Sunday Matt-inee: No Country for Second Chances
20 10 2009Hello again, goblinites. It is time for me to further my rants and hopefully your taste in all things related to movies and cinema. I am on some really wicked pain meds and I am suffering from a nasty hit to the skull, so forgive me if I wander a bit.
I would like us to look at No Country For Old Men. This tale takes place in Texas in the 1980’s. Josh Brolin gets his hands on some Mexican drug cartel money and is then hunted by an assassin that film has never touched on before. This killer played by Javier Bardem is an amazing performance. I have never felt cold, indifference from a killer ever. Jason, Freddy and even Michael Myers can all line up around the block to worship Anton Chigurh.
I am a huge fan of raving nut-job sociopaths, but Anton is their lord and master. The Coen Bros. have given us such films like Fargo and Raising Arizona. Both were complete with a lunatic antagonist. Where No Country is awesome is the fact that the worst/best of any homicidal manic that has ever been portrayed live or dead or non-existent is the character Anton.
What I love most about this guy, besides I salivate while watching him, is the fact he has morals and a code, albeit a strange method but it works and he reminds his victims of this regularly. How narcissistic can you get? Aside from The Joker, I miss you Heath Ledger, there is no villain in the world that I love more. Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn only top my list because of my lust for hot—- female badasses.
I rate Anton higher only because he is a realistic villain. This guy could and probably does exist. Instead of a movie review I want to dedicate this to the best villains ever. Javier please let me be your woman. This performance should be the highest rated of all. Hannibal Lector was good, sorry great, but Javier broke the barriers on disturbing.
I need to mention that Tommy Lee Jones and Woody Harrelson were also in this film but there really wasn’t a need to say anything it until now. This was a lackluster and trademarked performance by both of these two. They are stellar actors and deserve respect but this is not about them.
This is Matt and I am out. Thanks for another disturbing version of Sunday Matt-inee.






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