The Big Lebowski

[milesy]

it's a great film, i could watch it over and over again. in fact, i keep trying to, but the missus won't let me.

 

[Loki]

And if you've only watched the first 45 minutes of a film at least twice that length, you haven't actually seen it, have you.

Well I'd expect something at least vaguely interesting to have happened by 45 minutes into a film so if it hasn't, off it goes.

 

[dlx1]

when the Dude talking to the cops about his missing brethcase. " work papers "
Cop say: " what you do for work "
Dude: " I'm unemployed "

 

[Crispy]

when the Dude talking to the cops about his missing brethcase. " work papers "

And the other cop is turning a bowling pin-shaped hash pipe over in his fingers

 

[MysteryGuest]

I bought the video - definitely replays repeated viewings, and it got me into white russians, yum yum!

 

[top_biller]

I'm scrolling down the thread chuckling to myself at the quotes

My instant answer to "What's your favourite film?" - perfectly observed, brilliantly acted and still gives up something new everytime I watch it.

My reply to anyone who doesn't see its genius would be....obviously, you're not a golfer.

 

[XerxesVargas]

One of the best films ever made and firmly in my top 5.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

I guess this film is like Marmite , love it , hate it or just give a shrug of the shoulders when mentioned.

Me , it's got to be in my top ten films ever.

So many funny quotes I've forgotten most of them.

 

[Cosmo Topper]

Yeah but these are listed "Memorable Quotes" from the film!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes

Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation?
The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.

oh, my sides are splitting!

Thats not funny? Are you dead?

 

[Mr Retro]

Well I'd expect something at least vaguely interesting to have happened by 45 minutes into a film so if it hasn't, off it goes.

You haven't seen the film. Youve seen 45 mins of a 2 hour film.

Did you turn off the Deer Hunter during the drawn out first scene? If you did give it another go, it is really quite good.

Anyway fuck this thread, I'm goin' bowlin'.

 

[Loki]

You haven't seen the film. Youve seen 45 mins of a 2 hour film.

Did you turn off the Deer Hunter during the drawn out first scene? If you did give it another go, it is really quite good.

If I'm gonna watch a film, I don't want 45 minutes of boredom. And having looked at the sampling of "memorable quotes" I think I made the right choice. But hey if you like it good for you!

 

[Mr Retro]

If I'm gonna watch a film, I don't want 45 minutes of boredom. And having looked at the sampling of "memorable quotes" I think I made the right choice. But hey if you like it good for you!

Are the Germans still winning the war? I've only read 40% of the History or World War II. Is it safe to come out of the jungle yet?

 

[jodal]

Big L is brilliant, so funny and random that you cant help but like it and yes... it gets better with every viewing.

In Loki's defence however, if you don't like the first 45mins of Big L you're not gonna like the second half because it is just more of the same... unlike a film like Deer Hunter which really kicks into gear in its second half.

"I'm the Dude! That's what you call me, you know... That or His Dudeness, Duder, El Dudarino..." Jeff Bridges = Cool

 

[Badgers]

This film popped in my head this morning as I am looking for a rug.
Ideally a rug that really ties the room together

Great film and jodal is right, Jeff Bridges = Cool

 

[Lo Siento.]

it's one of my all-time favourite films. I had a t-shirt with Jon Goodman's face on it for a while that had the slogan "this is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass"

 

[FunkyUK]

Probalby in my top 10. Fucking Short version is fucking excellent

 

[100% masahiko]

White Russians are ace.

 

[veracity]

One of the best films ever made and firmly in my top 5.

Definitely. 8 people who took part in this poll have no soul.

 

[Gym Beam]

Top 5 fillims of al time for me. My 11 year old English Bull Terrier is named the Dude, or his Dudeness, or El Duderino, if you're not into the brevity thing. Love this movie. Here's my EBT:

 

[Badgers]

I really think I will get tickets for this ^

 

[N_igma]

"Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town. You don't draw shit, Lebowski. Now we got a nice, quiet little beach community here, and I aim to keep it nice and quiet. So let me make something plain. I don't like you sucking around, bothering our citizens, Lebowski. I don't like your jerk-off name. I don't like your jerk-off face. I don't like your jerk-off behavior, and I don't like you, jerk-off. Do I make myself clear?"

 

[billy_bob]

"Jackie Treehorn treats objects as women, man".

 

[Divisive Cotton]

this was the biggest pile of overrated yank wank I have every seen

 

[DexterTCN]

 

[Badgers]

this was the biggest pile of overrated yank wank I have every seen

That's, like, your opinion man

 

[Zabo]

I conclude you'd know fuck all about films if you dissed T.B.L

Coens - Direction, script
D.P. - Cinematography - Roger Deakins, a genius

One look at the c.v.'s of this lot tells you all you need to know about class actors.

Jeff Bridges
John Goodman
Steve Buscemi
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Music Carter Burwell along with C.C.R.

That lot do not come together by accident.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Its not my sense of humour at all. There's lots of weird stuff, but something has to be more than just weird to be funny. If all it took to be funny was being weird then I would be hilarious.

Maybe you need to have personal experience of the pretense of the art world/1st generation money to see the humor.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

John Turturro as Jesus Quintana cracks me up evertime

My boss from one of my jobs is a dead ringer for Jesus Quintana.