I watched Raising Arizona in a theater all by myself while everyone else was watching Lethal Weapon, they must have thought I was crazy because I couldn't stop laughing. Both movies were great.
Raising Arizona: 1. Multilayered comedic masterpiece. 2. Outstanding cast and performances. Best thing Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter ever did. 3. Unforgettable dialogue: "They were jammies, they had Yodas and s*** on 'em. " "Not unless round's funny." "Just get down on the floor there, young missy." "My fi-ance left me." "We released ourselves on our own recognizance". "Okay, then." etc, etc. 4. The lone rider of the apocalypse. 5. Extremely touching ending that always chokes me up. 6. The most adorable kidnapped baby in movie history. Sorry, but Roger Ebert could be an absolute arrogant jacka** at times.
I own all the Cohen Borthers works and just in the past 2 weeks i rewatched raising arizona. Ive never enjoyed the film but everytime you watch a film youre a different person than the last time you saw it...well i still dont like it. Its more annoying than funny and the narration kills the pace of the film completely.
Raising Arizona, much like the Cohen’s later film Barton Fink, are two films people either love or don’t get at all. I fall into the latter category on both. Raising Arizona was too manic and quirky for my tastes, where as Barton Fink was too boring and quirky.
That. Is. His. Opinion. It's not right or wrong, it's an opinion. I love Raising Arizona as well, I think it's great, but that's still just an opinion.
I didn’t even know there was another movie called Heat, beside the one that everyone thinks of first, and is an outstanding movie! For Lethal Weapon and Raising Arizona, my liking of them has honestly cooled over the years. The Die Hard franchise is honestly far better than the Lethal Weapon franchise, and for Raising Arizona, I don’t mind goofy, but it was like obnoxious in it’s goofiness.
They both got stuff wrong all the time, but Ebert’s negative opinion of Raising Arizona baffles me. I feel sorry for someone who doesn’t get the humor that is so brilliantly done here, also with one of Nick Cage’s best performances.
@@Nathan-gd7xq He said it himself that film opinions are ultimately subjective, so that’s true. It’s all subjective and subjectively I believe that his being an informed opinion is subjectively in question and his opinion about this film is wrong… subjectively.
@@itsmedrooms6071 that's nice. I subjectivity believe that if you like a film because everyone else says you should then you should maybe try thinking for yourself.
IKR?? I’m in my 40s and never even knew there was another movie named Heat! (Other than the one people immediately think of and is one of the best films from the 90s).
If you listen carefully at the very end of the review, Ebert's final words were "a delightful surprise". That basically rules out the oft referenced "house exploding" scene since it's highly unlikely he found a startling explosion to be delightful. Maybe if he was a pyromaniac or if explosions in the movies weren't a thing back then, then ok. Otherwise, no. Therefore, it has to be Riggs and "The Building Guy" jumping off together and then landing on the tarp at the bottom, which we don't actually see until right before they land on it. Hence, the "delightful" surprise that they were unhurt.
I watched Raising Arizona in a theater all by myself while everyone else was watching Lethal Weapon, they must have thought I was crazy because I couldn't stop laughing.
Both movies were great.
Raising Arizona...One of the few times Ebert broke my heart
I felt the same when he trashed Brazil.
Raising Arizona:
1. Multilayered comedic masterpiece.
2. Outstanding cast and performances. Best thing Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter ever did.
3. Unforgettable dialogue: "They were jammies, they had Yodas and s*** on 'em. " "Not unless round's funny." "Just get down on the floor there, young missy." "My fi-ance left me." "We released ourselves on our own recognizance". "Okay, then." etc, etc.
4. The lone rider of the apocalypse.
5. Extremely touching ending that always chokes me up.
6. The most adorable kidnapped baby in movie history.
Sorry, but Roger Ebert could be an absolute arrogant jacka** at times.
Raising Arizona is a masterpiece. One of the few times Ebert was wrong, way wrong
I own all the Cohen Borthers works and just in the past 2 weeks i rewatched raising arizona. Ive never enjoyed the film but everytime you watch a film youre a different person than the last time you saw it...well i still dont like it. Its more annoying than funny and the narration kills the pace of the film completely.
