Comments on: All hail ‘Raising Arizona’

By: cftoto

cftoto — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:54:31 +0000

Nick – thanks for giving attention to Miller’s Crossing. It’s my second favorite Coen flick

James – their career has too many high points to count …

K – I have pushed “Arizona” before … but with my web site redesign I decided to mention it anew (plus the outdoor viewing sparked my imagination)

By: K

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:50:56 +0000

This isn’t the first time Toto has pushed this movie. Fortunately, I happen to agree with him on it so it’s okay. Notice how the “biker from hell” character comes back in “No Country . . . ” Except both nastier and far more realistic. Yikes.

By: James Frazier

James Frazier — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:07:41 +0000

Loved this post. I’m always telling people my age how great this film is. So offbeat and playful with its strangeness. Between this and “Blood Simple” it is realy easy to see the Coen’s aptitude for oddly bent style early on.

When I’d tell people that “No Country For Old Men” was perhaps the Coen’s sixth best film, I’d often get into arguments when I’d list this one.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:46:01 +0000

As a fellow Coen lover, I’d love a chance to see some of their older films on the big screen, since I was too young at the time to see them. But, while I love “Raising Arizona,” “The Big Lebowski” just edges it out for me as their best comedy (I’d choose “Miller’s Crossing” as their best overall film). Though I will admit there’s nothing that could possibly top “Son, you got a panty on your head.”

Definately looking forward to “Burn After Reading.”