John Goodman as Walter is one of my all-time favorite performances by an actor. Especially in the end when he apologizes with his head down in shame, showing his vulnerability for the first time, then awkwardly hugs the Dude. The scene is like a bittersweet acceptance that life is cruel, you have no control, terrible things happen and there's nothing you can do about, but flawed as we both are, at least we have each other... and bowling. Let's go bowling.
You can tell Walter is one of those guys who never apologizes, not because he cannot, but because he thinks he is "always right." And swears he he would be perfectly willing to apologize, should he ever make a mistake. So in the ashes scene, he looks like he is trying to prove wrong, everybody who ever said he was incapable of admitting he was wrong.
I will always love this movie for giving us the best quote to reply to someone with when they disagree with you and it's not worth having a conversation about it. "Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man." 🤘 (It's really good for RUclips troll commenters. 😊 )
When you have a friend like Walter, it's not easy. He can drive you crazy. But on the other hand, Walter is the friend who walks through the fire with you. Especially when he has just started it himself.
You're probably the reactor who I've seen who "got" the movie the most. You understand the comedy and the absurdity of it perfectly and why the movie is still so celebrated and cult after all these years.
Fun Fact: The reason that Walter is always telling Donnie to “Shut the fuck up” is a poke at Steve Buscemi’s character in Fargo, who literally never stops talking.
I am not sure that Cassie from a year or so ago would have so quickly and expertly picked up on the absurd quality of this thoroughly entertaining movie. Thanks for another excellent one.
Sort of like the rambling out of sequence story that is, "Pulp Fiction". It's all these weird fragments that don't tie into a plot until the very end. I had to re-watch that too to figure out what I missed the first time, but I don't think Cassie wanted to see that type of a film again.
I COULD NEVER GET INTO THIS MOVIE LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH MUCH OF IT. I tried just now with the Popcorn In Bed girl but I still can't watch it, quitting after about 4 minutes. The only scene I like is the Hotel California bowling scene with Hesus, "Nobody messes with the Jesus!" And the only reason I know about that scene is I was listening to different versions of Hotel California on youtube a few years ago. The Gypsy Kings do a fantastic remake of the song! Thanks for reading. Now I need to go exercise because I skipped exercising yesterday.
It's ironic that despite being so absurd, this movie is closer to reality than most, in that it's not the destination but the journey that has meaning.
Except there really was no meaning or even destination to this, and that's a huge part of the humor. None of the elements of the plot wound up mattering and everyone is still exactly where they were at the beginning. Even the most consequential event, Donny dying, arguably isn't even consequential. As the running joke with Donny is that he's basically the pointless friend in the background that doesn't even really matter. Walter is always telling him to shut the fuck up, and he never impacts the plot in any way. He's just kind of there. So when he's gone, its not that much different from when he's there. Really this is just one big satire accomplished via character wrapped up in a parody of film noir. I guess in that sense you can say the journey has meaning. The journey has meaning in its lack of meaning lol.
@@moonlitegram Sure, although meaning is omnipresent; there is no such thing as "inconsequential" e.g. Donny _could_ have had enough of Walter's abuse and tried to do X which led to Y which leads to Z for the Dude so that Donny didn't is part of the "butterfly effect" of it all. Adolf Hitler's parallell dimension twin sister that lived an "inconsequential" life, you know.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps No. Because those things aren't in the film. Inconsequential refers to what we see in the film. Because that's what we're doing; we're examining a film/story.
EXCELLENT editing on this video. You maintained the flow of the movie while inserting your comments and protecting the video from being taken down. Really good.
Yeah, some people don't understand that they need to keep certain scenes in to keep the flow of the reaction and so it isn't so jumpy with the editing. If a scene seems useless, but you reacted to the after affects that scene, you need to put it in still. She edits her reactions very well! I love watching her reactions!
So, my dad was not a big movie guy, but I am. One day I convinced him to watch The Big Lebowski and he loved it. He laughed so hard. One of his favorite parts was when Walter pours out Donny's ashes and they blow right into The Dude's face. Sadly, my dad passed away from cancer when I was 19. He wanted to be cremated and have his ashes poured out. So, we had a whole ceremony and when we poured out his ashes, the wind blew, and so did he. I could not help but laugh as I immediately thought of that scene.
The Big Lebowski is one of those movies you can watch 100 times and still catch something you never noticed before! It’s a classic! The Coen Brothers make magnificent movies!
Yup. I just noticed this time that The Dude pulls a joint out of his pocket along with the money to pay for his coffee and just leaves it on the counter. You can still see the tip of it sticking out past his coffee mug for the rest of the scene. Or after Sam Elliott leaves The Dude at the bar a few seconds later he is wandering around in the background and he looks drunk as hell and completely lost, like he exits the bar Stage Right and is in the background wandering towards Stage Left looking like 'Where the hell am I?!?' lol
The you need to see Barton Fink...their first big movie puts the rest to shame. Not just new things but the new stuff makes you reinterpret the whole movie.
I just noticed today that after Donny DOESN'T get a strike just before the confrontation with the nihlists, he is looking at his left hand/arm and opening/closing his fist. Probably first sign of the impending heart attack. I've seen this movie DOZENS of times and this was the very first time I noticed that!!
I noticed this time all the art that Maude had on the table the second time Dude goes there when he learns of Autobahn. They’re all women’s upper torsos with various things covering the boobs. One is a bra, but another is ice cream scoopers, and another some kind of pan strainers. Freakin Hilarious! “Does the female form make you uncomfortable Mr. Lebowski?”
35:57 “I wanted to see the face-off against Jesus!” Never change, Cassie 😁 I guess one of the things that sets the Coen Brothers apart is their focus on the minutiae of life. The plot is there to show off their characters, not the other way round, and it makes them endlessly fascinating! Now, let’s go bowling 🎳
Something a lot of people miss in Lebowski is that it IS a “Western.” It’s just set on the pacific coast in the late-20th century instead of being set in the interior west 120 years prior. It’s contextualized. All the beats and the mystery play out like an epic Western. That’s also why Sam Elliot is in it. The Corn’s explored this idea again in recontextualizing Ancient Greek epics in the 20th century American South for O Brother Where Art Thou… Incidentally, their best film, in my opinion.
@@WarGamerGirl Exactly, even the convoluted story references novels like Hammetts' "The Maltese Falcon" and in particular "The Big Sleep" (Chandler had composed his novels from fragments of his so-called "cannibalized" short stories). The film became famous for the anecdote that even director Howard Hawks couldn't understand all levels of the plot, so he asked Raymond Chandler who actually killed the chauffeur. To which Chandler replied, "I have no idea myself".
Yeah, I thought her reaction was perfect, too. It’s a very convoluted plot, but the humor is so strong and absurd that one tends to not stress about understanding what’s going on at any given moment. Rather than asking, “What in the hell is going on?” you’re probably asking, “Who the Ef ARE these people?” It’s really all about the characters anyway.
@@MarcosElMalo2 The best description of this movie was by a critic, I don't remember who, or exactly what he said but it was something along the lines of "The film desperately wants to have a plot, but the characters simply refuse to let it happen."
I thought it was her worst, she kept talking all the time over the dialogue, 'what's this?', 'what's that?. 'what's happening?' , 'who's that?' 'Oh look he's holding a thing you can all see he's holding'..... haha
Juliane Moore's accent is what is called the "Mid-Atlantic" accent, which was popular among actors in the 20s-50s due to its clarity in radio and sound film (think of Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca). It sort of leans into her "Femme Fatale" character like in the film noire genre (the joke being that she and every other character is a character from a different movie genre).
The accent also goes by various other names. Most notably the Transatlantic Accent, but also Good American Speech, Eastern Standard, American Theater Standard or American stage speech. It was taught in acting schools like Juilliard. It was favored in early radio and movies because recording equipment was limited on the bass end of the spectrum and the nasal quality of the accent was better reproduced on more primitive equipment.
I think it'd be more Katharine Hepburn than Humphrey Bogart. There's nothing trans-atlantic about Bogart's voice, and while it's iconic the slight lisp in it can hardly be considered a feature of clarity.
The Coen Brothers write characters that are so freaking weird, and yet so relatable at the same time. I love the way they see the world. Raising Arizona is another classic you need to check out!
