…were on sale. Picked up a few missing classics.
“I’ll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash ya got.” – H.I. McDonnough
“Nothing more foolish than a man chasin’ his hat.” – Tom Reagan
“I gotta tell you, the life of the mind… There’s no roadmap for that territory… And exploring it can be painful.” – Barton Fink
gray
what’s with the Hitler book in the background? racist!
i’ve recently gotten into the argument with a couple of folks about which is better; raising arizona or big lebowski. i say the former, but most think it’s the latter. i tend to chalk it up to a different generation.
“these ballons blow up into funny shapes?”
Jeff J Jawk
The book is The Hidden Hitler, documenting HItler’s homosexuality and the impact on his “career”.
As far as Raising Arizona vs. The Big Lebowski- I am stumped. I recently became a fan of Raising Arizona, as I didn’t really appreciate it until rewatching it within the past 5 years…
I will say it is more subtle than The Big Lebowski but the later I do find more quotable…
and Aimee Mann is in it. I’ll call it a draw…
mattymirrantz
you got a panty on your head.
j
the work.group has agreed that the big lebowski is the superior film but would enjoy a lengthy debate positioned on either side.
john “you mean coitus?” trefry
Jeff J Jawk
I may blow minds here…
Miller’s Crossing is better than either picture.
j
i still havent seen ‘millers crossing’ (or any movie with al pacino in it), so you might be right, but i think the argument is about their most superior comedy. i personally would have pegged grey as an ‘intolerable cruelty’ man myself.
Jeff J Jawk
Al Pacino is not in Miller’s Crossing so you can safely continue your streak…
gray
well, after finally viewing No Country For Old Men, I may be inclined to call that their greatest work of drama (although points off for perverting Cormac McCarthy’s story-line).
Kron is correct, I was comparing Coen comedies (apples to apples and whatnot), and since both Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski are so highly regarded, I find it odd that Lebowski has such a kvlt following whilst Raising Arizona has drifted far into the ether….farther than I had ever dreamed before.
Again, I would never discount The Big Lebowski, it is truly a fine movie, but I find Raising Arizona superior in it’s pacing, characters, and bizarre factor.
“You ate what?”
“We ate sand.”
j
“thats right.”