Johnrudy said:
Oh, it's by far the best of the Cohen brothers movies. Waaay better than Fargo or the others. I believe it's one of their 1st. Has a very young Frances ManDormand as the lead female. It's a thriller and very worth while owning.
I think Blood Simple was indeed the first Cohen movie; it is listed as the first movie Ethan ever wrote, in 1984. I do not consider it their best--for me, that would be Miller's Crossing--but I do enjoy Blood Simple quite a bit. Very noir.
Bsmart: I haven't seen Steel Magnolias in awhile, I think I need to rent it. I just rented Places in the Heart a couple weeks ago, what a great film.
I agree with Mermaid that any movie I like can suck me in (Gladiator is one), but there are a couple that I own that I just HAVE to watch several times a year:
Little Women (the one with Winona Ryder, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, lovely production design, excellent screenplay)
Blue Crush (Gorgeous surfing scenes, lots of realistic sister interaction, and quite funny--"He's wearing nut-huggers!")
Soldier of Orange (Based on true events, sweeping WWII story, funny, poignant and compulsively watchable, Rutger Hauer in his handsome youth)