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[@Artman1991]

Donnie was suffering before the fight outside the bowling alley. He misses a strike (the only time he does so in the movie), looks confused and rubs his hand. Tingling in your hand is often the first sign of a heart attack.

[@RicktheCrofter]

Left hand. Know this from personal experience.

[@p3krwood]

Damn Zack. Ive watched this Movie like 30 times at least, i never noticed.

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

@@RicktheCrofter I think it can happen in either, left is just more common

[@joshuamcdowell1460]

​@@MrSkinnyWhale yeah, because it's closer to your heart and has important veins and arteries directly connected to the heart. This is why alot of medieval armor was not symmetrical. Your shield would be on your left arm and your left arm would be more heavily armored because you're more likely to bleed to death from a wound to the left arm than the right.

[@Charlesbaker3017]

Perhaps a walk in the woods should be in your future..

[@wfly81]

They Coens said it's basically putting a deadbeat burnout in a Raymond Chandler noir novel like "The Big Sleep". So instead of the protagonist trying to get to the bottom of the mystery, he's trying to avoid it. I've also seen people describe it as a story trying to form around a character, but the character fights it until the story just gives up.

[@CharlieCanfield]

Natalie notes it's funny that there are so many characters and that it's hard to keep up with what's going on. in interviews the coen bros said they were trying for that chandler-esque LA noir where even the author can't keep track of who did what.

[@stdoval]

This explanaition is brilliant.

[@carlswanson808]

The Malibu cop throwing a coffee cup at the Dude's head is directly from Chandler's The Long Goodbye.

[@dmadcat73]

Maybe, but the Dude isn't really fighting it. He's just going with it. To me, The Dude is really just that guy who wants to live a simple life and do his own thing. He has no drum to beat and just wants to go along and get along. The events happening to him and around him and even his friends are the world trying to make him pick a side. The older I get and the weirder the world gets the more relevant this movie becomes.

[@wfly81]

@@dmadcat73 Yeah, I guess "fighting it" is a bit strong. He's trying not to get involved any more than he has to. All the Dude ever wanted was his rug back.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

For all of the attention this movie and its characters deservedly get, not enough praise is heaped John Goodman’s way for his portrayal of Walter. He fully inhabits this persona and completely disappears here. This is one of the most fully realized comic performances in screen history.

[@cctomcat321]

Idk about all that. I just see Dan from Roseanne on a slightly different life path. He does have some good roles, though. This being one of them.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Supposedly, he's portraying legendary writer/producer John Milius. If you see interviews with Milius about Apocalypse Now, etc, the resemblance is pretty uncanny.

[@halostingray87]

Truuuue! Is constant transitioning through his emotionally tumultuous rage and soft speaking in many monologues is brilliant

[@thomasharfst3381]

Walter isn't wrong...he's just an asshole. LOL.

[@joepagram8287]

@@cctomcat321 maybe look more into his other projects if you watched monsters inc you definitely heard him 😂 if you ever watch the show community he is great in that

[@norwegianblue2017]

I love how Walter's anger level is inversely proportional to the level of aggression direct at him. He screams at meek characters like Donnie, Smokey and the waitress that asks him politely to keep it down. But when confronted by the Jesus, he is cool as a cucumber.

[@christopherwall2121]

And when Larry just refuses to give him anything, he loses it and only gets himself into more trouble. Larry's neighbor is like the one guy in the movie who intimidates Walter.

[@robertschneider1977]

I love how Steve Buscemi's character in this is never allowed to talk without being told to shut up, and in his previous Cohen brothers role in Fargo, he never shuts up. Done intentionally too lol.

[@horseshoe2blah201]

Was Donnie the first ADD character in cinema?

[@michaelbradley6004]

Notice that the dude never talks to Donnie the entire movie, but plays off Walters cues. Is Donnie the young Walter from Vietnam, only in Walters mind? And when he dies, Walter is healing his trauma.

[@horseshoe2blah201]

@@michaelbradley6004 That is not correct. The dude thanks Donnie for informing him that his phone is ringing after the dude's car is stolen.

