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| Blood Simple [1983] | ![Blood Simple [1983]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41V6K4PAYHL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: John Getz, Frances Mcdormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-art Williams
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 5836
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Running Time: 95 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 044006189321
EAN: 0044006189321
ASIN: B00004W4H4
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 1985
Release Date: January 1, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The debut film of director Joel Coen and his brother-producer Ethan Coen, 1983's Blood Simple is grisly comic noir that marries the feverish toughness of pulp thrillers with the ghoulishness of even pulpier horror. (Imagine the novels of Jim Thompson somehow fused with the comic tabloid Weird Tales and you get the idea.) The story concerns a Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires a seedy private detective (M Emmett Walsh) to follow his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her first film appearance) and then kill her and her lover (John Getz). The gumshoe turns the tables on his client, and suddenly a bad situation gets much, much worse, with some violent goings-on that are as elemental as they are shocking. (A scene in which a character who has been buried alive suddenly emerges from his own grave instantly becomes an archetypal nightmare.) Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld before he became an A-list director in Hollywood, Blood Simple established the hyperreal look and feel of the Coens' productions (undoubtedly inspired a bit by filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose The Evil Dead had just been coedited by Joel). Sections of the film have proved to be an endurance test for art-house movie fans, particularly an extended climax that involves one shock after another but ends with a laugh at the absurdity of criminal ambition. This is definitely one of the triumphs of the 1980s and the American independent film scene in general. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.co.uk Review
The debut film of director Joel Coen and his brother-producer Ethan Coen, 1983's Blood Simple is grisly comic noir that marries the feverish toughness of pulp thrillers with the ghoulishness of even pulpier horror. (Imagine the novels of Jim Thompson somehow fused with the comic tabloid Weird Tales and you get the idea.) The story concerns a Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires a seedy private detective (M Emmett Walsh) to follow his cheating wife (Frances McDormand in her first film appearance) and then kill her and her lover (John Getz). The gumshoe turns the tables on his client and suddenly a bad situation gets much, much worse, with some violent goings-on that are as elemental as they are shocking. (A scene in which a character who has been buried alive suddenly emerges from his own grave instantly becomes an archetypal nightmare.) Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld before he became an A-list director in Hollywood, Blood Simple established the hyperreal look and feel of the Coens' productions (undoubtedly inspired a bit by filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose The Evil Dead had just been coedited by Joel). Sections of the film have proved to be an endurance test for art-house movie fans, particularly an extended climax that involves one shock after another but ends with a laugh at the absurdity of criminal ambition. This is definitely one of the triumphs of the 1980s and the American independent film scene in general. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Bloody Awful. March 30, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Life is too short to inflict such misery apon yourself. If someone suggests that you watch this cover your genitals with polyfilla and go to A&E to have it scraped off, it will be a lot less painful and far more fun.
 a glimpse of the future March 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw this film first time round in 1984 and have only just seen it a second time. There are many echoes of Fargo and No Country For Old Men and gripping tension throughout as the plot tightens more and more around an adulterous couple who, by a combination of miscommunication and misjudgement, get embroiled in covering up a murder they did not commit. Two scenes are remarkable for the tension they create as the main characters struggle to subdue those threatening them.
Although some of the scenes and some of the acting are a bit creaky at times, I would still recommend you to watch this start of two great careers in films.
a real masterpiece... even better than "Fargo" July 26, 2006
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
I watched this movie three times and really liked it. Coen Brother's cinematic debut is a wonderful example of how to let the pictures tell most of the story. In essence, the story is real simple: A greasy and sleazy bar owner hires an even sleazier private eye to kill his wife and her paramour. But things do not turn out quite as planned. There are enough twists and turns to keep a viewer guessing even after the movie is over. Especially, second part of the movie is a first-grade thriller with violent, bloody, suspenseful, and endless twists. The last word: an absolutely fantastic film - one of the best I have ever seen. Dark entertainment at its best!
Watch this film!!! May 13, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Probably the darkest Coen Brothers film, and in my opinion, the best next to Fargo. The preformances are spot on but the best thing here is the fantastic dialoge. This is a really original film noir full of twists and black, black humour which has clearly had an influence on the likes of Tarantino and David Fincher and will stick in your mind for ages.
 Did do better May 8, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Coen Brothers first film has few of the surreal characters and inspired comedy which characterized their later works, and although it has some deeply black humour its definitely their most serious story. They really seem to hold back on what most of us love them for. I look at it as a Fargo test run.
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