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Cohen (conspiracy) theory by FABIO 05/28/2005, 2:45am PDT
Willdog wrote:

What has all the fuss been about? This movie was nominated for 7 oscars? All I got out of it was a re-discovered hatred of Minnesota accents.


I think that was it. Everyone found the accents so wacky that they were ROFLOLing all the way to the bank, the oscar bank! Some people also thought Rushmore was the best comedy ever. It's all crazy!

Speaking as someone who visited relatives in North Darkota every year of my childhood, both the accents and bumpkiness were extremely exaggerated. It's like the actors all prepared by watching reruns of Bobby's World and took notes on the mother.

I'd like to think that the Cohens' career consisted of nothing but Raising Arizona, Barton Fink and The Big Lebowski. The quality of Cohen brothers movies is inversely proportional to how many big name actors star in them, while the presence of the holy trinity John Goodman, John Turturro, and Steve Buscemi automatically makes it great. O Brother Where Art Thou was horrible because it starred George Clooney and was missing Steve Buscemi. The Ladykillers was unwatchable because it starred Tom Hanks, a Wayans brother, none of the trinity, and a sassy black woman.
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So Fargo... by Willdog 05/28/2005, 1:59am PDT NEW
    Cohen (conspiracy) theory by FABIO 05/28/2005, 2:45am PDT NEW
        Coen bros. NT by Fullofkittens 05/28/2005, 8:55am PDT NEW
        You're forgetting 'The Man Who Wasn't There' by Kab(uke) 05/28/2005, 10:47pm PDT NEW
        Re: Cohen (conspiracy) theory by Weyoun Voidbringer 05/29/2005, 2:02am PDT NEW
            Nick Cage was HARDLY a big name in the 80's NT by FABIO 05/29/2005, 7:54pm PDT NEW
        Coen theory, shot to pieces by jeep 05/30/2005, 10:49am PDT NEW
            Re: Coen theory, shot to pieces by Choson 05/30/2005, 11:36am PDT NEW
            how do you figure? by FABIO 05/30/2005, 6:09pm PDT NEW
                It doesn't? by Fag-o-spectrometer 05/31/2005, 12:59pm PDT NEW
    Re: So Fargo... by Ray of Light 05/28/2005, 2:55am PDT NEW
        Re: So Fargo... by Jeff Fries 05/29/2005, 4:52am PDT NEW
            Re: So Fargo... by jeep 05/30/2005, 10:54am PDT NEW
                Re: So Fargo... by Ray of Light 05/30/2005, 3:54pm PDT NEW
    More by Willdog 05/28/2005, 8:33am PDT NEW
    Fargo is pretty good. by Fullofkittens 05/28/2005, 9:05am PDT NEW
    Dude... by Bill Dungsroman 05/28/2005, 11:04am PDT NEW
        Second to last? NT by William H. Hayt, Jr. 05/28/2005, 3:18pm PDT NEW
        No, the pemultimate. Pay attention. NT by Bill Dungsroman 05/28/2005, 10:04pm PDT NEW
            Of course. My mistake! NT by William H. Hayt, Jr. 05/29/2005, 5:02am PDT NEW
                He meant to say "pemtessential". NT by laudablepuss 05/31/2005, 4:14pm PDT NEW
    Re: So Fargo... by Reichsminister Doktor Goebbels 05/31/2005, 5:30pm PDT NEW
    Look within yourself for the answers. by Fussbett 06/06/2005, 12:35am PDT NEW
        Re: Look within yourself for the answers. by Mysterio 06/06/2005, 5:37am PDT NEW
 
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