[@robertdicarlo4490]

The 'narrator' as you called him is Sam Elliot award winning actor that has been in at least 50 movies including Tombstone and Roadhouse. One fact that alluded me the first time I saw this movie is the shortest 'German' is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[@paulcochran1721]

The Coens made Sam do extra takes because they just wanted to hear him talk.

[@dunhill1]

Yes, I too was surprised that Natalie didn't know who Sam Elliot is, especially being a "movie junkie" like me. He has a laundry list of great movies. His voice, like Morgan Freeman, is unmistakable as soon as you hear it.

[@leob4403]

Another fun fact: the nihilist women is also played by a Los Angeles based musician: Aimee Mann of Magnolia fame

[@krautgazer]

Another fun fact: MARLON BRANDO was supposed to be cast as the Big Lebowski. Yes, The Godfather himself was the top choice by the Coen brothers to portray the rich Jeff Lebowski. However, Brando couldn't do it because of health issues at the time.

[@TheLanceUppercut]

The Big Lebowski is like a really intricate drama film desperately trying to happen around a main character who just can't be asked. And I'm here for it every single time.

[@snakesnoteyes]

There’s a very Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead vibe to TBL.

[@vercoda9997]

Arsed, not asked. But you're otherwise correct.

[@HonkHonkler]

Best way to describe it. And I relate to The Dude's lack of care for the everyone else's drama he finds himself forced into while all he wants it to chill, so much. I'm done with everyone else's problems and issues, I just want to get high and play video games. And I'm the perfect level of depressed/jaded to add to my already chill personality lol. I'm just _Meh_ about life: _"That's like, your opinion man..."_ I just couldn't care less anymore.

[@datwongai3903]

@@snakesnoteyes I absolutely need to watch Nat react to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!!! One of my fav movies of all time!

[@jasperf5667]

This comment is so boring. Have red it a million times.

[@ericlaw171]

O' Brother Where Art Thou with George Clooney is a very underrated Coen brother must-watch. I think a lot of people are turned off by the name, but it is an absolute gem.

[@thomasmartinez6995]

Love that movie, couldn't agree more.

[@ericlaw171]

@@thomasmartinez6995 "well we was fixin to fornicate..." 🤣

[@thomasmartinez6995]

@@ericlaw171 "we thought you were a toad!"

[@steved1135]

Indeed. Spoiler free: I started watching this and too many things popped up that reminded me of another story.... and I was correct. What a gem.

[@HealthyNugs]

O' Brother Where Art Thou is my favorite telling of "The Odyssey"

[@michaelbuhl4250]

The best assessment I've heard about this is that it's a movie about friendship. The Dude and Walter couldn't be more different, and Walter constantly screws things up, but all they have is each other.

[@lyletuck]

It's my opinion that the ultimate theme of this movie is: "What makes a man?" or an examination of masculinity. I think friendship definitely figures into it in a major way.

[@egk2584]

The best assessment I'veseen is that it's a movie in search of a plot and the Dude wants no part of it. :)

[@JWar-]

Well if the cowboy represents God, which has been a trope in movies from the past, then I think the moral of the story is how divine virtues exist in unlikely places and can manifest given the right circumstances. The dude loses a millions dollars...."lost some money, but who cares life goes on". Who in in this dopamine addicted self-centered society could possibly react like that? He's a loser, but in the right circumstances he's like a saint or a monk. Abide - To wait patiently for, tolerate, endure, remain in place. The dude abides.

[@michaelbuhl4250]

@@lyletuck I've seen someone else say that it's a movie about "broken masculinity." They pointed out Maude and Bunny are far more in control of their own lives than the men around them. (It seems like this analysis excludes the toe-less German girlfriend.)

[@conureron3792]

Love how the Dude adopted phrases throughout the movie. Then, in his dream sequence he adopted the cable guy’s outfit and his landlord’s dance moves, etc.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

"This aggression will not stand" "In the parlance if our time" "Her life was in our hands" "We're gonna cut your dick off, Larry" "WHERE'S THE FUCKING MONEY, LEBOWSKI?"

