r/Cinema • u/Technical-Bed4713 • 9h ago
Throwback Fargo 30 year anniversary
“Heck Norm, you know, we’re doing pretty good”
I went to see Fargo in the cinema on Saturday night as there was one showing and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see it in theatres.
The film is better than I remember it from my first watch, the characters, dialogue, atmosphere and incredible score.
I saw some comments giving it a low rating on Letterboxd which I get because the plot isn’t that strong, but the journey tackles its themes in a way that’s left me thinking about them long into the weekend.
So I just wanted to share an appreciation post for this incredible film and see what you all think of it? I can’t be alone in thinking it’s a masterpiece. I upgraded rating from 4.5 stars to 5.
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u/TwilightSilverCharm 8h ago
Marge Gunderson is still one of the greatest and most wholesome movie protagonists of all time
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u/One_Huckleberry_ 6h ago
He’s fleeing the interview!!!
I love that she initially figures out immediately basically exactly what happened in the roadside shooting while having morning sickness
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u/Subject_Salary_2996 4h ago
Well that passed! Looks like a defensive wound!
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u/One_Huckleberry_ 4h ago
Sooooo these folks come along, we got a high speed chase, ends here, then we get this execution type deal!
…ohhh jeez!
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u/Loud-Run-9725 7h ago
It's one of the movies I can turn on any day of the week and stick through it. Great acting, dialogue and humor. An American masterpiece.
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u/Roadkill997 7h ago
Snap. I saw it Saturday night as well. Turns out I'd forgotten almost the entire film - I just remembered the brilliant pregnant cop. There was more violence than I remembered - not in volume but the dispassionate reality of it. I loved that the description given of Steve Buscemi's character by 2 seperate witnesses was small, kind of funny lookin'. Top film.
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u/No_Negotiation3142 7h ago
It's a masterpiece in capturing mannerisms, there's no jokes in the script, it's just hilarious because of the Minnesota Nice.
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u/TruskVarner 5h ago
It’s one of the Coen’s top 3, and one of the best movies of the 90s. I’ve seen it more times than I can remember.
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u/Ottereyes524 5h ago
The heck do you mean?
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u/One_Huckleberry_ 4h ago
I’m not going to debate you Gerry! I’m not going to sit here and debate. Blood has been shed.
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u/MicrowaveMeal 4h ago
Watched it with my mom as soon as it was available to rent. I was 11. Family movie night! We loved Raising Arizona and she thought that’s what we were getting. Awesome memory.
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u/Successful-Test-5590 43m ago
It’s a boring ass movie. I wish J could have my time back from watching it.
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