Woody Harrelson's acting in this scene is top notch. The sweaty terror just oozes through as he begs for his life and then when he realises nothing he offers is going to be enough for Anton not to kill him.
he coulda kicked the barrel of the shotgun and fought for his life, look how close the shotgun barrel is to his feet, oh wait this isnt a steven seagal movie
@@b0zayActually I like to poke holes in the plot too. In reality desperate situations often result in an absolute mayhem of adrenaline-powered flashes of strength and speed. If you're in this situation, think this: the only chance you have is to take a chance you'd normally not even consider. You can pick your opportunity. My first thought [after several watches of course] was, when Chigurh comes to the bottom of the stairs below Wells, abruptly bolt up the stairs and get around the corner. I'd say you've got a better than 50 percent chance you get around it before he can fire. The loud blast might make Anton think twice about pursuit. In the hallway, though, you might be trapped if it's a dead-end, so that would be tough, for if you crouch just beyond the corner, Chigurh could probably just shoot right through the damn corner, though he would have to guess for any direct hit. . . I love this kind of speculative shit . .
@@chrispyle2942 Yes. He was definitely on the hot seat but he wasn't begging . . I still say he should have made a sudden move at just the right time . .
Wow. That may be even better than my response [above]. Takes courage but might catch Chigurh off guard. At the moment Wells turns around, notice, the gun is pointing down at the floor.
I like how Anton asks "If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" But at the same time he suggests to have more dignity, as if it would have any use in that situation. I guess everything becomes meaningless once you're facing death.
The way he looked at the ringing phone and then BAM! that scared the hell out of me the first time I watched it. Worse than any jumpscare in a horror movie.
I love that look Anton has when he knows the phone suddenly ringing scared the shit out of Carson. So he waits on pulling the trigger because he knows Carson is anticipating it. An inescapable death you don't know when it's coming, like the drop on a thrill ride. Anton relishes in it before finally killing him and continuing the mission. Great movie!
@@gemininosaga your anime profile pic leads me to believe you have no idea how loud a shotgun is. But we also need to consider Woody Harrelson's movements need to be masked by the phone. He's gonna get hit and make noise. Which he did.
His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die. Man, cormac could write a vilian
@@supremespanker yup, yet Anton was pretty sure Moss has no right or guts to refuse it. He's offered a man to bring him money so he can kill him, how dared he to decline, lol?)
@@ВадимКузьмин-в2ьAnton is a psycopath, so he can't see anything from another persons perspective. From his cold rational POV, Moss only has one sensible choice, he's going to die anyways, so he kight as well save his wife by coming to Anton to be killed. But no normal human would bring themselves to be killed, Moss would rather take his chances on the road.
@@joey6058" According to a January 2018 article in Business Insider, a group of psychiatrists studied 400 movies and identified 126 psychopathic characters. They chose Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh as the most clinically accurate portrayal of a psychopath." IMDB website
Its rather strange given Woody Harrelson becomes famous...the son of a man who's in jail for being a high level hitman for the mob in Texas, only one to assassinate a high ranking judge in American history and who some believe may have been involved in the assassination of President JFK. That guy...out of everyone...has a son who becomes a major actor in Hollywood and wouldn't you know it...he's great as bad guys and psychopaths himself. Almost like its genetic...almost like someone pulled some strings/owed Dad favor's.
You realize in this movie scene that Woody Harrelson is the guy that got shot, and not Anton? It is hilarious that you think the Texas Mob has connections with Hollywood in order to make Gay Woody Harrelson an icon of an actor
Nah she died because she's human. She was KILLED because a psychopath made it his intention to kill her. After his ultimatum was declined. She would have died regardless
Exactly I did think that. The first time I watched it I was in my late teens or early 20s and that scene especially when he said I'm going to make you a special project of mine. I thought this will be such an epic and glorious showdown with of course the good guy winning. Don't get me wrong I loved the film back then but I sort of hated the ending lol . I still love the film and watch it once every year since it came out and read the book a couple of times
I assumed they would have too, instead he *spoiler* gets killed off-screen by random cartel thugs - which is kind of brilliant and ballsy and real. Like Patsy said, it won't be cinematic.@@laurarules3642
@@laurarules3642 I think that was kind of the point though. The movie kind of makes fun of you for ever thinking that this guy ever had a chance in the first place.
Maybe that's why Anton came up dangerously close behind Carson. The morphine made him overconfident. Besides, it's a depressant so it slows down his reaction time.
I doubt it, he likely did a very low dose. A pro would minimize substances that would affect judgment and compromise everything. He would have everything closely monitored, even what he ate would avoid potent food poisoning from bad street vendors as explosive diarrhea would ruin everything he needed to accomplish.
That's a good thought, but not the intention of the filmmakers or the actor in the case of this particular film. That silver thing at the end of his "Shotgun" is a Silencer made specifically for this film, because why would a silencer for a shotgun ever be needed in real situations? The one that they made , DOES actually work as you can hear, or not hear, That particular shotgun , which is the Remington 11-87 would have a very loud blast without that suppressor, so the armorer or effects technician really invented something that never existed AND it worked!
@@willaguy1260 Right, they used Foley sound for any sound effects. my point was that the OP inferred that it was intentionally timed to the phone ringing to muffle sound. In the film, it was supposed to be a Suppressor/Silencer whether it worked in real life or not.
@@Valkonnen Have you even seen/heard a suppressed shotgun before? That entire firearm and suppressor is a film prop lol. The guy who made it definitely didn't create a working suppressor to use for the film and those sounds are clearly edited. In the novel Anton created the suppressor using an oil filter.
