What I see is Cohen's brilliance

Amos 2022-04-21 09:02:03

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs". 7 points. Produced by the Coen Brothers, of course, it must be a good product. It's my favorite Western, but it's a combination of six short stories, each of which is well conceived, especially the first, full of tragic romanticism. The duel will always be the most important element of Westerns. The second story played by Fu Lanlan was a bit of a spoof. And Liam Neeson's third story is much darker. People are not as good as chickens. The work of the Coen brothers is worth a long vacation to focus on.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs quotes

  • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust off my gullet and keep my singing voice in fettle.

    Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): Whiskey's illegal. This is a dry country.

    Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): [points to the other customers] Well, what are they drinking?

    Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): ...whiskey. They's outlaws.

  • Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): They're so easily taken when they are distracted, people are. So I'm the distractor, with a little story, a little conversation, a song, a sparkle... and Clarence does the thumping while their attention is on me.

    Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): He is very good, this one. You should see him.

    Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): No, *he* is good!

    Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains"): [shrugs] I *can* thump.