I watched Big Lebowski in the theater with my dad when I was like 19. We laughed so hard through the whole thing. It is such a random, bizarre movie but you find yourself loving The Dude, Donnie and even though he is ridiculous and frustrating, Walter too. You nailed it when you said that they captured the little subtle things that people do instead of the clichés. Some of the best crafted characters are in this film and such a quotable movie!
Your reaction to this was amazing, so please don't apologize. Your giggles, the way you pulled up the covers whenever you had secondhand embarrassment, the way you quoted Walter from earlier in the movie 😂 All gold. Made this very fun to watch. I've seen this movie hundreds of times and it never fails to make me laugh. My favorite part is when the cop goes on his monologue, and the Dude replies, "I'm sorry, I wasn't listening" and the cop chucks the coffee mug at his head 😂😂😂 The first time I saw that, I laughed so hard for so long that I missed the next scene and a half. Also! I once went to a friend's birthday party, which was a costume party with The Big Lebowski as the theme. We drank white Russians only, had the movie on repeat, had the soundtrack on, and did hallway bowling 😂 The costumes were so much fun, pretty much you only had to go to the thrift store. I was Maude from Gutterballs (I made my own Viking helmet and bowling ball bra out of aluminum foil), my husband was Walter (and he had the perfect facial hair at the time for it). We also had a Dude (of course), Bunny, Jackie Treehorn, the Nihilists, Donny, regular Maude, the landlord during his dance recital, Brant, Jesus, and The Stranger (the narrator ish guy with the mustache, the iconic Sam Elliott). It was the best costume party I've ever been to 😂
Two fun facts: 1. Sam Elliot was also really confused about why he was in the movie. 2. Walter's character is based upon conservative screenwriter/director John Milius. He was in a set with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas at USC before they all became Hollywood personages. Milius wrote the script for "Apocalypse Now," and he was on the set with his friend Coppola. When Martin Sheen was unable to show the proper frightened emotion in a scene after several takes, Milius pulled out his gun and placed it on the table close to Sheen. On the next take, Sheen successfully gave the director what he was looking for. Anyway, Milius wrote the screenplays for films like the Dirty Harry series, The Wind and the Lion, Jeremiah Johnson, and Clear and Present Danger, among others. He also both wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn.
Lol, I just posted a comment about Sam Elliot not being a character and not belonging in the movie. It's not breaking out the fourth wall when he speaks to us at the bar, expected as the story teller, it's breaking into the movie to have a conversation with the character.
33:29 “Did we just have a sword bowling ball fight in a bowling alley parking lot? Did Dude father a child?” This has to be one of my favorite quotes now. Thank you. 😁
One of the subtleties to watch out for when you rewatch it is when Walter is giving his eulogy of Donnie, he uses the phrase “...in accordance with what we imagine your final wishes might well have been...” It might be my favorite line in the movie.
John Goodman used to surprise me. Every time he showed up in a movie, he was amazing. Now, I just expect him to be great. This and Always are 2 of my favorite Goodman performances.
The Big Lebowski is one of the most philosophically informative films ever put to the screen. A true example of a life well lived in stark contradiction of all external efforts to assign it a relative meaning/value.
@@kurremkarmerruk8718 Not at all, a nihilist is an idiot who's unknowingly arguing that we'd all still be here if the Sun was twice as far away or only half as far away.
I COULD NEVER GET INTO THIS MOVIE LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH MUCH OF IT. I tried just now with the Popcorn In Bed girl but I still can't watch it, quitting after about 4 minutes. The only scene I like is the Hotel California bowling scene with Hesus, "Nobody messes with the Jesus!" And the only reason I know about that scene is I was listening to different versions of Hotel California on youtube a few years ago. The Gypsy Kings do a fantastic remake of the song! Thanks for reading. Now I need to go exercise because I skipped exercising yesterday.
@@drServitis no, but WHEN YOU COMMENT IN ALL CAPS ON A RANDOM COMMENT WITH INFORMATION NOT RELATED TO SAID RANDOM COMMENT it seems that way. That’s what elderly people who can’t understand smartphones do.
@@TK-hw2ph Your reply just showed more hatred for old people. Why do you hate us so much??? Wait til it's your turn to be old. Hopefully you meet up with someone who hates old people as much as you do now. What did we ever do to you??? And btw, I used a few words in all caps, just as you did in your original comment. Hateful and hypocritical. Sad way to go through life.
tv edits are one of my favorite guilty pleasures. during the car smashing, if you catch this movie on cable, he would shout "this is what happens you find a stranger in the alps!" ....kills me every time i think about it
You can watch that movie 20 more times and still catch new things. This is an all time classic! The funny thing is, a lot of people don’t like it the first time they watch. But it gets better every time. Great reaction!
Hello, in the " wedding ring scene " and the toilet seat is slammed down. I'm reminded that my Mom lived with three boys and she trained them all to leave the toilet seat up. She never could enjoy sitting on a wet toilet seat.
This is arguably my favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman role. From his reaction to Bunnie's 'offer' at the pool to his 'translations' in the limo...cracks me up every time...
One of my favorites. The first time my son watched it (8 years old at the time), he counted how many times they said the "mother of all swears", during the movie. He brought me his paper that had so many hash marks on it, I lost count. Then he lectured me on liking a movie that had so many "mother of all swears" in it and that I should go in time out. Damn kids.... lol
292 according to IMDB, who were also counting variants of the word. Family Media Guide counted 260. Dividing by runtime that's somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.2 to 2.5 Fucks Per Minute, barely letting it crack into the Top 40.
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And you were letting an 8 year old watch an R-rated movie why.....
My friends and I have a drinking game and we take a sip every time. We've yet to get through the movie before someone passes out lmao We always start too late and alcohol isn't great for staying awake it seems
Not sure if they are on your "list" but "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "Raising Arizona" are similar Coen Brothers comedies in the same vein. Absolutely worth a watch (or 2).
“Ahh…nice marmot”…it’s randomness like this that make this movie so funny, and they happen so fast, you can miss it. You pick up something new every time you watch it. He was just so confident it was a marmot (who even knows what a marmot is?) when it was a completely different species altogether lol
This is definitely worth a re-watch. Like a lot of Coen brothers films, there are so many little details and clues. It makes the second viewing, entirely different and with each viewing, you see a little bit more. So glad you liked this one. You can't wrong with the Coen brothers, hope you see a lot more.
im surprised people like the movie the first time because I thought it was so average. 2-3 rewatches later its one of my favorites ever. Each time I watch it a different line makes me burst out laughing.
Great movie. And when you watch it, you'll realize that you NEVER see the Dude bowling. Ever. LOL. Also Donnie always hits strikes until right before he has the heart attack, so it's foreshadowing. Also you can see him flexing his hand right after so it shows he was having symptoms of the heart attack but its so subtle. LOVE this movie. You have to watch it several times to get all the little things that they stick in it.
This cast, directors and movie should've won Oscars! And Walter.... it speaks for itself... John Goodman, what a talent! He delivered that speech on the cliff with so much grace and sincere emotion... great acting!
I love this movie….I’ve watched it probably 50 times…never gets old 😂 Fantastic writing, acting and comedy. It’s a cult classic! Your reaction was great Cassie! The Dude always abides 😉
I lived in LA from 73 to 2000 and this is exactly what it was like. Everyone was stoned all the time and doing totally weird things and it all seemed normal. Like the abnormal became normal. That's what the narrator meant when he said The Dude was exactly the right person for that time. So I guess you could say this movie was about Los Angeles and Lebowski was just the prototypical person living in the city at that time. I love the way the narrator in the opening scene is talking with a western accent and you think he's talking about Texas or somewhere with cowboys and then they show a view of Los Angeles at night from up in the hills. I lived up in the hills and I loved driving into the city at night and seeing it all lit up and spread out like a box of jewels. It was a special time and place and all of us who were living in it at the time were Lebowskis and I guess that's why I can so relate to this movie. And of course, Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors. And not only is he a great actor but the movies he has stared in are all such classics going back to his early films like Cutter's Way, Rancho Deluxe and also Wild Bill and the more recent remake of True Grit. Just start at the beginning and watch them all there isn't a bad one in the batch.
"come onnn mann...do i look married? the toilet seats up" is one of my all time favorite lines. That, and of course "DONNIE! YOURE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT!"
