Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

jimbo-53-186511 Ex-con H.I McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) and ex-cop Ed (Holly Hunter) end up married (as unlikely as that sounds), but when they learn that Ed is unable to conceive they make the bold and somewhat misguided decision to kidnap one of the 5 babies fathered by wealthy furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) on the basis that him and his wife have 'more children than they can handle.' However, when Nathan puts up a $25,000 dollar reward to anyone who can successfully return his missing child back to him this gains the interest of several rather different parties...I watched this film this evening based on its rating and on its write up, but other than that I knew very little about this film. However, when watching this film I kept thinking that the film had a very Coen brothers type vibe to it and it came as little surprise when I saw their names rolling down the screen at the end of the film...Good or bad I'll say one thing for the Coen brothers and that is that they are rather unique filmmakers - the fact I identified this film as being one of theirs without researching it beforehand does prove that their quirky and somewhat unorthodox style does set them apart from the crowd. Despite this though Raising Arizona is still something of a weak offering...The tone is perhaps the biggest problem with this film; they take a serious subject matter (a couple being unable to conceive) and turn it into some kind of goofball chase picture which unfortunately generates few laughs. I often find that the Coen brothers are better when they don't try so hard - THE BIG LEBOWSKI had a daft plot and was pretty stupid, but it was hilarious and proved that the brothers could be funny as long as they didn't try too hard. On the other hand, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE was one of their more serious films but it had an engaging story and worked better because it was a straight story that the brothers played more-or-less straight.Raising Arizona, unfortunately, brings out the worst in the Coen brothers in that it is loud, crass and rather unfunny - they try to combine serious storytelling with goofball antics which simply doesn't work. Hunter and Cage do their best to make the film fun, but as characters they don't evoke much in the way of sympathy and seem rather clichéd and one-dimensional. Having said that, Raising Arizona does at least show that Cage could act a bit (and at this point in his career he probably still cared about what films he appeared in). Hunter gives another sprightly performance and is far better than the picture itself. The only other strong performance comes from Trey Wilson and this film (like Twins) only acts a reminder to the great things that this man could have accomplished had his life not being cut so tragically short. So yes Raising Arizona has the Coen Brothers distinctive style all over it, but sadly like a lot of their films I found this one disappointing, unfunny and over-rated. If you're a big Coen brothers fan then by all means watch it if you must but personally I would rather pull teeth than sit through this abomination again.

dissident320 I'm not a die-hard Coen brothers fan but I've watched and enjoyed the majority of their movies. This being one of their early ones, it was neat to finally watch it. From the start, it's apparent that they're going for a much more slapstick and visual humour than their later comedies like 'The Big Lebowski or 'Intolerable Cruelty'. Nicolas Cage is surprisingly restrained in this early role playing a lower than average intelligence 'repeat offender' robber. For me, I found John Goodman to be the highlight of this movie. Not only does he get some of the best visual gags, it feels like he knows how goofy the movie is and is just having fun with the role. But really, the visuals are the highlight of this movie. Barry Sonnenfeld was the cinematographer (Who would go on to direct) has plenty of fantastic tracking shots and cameras attached to motorcycles that really helps the movie stay exciting and fun throughout. The humour has aged quite well, the only thing I noticed is that it had a rather cute ending compared to a lot of their later comedies. Still definitely worth a watch, even without Nic going 'Full-Cage'.

kijii This is tall tale comedy about a recidivistic convenience store robber, H.I. McDonnough (Nicolas Cage), who marries a barren cop, Ed (Holly Hunter) whom he had met on several occasion while being booked into the Maricopa County Maximum Security System. Ed feels that they desperately need a baby to make their family life complete. But, since she can't have a baby and they can't adopt one (due to H.I's long criminal record), he decides to steal one of the locally well-known Arizona quintuples made famous by their father, Nathan Arizona. Arizona is an unpainted furniture tycoon and TV commercial celebrity. The kidnapping of the Arizona baby leads Nathan Arizona to "hire" a biker bounty hunter from Hell to find his baby. Added to this, H.I, has other problems such as a visit from two of his old penal inmates, who break out of jail and won't leave his family unit alone. Another of H.I.'s problems is the fact that his boss, Glen, and his wife, Dot, are "swingers" in the sense that they are into spouse swapping and want H.I and Ed to swap partners with them some time. They also want a child young enough to cuddle and seem to have their eyes on the Arizona baby. All this leads to some hilarious high-speed chases through the Arizona desert. This was the first Coen brothers movie that I ever saw in a movie theater. I wasn't ready for it then, but now it just fits in perfectly with all of their other great movies.

KineticSeoul This really is a strange and bizarre movie and I don't mean bizarre as in "Eraserhead" where it's very difficult to follow what is going on. You actually can follow the story fairly easily, it's just the character interactions and what they do just came off so strange. And sometimes even way over the top. Watching this movie was like watching a children's fairy-tale for adults. It's like the location in this movie is bizarre land with strange and quirky characters. Nicholas Cage was just right for this role as a likable incompetent ex-convict that falls in love with a female cop. But the female cop wants a baby, but she is infertile. So the couple decides to rob a baby from parents that have like 5 babies so they decide to steal one of them. After that just mayhem and weird interactions ensues. While "Miller's Crossing" (another Coen brothers's film) is a tightly written plot with snappy and sharp dialogue. This seems to be a film the Coen brothers just made to have fun with. Coen brothers often writes memorable and stand out characters and in this it's full of quirky ones. Not necessarily memorable but they are quite quirky and really has that indie vibe going for it. This is a cult film that will be a hit for some and others will just not like it. This is suppose to be a comedy and most of the jokes comes from the over outrageous visual humor and exaggerated expressions. I personally thought it was watchable, but will probably never watch it again. 6.3/10