4:38 The way Anton looks out into space as if he heard the direction from which Llewellyn was smashing the receiver scares the shit out of me. Genius stroke of editing.
Yeah because kissing his ass and polishing his balls with complements is gunna save you. Might as well go out with a little dignity. The logic you people exhibit out here in comment land is fucking astounding.
@@JoeSmith-dl9ok foolish. obviously take balls, your istinct and your rationality even in a situation like that will push you to be in the safest position possible, wich is a totally passive and accoscending one, not surely a taunting or judgemental one. you can die in many different ways, he was sure to be killed, but the way he would die wasn't certain, that add even more reason to call you a fool to say it doesn't take any balls. you would had cry and beg for mercy, so be quiet joe.
The cloak of calmness that envelopes Anton's meticulously calculated psychopathic being as he carries out his "tasks"...is his most chilling characteristic of all ....It's all in his voice
in one's life, we should follow rules that don't brought us to a situation where we are in the crossroads with Anton, because Anton will be the train that just smashes through you.
PULSE was the Texas wide ATM system of that era, late 70s-mid 80s. There was a PULSE machine in Duncan, Oklahoma we found at 2 am on a work trip. My buddy Bart sticks his Texas PULSE card in, machine freaks OUT and keeps the card. We go back to the bank the next day, they threaten to throw him in jail for fraud. SAME logo, same color, same font same same same. Bank manager is screaming about interstate banking rules....... Bart is calm, he looks at the manager, says, "Dont scream at me, it's Bart's card ...." points at me. hahahaha Max withdraw in this era might be $200
Not that Anton was going to take offers, but I think he finds it funny because Carson is trying to take him for a fool that he can just draw out huge sums of cash from an ATM
oh my God.. Woody's performance in this scene is out of this world .. he's scared but trying hard to look fine and tough .. he knows for sure he is going to die and nothing he would say will change Anton mind .. yet he keeps talking and trying anyway.. .. it is like that moment when are sinking in the water and your legs are tied to a heavy metal .. you keep sinking and you are 100% sure that you are dying and no matter what you do you still gonna die ... yet your body keeps reacting in its natural instinct using all its muscles power and tries to swim to above .. and you are sure that it is not gonna work.. but your body keeps trying anyway .. he is pretty sure he is going to die but his mouth keeps talking and trying .. it is the human instinct to survive.. and you can see all that on his facial expressions
Yup, but one thing he didnt do is trying to get away or attack Anton. He could have used the old trick like pointing behind Anton and be like "is this a rhino?" And inmediately upon ending the sentence try to jump off center line and tackle Anton. Chanes or surviving? Probably 0.0001% BUT thats still 0.0001% more survival chance than trying to talk to Anton. 😂😅
@@OoLiiMiiT3D I would suspect that WHILE he's talking he's always thinking that. Thats part of it, while your talking your still alive, while your still alive you can still find an opening. But WHEN is the right time for the opening is always the question. No doubt his last thoughts were "ten seconds ago would have been the best time...."
I never found Lecter scary in the silence of the lambs but geez that buffalo bill guy was legitimately terrifying especially when he's prancing around naked to that song
You could watch this a thousand times knowing when the phone rings - and when Anton pulls the trigger - and it's still a legitimate jump scare. The tension and anticipation in this scene is so sublime.
One of so many great scenes in this great movie. I've weathered many monsters and most of 'em either make me laugh or don't impress, but Anton Chigurh truly scares the krap out of me. Some commenters point out that psychologists say Anton Chigurh really does behave like a real world psychopath.
What makes this so intense and terrifying is the silence! Either the sound engineer or the editor did an incredible job making this scene with absolutely no ambient noise except the sound of their voices and the phone ringing! I felt like I was the one sitting in that chair!
This would honestly be a fate worse than death. Knowing for 5 minutes no matter what you say or offer you know he's just going to blast you with a massive shotgun. Utterly terrifying
@@webcityguymyclubb4032if it hits the head its true. Because its basically like a KO punch. The brain goes offline before you can even register anything happening, so you dont even feel, hear or see anything. A KO punch is like having a movie cut happening in your life, like you stand infront of your opponent, then all of a sudden you sit in an ambulance and everyone is asking if you are ok. Its really like a cut in a movie, like as if 10 minutes just got deleted and you think like "what? Nothing happened, how did I teleport into an ambulance?"... that happened to me once, thats how I know. The same it would be with a bullet going in the dome. If it goes into the chest though.... ouch.
It's a little inconsistent that Carson already talked about Anton's character but still tries to reason with him. Surely trying somehow to attack him before getting in the chair would be the way
I think that had he responded with an honest answer to his question, like "the rule gave me a direction to point my feet," he might have gotten a coin flip.
In 1980, most people had never even seen or heard of an ATM. I think Anton's reaction was just basically his way of saying, "What the fuck is that?" On top of the fact that he didn't care one way or the other anyhow.
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Anton was smart enough to know what an ATM was. I think he was toyin with him cuz b4 that he smiled the same way when Woody offered 14k when he's expecting millions from that satchel.
By the end of the Movie You're Convinced this Guy is nuts.They say he almost didn't do it because he hates Violence.Im sure Glad he did there was nobody that could have done it better.Thank You Javier you're one hell of an actor.And I'm glad you did the Movie it wouldn't have been the same without you
There's a lot of existentialism in this movie. Once you look more into what existentialism is then you realize this book/movie heavily touches on the themes and plays with the ideas of it.