Useless crimes by useless people. Except the Dude. You might not believe it, but he’s the only guy with an inherent moral compass here (the rug). The nihilists don’t believe in shit and blames the dude crew for their misfortune, old Lebowski is a spineless liar, Walter was in ‘Nam for a week and converted to judaism for his ex-wife.. Jesus is a pederast.
It occurred to me for the first time that the first two times we see Donnie bowl, he rolls a strike, but the third time he leaves a pin standing. This is just a few minutes before he has his fatal heart attack.
I've been waiting on this. It's one of my favorite films of the '90s and my favorite Coen Brothers film. I haven't checked the reaction on Patreon so I hope you like it. Should be an interesting reaction.
This gets funnier each time you watch it. Loved your reaction. I hope you get to watch it again, there’s always more stuff you can pick up. I actually didn’t like this the first time I saw it, but then I rewatched it with some friends and it was hilarious! Time magazine did an article on this movie saying it’s the most quotable movie for one liners. The Dude abides.
One of the sweetest moments in all of the movies is when Walt and The Dude hug after spreading Donny's ashes. It's so real. Cos that's what a best friends is. The biggest pain in the ass in the world but you love them no matter what.
Every Coen Brothers movie should be on your list. Some are better than others, but they never disappoint to tell intriguing and original stories, they are great story tellers. This movie truly is the Coen Brothers at the top of their game. I about cried as Walter covered The Dude with Donnie's ashes and in no way should that be funny.....but yet it is.
For another Coen Brothers film that shows a whole other side of their style, check out "Raising Arizona," from 1987. Crazy (in a good way), it's like a Road Runner cartoon with live people in it. With Holly Hunter, Nicolas Cage, John Goodman. I think you'll really like it.
My favorite moment is when The Dude invites the landlord to his dance recital. Dude blows him off. But then Dude actually shows up! Not only that, he brings two friends with him! If you have ever had a friend try to drag you to some kind of show, that is righteous!
Saturday, Cassie, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't get in a car, I don't ride in a car, I don't pick up the phone, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as shoot don't watch reaction videos! SHOMER SHABBOS! Just kidding! This is one of my top four movies on Letterboxd. I'll be watching.
Great reaction. My brother just passed away a few months ago, this was one of his favorite movies. He always said just put him in a coffee can like Donny. We didn't but I seriously thought about it. Anyways you made the comment about The Dudes clothes. All the clothes Jeff wore in the movie were from his personal wardrobe. So he is The Dude.
When this came out in 1998, I missed it, and a few months later went to a video rental shop where I read the VHS box description. There were no quotes or ratings on it, so I figured it must be pretty bad. It was only after my brother called, and enthusiastically told me to see it immediately that I discovered how magnificent this comedy is. Now I figure the reason the reviews were indifferent (or nonexistent) was because of all the profanity - which only adds to the humor. One of my favorite films of all time - none better.
It's crazy how much Cassie has grown in understanding movies. Laughing throughout the movie was fantastic! And your wrap up shows that you just "got" this film, when it confuses many people. What a journey from rom-coms to understanding and laughing at the Big Lebowski!
The most apt and funny comment I have ever read regarding ‘The Big Lebowski’ comes from a RUclips comment on another video regarding the movie. “It’s a movie about a plot trying to do everything it can to matter to a character who just can’t be bothered.”
What a delightful reaction! One very small detail … Maude’s accent. I think it’s meant to be what was called a “Mid Atlantic” accent. It’s a nearly artificial accent that in the 1920s through 50s was very deliberately taught to upper class Americans and most people in the entertainment industry. It was supposed to be a “sophisticated” accent for Americans, with a bit of British influence. Actors from that era like Cary Grant and Bette Davis had that accent. And Maude having it signals that she’s rich, from “old money.” But in this case I think it’s also supposed to be another layer of funny, since her accent is so out of date for the 1990s. So it added to her overall eccentricity.
Yes, it's also a common character trait from detective-noir stories. The Coens dared to ask, "What if we transposed a hard-boiled detective story to early-'90s LA, but made our 'detective' a Hippie burnout with no real interest in the case beyond replacing a valued piece of home decor?" and then proceeded to smash it out of the fucking park. The Hudsucker Proxy, also by the Coens (written in collaboration with Sam Raimi), features a fast-talking 1940s NYC reporter with a Mid-Atlantic accent. Jennifer Jason Leigh gives a fantastic performance. I wonder what RUclips reactors will make of The Hudsucker Proxy when they get around to it.
"It tied the room together." "The Dude abides." "Okay, let me explain something to you: I'm not Mr Lebowski you're Mr Lebowski. I'm the Dude. You know? You can at address me as 'Dude, Duder, his Royal Dudeness or El Duderino.' " lol!!
The "in joke" of the Donny character is that in Fargo, Steve Buscemi played a motormouth that would not shut up. So in his next role they made him a character that couldn't say two words without being told to "shut the f--- up."
It's a very well crafted plot that ultimately matters not at all, because it's the characters that drive the story and what you remember. Brilliant and hilarious movie.
Definite homage to film noir detective stories. The dude has encounters with characters with their own secrets, he gets beat up and knocked out (always happens to the detective) and the dude in his own laid back way solves the case.
one of the truely genius things about this movie, and I seen other reactors say so as well. is that the Dude (or his dudeness) is literally so chill that he is somehow carried through the plot of this movie. its like he's just trying to bowl and an adventure forms around him and he just passes through lol. the plot moves its self as opposed to him moving it forward. I mean. . . . .thats crazy 😳
This is my favorite comedy of all time. It's a cult classic. But you can't just watch it one time. You have to see it two, maybe three times to truly appreciate the writing, the acting, the running jokes and see the brilliance.
One of the funniest linse in the entire movie...when Maude is showing him "Logjammin,"......I'm sure you can guess what happens next : The dude... "He fixes the cable?"
Within the last few years, John Goodman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jeff Bridges attended the ceremony & was wearing a nice suit, and carrying a bag: mid speech, he opens the bag, and pulls out The Dude's sweater, puts it on, and continues his speech in character!
Love this movie. I used it for my final project in a film editing class in 2002. We had to create a 5 minute movie trailer and I set the whole thing to the music from the Gutterballs scene. 😆
You conclude by saying "I think I need to watch this again..." So true! Watch it once a year or once every year. It holds up so, so well. And yes, you do notice things you never noticed before. For instance, when The Dude first meets Bunny at the poolside, have a close look at the guy who is sunning himself in the pool. Also, you'll find yourself laughing at things you didn't notice were funny in any prior viewing. Another insightful comment from you is to question if the plot really matters all that much. Not truly, right? One very, very peculiar thing about this movie is that it is almost entirely character study. The plot is just an excuse for all of these characters to express themselves to their fullest.
I don't know how often you re-watch movies but The Big Lebowski is one that gets better (and funnier) every time I watch it. Thanks for the great time.
Glad to see you react to this! This is one of my all time favorite movies. The shortest of the three nihilists Walter fights is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he was also Needles in Back to the Future part 2. Also the bald guy that was always laughing at Maude's apartment is David Thewlis, he was Remus Lupin in a few of the Harry Potter movies.
Ah, the Dude. I love my tee-shirt with the image of the Dude on it and written across it, "The Dude Abides". One of my all time favorites. Another Coen Brothers to check is their first big time release, "Blood Simple". Don't miss it.
I was in high school when Blazing Saddles was first released. For most of my adult life, I maintained Blazing Saddles was THE BEST MOVIE of all time. I never thought any movie would comne along and claim that title until 20 years ago when I saw The Big Lebowski. I simply love this movie beyond description. >>>I thought it was interesting how here, Donny hardly got a word in edgewise, as opposed to Fargo, when his charature did all the talking between him and Peter Stormare (Uli). >>>The song playing after The Dude he was drugged - Just Dropped In (To See Whay My Condition Was In) was Kenny Rogers with his first band, The First Edition. >>>He is smoking pot (the Devil's lettuce) >>>Though you didn't show in your review, my favorite was at the impound yard when The Dude asks if they have any leads. "Yeah. They got 4 more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts....leads!"
I love that every single line in the film is insanely quotable. And every actor is turning in some career highlight performances, even and especially in roles with less than a handful of minutes of screen time.
Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers as Kieffer, a former exchange student and nihilist #2... Getting a bowling ball to the groin...is the funniest scene in the movie, followed immediately by the saddest moment, when Donnie has a heart attack. It's an analogy for the movie, a strike, followed by a stroke.
