Raising Arizona is by no means my favorite Coen Bros. movie, but I think it's hysterical. Certainly not my least favorite either (of the ones I've seen; I couldn't bring myself to see LADYKILLERS).
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Frankenbuddha - Jun 22, 2007 6:44:02 am PDT #9571 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Vonnie K - Jun 22, 2007 6:44:32 am PDT #9572 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
HBO has optioned the books for a possible series.
Oooh. Given how freakin' LONG the saga is and the number of characters involved, this is probably the best format for the adaptation. Plus, HBO, so hopefully not sanitized.
Scrappy - Jun 22, 2007 7:17:47 am PDT #9573 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I worship Keaton and can't wait to hear Hec's story.
juliana - Jun 22, 2007 7:25:55 am PDT #9574 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Hate Raising Arizona, and Harvey breaks my heart every time.
OK, I think I've used up my allotment of Buster-fangirlish glee for the day....
I'll take up that mantle. He was still doing stunts past 50, and bruising the hell out himself in the process. He must have had a huge tolerance for pain. When he was working on Sherlock, Jr., he broke his neck, but didn't bother to get it checked out for years. When he did, the doctor was astonished that Buster was a) alive and b) walking. Buster said he hadn't really noticed anything out of the ordinary.
Sean K - Jun 22, 2007 7:28:23 am PDT #9575 of 10001
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Heh. One thing I noticed was that were no close-ups. But that was a 1927 thing.
Those cameras were very heavy, and unlike todays cameras they didn't really have variable focal length lenses. So doing a close up would have required that they move the camera in closer, after the establishing shot, and moving the camera was something they desperately tried to avoid doing at all costs.
Fred Pete - Jun 22, 2007 7:29:40 am PDT #9576 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I lean more toward Harold Lloyd for my silent comedy (Safety Last being unbeatable), but I don't turn down Keaton. Did anyone else see College on TCM's Silent Sundays last week?
Some brilliant sight gags in the crew scene (though you may want to skip the restaurant scene).
Polter-Cow - Jun 22, 2007 7:31:15 am PDT #9577 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When he was working on Sherlock, Jr., he broke his neck, but didn't bother to get it checked out for years. When he did, the doctor was astonished that Buster was a) alive and b) walking. Buster said he hadn't really noticed anything out of the ordinary.
Damn. That's hardcore.
So doing a close up would have required that they move the camera in closer, after the establishing shot, and moving the camera was something they desperately tried to avoid doing at all costs.
Yeah, I also noticed there were very few moving shots.
Hayden - Jun 22, 2007 7:35:05 am PDT #9578 of 10001
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Y'all've said most everything I would say, but damn straight on the Keaton. Looking forward to Hec's story, too.
I like Raising Arizona, too, but it's not my favorite of the Coen's movies. I never saw the Ladykillers, either, and I think I never will.
DavidS - Jun 22, 2007 7:42:22 am PDT #9579 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I worship Keaton and can't wait to hear Hec's story.
It's not so much a story as a little observation (not mine), but it relates to...
Did anyone else see College on TCM's Silent Sundays last week?
The premise of the movie is that Buster's character is a nerdly bookworm who takes up college sports. This premise is almost entirely undone by the fact that when you see Buster in his shorts and tank top he's fucking ripped. He was in unbelievable shape. It's sort of like the way you keep looking at Angela Basset's arms in What's Love Got To Do With It and wondering why she doesn't beat Ike Turner to the ground.
§ ita § - Jun 22, 2007 7:42:34 am PDT #9580 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Raising Arizona doesn't even make my Coen Brothers list. I much prefer Barton Fink, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?