This is one of the insane characters I've ever seen.. in the most wierd and disturbing sense. Breathtaking performance and pure talnet. Love it. Thx for sharing
This movie is such a god damn masterpiece. The emotion on Carson as he realized he fucked up and stepped into a world he had no business is brilliant with the contrast of Anton's humor and curiosity is such gold writing and set design.
At 4:42 Anton looks at Carson after Llewellyn tells him he's going to come to him because that does prove that the money will indeed come to Anton and be placed at his feet
@@DreadMaximus Because he got tboned and now his ulna is poking out his arm, he'll die of fat embolism if he doesn't go to the hospital and he will go to prison if he does
One of the best movies ever. And I’ve seen all the best DeNiro / Pacino / Pesci movies too! Bardem is just so magnificently clinical in this. A real psychopath who has no emotions. Totally incapable of empathy or mercy. But you get involved with a seriously bad crowd then you can expect to die.
That smile at 0:42 almost likes he wants to start laughing hysterically that Carson could be seriously thinking 14 grand would enough of a motivation for Anton to spare his life.
I'm not even sure why he would walk around town like that to begin with, he already knew Anton was following the money equally as much as he was. It's a very small town , would easily have a run-in.
@@oldtwinsna8347 i think its quite realistic. He is shown kind of tired and burnt out when he is at the stairs which tells me he got kind of careless and felt lucky. ofcourse he had to pay the ultimate price for letting his guard down. also the fact that he didnt run immidetaly when caught was probably due to his critikal thinking being kind of stunted in a stressfull situation
it was such an interesting twist having the more experienced seasoned character of Woody Harrelson who had obviously been dealing with characters like this for years get taken out and eliminated but it kind of made sense the further on things progressed. Such a brilliant film.
"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" It's so right Carson replied to him by calling him out, he wouldn't tell him and even if he did he's totally empty inside and his complete self-absortion and self-loss into himself would never allow his dried up brain to understand morality and correctness is worth losing yourself for. Exactly, that's it, losing yourself, a psycho would not be able to understand as that is what they hold dear the most. Carson, in one way or another, knew this. That's what you do with people like this... you say "no" and assume the rest, that's the right thing to do.
Does Anton’s rule that he’s following cause him to get in the car accident at the end of the movie? He probably shouldn’t have held carla jean accountable.
Chigurh even already knows who it is. (on the line) One problem at a time. I'm starting to like this guy. Woody was such a weasel. trying to buy his life with 14. Loser talk. No dignity.
This has to be my favorite movie of all time. How Javier portrays the perfect psychopath, just gets under your skin enough to piss you off but at the same time giving him the respect of staying one step ahead of everyone. And Woody Harrelson, good god how he makes the cringe, nervous faces knowing he's about to die and there's nothing he can do about it. 10/10 perfect acting on both of their parts.
He was courageous to muster up the gall to say that but he had to do it while drenched in a shit ton of fear. You see it. He wasn’t badass but he was brave.
Even when PURE EVIL without a conscious goes up against evil with a conscious there is a level of respect. They both referenced and knew each others names in the conversation
First watched the movie when I was seventeen and I remember finding it very slow at first, having imagined it would be more action packed., but I watched it a few times and it became one of my favorites. the slow pace and stillness and feeling of helplessness, Sheriff Bell's weary quest to uphold what is right, it really got to me in the end. It's kind of nostalgic now thinking back to how this impacted me, I was a bit of an edge lord but that wasn't what made me love this film, it was the feelings it brought up
Very fascinating how they create these grandiose backstories without ever saying anything, they show you glimpses that woodys character was extremely intelligent and also a professional, and he gets the chop in a way that assures you that Lou Ellen never had a chance from Anton, it was going to happen one way to another
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@@willtroy1986 🤣 Nice burn
Woody Harrelson's acting in this scene is top notch. The sweaty terror just oozes through as he begs for his life and then when he realises nothing he offers is going to be enough for Anton not to kill him.
he coulda kicked the barrel of the shotgun and fought for his life, look how close the shotgun barrel is to his feet, oh wait this isnt a steven seagal movie
@@b0zayActually I like to poke holes in the plot too. In reality desperate situations often result in an absolute mayhem of adrenaline-powered flashes of strength and speed. If you're in this situation, think this: the only chance you have is to take a chance you'd normally not even consider. You can pick your opportunity. My first thought [after several watches of course] was, when Chigurh comes to the bottom of the stairs below Wells, abruptly bolt up the stairs and get around the corner. I'd say you've got a better than 50 percent chance you get around it before he can fire. The loud blast might make Anton think twice about pursuit. In the hallway, though, you might be trapped if it's a dead-end, so that would be tough, for if you crouch just beyond the corner, Chigurh could probably just shoot right through the damn corner, though he would have to guess for any direct hit. . . I love this kind of speculative shit . .
But stills holds his composure. Great scene I like the delivery of "you can go to hell", he is defiant but also accepting his situation
@@chrispyle2942 Yes. He was definitely on the hot seat but he wasn't begging . . I still say he should have made a sudden move at just the right time . .
Wow. That may be even better than my response [above]. Takes courage but might catch Chigurh off guard. At the moment Wells turns around, notice, the gun is pointing down at the floor.
"You should admit your situation. There would be more dignity in it." BRILLIANT line!
I like how Anton asks "If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?"