[@Bob-vj2mu]

Walter is my favorite John Goodman character. Also the scene where The Dude gets his car back, drops a joint in his lap, tries pouring beer on it and runs into a dumpster is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@dunhill1]

Yes, unfortunately she cut that scene out for this reaction.

[@Bob-vj2mu]

@@dunhill1 I know. That is the most important part of the film too.

[@tedalert1825]

I almost fainted because I laughed so hard I was unable to breath!

[@mikemcgee5950]

Are you trying to say you've never done that

[@Uberspanker]

I use the term "to Lebowski oneself" to describe dropping your chosen smoking tool while driving. 😂

[@Khay-77]

The gradual progression of the damage to The Dude's car is so perfect.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

the long-suffering Dude-mobile really took one for them team on several occasions!

[@motorcycleboy9000]

The car gets messed up in every single scene it appears in.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

I just gotta say, I laughed so hard that I cried when the ashes blew all in their faces. It was just so good, with The Dude just standing there like "yup, this is how it goes" while Donny blows into his face. So effing good.

[@Morris1581]

Yeah that kills me everytime too 😂

[@Goonman7720]

Yeah bro even in death Donnie was out of his element

[@billbabcock1833]

Most people don't catch the bowling pin pipe the cop is holding. A year or so back John Goodman got a star on the Walk of Fame and Jeff Bridges was scheduled to speak beforehand. Bridges showed up dressed as the Dude, and Goodman was blown away. BTW the clothes that Bridges wears in the movie actually were his clothes he brought from home.

[@jackal59]

He also is said to have frequently asked the Coens, "Would the Dude have burned one before this scene?" When they said yes (which was much of the time, I'd bet), he would rub his eyes to make them bloodshot.

[@kjacob35]

I love how Brandt IS one of the few new characters (maybe only) in Dude's life who is happy to actually call him "Dude". Brandt doesn't need to be told twice, he was born to serve!

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

Brandt ❤

[@GrogMindwhip]

As Brandt is my witness, I completely agree with you.

[@mondegreen9709]

Brandt can't watch though, unless he pays a hundred.

[@duder4480]

We have been frantically trying to reach you Dude

[@slagator]

Brandt’s hands when he is ‘standing ready’ beside the Dude after bringing him to see Old Lebowski in seclusion. His tense look with fingers spread apart always makes me laugh

[@PillagingGinger]

This movie is so great. I actually got to meet Jeff Bridges at the San Diego ComicCon. He was just arriving and a group of people intercepted him on his way in for pictures and autographs. He stayed back and took pictures and said hi to everyone and was so patient and friendly and down to earth. Knowing he’s a kind person who loves his fans makes watching his movies even more enjoyable. Thanks for reviewing this one Natalie! It definitely took me back.

[@popjorts7666]

I tend to think this movie gets inside you and your love for it grows when you watch it more than once. This came out when I was in high school, and the first time I saw it I didn’t quite get it for whatever reason. But the scene with the ashes at the end made me howl with laughter, so I decided to give it another shot. 25+ years on I’m glad I did, because it’s amongst my absolute favorite movies.

[@rats748]

100% agreed. I liked The Big Lebowski the first time I saw it. I didn't LOVE it until I'd watched it several more times.

[@andrewlustfield6079]

What I love about this movie is how the events just spiral from the Dude getting his rug peed on--can you imagine how this took shape from their one incident, where the Cohen brothers are passing the script back and forth, how can this get even more absurd? There was no way they had an outline for this to begin with. Great story telling.

[@sinizin]

I loved it from first watch (also high school) and still holds my record of 4 viewings in the theatre (the most of any). My favorite movie of all time and soon to be the vinyl art work for my pinball machine lol

[@JimmyThree-Balls]

I watched this movie very young and it influenced my personality quite a bit

[@SilkenShame]

Same, first time I watched it I thought it was pretty good. Second time I was like, ok, this is really good. Third time I was like, this is fucking great. I think it's because there's a lot going on and more importantly all these characters are so weird and quirky, you have to get to know them to really appreciate them.

