tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post3930843175732003014..comments2024-03-28T03:28:00.780-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgotten Movies: RAISING ARIZONApattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46080453644906539712016-04-30T13:48:51.923-04:002016-04-30T13:48:51.923-04:00Very astute. Easy to forget how unquirky most come...Very astute. Easy to forget how unquirky most comedies were in the early 80s. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83184990559833937492016-04-30T13:27:31.262-04:002016-04-30T13:27:31.262-04:00I think the problem with RAISING ARIZONA is that i...I think the problem with RAISING ARIZONA is that it was very fresh at the time, but once everything else copied it, it comes off as trite when seen now. The quirkiness of the humor was very different from other comedies of the time (this was the Police Academy era), but fairly soon after, "quirky" became something that even sitcoms rushed to copy. It's the Seinfeld phenomenon. Remember how unique Seinfeld seemed when it was new? A whole episode in line at a Chinese restaurant? That's just business as usual for sitcoms these days.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5011101896166650082016-04-27T16:59:34.500-04:002016-04-27T16:59:34.500-04:00I'm afraid Johnny is not to be taken seriously...I'm afraid Johnny is not to be taken seriously. He likes to stir the pot. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24612707550871922082016-04-27T16:36:17.939-04:002016-04-27T16:36:17.939-04:00I turned my inner adolescent loose when I saw Rais...I turned my inner adolescent loose when I saw Raising Arizona the first and only time. Laughed quite heartily. Being so much older then (and, of course, younger than that now) it was a welcome comic relief for my jaded sensibility. Not so sure how it would play with me now. I keep seeing evidence that poor Nick Cage--the beeeeez! the beeeeeez!--has tumbled terribly from popular favor. I've always enjoyed his stuff, even the consensually bad movies. Haven't seen him lately, but he's always struck me as sort of the love child of the late J-J-Jimmy Shtoowart and Jim Carrey, who I get the feeling has also crashed and burned in recent years. Oh, and Fargo, Johnny? Come now. Not sure whose rating system you're citing, but in mine own, Fargo's a minor classic. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3347724988963772572016-04-26T20:46:35.250-04:002016-04-26T20:46:35.250-04:00Jeff, "Fargo" was ludicrously over-rated...Jeff, "Fargo" was ludicrously over-rated rubbish.Mean Johnny One-Notenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53566393363810360702016-04-26T15:19:02.775-04:002016-04-26T15:19:02.775-04:00Yes, Cage wore thin pretty quickly. Yes, Cage wore thin pretty quickly. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26330508375243471882016-04-26T14:05:23.571-04:002016-04-26T14:05:23.571-04:00The Coen Brothers, like Nicolas Cage, appear to ha...The Coen Brothers, like Nicolas Cage, appear to have played themselves out. Cage just did it faster. His style, which seemed fresh and alluring in those days, wore very thin as a result of far too many bad movies.Mike Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124608976443034287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68071688257338512142016-04-26T12:03:44.161-04:002016-04-26T12:03:44.161-04:00I remember really liking this movie, Patti. So may...I remember really liking this movie, Patti. So maybe I'll take your hint and not ever watch it again. :) Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-12259502157531274382016-04-26T09:03:44.425-04:002016-04-26T09:03:44.425-04:00It's no FARGO, that's for sure.It's no FARGO, that's for sure.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25666708540830001222016-04-26T08:45:52.581-04:002016-04-26T08:45:52.581-04:00And he was good at playing that role. But I rememb...And he was good at playing that role. But I remembered laughing a lot at the theater and only a few times now. I would have to lower this one in my Coen Brothers schema for sure. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27718743700177631652016-04-26T08:36:56.820-04:002016-04-26T08:36:56.820-04:00Even then I thought the ending was weak, as in man...Even then I thought the ending was weak, as in many Coen Brothers films. I liked it for certain scenes and people, like John Goodman saying, "We released ourselves on our own recognizance," or the "Son, you have a panty on your head" line.<br /><br />But it had a nasty undertone, and Cage was basically a moron and a loser.<br /><br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com