Hard to say really what the movie is about: - The Dude? - Bowling? -The Big Lebowski? -Bunnys fake kidnapping ? -Sam Elliots sothing voice? Personally I think "The Rug" is the main caracter! 😂🤣
I love this movie and I can't imagine loving a reaction to it more than I enjoyed watching you! You seemed to get the humor in everything which was so satisfying. Here's a bit of inside Cohen trivia regarding Steve Buscemi pointed out by the brothers in an interview. This was the 5th movie the Coens used him in. His character dies in each one and in each movie he ends up in smaller and smaller pieces!
@@azcello 1. Miller's Crossing - (Mink) shot and dumped in woods 2. Barton Fink (Chet) burned to death 3. Hudsucker Proxy - he was a barman and I don't really know if he died or how. I could never sit through this movie. 4.Fargo - (Carl) put in woodchipper 5. The Big Lebowski - (Donny) cremated So 5 movies. Maybe he only died in 4, so call the Cohens liars, lol
There are so many great nuggets in this film. It's a masterpiece. Lost count how many times I've seen this film but I still find it funny every time. You can't say that about many movies. Peace out
The Big Lebowski is the perfect comedy movie. I actually had the entire script memorized in High School and my friends and I watched it literally over and over again! The humor is very subtle but the movie is HILARIOUS. The part with the giant dong on the paper pad when he's trying to find out what the guy wrote is one of the most original jokes ever and it still kills 😆😆
My favorite setup- the closeup, the squint, the tear and suspicious stuff into his pocket, the Sneaky-Pete tiptoeing, all for a dick doodle. A friend of mine moved to Hollywood to do camera work. He recreated that rubbing on the spot one day and sent me a pic with just "Guess where we're shooting." I said "Jackie fucking Treehorn's house!"
For me when Walter scatter Donnie's ash but the wind trolling them by going backwards hitting Dude's face like it's fucking random wtf?!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can't stop laughing bout that scene
@@hantumann4r449 Or when Dude nails the board to his floor so he can brace the chair against the doorknob to keep people from opening it but the door opens the opposite way and the dudes just walk right in. 😂😂😂😂
Donnie only bowls strikes in the movie, until the scene before the heart attack, you see him looking strangely at the pins and clasping and shaking his right hand, a subtle hint at the heart attack about to happen😢 Rest in Peace sweet prince
"The Fisher King" is another stellar Jeff Bridges performance (out of a lifetime of great performances), but if you want to stay in a Coen Brothers comedy state of mind, "Raising Arizona", "Barton Fink", "The Hudsucker Proxy" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" are all worth watching ... all quirky, all slightly dark, all very funny.
And while it's not a comedy, I cannot recommend Miller's Crossing highly enough. It's the best-written film I've ever seen, and no one seems to know about it.
This is the kind of movie where either you're on board in the first five minutes, or you're never going to get there. And honestly, either one is perfectly respectable.
17:20 "what is her accent" - its a call back to the manufactured mid-atlantic American accent they used to use in the golden age of Hollywood that blended American and British accents together. A big part of this film is reworking classic film noir pictures from the 40s like "The Big Sleep", "Murder My Sweet", "The Maltese Falcon" and turning them on their head to satire aspects of modern culture. And the character Maude is the classic "femme fatale" type character like Lauren Bacall in "The Big Sleep". So the accent is part of the call back to those films.
There are actual "Big Lebowski" parties where everyone dresses like the characters and, of course, mostly the Dude and Jeff Bridges showed up at one of them and loved it.
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John Goodman as Walter is one of my all-time favorite performances by an actor. Especially in the end when he apologizes with his head down in shame, showing his vulnerability for the first time, then awkwardly hugs the Dude. The scene is like a bittersweet acceptance that life is cruel, you have no control, terrible things happen and there's nothing you can do about, but flawed as we both are, at least we have each other... and bowling. Let's go bowling.
Amen, cheers to you for summing it up so beautifully.
You can tell Walter is one of those guys who never apologizes, not because he cannot, but because he thinks he is "always right." And swears he he would be perfectly willing to apologize, should he ever make a mistake.
So in the ashes scene, he looks like he is trying to prove wrong, everybody who ever said he was incapable of admitting he was wrong.
His unpredictability is really intimidating.
From one extreme to another, great acting.
His character was actually based on director John Milius. They even made him look like Milius.
I will always love this movie for giving us the best quote to reply to someone with when they disagree with you and it's not worth having a conversation about it. "Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man." 🤘 (It's really good for RUclips troll commenters. 😊 )
This is what everyone says to me when I say I hate this movie. It is a good quote.
@@martythetickler Definitely my favourite quote in the movie.
Best quote!
But I prefer "You're out of your element, Donnie!" or "Shut the fuck up, Donnie"
Shut the F up Donnie also works. 😄
When you have a friend like Walter, it's not easy. He can drive you crazy. But on the other hand, Walter is the friend who walks through the fire with you. Especially when he has just started it himself.
This such a specially insightful comment. Excellent and thanks.
You have to admit that rug really tied the room together.
You're probably the reactor who I've seen who "got" the movie the most. You understand the comedy and the absurdity of it perfectly and why the movie is still so celebrated and cult after all these years.
You, me, and the movies reaction had a pretty good handle of this film.
Are you serious? It was halfway through her reaction before she even picked up on why The Dude had a sore jaw.
Fun Fact: The reason that Walter is always telling Donnie to “Shut the fuck up” is a poke at Steve Buscemi’s character in Fargo, who literally never stops talking.
Fun detail
omg WHAT?!!!
@@parkermills3328 Fargo was made before this.
@@parkermills3328 Fargo was released in 1996, Big Lebowski was 1998.
@@parkermills3328 incorrect
I am not sure that Cassie from a year or so ago would have so quickly and expertly picked up on the absurd quality of this thoroughly entertaining movie. Thanks for another excellent one.
Sort of like the rambling out of sequence story that is, "Pulp Fiction". It's all these weird fragments that don't tie into a plot until the very end. I had to re-watch that too to figure out what I missed the first time, but I don't think Cassie wanted to see that type of a film again.
I COULD NEVER GET INTO THIS MOVIE LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH MUCH OF IT. I tried just now with the Popcorn In Bed girl but I still can't watch it, quitting after about 4 minutes. The only scene I like is the Hotel California bowling scene with Hesus, "Nobody messes with the Jesus!" And the only reason I know about that scene is I was listening to different versions of Hotel California on youtube a few years ago. The Gypsy Kings do a fantastic remake of the song! Thanks for reading. Now I need to go exercise because I skipped exercising yesterday.
@@drServitis Calm down Walter.
@@pajander Shut up, Donnie! This movie sucks!
You’re out of your element
It's ironic that despite being so absurd, this movie is closer to reality than most, in that it's not the destination but the journey that has meaning.
That's not how meaning works.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps He never talked about how meaning works.
Except there really was no meaning or even destination to this, and that's a huge part of the humor. None of the elements of the plot wound up mattering and everyone is still exactly where they were at the beginning. Even the most consequential event, Donny dying, arguably isn't even consequential. As the running joke with Donny is that he's basically the pointless friend in the background that doesn't even really matter. Walter is always telling him to shut the fuck up, and he never impacts the plot in any way. He's just kind of there. So when he's gone, its not that much different from when he's there.
Really this is just one big satire accomplished via character wrapped up in a parody of film noir. I guess in that sense you can say the journey has meaning. The journey has meaning in its lack of meaning lol.
@@moonlitegram Sure, although meaning is omnipresent; there is no such thing as "inconsequential" e.g. Donny _could_ have had enough of Walter's abuse and tried to do X which led to Y which leads to Z for the Dude so that Donny didn't is part of the "butterfly effect" of it all.
Adolf Hitler's parallell dimension twin sister that lived an "inconsequential" life, you know.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps No. Because those things aren't in the film. Inconsequential refers to what we see in the film. Because that's what we're doing; we're examining a film/story.
EXCELLENT editing on this video. You maintained the flow of the movie while inserting your comments and protecting the video from being taken down. Really good.
Yeah, some people don't understand that they need to keep certain scenes in to keep the flow of the reaction and so it isn't so jumpy with the editing. If a scene seems useless, but you reacted to the after affects that scene, you need to put it in still. She edits her reactions very well! I love watching her reactions!