Raising Arizona, much like the Cohen’s later film Barton Fink, are two films people either love or don’t get at all. I fall into the latter category on both. Raising Arizona was too manic and quirky for my tastes, where as Barton Fink was too boring and quirky.
@sonnyblack0870 i love Barton Fink. Definitely doesn't have mass market appeal though
That. Is. His. Opinion. It's not right or wrong, it's an opinion. I love Raising Arizona as well, I think it's great, but that's still just an opinion.
@ryanmitchell6937 its my opinion that eating babies should socially acceptable
Obviously Lethal Weapon has to be loved...but again Ebert has knocked me with his comments about Raising Arizona. Is one of the best 80s comedies
I did not know about a Lily Tomlin documentary.
Loved Lethal Weapon.
I didn’t even know there was another movie called Heat, beside the one that everyone thinks of first, and is an outstanding movie!
For Lethal Weapon and Raising Arizona, my liking of them has honestly cooled over the years. The Die Hard franchise is honestly far better than the Lethal Weapon franchise, and for Raising Arizona, I don’t mind goofy, but it was like obnoxious in it’s goofiness.
"...that develops, like all teenagers, an instant crush on Mel Gibson." 🤣🤣🤣
They both got stuff wrong all the time, but Ebert’s negative opinion of Raising Arizona baffles me. I feel sorry for someone who doesn’t get the humor that is so brilliantly done here, also with one of Nick Cage’s best performances.
An opinion can't be wrong.
@@Nathan-gd7xq He said it himself that film opinions are ultimately subjective, so that’s true. It’s all subjective and subjectively I believe that his being an informed opinion is subjectively in question and his opinion about this film is wrong… subjectively.
@@itsmedrooms6071 that's nice. I subjectivity believe that if you like a film because everyone else says you should then you should maybe try thinking for yourself.
I always thought lethal weapon was a summer movie but it actually came out in march
Not the Heat I was expecting
Michael Mann's "Heat" was released in US cinemas in December 1995 (not 1987).
I was thinking the same😘
IKR?? I’m in my 40s and never even knew there was another movie named Heat! (Other than the one people immediately think of and is one of the best films from the 90s).
“Lethal Weapon” (1987)
Review: 4:48
Recap: 19:48
What was the surprise in Lethal Weapon? I've seen it several times and I don't recall anything in particular that that was surprising.
Never trust anyone who doesn’t laugh at raising Arizona.
What surprise were they talking about in Lethal Weapon? I haven’t seen it in years and I can’t think of one off hand.
In the after credits scene, when the giant mechanical spider comes out of the desert and kills everyone.
I asked myself the same question. Last time i watched it on December 2017 but I don't remember any surprise🤔
Only think I can think is helicopter scene
If you listen carefully at the very end of the review, Ebert's final words were "a delightful surprise". That basically rules out the oft referenced "house exploding" scene since it's highly unlikely he found a startling explosion to be delightful. Maybe if he was a pyromaniac or if explosions in the movies weren't a thing back then, then ok. Otherwise, no.
Therefore, it has to be Riggs and "The Building Guy" jumping off together and then landing on the tarp at the bottom, which we don't actually see until right before they land on it. Hence, the "delightful" surprise that they were unhurt.
Dixie's house exploding out of nowhere
What is the surprise in Lethal Weapon!? 8:54
When Gibson and the suicidal guy jumps off the building…. It’s a surprise that the inflatable was at the bottom
What is the big surprise in Lethal Weapon they were talking about? Ive seen that movie 20x and i cant think what they are talking about
I love the Coen Brothers, but Ebert was right - they were still finding their way with wildly uneven Raising Arizona.
I agree the tone is all over the place. Still had some pretty funny moments, every scene with Goodman and Forsythe is hilarious
@@Trumpetjoe40 I liked the yodeling and chase sequences and think Holly Hunter was brilliant.
@@mikeberry2332 totally agree
Gibson and Glover had amazing chemistry on screen. One of the best cinematic duos
Yep. Comes off like a student film on a higher budget. Used to love it when I was in high school but rewatched it a few years back. Saw the flaws.