The Big Lebowski - Maybe Spoilers

i like it, but i think it is overrated as frick.

obviously, i'm not a golfer

This is the ultimate "repeated viewings" movie. I didn't quite get it the first time either. All I can say is watch it again, don't worry about the plot, and just enjoy the absurdity of the characters. If you still don't like it, it's not for you.


Oh, and I don't see how you can call it unoriginal. What is it derivative of?

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I do not get how this film has become cult favorite.

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It is extremely quotable and the non-verbal acting is brilliant. Heck, the verbal acting is brilliant.

Goodman has one of his best performances, and Turturro and Hoffman extract every possible nuance from their limited lines.

I can see how it is not everyone's cup of tea, but I find the movie rarely misses a beat.

Walter in the coffee shop is one of my favorite scenes ever. fricking amateurs

Probably one of top 5 favorite movies.

How can you not laugh at everything that comes out of Walters mouth?

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I swear I'm not trying to troll or anything but holy crap....I do not get how this film has become cult favorite. I guess it's supposed to be a comedy, but the only time I cracked a smile was when Donny's ashes blew back on Jeff Bridges...and even that scene you could see a mile coming

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I do not get how this film has become cult favorite

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It became a cult favorite for the very reason that you see the dissension in this thread to your OP. Most people, like you, saw it for the first time and thought it was, to put it in the parlance of our times, "meh." But some saw it the first time and recognized a lot of the subtleties that exist in the movie and told their friends about it.

When it came out on video/dvd, people could watch it multiple times and pick up on the nuances of each scene (like how Brant reacts to Bunny saying she'll suck the Dude's cock for a thousand dollars... Brant can't watch, though, or he has to pay a hundred, and then the Dude's little quip as Brant is dragging him away from Bunny, "Uhhh... I'm just gonna go find a cash machine.") If you aren't paying much attention to the movie, you miss things like that. That scene is top-to-bottom hilarious and gets funnier with each viewing, from the Nihilist passed out in the pool with a bottle of Jack, to Brant's awkward interactions with Bunny and the Dude.

So, as with a lot of movies that can't truly be appreciated upon initial viewing unless you are really paying attention, it became a cult classic. The hilarity is not in your face. It is subtle. It is often delivered in a deadpan manner. The scene where the Dude's house gets broken into at the beginning of the movie and he's getting drowned in his own toilet ("Where's the money, Lebowski!?" "It's down there somewhere, let me take another look.") is a prime example. When the porn star pulls out the Dude's bowling ball and asks, "What the frick is this?" and the Dude's response is to look at him as if he's a moron and say, "Obviously, you're not a golfer." It's all very clever.

And clever humor is difficult to pick up on with one viewing.

One of my favorite movies. Still haven't attempted the Lebowski challenge. One day...

One of my favorite things about that movie is how people just keep getting into his apartment.

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Hey, this is a private residence, man.

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