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Summary: I'LL HAVE WHATEVER THEY'RE SMOKING
Review: The Big Lebowski, isn't just funny its eye wateringly, rib crackingly and bladder emptingly....stop there. What makes it so wonderful is that its just as funny the tenth time you watch it. Every character is a completely original creation, from John" YOU ARE ENTERING A WORLD OF PAIN" Goodman, Jeff "The Dude " Bridges and Julianne "Maude" Moore. There are many sequences in this film when you think it has peaked, but then the Coens top it with an even more outragous scene. Wittness the spectacular sequence after the dude slams his face on the table and imagines himself in a viking/porn dream with "I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN- I FOUND MY MIND IN A BROWN PAPER BAG", belted out on the soundtrack. Its a scene of pure delecious delerium. This all in a service of a plot so convolted that following it is strictly optional, but then you won't mind because you'll still be unravelling it by the third time you see it. Ofcourse let me not forget the great John Tuttoro "JESUS" who bowls to a spanish variation of "The Hotel California" in scene which will give an ulcer from luaghter.While I still think that the Coen's 1990 crime classic Miller's Crossing was their best, the quirky character comedy Fargo in second, and Lebowski in third. Third might not seem like a great place to be, but its the Coens own fualts for raising the bar so high. The Dude Abides.
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Summary: Laughable, man. HA HA
Review: Being a big fan of the Coen brothers, I expect nothing but brilliance from them. I got everything I hoped for and so much more from The Big Lebowski. It is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The writing is great, both the verbal and physical comedy are sidesplittingly funny, and the characters are really off the wall, but somehow true to life at the same time. The acting was perfect, there is not one weak link in the cast. The movie looks great, too, with inventive cinematography and great set design and costumes (the latter two are things I don't normally notice in movies, but they were so outstanding in this one). The Dude abides, man.
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Summary: Watch this movie or we'll cut off your JOHNSON!
Review: This is a fantastic movie, what else can I say. The Coen brothers are amazing film makers, and it really shows in The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges is great as the laid-back Dude, and John Goodman shines as his Vietnam War-obsessed friend. I kind of wish Steve Buscemi had been used more, since he's the most awesome man alive, but after watching the movie multiple times I've really come to appreciate the character of Donny. Throw in Sam Neil of western movie fame and even Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (in a rather bizarre role), and you cannot miss with this film. There are so many wonderful and just plain odd, seemingly random things that make this movie great. Perhaps TBL is not completely coherent, but the musical number and the dream sequences by themselves make this movie incredible. There are so many things about this movie that are great, I'll just say that this movie is a necessary item for any collection.
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Summary: Dude!
Review: I loved this movie. It's a comedic gem. I raise my White Russian (or "Caucasian" as El Duderino so aptly puts it) to the Brothers Coen.
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Summary: Brilliant.... That's like... My opinion, man..
Review: I have seen this movie more than any other in my collection (tied with Die Hard.. actually)and it seems to get funnier every time. (which I thought would be near impossible because I was rolling in the isles the first time. Everything about it is exceptional. The cast are all pure gold, the dialouge is to-die-for. If only we were all more like "the Dude" the world would be a much happier and cleaner place. (at least our rugs would be clean)
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Summary: A great DVD for your collection
Review: This is a very funny (and addictive) movie. It is one of those great DVDs that you can pop in anytime, at any point in the movie, and it will make you laugh every time.This is also one of the few DVDs with both the regular and widescreen formats of the movie on the same side of the disc. This is a nice feature that all DVDs should have. Picture quality and sound clarity are excellent. Great music too! Buy this DVD. You will not regret it.
