Silenced
Something I like to do when I see a new movie I like is go check out the IMDB message boards to see what people are saying about it, especially the petty squabbles over details. For No Country for Old Men, I repeatedly came across debates over the plausibility of a silenced shotgun. The consensus after all of the debating seemed to be that such a thing exists, but not exactly in the fashion depicted in the movie. A silencer for a shotgun would need to be much longer to be effective and it probably would not make the cool noise it makes in NCfOM either.
Here’s some fun video evidence:
Oscar, Oscar!
We’ve been slowly making our way through the Oscar-nominated movies. We’ve both seen Juno, No Country and There Will Be Blood and I’ve got Eastern Promises on tap in my DVD player.
All three of the ones I’ve seen were finely crafted, hugely entertaining and easily movies you could make a case for to win the big prize. (Well, maybe not Juno, which feels a bit slight next to the others, but it’s a damn sight better than Little Miss Sunshine was last year.)
PJ and I both marveled at the implausible, but frightening weaponry in No Country. Say what you will about whether a silenced shotgun is feasible or not, but whenever that gun game out, it still scared the crap out of me. The movie is a fine tension machine, expertly oiled and designed to keep you on edge. I hope poor Joe got to see it before his untimely end.
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