tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post7932906072224886859..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: 8th Kill in No Country For Old MenNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39520962284645557352010-11-08T00:11:07.183-05:002010-11-08T00:11:07.183-05:00Anton killed his own father in the shower scene, t...Anton killed his own father in the shower scene, that is the reason he pulled the curtain.Lisa Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678844481241508173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57120610158750703572010-02-16T21:16:42.042-05:002010-02-16T21:16:42.042-05:00I know why: He was protecting himself from shower ...I know why: He was protecting himself from shower shrapnel.Skidneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41896984802871078732009-03-16T23:42:00.000-04:002009-03-16T23:42:00.000-04:00Alright just so everyone knows exactly what his 3 ...Alright just so everyone knows exactly what his 3 weapons are:<BR/><BR/>1. Captive bolt pistol; the air tank weapon that breaks locks.<BR/><BR/>2. Shotgun with a silencer, it is a shotgun as you can tell by its stock, sights, and vent rail on top of the barrel.<BR/><BR/>3. A Tec 9 with a barrel shroud and silencer, this is the weapon he shoots the guy through the windshield with and shoots at moss with in that area of the town. You can tell it was this weapon because it makes small single bullet dust clouds, sounds more like a silenced pistol than the weird high pitched noise of the shotgun. And as moss picks it up, while resembling other submachine guns, it is clearly a tec 9. you can also see it when he shoots the metal bridge, while driving, to scare the raven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59062831369107866552008-12-03T14:54:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:54:00.000-05:00It was a silenced shotgun & he was using slugs...It was a silenced shotgun & he was using slugs.Average 12 gauge slug weighs 500 grains about the size a big marble.Using slugs they are pretty accurate out to 100yds & little more. I've got Beretta Tatical 12gauge & I can shoot 2in. groups at 100yds. They are accurate & very distructive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58068817351501447182008-04-16T23:54:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:54:00.000-04:00also, in the scene where he kills the two men at t...also, in the scene where he kills the two men at the shoot-out scene after hitting them with the flashlight, it looks like a silenced pistol, not H&K MP5 or silenced rifle used later in movie- now I gotta watch it all again ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50765838236196005922008-04-16T23:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:49:00.000-04:00i don't think it's a silenced shotgun, i think it'...i don't think it's a silenced shotgun, i think it's a silenced high caliber, maybe urban sniper rifle. Remember when he takes the long shots and hits the driver of the car Moss gets in to try to get away. He's not using the MP5, he's using the rifle which apparently does not birdshot because Moss never has any shotgun injuries despite a clear shot in the hotel scene that Chigurgh takes with the rifle as Moss is jumping out the window. Drops an MP5 as others have noted, wherever that came from, it wasn't the long gun that he shot out the window at the jumping moss and not the one that took out the driver and almost moss with sniper accuracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18686743456052739222008-03-18T15:26:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:26:00.000-04:00I agree there are 3 distinct weapons in the movie ...I agree there are 3 distinct weapons in the movie used by Anton.<BR/><BR/>The air gun, the silenced shotgun/rifle, which I am still trying to pick the make/model of, and in the street/pickup scene, the H & K MP5, I believe.<BR/><BR/>This weapon was picked up by Anton when he shot the two gentlemen at the scene of the initial massacre.<BR/><BR/>Again, I have only seen this movie once, so I could be mistaken, but believe this is the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8678442402881332302008-03-16T23:10:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:10:00.000-04:00First and formost he uses a slinced shot gun which...First and formost he uses a slinced shot gun which had to be custom made for the movie. He did not use the air tank to kill them just to punch out the lock on the door. 2nd he just didnt want to get blood on himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28665475114022135152008-03-08T21:54:00.000-05:002008-03-08T21:54:00.000-05:00I don't know if I'm looking too much into it but I...I don't know if I'm looking too much into it but I noticed that when Anton came into the room, one of the hitmen was laying down on the bed and the light were off, leading me to believe that they were just kind of hanging out. Another example of this was that he had to reach over to grab his gun when the lights turned on.They were obviously waiting for Josh Brolin's character to arrive, but what I don't understand is what two men were doing in the restroom together. One of the hitman doesn't even have a gun.... just curiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25111393702700532402008-03-02T03:33:00.000-05:002008-03-02T03:33:00.000-05:00For those who are curious, ANTON CHIGURH used at l...For those who are curious, ANTON CHIGURH used at least three weapons.<BR/><BR/>1> The compressed air weapon.<BR/>A Captive bolt pistol. Looks like<BR/>a penetrator type. <BR/><BR/>2> Shotgun with silencer. Wouldn't work like they show it on film. Might get some reduction in sound, but this is just film fiction.<BR/><BR/>3> When Anton shoots at the pickup at night, he later drops his gun when hit by Llewelyn's pump shotgun. it looked to be a H&K MP5. It would need a silencer, but I don't recall seeing one.