Also, maybe it has to do with the censoring the F word... ahahaha!
PiB's editor is the best in the reaction business!
You need a husband if you haven’t seen this yet. You’re dating prettyboys.
@@2needey1 no idea what you mean
So, my dad was not a big movie guy, but I am. One day I convinced him to watch The Big Lebowski and he loved it. He laughed so hard. One of his favorite parts was when Walter pours out Donny's ashes and they blow right into The Dude's face. Sadly, my dad passed away from cancer when I was 19. He wanted to be cremated and have his ashes poured out. So, we had a whole ceremony and when we poured out his ashes, the wind blew, and so did he. I could not help but laugh as I immediately thought of that scene.
"Careful man! There's a beverage here!"
That line always gets me. 😂
When the Dude gets thrown in the limo, his White Russian does not spill drop. The Dude is a living god.
@@Finey_S_K when booze is at stake, some men become professional athletes.
😂😂😂 it’s my favourite too 😂😂
my cool crew in high school never liked The Eagles, so that's the line that gets me
I've got it on a coffee mug.
This will really tie the channel together
She's a good reactor. And thorough.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Dude, that's not the preferred nomenclature. It's Reactor-American.
@@jsharp3165 - she’s from Canada?
Jon, that was very well done
@@BoomerPlusUltra Which makes her too nice to correct you.
The Big Lebowski is one of those movies you can watch 100 times and still catch something you never noticed before! It’s a classic! The Coen Brothers make magnificent movies!
Yup. I just noticed this time that The Dude pulls a joint out of his pocket along with the money to pay for his coffee and just leaves it on the counter. You can still see the tip of it sticking out past his coffee mug for the rest of the scene. Or after Sam Elliott leaves The Dude at the bar a few seconds later he is wandering around in the background and he looks drunk as hell and completely lost, like he exits the bar Stage Right and is in the background wandering towards Stage Left looking like 'Where the hell am I?!?' lol
@@georgeclinton4524 @117rebel - have you noticed Jackie Treehorn's thugs switch shirts between visits to the Dude's place?
The you need to see Barton Fink...their first big movie puts the rest to shame. Not just new things but the new stuff makes you reinterpret the whole movie.
I just noticed today that after Donny DOESN'T get a strike just before the confrontation with the nihlists, he is looking at his left hand/arm and opening/closing his fist. Probably first sign of the impending heart attack. I've seen this movie DOZENS of times and this was the very first time I noticed that!!
I noticed this time all the art that Maude had on the table the second time Dude goes there when he learns of Autobahn. They’re all women’s upper torsos with various things covering the boobs. One is a bra, but another is ice cream scoopers, and another some kind of pan strainers. Freakin Hilarious! “Does the female form make you uncomfortable Mr. Lebowski?”
35:57 “I wanted to see the face-off against Jesus!” Never change, Cassie 😁
I guess one of the things that sets the Coen Brothers apart is their focus on the minutiae of life. The plot is there to show off their characters, not the other way round, and it makes them endlessly fascinating! Now, let’s go bowling 🎳
that was so great : D
Spanish Jesus is the best! 🤣🤣🤣
Something a lot of people miss in Lebowski is that it IS a “Western.” It’s just set on the pacific coast in the late-20th century instead of being set in the interior west 120 years prior. It’s contextualized. All the beats and the mystery play out like an epic Western. That’s also why Sam Elliot is in it. The Corn’s explored this idea again in recontextualizing Ancient Greek epics in the 20th century American South for O Brother Where Art Thou… Incidentally, their best film, in my opinion.
I think it's more like a Film Noir than a Western, but it sure has Western influences in it.
Yeah, it's very much a Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett novel. Even the title "The Big Lebowski" is a play on "The Big Sleep", a famous film noir.
@@WarGamerGirl
Exactly, even the convoluted story references novels like Hammetts' "The Maltese Falcon" and in particular "The Big Sleep" (Chandler had composed his novels from fragments of his so-called "cannibalized" short stories).
The film became famous for the anecdote that even director Howard Hawks couldn't understand all levels of the plot, so he asked Raymond Chandler who actually killed the chauffeur. To which Chandler replied, "I have no idea myself".
Dude: "That's some kind of eastern thing?"
Stranger: "Far from it."
One of Cassie’s best reactions! Love how she picks up on the spirit of a movie so quicly and settles in to iit. ‘Puts me in a different tax bracket’ 😀
Yeah, I thought her reaction was perfect, too. It’s a very convoluted plot, but the humor is so strong and absurd that one tends to not stress about understanding what’s going on at any given moment. Rather than asking, “What in the hell is going on?” you’re probably asking, “Who the Ef ARE these people?” It’s really all about the characters anyway.
@@MarcosElMalo2 The best description of this movie was by a critic, I don't remember who, or exactly what he said but it was something along the lines of "The film desperately wants to have a plot, but the characters simply refuse to let it happen."
I thought it was her worst, she kept talking all the time over the dialogue, 'what's this?', 'what's that?. 'what's happening?' , 'who's that?' 'Oh look he's holding a thing you can all see he's holding'..... haha
*Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt And Lightfoot. A heist comedy.*
*Sean Penn in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. A teen comedy.*
I have seen a few reactors who didn’t seem to get that line, or they didn’t hear it, etc. But she DID hear it, and her reaction was perfect. 😂
Juliane Moore's accent is what is called the "Mid-Atlantic" accent, which was popular among actors in the 20s-50s due to its clarity in radio and sound film (think of Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca). It sort of leans into her "Femme Fatale" character like in the film noire genre (the joke being that she and every other character is a character from a different movie genre).
I was just about to leave this comment.
@@davidsumner7604 I was just about to say that but you got there first…
As Thurston Howell the 3rd
The accent also goes by various other names. Most notably the Transatlantic Accent, but also Good American Speech, Eastern Standard, American Theater Standard or American stage speech. It was taught in acting schools like Juilliard. It was favored in early radio and movies because recording equipment was limited on the bass end of the spectrum and the nasal quality of the accent was better reproduced on more primitive equipment.
I think it'd be more Katharine Hepburn than Humphrey Bogart. There's nothing trans-atlantic about Bogart's voice, and while it's iconic the slight lisp in it can hardly be considered a feature of clarity.
The Coen Brothers write characters that are so freaking weird, and yet so relatable at the same time. I love the way they see the world. Raising Arizona is another classic you need to check out!
YES! That's a must see,
100%, second that.
Barton Fink..... before all others
I love the Hudsucker Proxy, it always seems to get overlooked.
Love Raising Arizona.
I watched Big Lebowski in the theater with my dad when I was like 19. We laughed so hard through the whole thing. It is such a random, bizarre movie but you find yourself loving The Dude, Donnie and even though he is ridiculous and frustrating, Walter too. You nailed it when you said that they captured the little subtle things that people do instead of the clichés. Some of the best crafted characters are in this film and such a quotable movie!
"So, in accordance with what we think your final wishes might well have been...." Very rarely are funeral scenes this funny.
" such a quotable movie! " " Dude, your phone is ringing. "
"Just because we're bereaved doesn't make us SAPS!"
LOVE. THIS. MOVIE.
I quote it at least once a day!
"Hey man there's a beverage here!"
It is our most.... *modestly priced recepticle.*
Your reaction to this was amazing, so please don't apologize. Your giggles, the way you pulled up the covers whenever you had secondhand embarrassment, the way you quoted Walter from earlier in the movie 😂 All gold. Made this very fun to watch.
I've seen this movie hundreds of times and it never fails to make me laugh. My favorite part is when the cop goes on his monologue, and the Dude replies, "I'm sorry, I wasn't listening" and the cop chucks the coffee mug at his head 😂😂😂 The first time I saw that, I laughed so hard for so long that I missed the next scene and a half.
Also! I once went to a friend's birthday party, which was a costume party with The Big Lebowski as the theme. We drank white Russians only, had the movie on repeat, had the soundtrack on, and did hallway bowling 😂 The costumes were so much fun, pretty much you only had to go to the thrift store. I was Maude from Gutterballs (I made my own Viking helmet and bowling ball bra out of aluminum foil), my husband was Walter (and he had the perfect facial hair at the time for it). We also had a Dude (of course), Bunny, Jackie Treehorn, the Nihilists, Donny, regular Maude, the landlord during his dance recital, Brant, Jesus, and The Stranger (the narrator ish guy with the mustache, the iconic Sam Elliott). It was the best costume party I've ever been to 😂
Damn, I wish I was there! Thanks for the idea!