[@neilshackleton89]

I love how the Coen brothers can make such wildly different movies in terms of genre and tone, but have similarities in dialogue and treatment of characters. My personal fave is still "Raising Arizona", though I recognize that many of their later movies are objectively better.

[@moosejuicepie2467]

I, personally, place Raising Arizona as one of the best comedy movies. Top 5.

[@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall]

Raising Arizona is my favorite movie period. That thing is the Citizen Kane of comedies.

[@dan_hitchman007]

​@@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall "Raising Arizona" is an angel, an angel straight from Heaven!

[@mattdavid716]

That soundtrack is on in my head constantly… you know the song I’m thinking about

[@SoshiMECH]

"Raising Arizona" is insane brilliance. There is an energy in that movie that has never been equalled or surpassed.

[@enderjed]

Something I didn't realize for years, until I took art appreciation in college: this movie is a film noir. It may be shot in color, but it's got all the elements: the down-on-his-luck detective, the femme fatale, the blackout and dream sequence, the loss of life, the status quo ending. It put it into a whole new light for me

[@ebecenti]

It owes a lot to The Long Goodbye

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​@@ebecenti, Absolutely. That's a very astute observation.

[@christopherschafer7675]

The girl who lost the toe is singer songwriter Aimee Mann. Smoky is country singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The short German is Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea.

[@JayM409]

The lead singer from Til Tuesday? I totally missed that, thanks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6HZYoiMdpaAZrs Backup singer for Rush: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2m1cmagbql2mJo She just gets hotter as she gets older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYKkc6Z5j9Jma5I

[@RDRussell2]

This movie SO MUCH rewards repeat viewings, all the details! For instance, when we first see Bunny by the poolside, painting her toenails, be sure to look at who that person is in the background swimming in the pool. It really ties the movie together.

[@izzonj]

My favorite hidden detail is when the Dude makes his White Russian with coffeemate

[@normative]

Since you mentioned you were thinking of rewatching this one, I'd absolutely endorse that. My experience, which seems to be shared by a LOT of people who really love this movie, is that I liked it fine but didn't LOVE it the first time I saw it, liked it better the second, and somewhere between the third and fifth viewing I decided it was one of my favorite movies of all time. There's a lot of stuff that really only emerges on repeat viewing-lines that get passed from character to character and recontextualized like leitmotifs, brilliant little details and bits of character work, weird thematic patterns that you only catch on the fifth viewing and then wonder how you ever missed them (Walter, the Dude, and Donnie map shockingly well on to the Father, Son & Holy Spirit of the Christian trinity, for instance-so well it's clearly deliberate once you notice it). One of very, very few movies I've probably seen 20+ times and yet am always happy to throw on again.

[@WolfHreda]

That's how I was with This Is Spinal Tap. It just gets better and better.

[@TheAustinKendall]

Similar experience, as you stated, first watching I thought it was pretty decent. Second time watching, I was like "wow this is really great". 3rd time and beyond, my love of it grows every watch and it's now 1 of my favorites ever. Just bought the 4k bluray, inspired by seeing scenes from this reaction lol.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Sam Elliott's the Greek chorus. By having the narrator actually show up in the movie and break the fourth wall they've sort of personified the story itself.

[@edbertoli1]

Maude's accent is called 'Mid Atlantic' and was originally taught to silent film stars who had to learn proper enunciation when transitioning to talking pictures. Afterwards, that accent became a standard for Hollywood stars, and many in the upper classes who wanted to pass off as fashionable and sophisticated. Listen to Cary Grant, for example.

[@ghostofyourmom]

Um, no. "Mid-Atlantic" is a location -- you know, the 'middle' of the ocean? The accent is 'Trans-Atlantic'. And before anyone asks, this has NOTHING to do with transgenderism.

[@edbertoli1]

​@@ghostofyourmom- Both Google and Wikipedia say that either term is OK. I always felt that Mid-Atlantic captured the nuance that it was a mish mosh of both American and British English.

[@shoggoth1]

@@ghostofyourmom Typically Mid-Atlantic refers to the area of the US between Maryland and New York, aka the Northeast Seaboard. The Mid-Atlantic accent Ed Bertoli is referring to doesn't get it's name from there but a lot of other accents originate from that area.

