I mean, what is this?
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TRhett — 10 years ago(May 20, 2015 04:18 PM)
Can't avoid the trolls on IMDb forums though
THAT'S a mouthful, considering IMDb is becoming nothing BUT trolls. I've just about stopped visiting . . .
I swear if I see, "The most overrated movie EVER" ONE MORE TIME!!! I'm no wilting flower, but these boards have just gotten entirely too nasty.
They're MOVIES, folks. They're meant to evoke different reactions in different people. You CAN express an opinion without calling someone a "dcheb-g" or "retard."
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velocirrober — 10 years ago(February 17, 2016 10:53 AM)
I agree with you on everything, except for "American Beauty". I can watch that movie over and over again, and I will always love it.
That said, I love "Fargo" as well.
And, by "you", I meant
TRhett
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subase — 11 years ago(December 18, 2014 10:06 PM)
Coen brother films are basically "style over substance".
I'm not saying Coen brother films are shallow, just that they are not deep.
They combine not being that shallow with brilliant film technique. Certainly they are the best directors working today on a technical and storytelling level.
Anyway, I like Coen brothers films I think they are great, but certainly no masterpieces or really that emotionally substantive. Just because all their films are secretly comedies doesn't change their content, it merely demonstrates their mastery of style.
Many critics mistook the film as a drama so it got tons of awards, those that realised it was a black comedy felt like members of a secret club of geniuses, and those that neither understood the technical brilliance or storytelling brilliance just thought it was a mildly entertaining film. A win win win. -
coolbrett — 11 years ago(January 08, 2015 06:06 AM)
I chuckled a few times, but mostly I was just bored. It didn't interest me. No Country For Old Men is clearly their best, cos it was their most serious and they weren't trying too hard, like Fargo. I find William H Macy annoying also
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Mudsharkbytes — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 08:52 AM)
Fargo is an amazing folds-in-on-itself Chinese-puzzle-box of a movie that continues to deliver fresh entertainment value every time I watch it, and I've watched it many times. Every time I notice something new.
It's difficult to find another movie quite like it that combines so many cinematic storytelling techniques with unique, memorable characters and interesting plot twists dontcha know?
Fargo is a high water mark in the art of cinema. Anybody that can't see that, too bad for them.
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!!!deleted!!! (49761343) — 11 years ago(January 30, 2015 03:55 AM)
Fargo is not the most overrated film of all time, but it is overrated, IMO. It's a knockoff Tarantino film with none of the signature whimsy and quirkiness that the Coens are known for.
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!!!deleted!!! (49761343) — 10 years ago(September 12, 2015 04:14 PM)
It's nothing like a Tarantino film
That's exactly right. Fargo is a bad attempt at capturing the feel of a Tarantino film, so it's not like one at all. If it were like a Tarantino film, the attempts at dark, edgy humor would've been a thousand times better and audiences would've felt some kind of sympathy towards the hoodlum characters. As it stands, the Coens had such a hard time "getting" how Tarantino ticks that all of their attempts to capture his twisted sense of humor completely misfire and come across as cruel, if not sadistic.
and it's got the Cohens quirkiness all over it.
Raising Arizona has the Coens' signature quirkiness, which was always marked with a certain charm. Not this movie. No one and nothing is charming in this movie. The characters are just annoying or unlikable and many of the scenes are cruel.
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CptHowdy87 — 10 years ago(September 24, 2015 09:04 AM)
That's exactly right. Fargo is a bad attempt at capturing the feel of a Tarantino film, so it's not like one at all. If it were like a Tarantino film, the attempts at dark, edgy humor would've been a thousand times better and audiences would've felt some kind of sympathy towards the hoodlum characters. As it stands, the Coens had such a hard time "getting" how Tarantino ticks that all of their attempts to capture his twisted sense of humor completely misfire and come across as cruel, if not sadistic.
Except they weren't trying to capture the feel of a Tarantino film. I've seen most of the Coen Brothers movies and Fargo was exactly their signature quirky style. You're the only one who thinks it's some sort of Tarantino rip-off. I've never read any reviews of this movie accusing it of being a Tarantino rip-off. -
CptHowdy87 — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 05:25 AM)
And the reason why is that it simply isn't.
Not even remotely
I'm perplexed why someone would possibly think that. I've seen all of Tarantino's movies many times and I've seen Fargo many times and they aren't even remotely similar. I think that person must've confused Fargo with another movie -
SnoozeAlarm — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 07:47 AM)
they aren't even remotely similar
Well that's certainly not true. If we compare R. Dogs or P. Fiction with Fargo, we have in common that both center around criminals.
I would also say that both are "small time". What I mean by that is that unlike a movie like The Godfather or Heat or Goodfellas, which are quite grand in scope, these involve a small group of individuals.
Also, in both, there are very few side plots the movies are pretty focused around the criminals and their crimes.
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Anorensic — 11 years ago(February 10, 2015 11:37 AM)
The movie creates a good atmosphere and also quite successfully showcases the sharp contrast between the lives of regular hardworking people and criminal cut-throats who would do anything for an easy life which they don't deserve. And Marge is quite the heroine, 6 months pregnant, she looks like a simpleton at first glance but she still manages to crack the case single handed. Not only that the way she keeps her cool till the end when she goes after the cold blooded murderer and actually captures him alive by aiming at his legsany other cop would have freaked out after looking at what he was doing with the wood chipper and all the blood and shot him then and there to kill.
Overall the rating is deserved I think.
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lisajohn-4 — 11 years ago(February 10, 2015 08:33 PM)
The comment "this is the most over-rated movie of all times?" has to be the most over-used statement on IMDB. Typically bait from a troll. Clearly, the OP doesn't appreciate this film like the other 99% of us. What I find more curious than the fact the OP doesn't bother to substantiate his/her opinion with any analysis, is that he/she isn't even curious WHY so many other people love this film. Why on earth waste your time to just complain?