But at the same time he suggests to have more dignity, as if it would have any use in that situation.
I guess everything becomes meaningless once you're facing death.
@@AlpacaZ I think the comment "not in the sense that you mean" is classic.
Easy to talk about dignity when you're on the business end of that shotgun. Asshole Anton.
@@AlpacaZ Things have intrinsic value.
Anton is a pure nihilist.
The world doesn't tend to support that position.
It is very similar to the phrase in The Counselour" you have to acknowledge the reality of the world you are in".
“Not in the sense that you mean”
“Dying in a chair?”
“Oh…..then yes”
😂
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"Can I talk to him?"
"He said "Gurgghle", I think it means 'call back later'"
" Oh, well can you pick up my dry cleaning then?"
@@mikearchibald744 original comment was funny enough thx
@@unknownalien3837 your welcome
The bit when Harrelson says 'where's that?' while rubbing his eye really shows the terror amidst the resignation that he's not going to live.
I went to see the clip again, he's not rubbing his eye, he's wiping out a tear, the motives exactly what you mentioned, he's realizing he's dead.
@@frankvilla547more like sweat.
He's so cocky earlier but that all falls away when he's confronted with his end
@@keithmichael112 I never thought he was cocky he was confident though. His mistake was not thinking Anton would hunt him down too!
I feel there is an additional layer of frustration. He knows he's done for, but he also has to sit through his craziness and games
The greatest psycho haircut of all time.
He said he couldn't get laid with that haircut lol
I always know a psycho by his haircut, your are spot on.
@@FUQFUQNYOU8short in the long places, long in the short places.
@@gemininosaga😂😂😂
Bollocks.
That was a common haircut in the 70's and remained fairly common into the 90's
Nothing psycho about it.
The way he looked at the ringing phone and then BAM! that scared the hell out of me the first time I watched it. Worse than any jumpscare in a horror movie.
The SIZEof that silencer
@@kibirigeshafiq4080looks like a can of beans
@@kibirigeshafiq4080 Actual shotgun suppressors are the size of a brick.
It was just the calmness the way he did it that I found so terrifying. Then casually lifts up his shoes so as not to get them bloody.
To be honest it didn’t really scare me because the scene is just so tense you’re on edge anyway
“You should admit your situation, there would be more dignity in it.”
psycho killer lecturing his victim sheesh
yes i love that line
Thanks but there were already captions in the video.
In natural born killers, woody tells Robert Downey Jnr to have some dignity before he murders him
I love that look Anton has when he knows the phone suddenly ringing scared the shit out of Carson. So he waits on pulling the trigger because he knows Carson is anticipating it. An inescapable death you don't know when it's coming, like the drop on a thrill ride. Anton relishes in it before finally killing him and continuing the mission. Great movie!
I think it's more him timing the ring of the phone to his gunshot so the phone masks the noises.
@@allthetunes5491with a suppressor as big as a can of beans?
@@gemininosaga your anime profile pic leads me to believe you have no idea how loud a shotgun is.
But we also need to consider Woody Harrelson's movements need to be masked by the phone. He's gonna get hit and make noise. Which he did.
@@allthetunes5491 blud got hostile over an oil suppressor
@@allthetunes5491 The shotgun wasn't that loud in the movie.
Chigurh is easily one of the best and creepiest villains of all time.
Only angel eyes might be worse.
He’s just so calmly deranged. Even when he smiles it doesn’t look like a smile of happiness, it genuinely looks like a giddy to kill smile
good call , he was pretty brutal@@map3384
He’s dare i say…badass
His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die. Man, cormac could write a vilian
Carson was right and Anton was wrong in the end. The face of Anton, when his "offer" was rejected, was priceless
in the book anton checked carsons trunk and found it empty. he thought carson was lying.
It was a terrible offer, few people would take it.
@@supremespanker yup, yet Anton was pretty sure Moss has no right or guts to refuse it. He's offered a man to bring him money so he can kill him, how dared he to decline, lol?)
at that point carson knew he was cooked, might as well speak honestly
@@ВадимКузьмин-в2ьAnton is a psycopath, so he can't see anything from another persons perspective. From his cold rational POV, Moss only has one sensible choice, he's going to die anyways, so he kight as well save his wife by coming to Anton to be killed. But no normal human would bring themselves to be killed, Moss would rather take his chances on the road.
Fun fact: a group of psychiatrists watched 100 movies with psychopathic villains and said that Javier Bardem's performance was spot on.
Sure buddy
@@joey6058" According to a January 2018 article in Business Insider, a group of psychiatrists studied 400 movies and identified 126 psychopathic characters. They chose Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh as the most clinically accurate portrayal of a psychopath."
IMDB website
me after watching that 1 youtube short:
Its rather strange given Woody Harrelson becomes famous...the son of a man who's in jail for being a high level hitman for the mob in Texas, only one to assassinate a high ranking judge in American history and who some believe may have been involved in the assassination of President JFK. That guy...out of everyone...has a son who becomes a major actor in Hollywood and wouldn't you know it...he's great as bad guys and psychopaths himself. Almost like its genetic...almost like someone pulled some strings/owed Dad favor's.