[@themoviedealers]

Cary Grant's actually British. He's not doing a Mid Atlantic accent, it's his natural accent changed a bit after spending so much time in the US.

[@edbertoli1]

@@themoviedealers - true. It's a bit ironic that his accent has become the standard for comparison when people talk about that particular mode of speech.

[@kristianlundager6512]

I watched this with my dad. Watching him looking for av deeper meaning in this movie was so fun. Sometimes a dude just want his rug back.

[@colinm3130]

"He's writing a check for 67 cents". I love it! Even in the 90s that was funny.

[@emurphy42]

Better yet, apparently he *post-dated* that check. ("Do not cash until _____")

[@jamescollins618]

​​​@@emurphy42 one of the oddest aspects of it is that Bush sr is on the TV in the store going into the first foray into Iraq and the date on the check is 9/11. Crazy

[@williammccormick2802]

My favorite bit of this movie is how everything Walter says is accurate. He calls every turn until the end bit about bring a fake cripple. Endlessly funny, one of the most quotable movies of all time

[@mikemcgee5950]

Im I wrong

[@ogcloo1854]

You’ll grow to appreciate Walter for what he is on rewatches

[@Scufflegrit]

^This

[@TheAustinKendall]

He's a damaged man for sure and the Dude and Donny keep him (just barely) from the edge.

[@izzonj]

Little detail I learned from the Cohen Brothers in the DVD commentary is that this was the 5th movie they cast Steve Buscemi in and in each one he died and ended up in smaller and smaller piece: dead, dead and picked apart by animals, burned to death, put in a wood chipper and finally, ashes.

[@ll7868]

Jeff recently spoke at John Goodman's Hollywood Star on the Walk of Fame unveiling in character as The Dude, even wore his clothes from the movie and kept calling John "Walter".

[@ll7868]

To be honest I don't think he was acting in character, he was just being Jeff wearing what he had in his closet.

[@moonlitegram]

@@ll7868 lol, he was definitely wearing his own clothes in some of those scenes. The shirt he's wearing when Lebowski calls him back to show him the ransom note is definitely his and he wore it in two other films. The Fisher King and Cold Feet.

[@ll7868]

@@moonlitegram Yeah, I said that in another comment. Me and Jeff have the same fashion sense.

[@Otto42]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a33bgIqlfd10d7s clip of the event

[@roboct6]

I enjoyed that. Private Detective movies were a thing once upon a time (as a sort of sub- genre to Noir) and they were peaking right around the time the Coens were growing up. This movie always felt like they were throwing an aging hippie into the middle of a John D McDonald novel or, even more specifically, the 1966 private eye flick, Harper; a film that takes very similar twist and turns.

[@jasoncinema]

I’ll always be happy I saw this opening weekend back in 1998. Just such a wonderful moviegoing experience.

[@TK-hw2ph]

Oh…my god. This is one of the greats. Almost every line is quotable. What a pleasant surprise today 😊 Nat, please rewatch this, you’ll find a ton of genius little innuendos and jokes hidden in the movie that are hard to see the first time around

[@graciefolden2359]

Definitely NOT an annoying face to look at Nat.😊😊 Always a welcome smile to cheer up my day, thank you. ❤ from 🇨🇦

[@PourlephoneProductions]

Natalie, you have to watch "The Big Sleep" , the 1946 version with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, to understand where the Coen brothers took their inspiration. The idea came to them while talking about the real Dude, who they know, and saying "Can you imagine if the Dude being was thrown in the middle of a complicated story like "The Big Sleep", in the role of the detective?"

[@scipioafricanus5871]

"the Dude being" lmao

[@kggresham]

You've got tons of charisma and you watch/react to great movies. It's no surprise that even your gardener is a fan. Keep up the amazing work, Nat!!!

