[Saije]

Dude. Sure to be an interesting crowd.

[freedumb2003]

Never seen it...

Just sayin’

[Soothesayer9]

“I said vee come back und cut off ze JOHNSON!”

[indcons]

[Charles Henrickson]

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

[Alex Murphy]

To the uninitiated, “The Big Lebowski’’ probably doesn’t sound like the sort of cinematic watershed that would translate to an enduring cultural phenomenon. But the movie has become just that. And we’re not talking about action figures and keychains, although they’re yours for the ordering.

[winstonwolf33]

Love that movie! Hilarious. I highly recommend.

[Wonderama Mama]

the best movie EVER!

[Feasor13]

The Dude abides. The Dude abides.

[wardaddy]

It went over my head though I thought Bridges sorta nailed his role.

I like RA better but the real Cohen masterpiece is Millers Crossing.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

My favorite subplot also running thorough the movie is that no matter what happens, he's still going bowling.

[killjoy]

[fieldmarshaldj]

See my tagline.

[FredZarguna]

Bunny Lebowski: Blow on them.
The Dude: You want me to blow on your toes?
Bunny Lebowski: I can't blow that far.
The Dude: [looks at man lazing in the pool] Are you sure he won't mind?
Bunny Lebowski: Uli doesn't care about anything. He's a Nihilist.
The Dude: Ah, that must be exhausting.

[LifeComesFirst]

I’m sick of this movie being described by the press as a “stoner movie.” I’m Mr. Square and I loved this movie, saw it opening day (the theater was empty).

Call it what it is, neo-noir comedy. Some people might appreciate this cinematic masterpiece but would be turned away by the idea that it’s just another dumb comedy about pot-smokers. Only the main character smokes pot. It’s more of a bowling movie than a pot movie.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

I own exactly 2 movies, and one - the Godfather Trilogy - was given to me as a gift. I guess that counts as 3 so technically I have 4. But The Big Lebowski is the only movie I’ve ever purchased. To my mind, it’s the greatest comedy ever made.

I have to resist the temptation to watch it as often as I want to....so I’ve probably only seen it about 15 times.

It’s difficult to describe the appeal. For me it’s the dialogue, which manages to be stupfyingly doltish and really clever at the same time. If you’re turned off by cursing, though, don’t even think of seeing it. At one time it held the unofficial record for most instances of the “F word.”

I’ve really, really wanted to go to a Lebowski Fest ever since they started having them. The only thing stopping me is that it would make me one of those guys who goes to movie conventions....and who wants to be one of those guys?

Oh, and the guy who talked about the soundtrack was right. An interesting thing is that most songs are covers, not sung by the original artists. Like Viva Las Vegas by Shawn Colvin, Dead Flowers by Townes Van Zandt (I think that’s been discussed), and my favorite - Hotel California by Los Lobos.

The characters and events are outrageous to the point of being ludicrous and truly unique. I could babble about it forever. But if the cursing doesn’t turn you off...check it out!

Hank

[Rembrandt]

The Big Lewinsky is probably even better, especially for Bostonians like Bawney Fwank, whether giving or weceiving.

[snarks_when_bored]

Steve Buscemi dies in almost every movie he’s in, but at least he didn’t get axed in the head and shoved into a woodchipper in “The Big Lebowski”...so it’s got that going for it...

[Ghengis]

...Film producer Jeff Dowd, the actual person on whom the character of the Dude is based, has launched a second career making personal appearances as The Real Lebowski...

And the Walter Sobchak character (John Goodman) was supposed to have been based on John Milius.

[JRios1968]

[FTJM]

Great movie.