Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Other Tales of the American Frontier (1 Viewer)

[lancer]

Anyone see this new western on Netflix yet? It is by the Coen Brothers and is typically quirky, but I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Considerably odd, as you would expect, including a singing cowboy (the title character of Buster Scruggs) episode that borders on the absurd (but interesting none the less), the movie is an anthology of 6 unrelated tales. I was glad I watched it. -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

I’ve seen it twice and, yes, it’s got their stamp on it. My two favorite episodes were the prospector, which makes a statement about what we’ve done to the environment, and the wagon trail one.

 

[ccdc11]

Watched it twice as myself.
Everything the Coen Brothers do so well they do here.
Shocking,funny,thoughtful.

 

[lancer]

I’ve seen it twice and, yes, it’s got their stamp on it. My two favorite episodes were the prospector, which makes a statement about what we’ve done to the environment, and the wagon trail one.

The wagon train episode was my favorite, and was heartbreaking, if somewhat predictable for knowing the Coen Brothers. Only the final episode left me indifferent. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Watched it twice as myself.
Everything the Coen Brothers do so well they do here.
Shocking,funny,thoughtful.

I have loved just about everything they have done, having been fascinated since Blood Simple and Raising Arizona. Really loved Miller's Crossing. There are still several of their films I have not seen.:redface2: -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

The wagon train episode was my favorite, and was heartbreaking, if somewhat predictable for knowing the Coen Brothers. Only the final episode left me indifferent. -- Al

The ending caught me off guard. The last one I just don’t understand, even after seeing it the second time. I assumed the first one was some sort of homage to Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.

 

[Combat]

I watched the first three or four segments and they were quirky and somewhat enjoyable. But I started to get bored with it and haven't finished. For some reason, it reminded me a bit of the old Twilight Zone episodes. I liked the guy who worked in the bank.

 

[ccdc11]

I watched the first three or four segments and they were quirky and somewhat enjoyable. But I started to get bored with it and haven't finished. For some reason, it reminded me a bit of the old Twilight Zone episodes. I liked the guy who worked in the bank.

Stephen root was the bank Pan man. I have been a fan of his ever since the show News Radio.
I find it intresting to see how we have different takes on each episode, I found the wagon train episode overly long to get to the pay off. Loved the buster scrubs , followed by bank , then the prospector. .

I haven’t seen anyone shoot the American west like that since John Ford. Kostner has come close in several films ( open range, dances wolfs) but nothing like this.
And while I didn’t check the credits to see if they used some sections of Canada for it, if it was just the US hats off to the film for show the west like it must have appeared in the mid to late 19th century.

 

[lancer]

Stephen root was the bank Pan man. I have been a fan of his ever since the show News Radio.
I find it intresting to see how we have different takes on each episode, I found the wagon train episode overly long to get to the pay off. Loved the buster scrubs , followed by bank , then the prospector. .

I haven’t seen anyone shoot the American west like that since John Ford. Kostner has come close in several films ( open range, dances wolfs) but nothing like this.
And while I didn’t check the credits to see if they used some sections of Canada for it, if it was just the US hats off to the film for show the west like it must have appeared in the mid to late 19th century.

News Radio was one of my favorite shows. Really tickled my funny bone. Root also had a part in No Country for Old Men as well as having regular voice over roles on another favorite on mine, King of the Hill. -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

Stephen root was the bank Pan man. I have been a fan of his ever since the show News Radio.
I find it intresting to see how we have different takes on each episode, I found the wagon train episode overly long to get to the pay off. Loved the buster scrubs , followed by bank , then the prospector. .

I haven’t seen anyone shoot the American west like that since John Ford. Kostner has come close in several films ( open range, dances wolfs) but nothing like this.
And while I didn’t check the credits to see if they used some sections of Canada for it, if it was just the US hats off to the film for show the west like it must have appeared in the mid to late 19th century.

Their view of the West is a dark one, not the romantic one we sometimes celebrate in films: someone is out to get you a la Buster Scruggs and sometimes events intervene in the best plans (the wagon train one).

 

[ccdc11]

Without spoiling the ending , Yes I think the whole point of that story was really the way it panned out in the end.
I would bet there are thousands of real life stories with a similar ending from the settling of the american west.

 

[King & Country]

Without spoiling the ending , Yes I think the whole point of that story was really the way it panned out in the end.
I would bet there are thousands of real life stories with a similar ending from the settling of the american west.

In general, I agree with most of the comments here...I loved every minute of every one of the six stories...Handsomely filmed and great period detail in the costumes and the settings...The landscapes too were stunning!
Hats off to the Coen Brothers!!!
Happy viewing,
Andy.
P.S. Imagine what they could do with six big/little stories aboutWW2...

 

[Terp152]

Watched it last night based on comments posted here. Enjoyed most of the stories, the last one was baffling but the first 2 - 3 were the best IMO. Liked how they used a book of western stories as the movie premise. I had several of those as a kid, given to me by my father, and was engrossed in them. I remember books with transparencies to cover the color plates, as shown in the movie.

THe Renfrew Canadian Mounted Police series was my favorite and have added several volumes to my collection over the yrs. Renfrew was even a pilot in the RFC during WWI. :smile2: Chris