Blood Simple (1984)
Studio: MGM/20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release: January 18, 1985
Blu Ray Release: August 30, 2011
R
Review by James Klein
As the summer was ending, MGM released four films by the very talented Coen Brothers on blu ray. One of their biggest hits, Fargo, was re-released on blu ray but Miller’s Crossing, Raising Arizona, and Blood Simple have all come out for the first time in HD. While I haven’t seen the other films on blu ray yet (I do own the previous version of Fargo and that looks pretty damn good), it was the Coen Brothers first film Blood Simple that I had never seen all the way through and was most excited about. This is the film that put the brothers on the map and Blood Simple still holds up today as a modern day crime thriller that is still captivating after 27 years.
Like a 1940′s film noir, Blood Simple starts off quickly with its dark and offbeat tone as Ray and Abby are driving in a car at night during a rainstorm. Abby tells Ray about her troubles with her husband which Ray just responds with, “I’m no marriage counselor.” As the two talk, Ray admits his feelings for her and the two pull off to a motel for a love making session. Little do they know, they’ve been tailed by a P.I. (M Emmett Walsh) hired by Abby’s husband (Dan Hedaya). After a violent confrontation with Abby and her husband, he hires the same P.I. again to kill his wife and her lover. That’s when the film takes a few twists and turns that make this simple (pun intended) thriller exciting and original.
- Read the full story at UnRatedFilm.com
Blood SimpleTheatrical Release: January 18, 1985
Blu Ray Release: August 30, 2011
R
Review by James Klein
As the summer was ending, MGM released four films by the very talented Coen Brothers on blu ray. One of their biggest hits, Fargo, was re-released on blu ray but Miller’s Crossing, Raising Arizona, and Blood Simple have all come out for the first time in HD. While I haven’t seen the other films on blu ray yet (I do own the previous version of Fargo and that looks pretty damn good), it was the Coen Brothers first film Blood Simple that I had never seen all the way through and was most excited about. This is the film that put the brothers on the map and Blood Simple still holds up today as a modern day crime thriller that is still captivating after 27 years.
Like a 1940′s film noir, Blood Simple starts off quickly with its dark and offbeat tone as Ray and Abby are driving in a car at night during a rainstorm. Abby tells Ray about her troubles with her husband which Ray just responds with, “I’m no marriage counselor.” As the two talk, Ray admits his feelings for her and the two pull off to a motel for a love making session. Little do they know, they’ve been tailed by a P.I. (M Emmett Walsh) hired by Abby’s husband (Dan Hedaya). After a violent confrontation with Abby and her husband, he hires the same P.I. again to kill his wife and her lover. That’s when the film takes a few twists and turns that make this simple (pun intended) thriller exciting and original.
- Read the full story at UnRatedFilm.com
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