You realize in this movie scene that Woody Harrelson is the guy that got shot, and not Anton? It is hilarious that you think the Texas Mob has connections with Hollywood in order to make Gay Woody Harrelson an icon of an actor
And you think "Oh man these two are gonna have a great showdown at the end!" lol
Nah she died because she's human. She was KILLED because a psychopath made it his intention to kill her. After his ultimatum was declined. She would have died regardless
Exactly I did think that. The first time I watched it I was in my late teens or early 20s and that scene especially when he said I'm going to make you a special project of mine. I thought this will be such an epic and glorious showdown with of course the good guy winning. Don't get me wrong I loved the film back then but I sort of hated the ending lol . I still love the film and watch it once every year since it came out and read the book a couple of times
I assumed they would have too, instead he *spoiler* gets killed off-screen by random cartel thugs - which is kind of brilliant and ballsy and real. Like Patsy said, it won't be cinematic.@@laurarules3642
@@laurarules3642 I think that was kind of the point though. The movie kind of makes fun of you for ever thinking that this guy ever had a chance in the first place.
@@mcbills9096
He actually did had a chance, in the book It was clear.
Of course Bardem did a masterful performance as a psychotic killer, but Harrelson’s performance here was the icing on the cake.
I agree. Woody played being scared but tough really well. Can't be easy.
Agreed...
Anton saying "an ATM" it's something between a statement, a question, and sarcasm. Either way I love the way he says it.
"I'm gonna make u a special project of mine" is one of the coldest lines ever
Famous last words.
@@77Creationbruh
The whole point of that phone call was to make him angry, so he would come after him, thus delivering him exactly what he wants.
Despite it being made from an ignorant fool who was so out of his league he believed he could compete!
Empty words, he was just trying to act tough.
One of the top performances in a movie of a psycho killer. Dude nailed this role.
People dont realize anton is defintley still high from the morphine which makes it even creepier for some reason. The glazed eyes and the faint smile.
I never even thought about that good point
Maybe that's why Anton came up dangerously close behind Carson. The morphine made him overconfident. Besides, it's a depressant so it slows down his reaction time.
@@saleem2991it’s an opiate not technically a depressant.
good catch
I doubt it, he likely did a very low dose. A pro would minimize substances that would affect judgment and compromise everything. He would have everything closely monitored, even what he ate would avoid potent food poisoning from bad street vendors as explosive diarrhea would ruin everything he needed to accomplish.
Timed the shot when the phone rang to block out some of the noise…
Absolutely terrifying character
That's a good thought, but not the intention of the filmmakers or the actor in the case of this particular film. That silver thing at the end of his "Shotgun" is a Silencer made specifically for this film, because why would a silencer for a shotgun ever be needed in real situations? The one that they made , DOES actually work as you can hear, or not hear, That particular shotgun , which is the Remington 11-87 would have a very loud blast without that suppressor, so the armorer or effects technician really invented something that never existed AND it worked!
@@Valkonnenthe suppressor on that shotgun does not actually work, they had to edit in the suppressor sound effect in post.
@@willaguy1260 Right, they used Foley sound for any sound effects. my point was that the OP inferred that it was intentionally timed to the phone ringing to muffle sound. In the film, it was supposed to be a Suppressor/Silencer whether it worked in real life or not.
You aren't accounting for the noise Woody Harrelson might make.
@@Valkonnen Have you even seen/heard a suppressed shotgun before? That entire firearm and suppressor is a film prop lol. The guy who made it definitely didn't create a working suppressor to use for the film and those sounds are clearly edited. In the novel Anton created the suppressor using an oil filter.
4:38 The way Anton looks out into space as if he heard the direction from which Llewellyn was smashing the receiver scares the shit out of me. Genius stroke of editing.
“Do you have any idea how crazy you are?” The balls on him to say that to him, when he has a gun pointed at him.
He knew he was a dead man already . So it didn't matter if he was nice.
It doesn’t take much balls-you know he’s gonna kill you, may as well get a few insults in whale you can
@@JoeSmith-dl9ok it takes balls
Yeah because kissing his ass and polishing his balls with complements is gunna save you. Might as well go out with a little dignity. The logic you people exhibit out here in comment land is fucking astounding.
@@JoeSmith-dl9ok foolish. obviously take balls, your istinct and your rationality even in a situation like that will push you to be in the safest position possible, wich is a totally passive and accoscending one, not surely a taunting or judgemental one. you can die in many different ways, he was sure to be killed, but the way he would die wasn't certain, that add even more reason to call you a fool to say it doesn't take any balls. you would had cry and beg for mercy, so be quiet joe.
The subtle leg crossing to avoid blood on his boots was chilling.
No need to ruin a pair of perfectly good leather boots
Well, I'd call it "elegant", but sure... chilling.
The cloak of calmness that envelopes Anton's meticulously calculated psychopathic being as he carries out his "tasks"...is his most chilling characteristic of all ....It's all in his voice
he shot him so that he could pick up that call without a hassle lol
My interpretation was that Chigurh was guessing that the call was Llewellyn and didn't need Wells any more.
@@henrybrowne7248 He concluded that about Wells before the phone rang. Hence the conversation
What are the chances I run into a Joy Amin comment lmaoooo hope you're doing well brother!
hence he got rid of woody hassleson
They probably could have talked a bit longer if he didnt call so soon.
the bad part about it is Carson knew what type of person Anton was, but he came anyway, money is a powerful opiate
And the way he was cocky and confident in that corporate office. Lol.
Yeah he knew who Anton was. If i was him there is no amount of money in the world to convince me to take this job.
People make this stupid move everyday. Taking on something when they know their outmatched for money, or for something other than freedom.
One of the greatest films of all time.
Nah. Overrated.
@@ronlacker326Nah, it's justified.
@@user-klljbndxv5f Nah, still overrated.
