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Summary: Let me go find a cash machine...
Review: Okies, so there are a ton of great quotes in this film. So many of them have been used in these review titles that I was laughing out loud just skimming through the reviews.I loved this movie, and in all honesty, could be one of my favorite movies of all time. I have watched this movie at least 30 times and sometimes as many as 3 times in a day. Yes, I need to buy more DVD's for my collection, but that is besides the point. If you like cohen brothers movies, or you liked fargo, or you just like to laugh.... Then this movie is for you. If you are one of the very few that dont like this movie, well, I genuinely feel sorry for you, because you must not have a sense of humor. I dont think the comedy in this movie is centered around drug use, although there is plenty of marijuana smoking. Mostly its just a bunch of crazy people trying to get by between bowling matches. enjoy!
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Summary: About scenes, not plot, (compare "The Big Sleep")
Review: Careful with this one: it's all about quirky exchanges from its quixotic characters (note Goodman's brilliant performance), and not about plot. Most viewers will spend too much time trying to follow the mystery, and will get frustrated watching Bridges and Goodman not getting on with it but bowling and talking. This is equivalent to watching the Big Sleep (the template for "Lebowski" -- the Coen Bros. say the film is their old hippie friend cast in the lead of the Big Sleep) and wishing Bogart and Bacall would stop talking and get on with the mystery, itself impossible to decipher. If you can stop worrying about the mystery and just relax, the film ranks with Python's Holy Grail for hilarious exchanges and individual scenes. Frequently my roommate and I will put on the DVD just to watch one or two choice scenes, or recount the exchanges to each other verbatim, as we might do about the Holy Hand-Grenade in Python. Even better than Raising Arizona, though the latter is plot driven.
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Summary: My Favorite Movie of All Time
Review: One needs to have a pronounced sense of absurdity to appreciate this film. But personally having an existence in which I have been forced to worship the Great God Irony, I find THE BIG LEBOWSKI to be truly a perfect film. Its humor is incessant; its ensemble cast performs flawlessly; the closing image of a professional bowler scoring yet another strike surely is emblematic of the film's own technical, emotional, artistic, intellectual, and psychological success. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman form a heavenly union as the Dude, a sixties burn-out and slacker, and Walter Sobchek, Vietnam Vet and devout Jew. The shaggy-dog-story plot is the skeleton upon which hangs an utterly immaculate set of absurdist images, from the Hispanic deodorizer of shoes to the BRANDED writer in the iron lung to the blanket-tossed beach party babe (whose costume changes to a devilish red when she's glimpsed in the Dude's dream sequence: only the Coen brothers could incorporate such minor details with such intelligence and purpose!). I've watched this film literally twenty times. Its power does not fade. It satisfies every time. Each moment, each camera angle, each cut, each fade, each expression, each utterance: perfection itself! The maniacally laughing policeman in the car lot; the In-and-Out Burgers through the broken windshield; the crematorial ashes in the Dude's face: what brilliance! Buy it; watch it again and again. Ye who have eyes and ears to see and hear--enjoy!
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Summary: I didn't care for this movie........
Review: Jeff Bridges and John Goodman are the key players in this movie. To me....they could not save this movie. I found little humor throughout the movie...there are a few comedic moments but overall I had few laughs. This sort of movie might appeal to some, but not to me. I highly recommend renting this one first before you buy it.
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Summary: Warning: Jackie Treehorn treats objects like women.
Review: This movie is hilarious! John Goodman is a clueless nutcase. Every time I thought he was finally going to get it right, he screws up. Jeff Bridges lackadaisical attitude toward everything, even when he's worried about the kidnapping, is amusing. I was laughing incredibly hard most of the way through it. Easily one of the Coen brothers' best.
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Summary: the dude minds this will not stand!
Review: All of the bad reviews for this movie will not stand. The dude minds man. this is the funniest movie ever made man. The language actually makes the movie funnier. I heard that there are 241 f words in this movie. But like I said it makes it funnier. I recommend this movie to adults who are looking for a bunch of laughs.
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Summary: Is this your homework Larry?
Review: "Fargo" is probably my most favorite film of all time, and while the Coen brothers' follow up "The Big Lebowski" may not have been at quite that high level, it's still a very funny funny movie, with some great acting to boot. Everyone, I believe, should have a little of the laid back attitude of the Dude. Bridges brings the lovable loser to life. John Goodman is a hoot as the gun toting Walter. And Steve Buscemi, the ultra-talented actor known for playing crazy guys, plays a total role reversal, being the everyday, normal nice guy (and the movie's tragic hero). Look for "Fargo's" Peter Stormare aka Gaer Grumsrud in a small yet pivotal role as a nihilist (watch as he finally gets the pancakes he wanted so badly in "Fargo"). This film contains one of the most deadpan funny scenes I've ever seen, when the Dude, Walter and Donny confront a 12 year old (Is this your homework Larry?....Is this your homework Larry?...Is this your homework Larry?) Also the dream sequence can't be missed. The Coens have by far proved themselves to be an incredible duo of filmmakers.
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Summary: The most lunatic plot ever!
Review: Well, not only the plot, but everything just seems to catch the gold in this film. The characters are the weirdest type ( Especially John Turturro as the violet bowler-Jesus), and the scenes are created brilliantly. How can one enjoying quality psycho-comedies not like this? The best movie of 1998-1999.
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Summary: Great acting, great lines
Review: This movie is amazing. All the characters in this movie are so bright and different. Every actor should see this movie, it shows some good characterization. John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, Juliane Moore, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro are especially great. Very memorable characters, lines and this is just an all around cool, funny movie.
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Summary: Funny and Eccentric!
Review: It is widely known that the Coen Brothers made 'eccentricity' an art form. And this is just what this movie has to offer; eccentric characters, weird plot, funny dialogue and aimless situations that ultimately set the mood for the picture. John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and John Turturro, all Coen regulars and all deliver great performances and draw uniquely weird characters. Newcomers to the Coen zanniness, Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman are very promising actors and are also great in their roles. But kudos go to Jeff Bridges and John Goodman who both give excellent performances and are very funny together. Not as good as other Coen films but very funny, weird and entertaining. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 7!
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