore, but I thought he would at least tell someone. Turns out he didnt do that either and those idiots got away with it, but just thinking of the looks on their dumb ass faces when that employee stopped right at their row made the whole ordeal enjoyable enough that the memories will stay with me every time I visit the theater. Just another reason to love this movie.

[Spartan]

It is?

[Reservoir Dog]

For me

[Spartan]

Yeah, they must have been pretty retarded. The liquor/fountain drink plan works so beautifully and sneaking in beer is just awkward.

Nothing will top the time I saw the ATHF movie. 30 min in some guy near the front lights a joint and even those at the back of the theater like myself could smell the burn. Some guy ran straight out and told the manager and some employee walked the aisle for a while and kept security at the entrance for the duration of the picture. Takes some balls to do that in a relatively full theater, though.

[America: Fuck Yea!]

my friends all loved it. Still don't feel compelled to see this in the theater.....yet; but I will see it.

[box elder]

yeah, how dare some dudes try to enjoy a beer or two at a movie. and "that horrible smell"? seriously? what's wrong with you

[Roarke]

Damn nerds and their FOUL SMELLING beer.

[Reservoir Dog]

yeah, how dare some dudes try to enjoy a beer or two at a movie.

what? yeah thats not what I was saying at all and I think you knew that. Nice try anyway

[James L. Brookes]

Oh funny story about the screening I went to that I forgot to mention. Before the movie started, these nerdy kind of college kids came waddling in with their hands at their crotches sat down right in front of us. 5 minutes later, after a preview when the theater became completely quiet, the theater exploded with a huge crashing sound as one of them had dropped a bottle of beer. Sure enough, that horrible smell flooded the entire theater. I'm not sure how many people actually smelled it. I know all of them heard it though. Two of them (one of the two, the one that dropped it) just shrugged it off and started giggling. The third was completely mortified. I think he crapped his pants. He seriously didnt move for the rest of the time he was in the theater. Then after the movie got under way an employee came down to check whatever the hell he checks with his little red flashlight and when he was on his way back up he stopped right on the row where the kid had dropped his beer, smelled the air, waited for a second and then went on and walked back out of the theater. He obviously didnt do anything because he was a little nerdy high school sophomore, but I thought he would at least tell someone. Turns out he didnt do that either and those idiots got away with it, but just thinking of the looks on their dumb ass faces when that employee stopped right at their row made the whole ordeal enjoyable enough that the memories will stay with me every time I visit the theater. Just another reason to love this movie.

kids today :nuh-uh:

[box elder]

what? yeah thats not what I was saying at all and I think you knew that. Nice try anyway

in that case it was a completely pointless post

[kuumuus]

man shut up

it was a humorous story pertaining to seeing the movie burn after reading, which this thread is about

BUT OH NO HE BADMOUTHED BEER, PRECIOUS BEER, THAT FUCKER

[America: Fuck Yea!]

man shut up

it was a humorous story pertaining to seeing the movie burn after reading, which this thread is about

BUT OH NO HE BADMOUTHED BEER, PRECIOUS BEER, THAT FUCKER

is it that time of the month? this is the second thread, now.

[box elder]

if you found it humorous, more power to you kuu

[pearl]

i liked this movie. i liked everyone in it, i liked the plot and the way they can make dark things humorous. the end.

[billi vanilli]

holy shit jk simmons is amazing. he and pitt both batted near a 1.000 in this movie.

i've never been creeped out by clooney before but he did it in this movie. i was impressed.

[Burnin']

movie theatre was about the only thing that had power for the last few days so i went and saw this. it kicked ass. i laughed the entire time. especially the pitt clooney scene. one of those movie in which you know all the actors had to of really had fun.

[Slack Motherfucker]

very enjoyable movie. had me laughing throughout. my favourite scene was probably just george clooney chopping the carrots.

[ThatAsianGuy]

Going to see it tonight, pretty excited and hopeful that it will be good.

