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OK... is this what you dudes here in the 'States would call "Dark Humor"? ... cuz... I seriously like it. SRSLY. This looks like a very, very, very fun movie, even if the previews are the only funny parts... looks promising.
most Coen Bros. films could be described in a way as "film noir". I always enjoy Coen's use the premise of an everyman, regular joe type who is put in these circumstances, usually it involves a large amount of money or a mystery/story that is way beyond themselves... can't wait for this next one. for the record, the only Coen movie I've never seen is the Ladykillers
I don't know if I'd call the Coen's style as necessarily film noir. Obviously stuff like "blood simple", "man who wasn't there" and to a lessor extent, "no country for old men" fit the bill. But their light-hearted, "zany" movies are more influenced by screwball comedies of the 30's and 40's. "Burn after reading" seems to clearly resemble the latter.
I respectfully disagree. The Big Lebowski was a tribute to "The Big Sleep", a Raymond Chandler mystery novel made famous by Humphry Bogart- classic film noir. Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, and Fargo could all be described in the same genre. it's more about what influenced the Coens to make their own unique stamp on film, in my opinion. I'm not saying all their films are film noir, but they were inspired by different genres, including the comedies you mentioned, as well as the crime mysteries of Dashiell Hammet and Raymond Chandler. and that contributes to their style- kidnappings, blackmails, double-crossings, mysteries and such...
Well when you put it like that, I'm not going to quibble with you much. But if film noir is a component, then screwball is just as much of an influence since it provides the manic tone, and farcical elements to Lebowski and apparently Burn after reading.
^^ absolutely... I thoroughly enjoyed Intolerable Cruelty, as it fit in the zany, manic nature you described. most people I know couldn't stand it. but it screamed Coen to me- zany characters, witty dialogue, the odd natured death of Wheezy Joe, etc...
What does ScrewBall actually mean? Is it going around like a screw, and it resembles a ball? This is intriguing...
Coens for the mf'in win. The only movie I watched by them that I didn't absolutely love was The Ladykillers, but it was still a good movie.
Man, I love the Coens movies... Especialy Barton Fink, No Country and The Big Lebowski; but this one worries me. Why are they resorting to the 'feel good song' Got a Line on You babe? Who does that - can't remember - Rare Earth? Shees! Might as well been Wooly Bully, or any teen movie.