@@ronlacker326overrated how?
@DVO54 killed the main character off screen and the climatic "showdown" was in the middle of the movie lol
2:37 I love the little Detail of LITERALLY *Now He’s out of the Picture* moment when the camera pans lol
"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule ?" ... I'm asking myself this everyday
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lol for real.
The same here
in one's life, we should follow rules that don't brought us to a situation where we are in the crossroads with Anton, because Anton will be the train that just smashes through you.
I know - the correct use of grammar is so important
Anton is not psychotic.. He is a psychopath. A psychotic person dosent act like that.
True - he lacks empathy and general emotion.
Psychotic - perceptually out of touch with reality
Psychopathic - no remorse for other people
People confuse the terms all the time.
A psychotic person rambles about Jewish Space Lasers and Reptilians and shit....not a focused killer kind of material
@@mishtaromaniello8295 trump is both
When your ATM has a $500 withdrawal limit.
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yea Anton agrees to spare his life for the 14 grand, but the ATM only spits out 500$ so Carson is royally screwed 😊
@@keith-kb1zl "I'll make it worth your while, take you to 28 ATMs"
PULSE was the Texas wide ATM system of that era, late 70s-mid 80s.
There was a PULSE machine in Duncan, Oklahoma we found at 2 am on a work trip.
My buddy Bart sticks his Texas PULSE card in, machine freaks OUT and keeps the card. We go back to the bank the next day, they threaten to throw him in jail for fraud. SAME logo, same color, same font same same same.
Bank manager is screaming about interstate banking rules....... Bart is calm, he looks at the manager, says, "Dont scream at me, it's Bart's card ...." points at me. hahahaha
Max withdraw in this era might be $200
Not that Anton was going to take offers, but I think he finds it funny because Carson is trying to take him for a fool that he can just draw out huge sums of cash from an ATM
@@BonVoyage861 yea. Plus, Anton is a crazied physco killer that has a fasination with watching people die, and the situation OF that death.
When Woody Harrelson thinks you're crazy, you are really crazy.
😂😂😂
Does he tend to be right about these things?
I like him as an actor but politically he is a nutcase and likely payed off. So maybe don't take advice from celebrities.
Woody was pretty nutso himself when he was running rampant with Jesse Eisenberg killing zombies. 🤔
"Not in the sense that you mean"
I love this line
oh my God.. Woody's performance in this scene is out of this world .. he's scared but trying hard to look fine and tough .. he knows for sure he is going to die and nothing he would say will change Anton mind .. yet he keeps talking and trying anyway.. .. it is like that moment when are sinking in the water and your legs are tied to a heavy metal .. you keep sinking and you are 100% sure that you are dying and no matter what you do you still gonna die ... yet your body keeps reacting in its natural instinct using all its muscles power and tries to swim to above .. and you are sure that it is not gonna work.. but your body keeps trying anyway .. he is pretty sure he is going to die but his mouth keeps talking and trying .. it is the human instinct to survive.. and you can see all that on his facial expressions
Yup, but one thing he didnt do is trying to get away or attack Anton. He could have used the old trick like pointing behind Anton and be like "is this a rhino?" And inmediately upon ending the sentence try to jump off center line and tackle Anton. Chanes or surviving? Probably 0.0001% BUT thats still 0.0001% more survival chance than trying to talk to Anton. 😂😅
@@OoLiiMiiT3D I would suspect that WHILE he's talking he's always thinking that. Thats part of it, while your talking your still alive, while your still alive you can still find an opening. But WHEN is the right time for the opening is always the question. No doubt his last thoughts were "ten seconds ago would have been the best time...."
jesus, thanks for what will probably be a month of nightmares
@@OoLiiMiiT3D😂 imaging he did that really made me laugh
Bardem's killer was one of the few movie villains that truly frightened me.
First time I watch it was really frightened me
jamie foxx as bats in baby driver for some reason scared me
I never found Lecter scary in the silence of the lambs but geez that buffalo bill guy was legitimately terrifying especially when he's prancing around naked to that song
Texas chainsaw massacre guy was pretty frightening. Politicians are the scariest villains of all.
Have you heard of Mick Taylor?
You could watch this a thousand times knowing when the phone rings - and when Anton pulls the trigger - and it's still a legitimate jump scare.
The tension and anticipation in this scene is so sublime.
Same as that scene in jaws
Thats what makes this movie timeless. I lost count how many times ive watched it and still feel tension everytimw.
4:40
Anton looking at Carson like "Geez whats his problem, I gave him a deal and everyth- oh, the whole You being dead thing"
I love the look on Anton's face when he hangs up the phone, he looks over at a dead Carson as if to say "what is this guy crazy" lol🤣
One of so many great scenes in this great movie. I've weathered many monsters and most of 'em either make me laugh or don't impress, but Anton Chigurh truly scares the krap out of me. Some commenters point out that psychologists say Anton Chigurh really does behave like a real world psychopath.
I totally agree. Chigurh was a real testicle shrinker.
I must have encountered quite a few psychopaths, because he just doesn't scare me.
@@briancrawford8751
You haven't met my ex-wife.
@@tiffsaver🤣
@@briancrawford8751 All right then . . who or what scares you?
What makes this so intense and terrifying is the silence! Either the sound engineer or the editor did an incredible job making this scene with absolutely no ambient noise except the sound of their voices and the phone ringing! I felt like I was the one sitting in that chair!
The entire movie has no music score what so ever.
