Saw it for the second time last night and laughed just as hard. I love some of the jokes and dialog. (“Don’t give me FOP, Goddammit! I’m A Dapper Dan man!” and “It’s just a well-run campaign: broom, midget and what-not.”) And love the scene where the valley is flooded. And when the Soggy Bottom boys sing before the crowd. Aw hell, I loved most of it. (Could’ve done without Babyface slaughtering those cows, though.)
And for those of you who might not know already, the soundtrack CD is interactive. If you plunk it in your computer drive it has a screensaver and other goodies on it.
Not sure how it will fare at the Oscars. Aside from Castaway it also has to compete with Traffic, which is also amazing, for completely different reasons. Very pleased with Clooney getting the GG, though. I bet he never forsaw that 15 years ago when he was making Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes, heh-heh. (I think that was the one, like there’s a difference?)