[@avtomatt554]

This is absolutely my favorite comedy. I love the description that a story keeps trying to form around The Dude, and he's just too easy going to let it happen. Also, hi Rodrigo! EDIT: Also, the reason Walter keeps telling Donny to shut up is actually a subtle reference to Fargo! Steve Buscemi's character in Fargo talked constantly, and John Goodman is basically someone finally telling him to STFU. Also, my dad was a Vietnam vet. and though he refused to actually talk about the war, he would say wild, made-up stuff just like Walter (and occasionally quote this movie) just to annoy the Hell out of me. Wonderful reaction, one of the best I've seen for this classic. Cheers!

[@74gould]

As others have already said, this is definitely a movie worth multiple viewings. :) I watched it when it first came out & thought it was OK. Then, years later, I watched it again & something CLICKED & I absolutely fell in love with it.

[@calipidgious]

It only gets better and better upon rewatching. The number of things that I still notice for the first time when I watch it is crazy and I've seen it more times than I can count.

[@johnnyjensen2727]

I love that the little german leather guy, is actually a member of one of the worlds biggest rock bands

[@brandonflorida1092]

I've heard 15 reactors summarize this movie and I think your analysis was the best. Keep up the good work.

[@walterpanovs]

Oh gosh, always such a pleasure to watch and listen to a new commentary from you. Glad you enjoyed the film. Honestly, it often does take multiple viewings to fully appreciate all the bits and lines. It's the kind of film that grows on you, which is why it became such a cult smash after an underwhelming first run. You can see John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Jon Polito (the private eye) in what is perhaps the Coen Brothers' masterpiece, "Miller's Crossing" (1990), which stars Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, and Marcia Gay Harden in a very stylish, clever, and satisfyingly fresh take on a '30s or '40s gangster flick.

[@woesiohans]

Fun fact: John Goodman's character Walter was based off of the Coen brothers' real life friend and fellow film maker John Milius. Milius is best known for co-writing Apocalypse Now, directing Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn (84). He is just as over the top and ridiculous in real life as the character Walter was in this film :)

[@terryloh8583]

The accent that Julianne Moore is speaking with is called 'Trans-Atlantic," which is basically a made-up accent from the early 20th century that was a combination of American English and upper-class (Royal family) British English. The accent was taught in east-coast finishing schools, and thus was a mark of both wealth and social status. Katherine Hepburn famously spoke with this accent.

[@anon1903kg]

I always get a little nervous when I see people react to The Big Lebowski. I'm very much in the 'it gets better with every watch' camp, but I know that some just don't enjoy it that much at all. So glad to see that Natalie seemed to love it though!

[@kentinatl]

❤ Natalie you are in the top 10 percent of reactors on KZbin.really enjoyed this one.

[@ericambrose7024]

The guy is Peter Stormare. If you've seen Fargo, he was Gar Grimsrud, the guy that says "You know" after every sentence. He was also Deiter in The Lost World, the guy that got eaten by all the little dinos.

[@ll7868]

"It's not going to tie together with a little bow at the end", that's the whole point. The movie was about a man and his quest to replace his rug that tied his room together but in the end he never got a new rug but instead created a legacy, a baby, because the world always needs someone to be The Dude. The quest for a new rug was a failure of epic proportions but The Dude abides, he accepts that not everything works out the way you hope, you just accept what is and move on. "I Abide" is the mantra of Dudism, like the song Que Sera Sera, Whatever Will Be Will Be by Doris Day, quite catchy.

[@James_Smith862]

Love love LOVE this movie! Definitely in my top 5 of all time. Great reaction!

[@Dunybrook]

Sam Elliot is amazing in this movie and there's a lot of speculation about his character The Stranger who narrates things as to whether he's even real or maybe God. Definitely a film that needs more than one viewing to appreciate. Fantastic reaction.

[@mgordon1100]

He's the story teller, breaking the fourth wall into the movie. As the teller, what he says goes. In that sense, he is God.

[@lordmortarius538]

This film can be summarized thusly: "A plot keeps trying to form around the Dude, but he's so nonchalant that it just fails to coalesce"

[@k.delpino1124]

I saw Raising Arizona (1987) as an kid with my dad and found it hilarious. Of course, i didn't know who The Coen Brothers were back then. But over 10 years later, i learned who and how great these sibling auteurs were. This was an incredible piece of work. Not your average caper and then some. Most would have not believed that this was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Huge honor for any cult classic and it is much deserved. There is a spinoff, "The Jesus Rolls" (2020). It's also the remake of a French film Going Places (1974), John Turturro reprises his role as Jesus Quintana, also wrote and directed it.

