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No Country For Old Men (Blu-ray)
 
There Are No Clean Getaways.
 
 
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, French, Subtitled
 
Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even West Texas law can contain it. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond - right up to its heart-stopping final act.
 
"As stomach-churning a suspense exercise as the cinema has seen since the salad days of Hitchcock."  Glenn Kenny, Premiere
"...the best film the Coen brothers have done since their glory days of "Fargo" and "The Big Lebowski," maybe the best they've done, period."  Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
"An intense, nihilistic thriller as well as a model of implacable storytelling..."  Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
"The first movie I've seen in a very long while that deserves to be called a masterpiece. It's such a stunning achievement in storytelling."  Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"...an indisputably great movie..."  Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"The most measured, classical film of their (Coen Brothers) 23-year career, and maybe the best."  Scott Foundas, The Village Voice
"A scorching blast of tense genre filmmaking...a superior match of source material and filmmaking talent."  Todd McCarthy, Variety

 


Editor's Note

With NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the Coen Brothers have found a perfect match in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. Their adaptation of McCarthy's praised novel is a staggering masterpiece. In this almost impossibly faithful adaptation, the film takes place in a small Texas border town in 1980. Sheriff Bell (a never-been-better Tommy Lee Jones) has ruled the land for years without the use of a gun, but a new brand of reckless lawlessness has taken over his town. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is an innocent Everyman with a devoted wife, Carla Jean (Kelly Macdonald), but when he stumbles across a drug deal gone deadly and finds two million dollars, he's determined to keep it for himself. There's only one problem. He's being pursued by one of the most amoral, evil psychopaths that the big screen has ever seen. Wearing an absurd haircut and brandishing a pressurized weapon that's used to murder cattle, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) creeps forward on his mission to track Moss down and return the money to its rightful owners to save his own skin. As the tension mounts, the body count begins to rise, confirming Sheriff Bell's inability to battle this new wave of modern brutality.

The most striking thing about the Coen Brothers' thriller is their masterly use of silence to create an almost unbearable level of tension. Cinematographer Roger Deakins is once again at the top of his game, beautifully capturing this stark and lonely world. The well-rounded cast is clearly excited to be a part of such a stellar production--particularly Bardem, whose Chigurh is a freakishly mysterious monster, and is certain to haunt viewers long after the final credit has rolled. In a career filled with striking achievements, this might very well be the Coen Brothers' finest. It is filmmaking at its best.

 

Features
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Featurettes: Working With The Coens - Reflections Of Cast & Crew, The Making Of No Country For Old Men, & Diary Of A Country Sheriff
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Subtitles: French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound
 
Entertainment Reviews
No Country For Old Men - DVD Review
By: Scott Gwin - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews
Published on: 3/10/2008 9:48 PM
No Country For Old Men, based on the Cormac McCarthy novel and the latest collaboration by the Coen brothers, is a messy film that doesn't shy away from the nasty, bitter subject matter that it undertakes. You witness the first murder, a vicious and heinous event, in the first four minutes. The second arrives within the first five. The title of the movie explains the premise, though a better description for the movie might be "no movie for weak stomach". ...read the full review

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Buena Vista
Release Date: 3/11/2008
Running Time: 122 minutes
Original Release Date: 2007
Catalog ID: 5596203
UPC: 00786936750034
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Widescreen  2.35:1

 
Cast & Crew
Barry Corbin
Javier Bardem
Josh Brolin
Kelly Macdonald
Stephen Root
Tess Harper
Tommy Lee Jones
Woody Harrelson
Carter Burwell - Original Music By
Cormac McCarthy - Based On Novel By
Ethan Coen - Screenplay
Ethan Coen - Director
Ethan Coen - Editor
Jess Gonchor - Production Designer
Joel Coen - Editor
Joel Coen - Director
Joel Coen - Screenplay
John P. Goldsmith - Art Director
Robert Graf - Executive Producer
Roger Deakins - Cinematographer
Scott Rudin - Producer

 
Awards

Winner (2008)
   British Academy Awards, Roger Deakins, Best Cinematography
   British Academy Awards, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Best Director
   British Academy Awards, Javier Bardem, Best Supporting Actor
   Golden Globe, Javier Bardem, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
   Golden Globe, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominee (2008)
   Oscar, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Best Achievement in Directing
   Oscar, Scott Rudin, et. al., Best Motion Picture of the Year
   Oscar, Javier Bardem, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
   Oscar, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
   Oscar, Roger Deakins, Best Achievement in Cinematography

Winner (2008)
   Screen Actors Guild, Tommy Lee Jones, et. al., Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
   Screen Actors Guild, Javier Bardem, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

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