The Big Lebowski (1998) 
I am just going to run to an cash machine
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So I watched this movie on Friday with my in-laws and I worry that writing a review of it is like touching the third rail because of the sacred place it holds in their psyches. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is a great movie. It is a creative romp through the underbelly of early 90’s Los Angeles rife with fantastic dialogue, great characters and interesting pace.
I really enjoy Walter and the Dude and how they talk about bowling. I had a really hard time picking a quote for the title because there are so many good ones. I think Walter delivers more than his share. Once again, I was impressed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It seems like he is a different person in every movie I see. Basically, there isn’t really anything bad I can say about it. It deserves its place in the cinema pantheon, for some reason, I just don’t have a place for it in my cinema pantheon. Maybe it is because I feel like this film ‘belongs’ to other people or I came upon it a little late. Whatever. I am happy that The Dude is out there takin her easy for all of us.
I just (re)saw this a week or two ago. I was pleasantly surprised with how funny it was - better than I had remembered. I happened to get a lot of enjoyment out of the scene you quoted, one I hadn’t remembered at all. The way the Dude delivered that line was great and I couldn’t take my eyes off of Hoffman’s ridiculous and uncomfortable giggles and smiles. As much as I enjoyed this viewing, Lebowski just isn’t one of those movies I can watch over and over and love to death. Certain scenes do fall into that category though. Maybe that’s why it has such a loyal following; there are so many funny scenes and great individual lines that people can just ignore the stuff that doesn’t work for them.
Comment by poogas — November 22, 2006 @ 12:53 am