Is The Big Lebowski a cultural milestone?

[edesignuk]

It's 10 years since the release of The Big Lebowski, a film that split cinema audiences down the middle but created a strange cult. Is The Dude a slacker prince for our times?

Not everybody likes The Big Lebowski.

The Big Lebowski is a cult film. That is to say, not everybody likes it but those who do, in the main, have a special relationship with it.

BBC.

I have a "special relationship with it", so this article deserved a thread

 

[iBlue]

Oh yeah.

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[iShater]

I think it is time for me to watch this movie, cause I haven't and cannot comment.

 

[edesignuk]

Oh yeah.

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nobody messes with the jesus!

 

[BoyBach]

Certainly, to my mind, the Coen brothers' second best film.

"Shut the f**k up, Donny!"

 

[Evangelion]

I am the Walrus

 

[Abstract]

nobody messes with the jesus!

One of the best characters from a film, ever.

Watching them polishing their balls was an absolute riot. And I haven't seen the film since it was released, so the fact that I remember the ball-polishing scene so vividly goes to show you how much of an impact it had on my life.

Or am I thinking of a porn?



.....uh......no, TBL was just that good.

*cough*

Oh yeah.

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Jesus and your avatar are moving in perfect rhythm!

 

[edesignuk]

Watching them polishing their balls was an absolute riot. And I haven't seen the film since it was released, so the fact that I remember the ball-polishing scene so vividly goes to show you how much of an impact it had on my life.

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[Abstract]

God you're quick.

 

[shecky]

big lebowski? never heard of it.



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[ucfgrad93]

Heard of it, but have never seen it.

 

[dmr727]

It gets better and better the more you watch it. I didn't even particularly care for it when I saw it in the theaters - now it's one of my favorites.

"Hey careful, man - there's a beverage here!"

 

[OutThere]

"Shut the f**k up, Donny!"

I use that line on a daily basis with my friends.

I've seen the movie so many times...it's big in college right now. In some way I see it as a cultural marker, if you want to overanalyze you can draw out a lot of themes that define the transition into the era we're living in right now.

 

[mahashel]

The Dude abides

 

[ViViDboarder]

My favorite movie. Definitely a milestone. It's gaining popularity all the time. My friends and I had a Big Lebowski night where we stayed in drinking White Rusians watching the movie.

Fantastic.

 

[Iscariot]

Is the Big Lebowski a cultural milestone?

No.

 

[NT1440]

Its a cult hit.

I do have a friend that travels to where ever leboskie-fest is being held that year tho. Last i remembered it was wisconsin.

 

[InvalidUserID]

I learned to bowl because of this movie. And when I see an older red Corvette, I usually chuckle to myself.

 

[Loge]

The only Bob Dylan in my iTunes collection is from this film.

Anyone see Burn After Reading yet? How does that compare?

 

[scotthayes]

One of my all time favourite movies.

 

[c-Row]

Watched it, but didn't even get a chuckle out of me once. Only good parts were the dream sequence and the Autobahn cover.

 

[robbieduncan]

It is close to perfect.

 

[dukebound85]

its on hulu.com if any of you want to watch it for free

 

[echeck]

Awesome movie.

My first car (which I had before the film) was a '72 Gran Torino (The Dude's car), so I definitely identified with this film straight away.

I haven't watched it all the way through for a few years, but I watch certain clips of it quite often for a quick chuckle.

My favorite line:

The Dude abides.

I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.

Awesome.

 

[MattG]

8-year olds, dude

My favorite movie. One year I *will* attend LebowskiFest.

Even got a little shrine in the living room