<BR/><BR/>Agree with earlier poster, Anton was trying to cover himself from splatter, but they also were toning down the blood in the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49940524423978171282008-02-23T17:03:00.000-05:002008-02-23T17:03:00.000-05:00does he kill the cowboys wife?? also.. was anyone ...does he kill the cowboys wife?? also.. was anyone else expecting him to just die in the car crash? would have been a very "pulp fictionish" way to goUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056183087286874364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52885693480021805282008-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:00Everyone is looking too much into it. As someone ...Everyone is looking too much into it. As someone mentioned, he diverts his face earlier during his first kill (the strangling scene, they cut and edit and jumpcut to his head turning away from a blood spurt from the choking of the cop) and he is clearly doing the sameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77739072092946910132008-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:00to me the shower scene represents how Anton kills ...to me the shower scene represents how Anton kills without thought in order to escape moral responsibility. He very rarely converses with people that he kills and in the few instances that he does(the clerk at the gas station, Carla Jean) he forces them to "call it" in a coin toss. This can be seen as Anton attemtping to avoid responsiblity for the killings. If the person chose incorrectly then they would be responsible. For the scene with the guy in the shower, I think that Anton closes the curtain because he can't look at this man while he kills him, since he was begging for his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77696244461320133172008-01-28T16:50:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:50:00.000-05:00but llewelyn's wife doesn't beg for her life. She ...but llewelyn's wife doesn't beg for her life. She just refuses Anton's rules.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40438555190452096352008-01-27T09:46:00.000-05:002008-01-27T09:46:00.000-05:00In my opinion, this scene expresses the contempt C...In my opinion, this scene expresses the contempt Chigurh holds for his victims. To him the guy in the shower is just an inferior creature who won't shut up even though he's about to die. He's almost embarressed by this man's behaviour.<BR/><BR/>Chigurh doesn't kill people for money or fun but for a higher purpose (like an angel of death). <BR/>He complains later (to Llewellyn's wife, I think) that people always beg for their lives and are unable to accept their fate. This is also the reason why Llewellyn's wife has to die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23780472239555176072008-01-25T20:46:00.000-05:002008-01-25T20:46:00.000-05:00So for clarification, Chigurh carries around a pre...So for clarification, Chigurh carries around a pressurized air-tank to break open locks, and sometimes, to kill people. He also packs a mean, silenced shotgun. <BR/><BR/>One thing doesn't make sense still. In the scene where Llewyln is being shot at while driving the car in the empty street, the bullets pierce the car windows from a really long range. If it were a shotgun, it definitely wouldn't go that far. Maybe I'm analyzing the weapons excessively, but it is so fascinating.<BR/><BR/>Chigurh is really one of the creepiest villians to grace cinema.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16237841157154977502008-01-25T19:32:00.000-05:002008-01-25T19:32:00.000-05:00Isn't there a scene in the movie that discusses ho...Isn't there a scene in the movie that discusses how they kill cows with pressurised air guns? Or is that another movie? Because it wasn't a normal gun.<BR/><BR/>Although the one he carries around during the scene in this discussion is indeed a gun, I think it has a silencer on the end because it looks like it'd be a bloody loud gun without it.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43447868839193706182008-01-25T12:05:00.000-05:002008-01-25T12:05:00.000-05:00In the book there's no mention of a shower curtain...In the book there's no mention of a shower curtain, but it says, "Chigurh stepped back to avoid the spray of ceramic chips off the tub..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79332075440091386832008-01-25T11:37:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:37:00.000-05:00isn't it like a pressurized air cannon?i'd love to...isn't it like a pressurized air cannon?<BR/><BR/>i'd love to know the name of it too. it's better to know details about terrifying things. dismantle the fearNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50054653656136055302008-01-25T11:18:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:18:00.000-05:00What exactly is Chigurh's weapon? Is it a silenced...What exactly is Chigurh's weapon? Is it a silenced shotgun or is it a kind of weird pressurized air-gun? Does anyone know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72273380245027250192008-01-24T19:43:00.000-05:002008-01-24T19:43:00.000-05:00Maybe because the guy in shower knew he was going ...Maybe because the guy in shower <I>knew</I> he was going to die, he didn't want to see his face? Whereas everybody else was kind of a surprise. Maybe he likes killing, but not the sight of people beggind for their life?<BR/><BR/>Or I'm sure I'm forgetting a moment at some point in the movie that contradicts that. I have a DVD copy (<I>i know</I>) and I'm gonna rewatch it soon.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17634012549909599102008-01-24T16:16:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:16:00.000-05:00watch "oprah" today....watch "oprah" today....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30642092014414311962008-01-24T15:32:00.000-05:002008-01-24T15:32:00.000-05:00unless he shoots two people on their beds reaching...unless he shoots two people on their beds reaching for a gun in a row i got it right. but i was fastforwarding so i'll have to check again ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71304820139519362422008-01-24T14:57:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:57:00.000-05:00Yes it makes sense, but I'm not too sold on this.S...Yes it makes sense, but I'm not too sold on this.<BR/>So the Coens decided for Chigurh in that particular scene?<BR/>I understand the NOT showing of the last murder (Kelly McDonald's)as would has been redundant to the point of gratuitous.<BR/>And I'm not including here Lewellyn Moss murder, as he was shot by the Mexicans instead, and the NOT showing was for narrative purposes (the police ALWAYS getting late; the surprise factor: the Mexicans getting to him FIRST!!)<BR/>But the directors deciding for this character just out of formal purposes? Hmmmm. Strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40950013931846027882008-01-24T14:39:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:39:00.000-05:00You forgot about the old man he bursts in on in th...You forgot about the old man he bursts in on in the wrong room. The guy is sitting in bed and he reaches for a gun as soon as he sees Anton come in. <BR/><BR/>So if you're counting the dog as one, you have a total of 8 in your count. But in actuality, it's 9.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com