Epic party, for sure
That scene also has the amazing line, “He treats objects like women, man.”
Two fun facts:
1. Sam Elliot was also really confused about why he was in the movie.
2. Walter's character is based upon conservative screenwriter/director John Milius. He was in a set with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas at USC before they all became Hollywood personages. Milius wrote the script for "Apocalypse Now," and he was on the set with his friend Coppola. When Martin Sheen was unable to show the proper frightened emotion in a scene after several takes, Milius pulled out his gun and placed it on the table close to Sheen. On the next take, Sheen successfully gave the director what he was looking for. Anyway, Milius wrote the screenplays for films like the Dirty Harry series, The Wind and the Lion, Jeremiah Johnson, and Clear and Present Danger, among others. He also both wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn.
I thought you were going to day he is in an iron lung, today.
Lol, I just posted a comment about Sam Elliot not being a character and not belonging in the movie. It's not breaking out the fourth wall when he speaks to us at the bar, expected as the story teller, it's breaking into the movie to have a conversation with the character.
Milius was nuts but not nuts enough to be an American conservative....he was of Libertarian-Right persuasion.
@@topfacemod Friend of yours, was he?
33:29 “Did we just have a sword bowling ball fight in a bowling alley parking lot? Did Dude father a child?” This has to be one of my favorite quotes now. Thank you. 😁
One of the subtleties to watch out for when you rewatch it is when Walter is giving his eulogy of Donnie, he uses the phrase
“...in accordance with what we imagine your final wishes might well have been...”
It might be my favorite line in the movie.
John Goodman used to surprise me. Every time he showed up in a movie, he was amazing. Now, I just expect him to be great. This and Always are 2 of my favorite Goodman performances.
The Big Lebowski is one of the most philosophically informative films ever put to the screen. A true example of a life well lived in stark contradiction of all external efforts to assign it a relative meaning/value.
Damn 👍🏻
Meaning doesn't really work that way and "value" is a myth. And "life well lived" is up to opinion, I reckon.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps Representing for the nihilists, I see.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps Yeah, well, that's just, like...your opinion, man.
@@kurremkarmerruk8718 Not at all, a nihilist is an idiot who's unknowingly arguing that we'd all still be here if the Sun was twice as far away or only half as far away.
I CANNOT tell you how happy I am that you finally got to experience this masterpiece . It will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️
I COULD NEVER GET INTO THIS MOVIE LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH MUCH OF IT. I tried just now with the Popcorn In Bed girl but I still can't watch it, quitting after about 4 minutes. The only scene I like is the Hotel California bowling scene with Hesus, "Nobody messes with the Jesus!" And the only reason I know about that scene is I was listening to different versions of Hotel California on youtube a few years ago. The Gypsy Kings do a fantastic remake of the song! Thanks for reading. Now I need to go exercise because I skipped exercising yesterday.
@@drServitis I’m gonna guess you’re about 78 years old, judging by this comment….
@@TK-hw2ph Why do you hate old people???
@@drServitis no, but WHEN YOU COMMENT IN ALL CAPS ON A RANDOM COMMENT WITH INFORMATION NOT RELATED TO SAID RANDOM COMMENT it seems that way. That’s what elderly people who can’t understand smartphones do.
@@TK-hw2ph Your reply just showed more hatred for old people. Why do you hate us so much??? Wait til it's your turn to be old. Hopefully you meet up with someone who hates old people as much as you do now. What did we ever do to you??? And btw, I used a few words in all caps, just as you did in your original comment. Hateful and hypocritical. Sad way to go through life.
I saw this in the theater when it came out, and I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve seen it since. Simply brilliant. Coen Brothers are geniuses.
tv edits are one of my favorite guilty pleasures. during the car smashing, if you catch this movie on cable, he would shout "this is what happens you find a stranger in the alps!" ....kills me every time i think about it
You can watch that movie 20 more times and still catch new things. This is an all time classic! The funny thing is, a lot of people don’t like it the first time they watch. But it gets better every time. Great reaction!
I wonder how many people noticed the Dude held up the wrong hand when he asked if they saw a wedding ring.
@@fakecubed I did 😂
I am one of those people that you mentioned. It's getting better and better.
Hello, in the " wedding ring scene " and the toilet seat is slammed down. I'm reminded that my Mom lived with three boys and she trained them all to leave the toilet seat up. She never could enjoy sitting on a wet toilet seat.
This should've won the Best Picture Oscar instead of Shakespeare in Love.
Anything should have won instead of Shakespeare in love
@@tonyrossell832
My vote would've been for "Buffalo '66".
Does anybody even remember that Shakespear movie?
I mean, it may have been interesting, had it been based more on fact. But that...
Saving Private Ryan
@@robbob5302 It's often remembered as the film which wrongly won many awards including Best Picture.
This is arguably my favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman role. From his reaction to Bunnie's 'offer' at the pool to his 'translations' in the limo...cracks me up every time...
He was really good in the talented mr ripley. And boogie nights. And everything else hes done.
One of my favorites. The first time my son watched it (8 years old at the time), he counted how many times they said the "mother of all swears", during the movie. He brought me his paper that had so many hash marks on it, I lost count. Then he lectured me on liking a movie that had so many "mother of all swears" in it and that I should go in time out. Damn kids.... lol
292 according to IMDB, who were also counting variants of the word. Family Media Guide counted 260. Dividing by runtime that's somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.2 to 2.5 Fucks Per Minute, barely letting it crack into the Top 40.
And you were letting an 8 year old watch an R-rated movie why.....
@ Why not?
My friends and I have a drinking game and we take a sip every time. We've yet to get through the movie before someone passes out lmao We always start too late and alcohol isn't great for staying awake it seems
Not sure if they are on your "list" but "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "Raising Arizona" are similar Coen Brothers comedies in the same vein. Absolutely worth a watch (or 2).
I agree totally with both of your suggestions.
“Ahh…nice marmot”…it’s randomness like this that make this movie so funny, and they happen so fast, you can miss it. You pick up something new every time you watch it. He was just so confident it was a marmot (who even knows what a marmot is?) when it was a completely different species altogether lol
The dog, also, which was NOT a Pomeranian.
This is definitely worth a re-watch. Like a lot of Coen brothers films, there are so many little details and clues. It makes the second viewing, entirely different and with each viewing, you see a little bit more. So glad you liked this one. You can't wrong with the Coen brothers, hope you see a lot more.
I'd watch a second reaction video if Cassie played the Big Lebowski drinking game, everytime The Dude drinks a White Russian she does 😆
im surprised people like the movie the first time because I thought it was so average. 2-3 rewatches later its one of my favorites ever. Each time I watch it a different line makes me burst out laughing.
each time i saw it i find an other hilarious detail... like the dude outfit in his dream is the same that the nihilist in the porn movie...
OMG I laughed so hard when she figured out what Jackie Treehorn drew... LOL One of my favorite parts.
Mr. Treehorn treats objects like women, man.
When you say one of your favourite parts do you mean of the movie or...?
The casting in this movie is so incredible. Everyone knocks their role out of the park, and the Dude is perfect with Jeff Bridges. I love this film.
Great movie. And when you watch it, you'll realize that you NEVER see the Dude bowling. Ever. LOL. Also Donnie always hits strikes until right before he has the heart attack, so it's foreshadowing. Also you can see him flexing his hand right after so it shows he was having symptoms of the heart attack but its so subtle. LOVE this movie. You have to watch it several times to get all the little things that they stick in it.
Also, Donnie always wears a bowling shirt, but it never has his name on it 😂. It’s always someone else’s name.
I've seen this movie a thousand times and never notice Donnie flexing his hand before!
@@peytonalexander5300 "Your phone's ringing, Dude"
"Thank you Donnie"
This cast, directors and movie should've won Oscars! And Walter.... it speaks for itself... John Goodman, what a talent! He delivered that speech on the cliff with so much grace and sincere emotion... great acting!
