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Fact: Cormac McCarthy first wrote No Country For Old Men as a screenplay, but it was rejected by Hollywood because it didn't follow the rules of a traditional script. So he wrote the novel instead, and the Coens wrote the script nearly word for word, action for action, and it won Best Adapted Screenplay at Oscars. Ethan Coen went up to Cormac during the ceremony and said, "I don't know what I did to win this, but I'll take it."
And if you read the Counselor script, it's pretty non-traditional. Even the formatting is all wrong. Dialogue goes on forever. It breaks all the rules they teach you in classes. And that's why Cormac is awesome.
Fact: Cormac McCarthy first wrote No Country For Old Men as a screenplay, but it was rejected by Hollywood because it didn't follow the rules of a traditional script. So he wrote the novel instead, and the Coens wrote the script nearly word for word, action for action, and it won Best Adapted Screenplay at Oscars. Ethan Coen went up to Cormac during the ceremony and said, "I don't know what I did to win this, but I'll take it."
And if you read the Counselor script, it's pretty non-traditional. Even the formatting is all wrong. Dialogue goes on forever. It breaks all the rules they teach you in classes. And that's why Cormac is awesome.
he is awesome , yeah...i only read two of his books, i need to grab another one.
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Harry Lime wrote:
Probably one of the more disturbing things that I've read. And reinforces a fear I have with women.
Solid bump
It's every man's fear, "good sir".
Is this a le reddit, fedora-wearing neck beard reference?
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Oh I can see why that could be irrationally hated. I find it amusing. But then I'm a fan of manufactured joviality.
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Every time I get to be a bachelor, I order Chinese. Twice a year, I gorge on broccoli 'n beef and crab rangoons. The guilt reminds me of masturbation. So does the rice.
I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
i'm sorry if that disappoints you. but, it's only a hunch, and means nothing.
the fact is, the only project adapted from mccarthy that's been terrific is No Country. the success of that film is on the coens, not the source text. mccarthy has no track record of writing great scripts. ridley scott, on the other hand, does have a track record. unfortunately it's one that i have even less faith in.
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I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
i'm sorry if that disappoints you. but, it's only a hunch, and means nothing.
the fact is, the only project adapted from mccarthy that's been terrific is No Country. the success of that film is on the coens, not the source text. mccarthy has no track record of writing great scripts. ridley scott, on the other hand, does have a track record. unfortunately it's one that i have even less faith in.
I love the script because it reads like one of his books, or at least his characters do. But yeah to fully execute it is a different story.
I tend to agree. If I hadn't read the script I'd have next to zero interest in this thing. I keep telling my wife it has tremendous potential and that the scripted version is so fucked up, this thing could be one of those movies that just hangs with you for a long, long time.
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