[@AlanMooreisawizard]

The "Includes paid promotions" after the Ralph's comment made me howl😂

[@MichaelDavis2754]

Yay another Nat movie to keep me happy while I'm in the hospital 😊

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

hope you feel better soon!

[@MichaelDavis2754]

@@NatalieGoldReacts thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@MKnowS]

This movie will always be one of my favorites. My dad is literally a real life version of The Dude. Looks, attitude, friends. He had a different nickname but still. Seeing this for the first time when I was younger and not expecting it was mind blowing. Imagine growing up with the dude :)

[@phogue1]

So glad you reacted to this. I went to Lebowski Fest in Louisville several years ago. My buddy and I met a guy at a bar who had a matchbox with a toe in it. I’m still not sure it was fake. We met folks at that festival that were absolutely the greatest cosplayers of all time, and they were of course playing characters in the movie.

[@reconsoldier135]

Saw this in theaters and probably 50 times since then

[@JakeToll37]

I'm glad ur reacting to this! It really ties the room together!

[@beng4589]

Finally!!! The Big Lebowski is my favorite movie of All of the time

[@TheAustinKendall]

This movie is quite literally the best repeat watch I know of. Each time I watch it, I love it more (and I thought it was 'ok' first time). There's so much you'll notice on multiple watches and the writing and characters are so damn incredible. This reaction inspired me to buy the 20th anniversary 4k.

[@ApesAmongUs]

"I know about the Dude and White Russians, but nothing about the plot..." Oh, so you have seen the film.

[@RemixedVoice]

Shout-out to Rodrigo!

[@eugenio1203]

fun fact, every song in this film is a song that the characters can hear, it always comes from someone with headphones, radio, etc

[@joemiller7082]

This is my favorite movie. I think it gets better the second or third time. I missed a lot of the funny hidden bits the first time I watched it. Like the Dude repeated lines he heads in a previous scene.

[@khalamari]

My favorite movie ever, never clicked so fast!

[@hermunkulus]

Yeah well that’s just, like, your opinion man.

[@janekotoole8751]

Great react, as expected! I'll join the chorus recommending more Coen Brothers. You probs couldn't do the musicals for copyright reasons, but I mean: Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Miller's Crossing, A Serious Man...very hard to go wrong with this filmography.

[@mcgilj1]

I'd say The Man Who Wasn't There and Intolerable Cruelty gets a bad wrap.. But Clooney is really fun in it.

[@janekotoole8751]

@@mcgilj1 Yeah fair, I just mentioned the more well-known ones, but Intolerable Cruelty is fun, and I think Hudsucker Proxy is underrated. And The Man Who Wasn't There is amazing.

[@ktotheramer]

LOVE!!! Gets better with each viewing too!

[@calibre97]

A somewhat bewildered chuckling "WTF?" is about the most perfect reaction you can have to watching this movie. Well done. It's...a thing. That's for sure.

[@billwithers7457]

Hands down one of my favorite films of all time. My friends and I quote this film CONSTANTLY. (This and Boondock Saints.)

[@djlow9915]

Jeff Bridges has done loads of awesome movies over the years, but The Dude will be the role that he will forever be remembered for 😊

[@JeffersonMills]

Great reaction as usual. I particularly liked your insight into the importance of the Narrator to the audience’s ability to experience the story AS a story.

[@sayesmusic]

YEEEESSSS!!!!! Can’t wait to watch this when I get home from work 🔥

[@RedEarth20XDX]

I think about the jackie treehorn scene about once a week.

[@proteamdirector]

Supposedly every single “uh” and “um” weren’t ad-libbed, but were actually in the script. This may not sound like a big deal until you remember how many of them there are in this movie.

[@Vinciini83]

This film has SO many layers - and that can't be overstated - seriously, every time you watch it, you'll notice something new.