[ThatAsianGuy]

Just saw it, eh, not as good as I thought it would be but it still was pretty funny. Clooney and Pitt were the best though the scenes with J.K. Simmons were good. Didn't quite understand why Clooney was making his wife a sex chair. Overall, B.

[Ihaveblink]

A very entertaining movie.

B

[My Little Needle]

very enjoyable movie. had me laughing throughout. my favourite scene was probably just george clooney chopping the carrots.
I was lolling uncontrollably at that part. got some weird stares

[lolpenis_taco]

so i'm kinda late in seeing this but uh

holy christ i fucking loved this movie

[Run CMB]

eh, it was okay. however i was the only one in the theatre laughing uncontrollably when brad pitt's character died.

[grübermeister]

what the fuck man

use fucking spoiler tags

[Sniper Squirrel]

thought it was a pretty good movie, jk simmons was hilarious

[brancely]

what the fuck man

use fucking spoiler tagsonce you hit the one month mark of a movie being in theaters, is this really a big deal anymore?

[James L. Brookes]

eh, it was okay. however i was the only one in the theatre laughing uncontrollably when brad pitt's character died.

:eek::nonono::mad:

once you hit the one month mark of a movie being in theaters, is this really a big deal anymore?

i dont think studios care. For Spider Man 2 DVD they gave away that Mary Jane finds out Parker's Spider Man. Iron Man DVD, they give away that Stark reveals he is Iron Man. Indy 4, they give away(like its some sorta surprise) that Mutt's His Son.

[brancely]

what the fuck are you talking about

[James L. Brookes]

you asked if it was a big deal anymore for spoilers once a movie was out past a month. i.e. my response was that studios themselves dont care what they give away. honestly, brancely, if your confused about my response maybe you should re-read your question.

[grübermeister]

in his defence it was kinda a rhetorical question.

but also, it's not out yet in england.

[Run CMB]

my bad, i was thinking it had been out long enough. i'll check the global release dates next time...

[brancely]

true, maybe it was insensitive, but what the fuck are you doing reading late replies in the thread if you are anal about spoilers and haven't seen the movie yet!

[Eddie]

THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE

[My Little Needle]

i was the only one in the theatre laughing uncontrollably when brad pitt's character died.

haha me too

[brancely]

yeah my friends and i loved his expression right before getting shot and keep trying to imitate it. priceless moment capping off a hilarious overall pitt performance.

[lolpenis_taco]

when brad pitt's character got shot there was this sort of murmur amongst the crowd for at least a minute after brad pitt's character was murdered dead

BRAD PITT'S CHARACTER DIES

[kevin]

bump

good movie

god pitt had me loling all movie long

[kuumuus]

just saw this, loved it. the coens knock it out of the park again. tons of laugh out loud moments. great performances by pitt, mcdormand and clooney. best part was clooney wigging out after learning chad was sent to cox's house by linda.

[brentholomew]

been really frustrated. i have a bootleg DVD of this but it stops working after a half hour. netflix told me there would be a short wait but apparently that wasn't the case once my other two movies shipped.

and then fucking REDBOX claims they have it but it's not at any location i've checked. hopefully will see it within a few days.

what i saw was hilarious though

[gheorghe]

just saw this, loved it. the coens knock it out of the park again. tons of laugh out loud moments. great performances by pitt, mcdormand and clooney. best part was clooney wigging out after learning chad was sent to cox's house by linda.
WHO ARE YOU

[Paul Butts]

hey whats this movie

[Drew]

I saw it via REDBOX the past weekend. It was alright & provided a few good laughs (especially Clooney's creative project). It was nothing special though.

7/10

[billi vanilli]

haha of course clooney's dick machine would be drew's favorite part

i watched this again the other day. so funny. holds up really well.

[Clark Westfall]

I really liked it, everybody was really funny in this, but brad pitt was just hilarious non-stop.

[Snack Related Mishap]

Haha, you think that's a schwinn!

[kuumuus]

that whole scene was gold. the way he kept narrowing his eyes at cox :bang: