No Country For Old Men - Blu-ray Forum

QuasidodoJr · 11-24-2007, 06:20 AM

Here's a great movie that just opened in theaters, and I'm confused as to whether I'll be able to pick it up on Blu-ray later down the road. In the US, the film is distributed theatrically by Miramax, which is of course a branch of Buena Vista aka Disney, and the film is produced by both Paramount Vantage and Miramax. Anyone have a clue as to where this movie will end up, as far as HDM?

quetzalcoatl · 11-24-2007, 06:26 AM

Both, but in the US BD exclusive. IMDB is your friend.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/companycredits

QuasidodoJr · 11-24-2007, 06:38 AM

I did, but imdb doesn't list who has the distribution rights for the film on home video, yet.

Grisle · 11-24-2007, 06:44 AM

I was told by a Disney insider that it's coming to BD in Feb 08.

QuasidodoJr · 11-24-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Grisle

I was told by a Disney insider that it's coming to BD in Feb 08.

I hope so. It was one of the best movies I've seen all year, and one of the better films the Coen Brothers have ever released.

broganreynik · 11-24-2007, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Grisle

I was told by a Disney insider that it's coming to BD in Feb 08.

It's coming in February?!? That seems really early. Not that I'm complaining. I really want to see it again, I think I would like it a lot better the second time around, considering I had just got done watching The Big Lebowski, so I was expecting a little more comical side of the Coens....a la Fargo.

jdc115 · 11-24-2007, 07:34 AM

Does anybody know if the other Coen brother films will be on Ble then? I would like Miller's Crossing, Burton Fink, and Fargo to eventually come out.

darinp2 · 11-24-2007, 08:07 AM

I see that boxofficemojo.com says that this doesn't come out in Germany until April 10, 2008. If Disney has the disc rights in the US and Paramount overseas, I think it would be rather amusing if Disney would release it region free on Blu-ray in the US before it comes out in theaters in Germany. If Paramount complained, they could always point out that Paramount is working to try to kill the next gen format which allows the studios to use region encoding (and has taken money to do so), so they really don't have much of a leg to stand on. Of course, contracts may preclude the above, but Disney could still use this movie as an example of why they disagree with Paramount trying to keep Disney (or any other studio) from even having the option to use region encoding.

--Darin

Grisle · 11-24-2007, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

I hope so. It was one of the best movies I've seen all year, and one of the better films the Coen Brothers have ever released.

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Originally Posted by broganreynik

It's coming in February?!? That seems really early. Not that I'm complaining. I really want to see it again, I think I would like it a lot better the second time around, considering I had just got done watching The Big Lebowski, so I was expecting a little more comical side of the Coens....a la Fargo.

I went and checked the PM he sent me and he said it's coming February 26th...I don't have any reason to think he's lying, but I also have no proof that he's not. I agree that this will probably be more interesting the second go round...I'lll pay even closer attention to the end.

buckshot · 11-24-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Grisle

I was told by a Disney insider that it's coming to BD in Feb 08.

I just popped chub. awesome. this movie looks awesome.

beatboy77 · 11-24-2007, 02:24 PM

This will be released from Disney exclusively on 02/26/08.

http://www.hidefpreview.com/HD%20Rumors.html

~Josh

buckshot · 11-24-2007, 02:33 PM

holy s*** %&#@(!&#@%@%!(#%#%#3@(8!)2947*=_-=`

@&#%43&.

how much truth is there to that rumored release schedule? that is amazing. count of monte cristo, o brother, no country, finding nemo, unbreakable etc etc.

holy crap. i'm going to be more broke next year if all that pans out.

nhaase · 11-24-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by broganreynik

It's coming in February?!? That seems really early. Not that I'm complaining. I really want to see it again, I think I would like it a lot better the second time around, considering I had just got done watching The Big Lebowski, so I was expecting a little more comical side of the Coens....a la Fargo.

They want to get it out right before the Oscars, the same thing happens every year, Babel came out around the same time in theatres last year.

Also, I loved this movie. It was just so brutal, and I loved it having no soundtrack.

jdc115 · 11-24-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nhaase

They want to get it out right before the Oscars, the same thing happens every year, Babel came out around the same time in theatres last year.

Also, I loved this movie. It was just so brutal, and I loved it having no soundtrack.

If you like films without a music soundtrack, you can always check out Michael Haneke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Haneke

He does not add any music to a film unless it is actually being played in the movie. They have a weird feel to them.

Seretur · 11-24-2007, 11:47 PM

It has a soundtrack, albeit a very minimal one, by the Coens' old collaborator, Carter Burwell.

This is very different from oodles of European arthouse titles having no score, which in itself comes from a misplaced notion that film scoring somehow equals unearned pathos. If you go to a prestigious festival and sit through four or five such titles a day, your ears pop the first time a scored film comes along.

Sometimes the no-score approach works. But I still find it vastly inferior to intelligent spotting of the score, and tailoring the music subtly to the needs of the film. One recent example: As anyone who has heard the typewriter rhythms in the score to Atonement (a Universal title, yes, unfortunately) can attest, there are many ways in which scoring can enhance the most serious drama.

coolmilo · 11-25-2007, 05:38 AM

OK, I just got home from watching "No County For Old Men."

Without giving too much away, can anyone explain what the F happened at the end? I am totally confused.

ascian · 11-25-2007, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by coolmilo

OK, I just got home from watching "No County For Old Men."

Without giving too much away, can anyone explain what the F happened at the end? I am totally confused.

What's to be confused about? The "good guy " dies, (so does his wife), the mexicans get their money, the murderer gets away, and the sheriff decides that this is no country for an old man like him.

I was looking to this film a lot, and while i enjoyed it, it certainly fell short of what it could be. After hearing about the "pure evil" that Antoine Chigurh was... eh. There were just too many things that fell short, or felt out of place to make this a good movie.

ShoNuff · 11-25-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Seretur

It has a soundtrack, albeit a very minimal one, by the Coens' old collaborator, Carter Burwell.

If you consider a 20 second pad at the beginning to be a soundtrack.

vsbdtv · 11-25-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ascian

What's to be confused about? ....

Um, he did say:

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Originally Posted by coolmilo

Without giving too much away, ...

That was pretty much giving everything away :-)

The Coen Brothers are not Hollywood mainstream wannabes, and their films are not likely to garner the kind of universal audience acceptance that lesser efforts might aim for. Don't expect to see Jerry Bruckheimer when watching a Coen Brothers picture.

I thought "No Country" was a fantastic film. Perhaps not everybody will consider this a great film. But to suggest that it's not even "good" seems off base. It's at least a lot better than most of the swill that makes it to the big screen these days.

ascian · 11-28-2007, 09:03 AM

Well with a movie like this, explaining stuff without giving too much away is like your boss doing telling you to do a job quickly and thoroughly. Next time I'll post a spoiler warning or something.

I understand what you mean about the Coen brothers and as far as their...style... I know what to expect. I saw the film with my brother and dad over the holiday weekend and even (correctly) warned my dad that it might not fit his tastes.I did enjoy the film, I like most of their others and The Big Lebowski is definitely up there in my top films. But I digress. Without meaning to be argumentative, my thoughts were merely that it lacked cohesiveness and depth. In my mind these are two pretty important things to make a film better than good, or even worth watching a second time.

11-24-2007, 06:20 AM	#1
QuasidodoJr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH 4K collection:614 Blu-ray collection:1649 DVD collection:152 Trading Score:267	No Country For Old Men Here's a great movie that just opened in theaters, and I'm confused as to whether I'll be able to pick it up on Blu-ray later down the road. In the US, the film is distributed theatrically by Miramax, which is of course a branch of Buena Vista aka Disney, and the film is produced by both Paramount Vantage and Miramax. Anyone have a clue as to where this movie will end up, as far as HDM?

11-24-2007, 08:07 AM	#8
darinp2 Expert Member Member since:May 2007	I see that boxofficemojo.com says that this doesn't come out in Germany until April 10, 2008. If Disney has the disc rights in the US and Paramount overseas, I think it would be rather amusing if Disney would release it region free on Blu-ray in the US before it comes out in theaters in Germany. If Paramount complained, they could always point out that Paramount is working to try to kill the next gen format which allows the studios to use region encoding (and has taken money to do so), so they really don't have much of a leg to stand on. Of course, contracts may preclude the above, but Disney could still use this movie as an example of why they disagree with Paramount trying to keep Disney (or any other studio) from even having the option to use region encoding. --Darin Last edited by darinp2; 11-24-2007 at 08:09 AM.

11-24-2007, 02:33 PM	#12
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	holy s*** %&#@(!&#@%@%!(#%#%#3@(8!)2947*=_-=`@&#%43&. how much truth is there to that rumored release schedule? that is amazing. count of monte cristo, o brother, no country, finding nemo, unbreakable etc etc. holy crap. i'm going to be more broke next year if all that pans out.

11-24-2007, 06:26 AM	#2
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	Both, but in the US BD exclusive. IMDB is your friend. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/companycredits

11-24-2007, 06:38 AM	#3
QuasidodoJr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH 4K collection:614 Blu-ray collection:1649 DVD collection:152 Trading Score:267	I did, but imdb doesn't list who has the distribution rights for the film on home video, yet.

11-24-2007, 06:44 AM	#4
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	I was told by a Disney insider that it's coming to BD in Feb 08.

11-24-2007, 07:34 AM	#7
jdc115 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Singapore Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:87	Does anybody know if the other Coen brother films will be on Ble then? I would like Miller's Crossing, Burton Fink, and Fargo to eventually come out.

11-24-2007, 02:24 PM	#11
beatboy77 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Colorado Springs, CO Trading Score:16	This will be released from Disney exclusively on 02/26/08. http://www.hidefpreview.com/HD%20Rumors.html ~Josh

11-24-2007, 11:47 PM	#15
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	It has a soundtrack, albeit a very minimal one, by the Coens' old collaborator, Carter Burwell. This is very different from oodles of European arthouse titles having no score, which in itself comes from a misplaced notion that film scoring somehow equals unearned pathos. If you go to a prestigious festival and sit through four or five such titles a day, your ears pop the first time a scored film comes along. Sometimes the no-score approach works. But I still find it vastly inferior to intelligent spotting of the score, and tailoring the music subtly to the needs of the film. One recent example: As anyone who has heard the typewriter rhythms in the score to Atonement (a Universal title, yes, unfortunately) can attest, there are many ways in which scoring can enhance the most serious drama.

11-25-2007, 05:38 AM	#16
coolmilo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	OK, I just got home from watching "No County For Old Men." Without giving too much away, can anyone explain what the F happened at the end? I am totally confused.

11-28-2007, 09:03 AM	#20
ascian Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Arkansas Blu-ray collection:1	Well with a movie like this, explaining stuff without giving too much away is like your boss doing telling you to do a job quickly and thoroughly. Next time I'll post a spoiler warning or something. I understand what you mean about the Coen brothers and as far as their...style... I know what to expect. I saw the film with my brother and dad over the holiday weekend and even (correctly) warned my dad that it might not fit his tastes.I did enjoy the film, I like most of their others and The Big Lebowski is definitely up there in my top films. But I digress. Without meaning to be argumentative, my thoughts were merely that it lacked cohesiveness and depth. In my mind these are two pretty important things to make a film better than good, or even worth watching a second time.

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