I love the part where Cigurh has this child-like look of hurt feelings when Carson calls him crazy.
ya i caught that also,makes him even more super creepy
Everything about this movie is perfection. Bravo Coen bros!
“You know how this is going to turn out, don’t you?” Yeah, we all do.
This would honestly be a fate worse than death. Knowing for 5 minutes no matter what you say or offer you know he's just going to blast you with a massive shotgun. Utterly terrifying
“Terrifying” to a point. They say when you’re shot that you don’t even live to hear the boom. But then again, - how would “They” know?
@@webcityguymyclubb4032if it hits the head its true. Because its basically like a KO punch. The brain goes offline before you can even register anything happening, so you dont even feel, hear or see anything. A KO punch is like having a movie cut happening in your life, like you stand infront of your opponent, then all of a sudden you sit in an ambulance and everyone is asking if you are ok. Its really like a cut in a movie, like as if 10 minutes just got deleted and you think like "what? Nothing happened, how did I teleport into an ambulance?"... that happened to me once, thats how I know. The same it would be with a bullet going in the dome. If it goes into the chest though.... ouch.
It's a little inconsistent that Carson already talked about Anton's character but still tries to reason with him. Surely trying somehow to attack him before getting in the chair would be the way
The book is creepier, i feel like he has longer conversations with his victims before he shoots them
"You know how crazy you are?"
"Coming from you that must be a compliment."
The look in Harrelson's eyes when he said "I could just go home." He was begging for his life. Amazing.
I think that had he responded with an honest answer to his question, like "the rule gave me a direction to point my feet," he might have gotten a coin flip.
Or at least show no fear. If the killer has a victim that isn't afraid of them or death, then the killer basically lost.
@@Bullboy_Adventures Exactly and that's exactly what Carson did here, he didn't give Anton his candy and took it to his grave.
I love his question at the beginning. like he is ridiculing all of the guys life choices because in the end none of it save him from that moment
"Not in the sense that you mean." Dark shit there...
4:41 looking at carsons corpse like 'can you believe this guy?'
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Yeah, psychotic he's absolutely not.
Psychopathic on the other hand, oooh boy...
Practically the opposite of psychotic. Colder than liquid nitrogen.
I love how sardonic Anton was when he asked "An ATM?"
As if the other guy thought he was about to follow civilised advice.
@@rufusgreenleaf2466 yeah man
In 1980, most people had never even seen or heard of an ATM. I think Anton's reaction was just basically his way of saying, "What the fuck is that?" On top of the fact that he didn't care one way or the other anyhow.
@@doorswhofanhe didn’t know what an ATM was at all. People always don’t get that part. 1980 rural west Texas ain’t having ATMs around
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Anton was smart enough to know what an ATM was. I think he was toyin with him cuz b4 that he smiled the same way when Woody offered 14k when he's expecting millions from that satchel.
"the nature of you" spot on.
"Not in the sense that you mean" Most underrated line in film history.
Now matter how many times I watch this scene, the phone ringing always makes me jump.
You could see the dust coming off the lampshade in the background from the shock waves of the gun going off, amazing detail!
It’s ironic the phone call is almost like the other side calling Carson over
yes do you ever hear something and think yeah that was for me
When someone ask me for my favourite movie, this one is the first that come to my head.
By the end of the Movie You're Convinced this Guy is nuts.They say he almost didn't do it because he hates Violence.Im sure Glad he did there was nobody that could have done it better.Thank You Javier you're one hell of an actor.And I'm glad you did the Movie it wouldn't have been the same without you
Imagine they made a Joker movie with Anton’s psychopathic manners but with Joker’s iconic Smile
Coming back to this.... I am blown away by Woody Harrelson in this scene.
Just watching his sheer, sweaty terror fills me with anxiety.
Never understood this movie, what was I missing, just loved these guy acting in it
what u dont understand
There's a lot of existentialism in this movie. Once you look more into what existentialism is then you realize this book/movie heavily touches on the themes and plays with the ideas of it.
I think the scene on the gas station, with the old man, the coin toss scene, an then with the old lady, summarizes the whole Anton's character.
Some of the scenes would make more sense to ya if you had spent some time in that part of Texas.
@@knifelyfe6565 Too bad I'm not even american... Thanks for your comment anyway.
I guess the take with the "Texaco" sign is a hint...
2:24 even the fly swarming around him knows he’s dead😂
One of the greatest villains in cinematic history
Anton seems like a hoot to party with. Imagine him saying the stuff like that but replace money with beer
id say he does not have a sense of humor
Quite simply one of the greatest films of all time.
absolutely perfect scene. chilling. the book is phenomenal as well, McCarthy is one of the greatest writers of all time
Carson sounds utterly terrified--but without losing his dignity. This is some of the finest acting Harrelson did.
This is one of the insane characters I've ever seen.. in the most wierd and disturbing sense.
Breathtaking performance and pure talnet. Love it.
Thx for sharing
I cannot even begin to believe what acting at this pitch is even like.
Great scene! Great acting! Great actors! Great film! 😎👍
Uhhhh wrong, horrible scene, horrible acting, horrible actors, horrible film!
This movie is such a god damn masterpiece.
The emotion on Carson as he realized he fucked up and stepped into a world he had no business is brilliant with the contrast of Anton's humor and curiosity is such gold writing and set design.
At 4:42 Anton looks at Carson after Llewellyn tells him he's going to come to him because that does prove that the money will indeed come to Anton and be placed at his feet
Like, "See? I told you."