I love this movie….I’ve watched it probably 50 times…never gets old 😂 Fantastic writing, acting and comedy. It’s a cult classic! Your reaction was great Cassie! The Dude always abides 😉
I lived in LA from 73 to 2000 and this is exactly what it was like. Everyone was stoned all the time and doing totally weird things and it all seemed normal. Like the abnormal became normal. That's what the narrator meant when he said The Dude was exactly the right person for that time. So I guess you could say this movie was about Los Angeles and Lebowski was just the prototypical person living in the city at that time. I love the way the narrator in the opening scene is talking with a western accent and you think he's talking about Texas or somewhere with cowboys and then they show a view of Los Angeles at night from up in the hills. I lived up in the hills and I loved driving into the city at night and seeing it all lit up and spread out like a box of jewels. It was a special time and place and all of us who were living in it at the time were Lebowskis and I guess that's why I can so relate to this movie. And of course, Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors. And not only is he a great actor but the movies he has stared in are all such classics going back to his early films like Cutter's Way, Rancho Deluxe and also Wild Bill and the more recent remake of True Grit. Just start at the beginning and watch them all there isn't a bad one in the batch.
"come onnn mann...do i look married? the toilet seats up" is one of my all time favorite lines. That, and of course "DONNIE! YOURE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT!"
Useless crimes by useless people. Except the Dude. You might not believe it, but he’s the only guy with an inherent moral compass here (the rug). The nihilists don’t believe in shit and blames the dude crew for their misfortune, old Lebowski is a spineless liar, Walter was in ‘Nam for a week and converted to judaism for his ex-wife.. Jesus is a pederast.
It occurred to me for the first time that the first two times we see Donnie bowl, he rolls a strike, but the third time he leaves a pin standing. This is just a few minutes before he has his fatal heart attack.
Jeff Bridges has done voice acting across cartoons, video games, and has starred in several westerns. He's iconic for his gravely voice.
True Grit is an absolute must if she hasn't yet.
Jeff and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys!
This becomes more enjoyable the more you watch it.
"I thought I liked Walter" hahahaha - such an amazing character, John Goodman rocked that roll.
I've been waiting on this. It's one of my favorite films of the '90s and my favorite Coen Brothers film. I haven't checked the reaction on Patreon so I hope you like it. Should be an interesting reaction.
This gets funnier each time you watch it. Loved your reaction. I hope you get to watch it again, there’s always more stuff you can pick up. I actually didn’t like this the first time I saw it, but then I rewatched it with some friends and it was hilarious! Time magazine did an article on this movie saying it’s the most quotable movie for one liners. The Dude abides.
One of the sweetest moments in all of the movies is when Walt and The Dude hug after spreading Donny's ashes. It's so real. Cos that's what a best friends is. The biggest pain in the ass in the world but you love them no matter what.
Every Coen Brothers movie should be on your list. Some are better than others, but they never disappoint to tell intriguing and original stories, they are great story tellers. This movie truly is the Coen Brothers at the top of their game. I about cried as Walter covered The Dude with Donnie's ashes and in no way should that be funny.....but yet it is.
“If you’re not into the whole brevity thing…”
Kills me every time.
“This aggression will not stand man!”
The story is ludicrous
He fixes the cable?
@@megadev9099 Don't be fatuous, megadev...
“Shit yeah, the achievers”
One of the best films of all time.
For another Coen Brothers film that shows a whole other side of their style, check out "Raising Arizona," from 1987. Crazy (in a good way), it's like a Road Runner cartoon with live people in it. With Holly Hunter, Nicolas Cage, John Goodman. I think you'll really like it.
"this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules" ughhh my goodness i forgot how quotable this movie is. Every dang line!!!
League game smokey…
My favorite moment is when The Dude invites the landlord to his dance recital. Dude blows him off. But then Dude actually shows up! Not only that, he brings two friends with him! If you have ever had a friend try to drag you to some kind of show, that is righteous!
That rug really tied the room together.
Also, again I will suggest for your viewing experience , Used Cars from 1980.
Saturday, Cassie, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't get in a car, I don't ride in a car, I don't pick up the phone, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as shoot don't watch reaction videos! SHOMER SHABBOS!
Just kidding! This is one of my top four movies on Letterboxd. I'll be watching.
Great reaction. My brother just passed away a few months ago, this was one of his favorite movies. He always said just put him in a coffee can like Donny. We didn't but I seriously thought about it. Anyways you made the comment about The Dudes clothes. All the clothes Jeff wore in the movie were from his personal wardrobe. So he is The Dude.
When this came out in 1998, I missed it, and a few months later went to a video rental shop where I read the VHS box description. There were no quotes or ratings on it, so I figured it must be pretty bad. It was only after my brother called, and enthusiastically told me to see it immediately that I discovered how magnificent this comedy is. Now I figure the reason the reviews were indifferent (or nonexistent) was because of all the profanity - which only adds to the humor. One of my favorite films of all time - none better.
One of the things I love about this movie is how every line is instantly quotable, and instantly recognizable.
By fans, yes. Most people won't know what you're talking about if you quote it.
@@davidz3879 Maybe. But hey, at least I'm housebroken.
It's crazy how much Cassie has grown in understanding movies. Laughing throughout the movie was fantastic! And your wrap up shows that you just "got" this film, when it confuses many people. What a journey from rom-coms to understanding and laughing at the Big Lebowski!
Bob Dylan's The Man In Me absolutely sets the tone PERFECTLY for what is to follow in this film... such an underrated choice of music.
The soundtrack as a whole is brilliant
"Where's the money, Larry? You ever heard of Vietnam, Larry!?"
You can literally pick any random place in this movie, and gold lines pop out, lol!
The most apt and funny comment I have ever read regarding ‘The Big Lebowski’ comes from a RUclips comment on another video regarding the movie.
“It’s a movie about a plot trying to do everything it can to matter to a character who just can’t be bothered.”
What a delightful reaction!
One very small detail … Maude’s accent. I think it’s meant to be what was called a “Mid Atlantic” accent. It’s a nearly artificial accent that in the 1920s through 50s was very deliberately taught to upper class Americans and most people in the entertainment industry. It was supposed to be a “sophisticated” accent for Americans, with a bit of British influence. Actors from that era like Cary Grant and Bette Davis had that accent. And Maude having it signals that she’s rich, from “old money.” But in this case I think it’s also supposed to be another layer of funny, since her accent is so out of date for the 1990s. So it added to her overall eccentricity.
Katherine Hepburn. I swear that Julianne Moore just listened to her on repeat. The "thorough" is so Hepburn.
As a British person I just heard her accent as non-regional British
Yes, it's also a common character trait from detective-noir stories. The Coens dared to ask, "What if we transposed a hard-boiled detective story to early-'90s LA, but made our 'detective' a Hippie burnout with no real interest in the case beyond replacing a valued piece of home decor?" and then proceeded to smash it out of the fucking park.
The Hudsucker Proxy, also by the Coens (written in collaboration with Sam Raimi), features a fast-talking 1940s NYC reporter with a Mid-Atlantic accent. Jennifer Jason Leigh gives a fantastic performance. I wonder what RUclips reactors will make of The Hudsucker Proxy when they get around to it.
@@DJLtravelvids do you mean RP?
I was just about to leave this comment
"It tied the room together."
"The Dude abides."
"Okay, let me explain something to you: I'm not Mr Lebowski you're Mr Lebowski. I'm the Dude. You know? You can at address me as 'Dude, Duder, his Royal Dudeness or El Duderino.' " lol!!
The "in joke" of the Donny character is that in Fargo, Steve Buscemi played a motormouth that would not shut up. So in his next role they made him a character that couldn't say two words without being told to "shut the f--- up."
Fargo deserved more reaction videos.
Donny your out of your element!
It's a very well crafted plot that ultimately matters not at all, because it's the characters that drive the story and what you remember. Brilliant and hilarious movie.
Definite homage to film noir detective stories. The dude has encounters with characters with their own secrets, he gets beat up and knocked out (always happens to the detective) and the dude in his own laid back way solves the case.
one of the truely genius things about this movie, and I seen other reactors say so as well. is that the Dude (or his dudeness) is literally so chill that he is somehow carried through the plot of this movie. its like he's just trying to bowl and an adventure forms around him and he just passes through lol. the plot moves its self as opposed to him moving it forward. I mean. . . . .thats crazy 😳
I call him El Duderino, but you know, I'm nor really into that whole brevity thing, man.