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Summary: THE BIG LEBOWSKI ("I'm the 'Dude'")
Review: The Coen Brothers use bowling as their metaphor in this inimitable tale of mistaken identity, art, and a rug that really tied a room together. Jeff Bridges (in an Oscar worthy performance) is Jeff Lebowski, a character who goes by the name "The Dude," has a penchant for white russians, and seems to be perpetually mired in the '60s. When the wife of another Jeff Lebowski (the "Big" Lebowski, played by David Huddleston), is purportedly kidnapped, the Dude and his friend Walter (John Goodman as a singular-minded Vietnam vet with his own unique perspective on life and the rules by which it must be played) bowl their way through the ensuing turmoil, which includes a band of nihilists (lead by Peter Stormare), a stranger (Sam Elliott) who assists in the telling of the tale, a man named Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara) who is a self-styled purveyor of adult entertainment, a rival bowler named Jesus (an hilarious turn by John Turturro), a moronic pair of rug soilers, a local beach community constable long on attitude, a shady private eye, dreams subject to myriad interpretations, an errant toe, and a marmot. Rounding out the stellar supporting cast are Steve Buscemi as Donnie, the third member of the Dude and Walter's bowling team, Julianne Moore as the Big Lebowski's daughter, and the ever versatile Philip Seymour Hoffman as his assistant. "The Big Lebowski" is stylishly crafted, wickedly funny, and will leave you craving more of the same.
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Summary: can't stop
Review: I became addicted to this movie. That's why I'm submitting this review as anonymous. It's really great, but after the tenth viewing it just becomes a hobby. Like the Dude, I often get wierd messages on my answering machine--"Hey man, we gotta watch Lebowski tonight..." It's pretty sad. It really is good. Just one thing though, do they have to use so many durn cuss words?
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Summary: We just bought a new DVD player....
Review: ....and I immediately ran out to make this the DVD to start my collection. Now I have to go back and get whatever Coen brothers DVDs are available. They're all brilliant, but for some reason this didn't get the same attention and acclaim it deserved. Fargo did, as we all know, but The Big L is just as original, weirdly funny, and outstandingly performed....Plus it gets better every time you see it. At first I wasn't sure whether I entirely understood the plot, which gets complicated toward the end, but it took a second viewing to realize that it didn't even matter. Each scene is so well-performed and so bizarre and intriguing that the movie could almost be divided up into "shorts" (if that's the word for it, I don't know....I'm no film scholar)--the scenes just really stand on their own and continue to occupy your mind long after the movie's over. Which is what a good movie is supposed to do....I'm telling you, a masterpiece! Hilarious!
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Summary: Why are there no half stars?
Review: "HEY DUDE" He bowls. He drives around. He has an occasional acid flashback. That's about all "The Dude" (Jeff Bridges) does. Happily unemployed and unambitious, Jeff Lebowski, who strongly insists on being referred to as "The Dude", is the mellowest man you'll ever know. He goes with the flow, and as the plot unravels, the flow introduces a cast of outrageous characters nuttier than the ones in the Dude's immediate circle. The Dude's bowling partner and best friend is the slightly psychotic war veteran Walter Sobchak (John Goodman), who is easily riled up when it comes to bowling scores, Vietnam, or his conversion to Orthodox Judaism. The Dude's formidable bowling adversary is the skinny, oily, Latin-groove swinging ex-con, Jesus (John Turturro) who colorfully taunts his opponents. There isn't a single bad performance in the film although Julianne Moore as the bizarre gothic-erotic artist seems a bit forced. The Dude, born Jeff Lebowski, has his relaxed existence shaken up when he is mistaken for someone with the same name. The other Jeff Lebowski is older, reclusive, and worth millions. The elder Lebowski (David Huddleston)also has a hot young wife named Bunny(Tara Reid), who has ties to a dark underworld of porn stars and nihilists. The Dude gets shuffled into the mix and drags Walter along for the ride. The tension between the chilled-out dude and the high strung Walter works marvelously. The story, however, spins but goes nowhere. The flamboyant dream sequences are fun but they seem to fill up empty space where a plot should be. This is another interesting and worthwhile effort by the Coen brothers(Miller's Crossing, Fargo, Raising Arizona) who wrote and directed the film. Where the movie loses steam, the cast of characters are too much zanier than the adventure.
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