My favorite part of this scene is how Chigur doesn't even flinch when the phone rings
I love that Chigurh is so assured in this scene, but when the time comes, he fails and is conclusively defeated.
yeah antons rule/code is self defeating in the book he looks in carsons trunk and finds it empty. so dumb!
Defeated?
He delivered the money, how did he fail?
@@DreadMaximus Because he got tboned and now his ulna is poking out his arm, he'll die of fat embolism if he doesn't go to the hospital and he will go to prison if he does
This movie was a masterpiece
Great touch with the blood.
The directors know how much people like you like to see it, even if it’s fake 😉
One of the best movies ever. And I’ve seen all the best DeNiro / Pacino / Pesci movies too! Bardem is just so magnificently clinical in this. A real psychopath who has no emotions. Totally incapable of empathy or mercy. But you get involved with a seriously bad crowd then you can expect to die.
You can't negotiate with a dude sporting a haircut like that
In 1980, you still could. 😀
that 70s showwith Eric and Kelso they both had that mop haircut 😊..Beatles made it popular 😊
I'm honored to like this spspecifically hilarious comment 😂
"if the rule you followed brought you to this what use was the rule" brilliant !
That smile at 0:42 almost likes he wants to start laughing hysterically that Carson could be seriously thinking 14 grand would enough of a motivation for Anton to spare his life.
For real though, Carson thought Anton would take 14k over a million in cash.
“Decided to make you a special project of mine.”
“Ok, take it easy man.”
Carson’s only chance was in the lobby of the hotel by getting loud and hoping Anton didn’t want to get spotted by others.
Exactly. Knowing how psychotic Anton was, there is no way I’d just walk to the room with him.
I'm not even sure why he would walk around town like that to begin with, he already knew Anton was following the money equally as much as he was. It's a very small town , would easily have a run-in.
@@oldtwinsna8347 i think its quite realistic. He is shown kind of tired and burnt out when he is at the stairs which tells me he got kind of careless and felt lucky. ofcourse he had to pay the ultimate price for letting his guard down. also the fact that he didnt run immidetaly when caught was probably due to his critikal thinking being kind of stunted in a stressfull situation
That little smirk of his when he says An ATM? 😅
Anton was by far one of the most sinister villains ever made. The scariest part about him too, is that he’s realistic.
*You should admit your situation* writer is a legend !!
You could tell that Bardem was uncomfortable with that final threat from Brolin. :D
it was such an interesting twist having the more experienced seasoned character of Woody Harrelson who had obviously been dealing with characters like this for years get taken out and eliminated but it kind of made sense the further on things progressed. Such a brilliant film.
"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" It's so right Carson replied to him by calling him out, he wouldn't tell him and even if he did he's totally empty inside and his complete self-absortion and self-loss into himself would never allow his dried up brain to understand morality and correctness is worth losing yourself for. Exactly, that's it, losing yourself, a psycho would not be able to understand as that is what they hold dear the most. Carson, in one way or another, knew this. That's what you do with people like this... you say "no" and assume the rest, that's the right thing to do.
So much of the dialogue is word for word from the book, including this scene.
Does Anton’s rule that he’s following cause him to get in the car accident at the end of the movie? He probably shouldn’t have held carla jean accountable.
I barely noticed that Carson flinches & nervously looks over to the telephone, Chigurh just keeps staring directly at him. That’s so cold blooded :O
Chigurh even already knows who it is. (on the line)
One problem at a time. I'm starting to like this guy.
Woody was such a weasel. trying to buy his life with 14. Loser talk. No dignity.
This has to be my favorite movie of all time. How Javier portrays the perfect psychopath, just gets under your skin enough to piss you off but at the same time giving him the respect of staying one step ahead of everyone. And Woody Harrelson, good god how he makes the cringe, nervous faces knowing he's about to die and there's nothing he can do about it. 10/10 perfect acting on both of their parts.
Love all the characters in this movie.
The Coen boys are masters at creating memorable characters.
I love the look on Bardem's face at the end. Like WTF? He hung up on me? 😂
Josh Brolin is bad ass too. "Decided to make u a special project of mine, u aint gotta come look for me at all" 👌
Then gets murdered later.... Kinda futile huh
He played the fool and it cost him dearly.
He's clearly scared when he says it. Like a child trying to act tough
@@Smoked_CheddarWell win or lose, you still have to go about it that way. Can't let people push you around that way.
He was courageous to muster up the gall to say that but he had to do it while drenched in a shit ton of fear. You see it. He wasn’t badass but he was brave.
Even when PURE EVIL without a conscious goes up against evil with a conscious there is a level of respect. They both referenced and knew each others names in the conversation
First watched the movie when I was seventeen and I remember finding it very slow at first, having imagined it would be more action packed., but I watched it a few times and it became one of my favorites. the slow pace and stillness and feeling of helplessness, Sheriff Bell's weary quest to uphold what is right, it really got to me in the end. It's kind of nostalgic now thinking back to how this impacted me, I was a bit of an edge lord but that wasn't what made me love this film, it was the feelings it brought up
"if the rule you followed brought you to this, of what was use was the rule" -- I think about this every day
Me too
Very fascinating how they create these grandiose backstories without ever saying anything, they show you glimpses that woodys character was extremely intelligent and also a professional, and he gets the chop in a way that assures you that Lou Ellen never had a chance from Anton, it was going to happen one way to another
This movie is something else !!! It will stick with any one who has seen it for a long, long, time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coen Bros.