The Essential 2000s Crime Neo-Western Gets The Ultimate Release

By Doug Norrie | Published

If there’s one thing we can learn from No Country for Old Men, it’s that if you ever stumble on a drug deal gone bad in the middle of the desert, and there’s a bag of said drug money just sitting there, don’t (I repeat, Don’t!) take it and run. Because if you do, you are sure to have one of the world’s all-time psychos hot on your trail for the foreseeable future. No Country for Old Men 4K should punch that lesson home in incredible detail.

No Country for Old Men Criterion Collection

No Country for Old Men 4K

Such is the case with No Country for Old Men, one of the instant-classic modern Neo-Western movies we’ve seen come along in the last couple of decades.

And now it’s getting its considerable due with the announcement that a No Country for Old Men 4K Criterion Collection version of the movie is coming later this year. We’ll get to see that bolt pistol blow the locks off doors in stunning clarity now. Isn’t that what you really wanted?

So Much Included

The No Country for Old Men 4K Criterion Collection 2-disc package is running $39.96 on the website and has all kinds of features for the super fan.

Buyers will get the No Country for Old Men 4K digital master, of course, and there are a number of special features included as well. Joel and Ethan Coen sit down with author Meg Abbott about the movie, plus there are conversations with director of photography Roger Deakins.

There are also interviews with Javier Bardem (shiver), Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kelly MacDonald. 

Documentaries And More

javier bardem no country for old men

And that’s not all with this No Country for Old Men 4K Criterion Collection package. Josh Brolin leads a documentary that goes behind the scenes in the making of the movie.

And other documentaries are included as well. You’ll come away as the definitive expert on everything that went into making the Cormac McCarthy adaptation. 

Drug Deal Gone Bad

No Country for Old Men 4K, is set in 1980s Texas with Josh Brolin’s Llewelyn Moss stumbling on the fallout of a drug deal gone bad. Everyone is dead and the money is just sitting there. Javier Bardem’s Anton Chigurh is tasked with finding Llewelyn and the money, giving us one of the truly bone-chilling villains we’ve ever seen on the screen. 

Tommy Lee Jones plays Sheriff Ed Tom Bell who is trying to track down, well, both of them and figure out exactly why so many people are dying on his watch. 

An Award Winner

Tommy Lee Jones No Country for Old Men 4K

No Country for Old Men took home the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, the Coen Brothers won Best Director, and Javier Bardem nabbed Best Supporting Actor. It’s a classic through and through. 

The No Country for Old Men 4K Criterion Collection addition makes all the sense in the world considering the movie’s near-universal praise and accolades. Plus, the artistic direction and overall cinematic experience fit right in with this group of movies.

Technical quality, award-winning adaptation, it’s all there with No Country for Old Men. 

Coming Soon

No Country for Old Men 4K

While you can’t pop it into the Blu-Ray player just yet, the No Country for Old Men 4K Criterion Collection edition is available for purchase now and will ship on December 10, 2024. 

Source: Criterion Collection