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.

Ladykillers is much, much worse than Intolerable Cruelty.

Yes, it is. And Intolerable Cruelty pretty much sucked.

I hate the Coen brothers, then again I never saw their two best movies, supposedly: Fargo and The Big Lebowski.

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....

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?

You should ask me something that only I would know.

What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Also...

RIO! Congrats on the move. All is well with that, I hope.

What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

It is crazy-velocitous.

Move went pretty smoothly. Now I'm looking for a job. It takes a depressingly long time to get to and from the city, but on the other hand we have an actual GRILL like at a DINER. I pretend I'm a short-order cook every day while making lunch.

You should ask me something that only I would know.

If one poster-bot leaves the Midwest heading east at the speed of the Internet while continental drift brings the fuckos occupying a virtual message board into orbit of a cancelled tv show at the speed of ink drying, what time should I take a break and drink a coke?