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Summary: Best movie of the year
Review: While a great fan of the Coen's, I was expecting, through advance notice, to be befuddled by "The Big Lebowski" as I was by the over-indulged (in my opinion) "The Hudsucker Proxy". Instead I think the movie brilliant and hilarious and the best movie I saw last year. "Lebowski" is an subtle, ironic, laconic spoof (sendup, homage, whatever) of the detective movie, of the hard-boiled Sam Spade in his relentless pursuit of the truth. Here we have the non-detective, the anti-Marlowe, who only finds out what is going on very, very reluctantly. It is sublimely silly.
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: Quite possibly the best movie I have ever seen. The dialogue is incredibly smart and witty the whole way through, and the film is full of priceless moments and characters. One of those movies where you find something new every time you watch it. Buy this movie...you will be happy you did.
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Summary: Nothing better
Review: This movie, is one the funniest, and most clever movies, that I have ever seen. The Coen brothers have done it again. I really could live my life by this movie. It probably wouldn't be a great life, but I could do it. No movie beats this one.
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Summary: About a thousand priceless moments
Review: Sometimes my thinking about this movie becomes way to uptight . . there's a hell of a lot going on in it. It can't all be absorbed in one viewing, which is the case with a lot of great movies that lacked commercial success at the box office. Thus, it's a perfect movie to buy and wear out and loan to friends.Great performances by all actors involved. Personal favorite Steve Buscemi moment: Donny's reaction to a kiss blown from Jesus (the purple pervert played by John Turturro).
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Summary: Raymond Chandler meets Cheech & Chong.
Review: Commercially, "The Big Lebowski" seemed a victim of heightened expectations, following the mainstream success of the Coen's "Fargo." That's a shame in a way, but it's also a testament to the artistic integrity of the Coen brothers: They didn't yield to the temptation (pressure?) to duplicate the formula of that earlier work in order to simply bring in the dollars. Good for them. "The Big Lebowski," while certainly more loose in structure than "Fargo," succeeds largely on the strength of its often wickedly-funny exchanges between Jeff Bridges and John Goodman. Anyone who has known a "Dude" in his or her life will likely be won over by Bridges' portrayal. Also, Goodman's performance was a real revelation to me, as he absolutely owned his role. If I were to rate the movie based purely on how much I liked it, I'd peg it at five stars for sure. But hey, I'm trying to be somewhat objective here: "The Big Lebowski" won't be everyone's cup of tea, but for folks who don't mind a rambling stroll through a story line instead of a guided tour, it's worth a look.
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Summary: Take a weird and wild trip....
Review: ...with two of the best characters ever on screen. Walter (John Goodman) and the Dude (Jeff Bridges - also know as the Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing) float through this completely hilarious movie from one perfectly strange situation to the next. I appreciate any movie that can mix bowling, performance art (both painted and danced), Saddaam, and Nihilistic German Pornographic Actors, without blinking an eye. The masterminds behind all of this fantastic cross-pollination are the Coen Brothers (Fargo, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, etc.). I feel only in their hands could something that should be random and pompous turn out so fun and tightly constructed. Everyone should own this movie solely for Walter's discourses on Vietnam and how it relates to bowling and carpets. If you are at all a fan of movies that stray from the typical Hollywood junk, this is for you. Have fun.
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Summary: The most underrated movie of all time
Review: I don't remember seeing the trailer for this movie, or remember it coming to the theaters. A friend of mine told me it was worth watching so I rented it, then bought it, and have watched it about 5 times over the past 2 years. It is one of my all time favorite movies. It's amazing how a movie of this caliber can get so overlooked.
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Summary: Coen till I die!
Review: How to characterize such a film? Frankly it is impossible. Lebowski captures the nuances of life, while adding a tinge of outrageousness. For some reason unexplainable by myself, upon completion of a first viewing of Lebowski many find it rather inane, myself included. If you are in that contengent, encourage yourself to spend the necessary time to watch Lebowski again. The DVD provides widescreen and fullscreen viewing capabilities alongside a thirty minute promotional documentary of no real merit. Though, the movie compensates for the lack of extra content.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: What makes a great movie in my book is more than just a well-acted good story, it's the script and how the it is interpreted by the characters. The Big Lebowski combines an excellent story with some of the most amazing characters ever, especially John Goodman. Goodman plays the role of a Vietnam Vet., and does it so well. Jeff Bridges to me has his best performance to date on this movie, all I reccomend is that you enjoy this in a "relaxed" state....simply fantastic.
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Summary: Jeff Bridges 5 Stars!
Review: Jeff Bridges does an absolute fantastic job of acting. This is the type of movie you have to see the second time before it starts sinking in. The first time I watched it, I didn't particularily care for it, then I watched it again and thought it was the best ever! I guess a person has to be in the mood for certain films. One of my all-time favorite movies. A must have for any collector of off the beaten path comedies.
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