Jerry Lewis made several "romps" but I wouldn't nominate any of them for Best Picture. I suppose if he'd used the Stanley Brothers for the soundtrack to Sad Sack and called it a remake of the Iliad, that might have significantly improved it. I think, Alex, you need to consider things like dialogue, plot, and characterization as basic componnents of any movie, even a broad comedy. As such, I think Raising Arizona succeeds and O Brother fails.

Now when it comes to choosing the flavor of your enema, Alex, I'd always advocate you choose your own, whether its vinegar or Tropical Punch KoolAde.