So he is like a Bowling-Ball trown by circumstances.
This is such an amazing movie about a rug, told through a slice of existentialism.
"The plot is ludicrous." Sam Elliott isn't the only one breaking the 4th wall!
Seriously, I love this movie. A great reaction Cassie!
I am happy that your brother, Brother Popcorn likes this movie too.
This is my favorite comedy of all time. It's a cult classic. But you can't just watch it one time. You have to see it two, maybe three times to truly appreciate the writing, the acting, the running jokes and see the brilliance.
One of the funniest linse in the entire movie...when Maude is showing him "Logjammin,"......I'm sure you can guess what happens next : The dude... "He fixes the cable?"
Don't be fatuous, Jeffery.
The story in Logjammin' is ludicrous.
Oh, no!
Mein Name ist Karl. Ich bin Expert! *wham*
Within the last few years, John Goodman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jeff Bridges attended the ceremony & was wearing a nice suit, and carrying a bag: mid speech, he opens the bag, and pulls out The Dude's sweater, puts it on, and continues his speech in character!
That was a great moment and it absolutely deserves to be watched: ruclips.net/video/5LxOWoHxAAY/видео.html
Love this movie. I used it for my final project in a film editing class in 2002. We had to create a 5 minute movie trailer and I set the whole thing to the music from the Gutterballs scene. 😆
"Leave me the F alone!"
"OK. I'll see you at practice. "
Epic!
You conclude by saying "I think I need to watch this again..." So true! Watch it once a year or once every year. It holds up so, so well. And yes, you do notice things you never noticed before. For instance, when The Dude first meets Bunny at the poolside, have a close look at the guy who is sunning himself in the pool. Also, you'll find yourself laughing at things you didn't notice were funny in any prior viewing. Another insightful comment from you is to question if the plot really matters all that much. Not truly, right? One very, very peculiar thing about this movie is that it is almost entirely character study. The plot is just an excuse for all of these characters to express themselves to their fullest.
I don't know how often you re-watch movies but The Big Lebowski is one that gets better (and funnier) every time I watch it. Thanks for the great time.
Glad to see you react to this! This is one of my all time favorite movies. The shortest of the three nihilists Walter fights is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he was also Needles in Back to the Future part 2. Also the bald guy that was always laughing at Maude's apartment is David Thewlis, he was Remus Lupin in a few of the Harry Potter movies.
Hey don't forget Aimee Mann and Jimmie Dale Gilmore as Smokey
Wasn't Flea also in the Kenobi series ?
@@Bareego If you look closely enough, you'll find Flea in at least 30% of all live action film.
He's also an antagonist on the Fargo TV show (season 3). David Thewlis, I mean.
This is one of those rare movies that gets better every time you watch it. So many quotable lines.
Ah, the Dude. I love my tee-shirt with the image of the Dude on it and written across it, "The Dude Abides". One of my all time favorites.
Another Coen Brothers to check is their first big time release, "Blood Simple". Don't miss it.
I rewatch it often whenever I need a laugh, Each time, I find some other little detail I missed. Keep watching and yes, The Dude Abides!
I was in high school when Blazing Saddles was first released. For most of my adult life, I maintained Blazing Saddles was THE BEST MOVIE of all time. I never thought any movie would comne along and claim that title until 20 years ago when I saw The Big Lebowski. I simply love this movie beyond description.
>>>I thought it was interesting how here, Donny hardly got a word in edgewise, as opposed to Fargo, when his charature did all the talking between him and Peter Stormare (Uli).
>>>The song playing after The Dude he was drugged - Just Dropped In (To See Whay My Condition Was In) was Kenny Rogers with his first band, The First Edition.
>>>He is smoking pot (the Devil's lettuce)
>>>Though you didn't show in your review, my favorite was at the impound yard when The Dude asks if they have any leads. "Yeah. They got 4 more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts....leads!"
I love that every single line in the film is insanely quotable. And every actor is turning in some career highlight performances, even and especially in roles with less than a handful of minutes of screen time.
Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers as Kieffer, a former exchange student and nihilist #2... Getting a bowling ball to the groin...is the funniest scene in the movie, followed immediately by the saddest moment, when Donnie has a heart attack. It's an analogy for the movie, a strike, followed by a stroke.
Love the beginning when the Dude writes a check for .60, that made me crack up when I first saw this when it came out.
Hard to say really what the movie is about:
- The Dude?
- Bowling?
-The Big Lebowski?
-Bunnys fake kidnapping ?
-Sam Elliots sothing voice?
Personally I think "The Rug" is the main caracter!
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I love this movie and I can't imagine loving a reaction to it more than I enjoyed watching you! You seemed to get the humor in everything which was so satisfying.
Here's a bit of inside Cohen trivia regarding Steve Buscemi pointed out by the brothers in an interview. This was the 5th movie the Coens used him in. His character dies in each one and in each movie he ends up in smaller and smaller pieces!
He was only in 3 Coen Bros. movies, but yes.
@@azcello
1. Miller's Crossing - (Mink) shot and dumped in woods
2. Barton Fink (Chet) burned to death
3. Hudsucker Proxy - he was a barman and I don't really know if he died or how. I could never sit through this movie.
4.Fargo - (Carl) put in woodchipper
5. The Big Lebowski - (Donny) cremated
So 5 movies. Maybe he only died in 4, so call the Cohens liars, lol
There are so many great nuggets in this film. It's a masterpiece. Lost count how many times I've seen this film but I still find it funny every time. You can't say that about many movies. Peace out
The Big Lebowski is the perfect comedy movie. I actually had the entire script memorized in High School and my friends and I watched it literally over and over again! The humor is very subtle but the movie is HILARIOUS. The part with the giant dong on the paper pad when he's trying to find out what the guy wrote is one of the most original jokes ever and it still kills 😆😆
My favorite setup- the closeup, the squint, the tear and suspicious stuff into his pocket, the Sneaky-Pete tiptoeing, all for a dick doodle. A friend of mine moved to Hollywood to do camera work. He recreated that rubbing on the spot one day and sent me a pic with just "Guess where we're shooting." I said "Jackie fucking Treehorn's house!"
For me when Walter scatter Donnie's ash but the wind trolling them by going backwards hitting Dude's face like it's fucking random wtf?!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can't stop laughing bout that scene
@@hantumann4r449 Or when Dude nails the board to his floor so he can brace the chair against the doorknob to keep people from opening it but the door opens the opposite way and the dudes just walk right in. 😂😂😂😂
@@johns1625 Yeah that funny too, but I can't forget the ash scene. Easy Top 1 of all time XD XD XD
What I love about this film is that I can watch it whenever and each time something else makes me laugh my ass off. It keeps it fresh in my opinion.
Donnie only bowls strikes in the movie, until the scene before the heart attack, you see him looking strangely at the pins and clasping and shaking his right hand, a subtle hint at the heart attack about to happen😢 Rest in Peace sweet prince
Love the In & Out Burger detail. Took me about 5 watches before I spotted that.
"The Fisher King" is another stellar Jeff Bridges performance (out of a lifetime of great performances), but if you want to stay in a Coen Brothers comedy state of mind, "Raising Arizona", "Barton Fink", "The Hudsucker Proxy" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" are all worth watching ... all quirky, all slightly dark, all very funny.
And while it's not a comedy, I cannot recommend Miller's Crossing highly enough. It's the best-written film I've ever seen, and no one seems to know about it.
This is the kind of movie where either you're on board in the first five minutes, or you're never going to get there. And honestly, either one is perfectly respectable.
Cassie being charmed, befuddled and slowly won over by a strange movie is some kind of genre in itself.
17:20 "what is her accent" - its a call back to the manufactured mid-atlantic American accent they used to use in the golden age of Hollywood that blended American and British accents together. A big part of this film is reworking classic film noir pictures from the 40s like "The Big Sleep", "Murder My Sweet", "The Maltese Falcon" and turning them on their head to satire aspects of modern culture. And the character Maude is the classic "femme fatale" type character like Lauren Bacall in "The Big Sleep". So the accent is part of the call back to those films.
There are actual "Big Lebowski" parties where everyone dresses like the characters and, of course, mostly the Dude and Jeff Bridges showed up at one of them and loved it.
I'm just gonna sit here and drink my coffee.
"I'm staying. I'm finishing my coffee. Enjoying my coffee."