Lebowski Fest

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
I liked the movie, i appreciate the characters and Lebowski's totally contrasting attitude in it (which was hilarious), but I just don't get why people love it SOOO much. Maybe it's better if I get not-sober and watch it again.

yes, very much so.

:beer:

 

[nerdress]

It's coming to SF this weekend! Bowlfest in Daly City on Friday and the movie screening on Saturday. Make sure you get your tickets if you're in the area and we'll see you there!

 

[BoberFett]

Have fun, and post some pictures! :beer:

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

You human paraquat.

A local bowling alley is having an "unofficial" Lebowski festival on August 1st. Bowling, the movie, and serving up white russians.

Still trying to convince my buddy that is a dead ringer for Walter to come over for it.

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

If you think it's low brow it means the jokes are going right over your head.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

Were the first ten minutes even that raunchy at all? Probably not! :laugh:

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

If you think it's low brow it means the jokes are going right over your head.

Yup. This.

Without the vulgarity they based on REAL people they knew (excuses it in my book), it has the same layered humor as their O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which is another masterpiece that only garnered them even more respect.

Thanks to Fargo, The Coens were well-respected masters of dark humor before The Big Lebowski. And let's not forget the jail-break scene of Raising Arizona... amazing film making. Despite critical acclaim, they had to drop the "humor" part to get Best Picture (No Country for Old Men; what is that? Dark...dark?), but that just speaks to how their stuff went over the heads of those in The Academy.

I already brought it up earlier but Lebowski offending a few idiots at Sundance enough to cause them to walk out of the room and miss their work of genius is part of the joke and it looks like FelixDeKat fell for it too. As usual, the plot is irrelevant (though very entertaining to try and follow) and it is the situational impact from which they draw humor. Basically, IRL, they knew a guy very much like the laid-back "Dude" and thought it would be hilarious to see him in such a runaway, out-of-control situation. They were right. They created characters for some of the other interesting people they know and thus Walter and Donny were born.

This is *NOT* a stoner flick. This is NOT a low-brow vulgar comedy flick, vulgar though it may be. I am actually sad for the people who think so and can't enjoy this movie. To put it in perspective, I *HATE* stoner flicks (Grandma's Boy, Harold & Kumar, Half-Baked, etc) and I *HATE* vulgar comedies (Scary Movie, _[Insert_Movie_Genre_Here]_ Movie, modern National Lampoons, etc)... with a passion. TBL, OTOH, I loved.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: venkman
that movie is SERIOUSLY overrated.

oh, and Kingpin was better

I dont see what people see in this movie. It was so terrible I stop watching after about 10 minutes.

if you couldn't get through the first 10 minutes, then you're probably just a stale dude.

Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

If you think of the Big Lebowski as low brow...then you have no eye for subtlety, simple as that. and I weep for your..."humor"

Kingpin is lowbrow, by definition; though I still laugh with its low browness.

 

[IEC]

"Nobody fucks with the Jesus"

 

[CZroe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5HVPKO9Aow

OK, I called it "the opening scene" in Raising Arizona when I meant to say "the prison/jail-break scene."

Edited above.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

You wish the Dude didn't cuss so durned much?

 

[CZroe]

This was an in Amazon review for another Coen Brothers movie:

When I was single, I often used Coen brothers films as a barometer of sorts for prospective boyfriends. For instance, I remember seeing "Fargo" on a first date, and when we came out of the theater, the guy (whose name I have since forgotten anyway) remarked "Huh, I didn't think much of that", while I was thinking how blown away I was by the film! I immediately thought to myself "So much for him! This relationship won't last long."

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Why do think so many people like this film? Is it all the funny quotes, the way the actors portray their characters so well or just the whole movie in general? What turned me off was all the raunchiness and low brow behavior. I guess I had to be in the mood for it but wasnt several years ago.

You wish the Dude didn't cuss so durned much?

Like every other old-timer coming from a place where no one would willingly call themselves "dude." I'll have a sarsaparilla.