Comments on: Burn After Reading (2008)

By: Trey

Trey — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:54:24 +0000

I couldn’t really get into this movie. At the end, I actually had the same feeling as when I watched “No Country for Old Men”. I sat there in disbelief that it was over. I don’t know if that’s just a signature move for the Cohen Brothers or what, but the abrupt end just made me wish I hadn’t watched it.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:51:07 +0000

VERY NICE! wow this blog/website is awesome!

By: sriniasp

sriniasp — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:11:33 +0000

I like this movie very much. I felt in the same way what you have written

By: dennis

dennis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:05:31 +0000

i personally did not like this movie too much or maybe i just didnt get the moral of the story :/ haha

By: Jack Payne

Jack Payne — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:43:52 +0000

Haven’t even seen this one yet, but, after reading this piece, pluse these comments, it is now a “must.”

By: Eric Armstrong

Eric Armstrong — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:47:17 +0000

Agreed, sometimes he becomes a parody of himself. Other times, he can be incredibly funny. There are a few instances in fight club that are absolutely hilarious, and he has some pretty funny moments in Snatch as well.

By: movie buff

movie buff — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:25:16 +0000

Brad Pitt can be so funny, as long as he’s not taking himself too seriously… in any case, it’s about time someone made good use of his habitually spastic arm movements

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:27:16 +0000

It’s true — the Coen brothers always manage to make the most manipulative, evil, stupid people seem positively loveable. (Or absolutely terrifying — I’m thinking of John Goodman’s various appearances in particular.)

How to make a Coen Brothers movie:
1) Create repulsive, reprehensible characters with morally suspect motives
2) Make us sympathize with them — even care about them
3) Visit horrible and unexpected violence on at least one character
4) Manage to depict such violence as a) humorous, b) tragic or c) scary
5) Trap characters in impossible, confusing situation
6) Rescue characters from said situation in completely out-of-left-field way

By: Eric Armstrong

Eric Armstrong — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:36:34 +0000

Haha, that is funny if it’s true about the sex toys. And yes, I am aware that she’s married to Joel. I’m not so sure that’s entirely why they use her so frequently though. Of course it doesn’t hurt, but I think she just works so well in all of their films that even if they weren’t married they’d probably still use her fairly often. She’s a great actress.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:19:06 +0000

I always see the Coen Brothers films because I think they are brilliant. I haven’t seen No Country for Old Men because my brother asw it and advised I really wouldn’t like it – and he knows me so I am heeding the advice. However, I want to see Burn Before Reading. I heard there was a significant uptick in the sale of sex toys because of Clooney’s character in this movie. LOL

BTW, you do realize that Frances McDormand is married to one of the Coen brothers, right?