I love Barton Fink, too. I've even found room to raise my estimation of Fargo from my original estimation of it as the Coen's first failure to the Coen's first near-miss (from a C- to a B-, if you will). I think the worst of the bunch is Intolerable Cruelty, but I still haven't been able to convince myself to watch The Ladykillers.
There are cockroaches in Mexico big enough to own property.
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Apr 12, 2006 7:51:59 am PDT #2950 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
bon bon - Apr 12, 2006 7:54:51 am PDT #2951 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Also, it feels like it's trying too hard to be profound in a mysterious/artsy way.
My problem with many of their movies. OK, I admit it, I enjoyed watching TBL, Fargo & Blood Simple; I really admired Miller's Crossing; but I am not a Coen Fan. Nevertheless I think the love here runs too deep for me to try to cross it.
Sue - Apr 12, 2006 7:58:46 am PDT #2952 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I would say Miller's Crossing.
I also loved Barton Fink. It's been too long since I've seen it.
Scrappy - Apr 12, 2006 8:02:03 am PDT #2953 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
No Oh Brother love in this group? Fargo is my favorite right this second, but either Lebowski or Fink or Oh Brother would be my favorites on another day.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 12, 2006 8:07:52 am PDT #2954 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've even found room to raise my estimation of Fargo from my original estimation of it as the Coen's first failure to the Coen's first near-miss (from a C- to a B-, if you will).
Interesting. How was it a miss, in your opinion? I know a lot of people who felt it was condescending to people from that part of the country (though that accusation has been lobbed at almost every Los Bros Coen movie), but I love it because it seems to be one of their least cold-blooded movies (mainly due to Marge).
Also, it feels like it's trying too hard to be profound in a mysterious/artsy way.
My problem with many of their movies.
While sometimes I find they try too hard to be mysterious or artsy, I've rarely found it straining to be profound about anything like it was in BF. Usually, it's more like "Hey, this is a cool random idea/shot/bit-o-slang/whatev - let's do that!" IOW, BF lacked a sense of fun that is a primary reason I love the Coens' movies, and I don't think they replaced it with enough to make up for the lack.
I'd agree with Corwood, though, that INTOLERABLE CRUELTY is their weakest, followed by HUDSUCKER PROXY, where the "cool shot, etc." mentality, while still fun, was disproportionately out of control. And, also like Corwood, I haven't been able to bring myself to see LADYKILLERS (still the only Coen movie I didn't see in a movie theater). Yet.
Tom Scola - Apr 12, 2006 8:12:48 am PDT #2955 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Ladykillers is much, much worse than Intolerable Cruelty.
Scrappy - Apr 12, 2006 8:42:39 am PDT #2956 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yes, it is. And Intolerable Cruelty pretty much sucked.
Rio - Apr 12, 2006 8:51:00 am PDT #2957 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
I hate the Coen brothers, then again I never saw their two best movies, supposedly: Fargo and The Big Lebowski.
Theodosia - Apr 12, 2006 9:01:42 am PDT #2958 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I would have mentioned Barton Fink and The Hudsucker Proxy but I couldn't remember their titles, which often happens to me in the morning.. I need to see each again when I get a chance.
I may not have seen any one of their 'newer' movies since Oh Brother....
Hayden - Apr 12, 2006 9:05:20 am PDT #2959 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That person who posted before Theodosia almost looked like Rio. But there was no beep! How can we know for sure whether it was her or a clever imposter?