[@bensneb360]

This has my favorites “Censored for TV line” of all time… When Walter is smashing Larry’s car, the TV line is “Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps”. It’s make no sense for the scene and is hilarious.

[@ChadBlevins]

Much better on 2nd and 3rd+ viewings. Much better enjoyed along with a drink or two.

[@swordmonkey6635]

Yeah, once you go into the movie already embracing the Dude's vibe, it's easier to absorb and get the little moments.

[@Linator4]

I watched this movie last year. Walter is so damn hilarious. 💀

[@bigpictureguys8415]

James vs cinema put it best when describing this movie “it’s like a plot keeps trying to develop around the dude but he fails to notice.”

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Like all Cohen brothers movies, they get better each time you see them. This is one of my favorite examples. I remember seeing this and thinking it was fun, but it wasn't until I saw it, again and again, did I appreciate just what a masterpiece it is.

[@DaviniaHill]

The Dude repeats everything everyone says to him. In one scene someone says a phrase, in the next the Dude repeats it.

[@martinbraun1211]

Fun facts: the F-bomb is dropped 260 times and you never see the Dude bowl!

[@jmsmys13ify]

Doesn't he bowl in his dream? It's been years since I've seen it.

[@greywolf7577]

In "The Departed", almost every sentence had the F-bomb in it.

[@Q-154]

Such a great movie! Love it!

[@MovieDan1011]

One of my favourite movies great rection Nat and that In N out burger order machine with your voice saying "you can get a burger though" totally got me 🤣🤣

[@shainewhite2781]

"All The Dude wanted was his rug back. I'm not greedy. It really....tied the room together "

[@TheAOTSdude]

If you don't like this movie then your movie critic card and reacting card is revoked.

[@jdneilso]

Man, I do get a lot of hate for this, and no disrespect to those who love it, but I didn't like it. I loved Napolean Dynamite, though.

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Your laugh makes these vids all the mo' better!

[@strngenchantedgirl]

It took a couple views in my early 20’s to realize that it’s an absurdist take on a film noir. It’s f-ing genius. It gets better every time you watch it. But I think it definitely throws you for a loop the first time you see it. I don’t think there had ever been a movie made like this before.

[@virtualviking8447]

Yeah, this movie is.....ummmmm unique to say the least. It's great, it's hilarious, there's no denying that, but very.....unique.

[@martinandroid]

the anti-semite joke is because Walter thought the Nihilists are National-socialists, because he NEVER actually listens to the Dude

[@warrenvalliere5737]

I loved this. It's awesomely fun.

[@RobertH-ol6mw]

This might be my favorite of your reactions, and I've been watching you forever! You really got this better than most! I watched this with the family and some friends and I was the only one laughing, lol.

[@mathiash.1379]

"SOME comedic lines" she said... The entire Movie is made of comedic lines!

[@Jaden_The_Celestial]

There was actually a big theory that Donny wasn’t even real, and that only Walter can see and hear him as The Dude never actually interacts directly with Donny. The reason is that Donny is a hallucination brought on by Walter’s PTSD from fighting in Vietnam. Granted there is a moment where Dude does actually say, “Thank you, Donny!” but that can be debated as Dude just humoring Walter. Donny dying of a heart-attack at the same time Walter fought the Nihilists could be a sign of Walter overcoming his PTSD and thusly Donny dies. I know full-well that this is all just theory, but it’s a fun theory and it’s funny when you actually watch the movie with it in-mind. lol

[@jbailey5061]

So...there were only two of them going against three-man teams? Who's ashes were they scattering?

[@Jaden_The_Celestial]

@@jbailey5061 actually it was 3 against 2-man teams. The other teams only had 2 players. Also nobody else actually talks directly to Donny. The ashes are the killer for this theory, but if you really wanna reach down this barrel, they literally could’ve been just normal ashes like from a fireplace, and the whole scattering ceremony was just a way for Walter to finally have closure with his PTSD.

[@SmoofDizzle]

One of my absolute favorite movies. This and Fargo are deffs in my top ten all time favs for sure. Also the scene w/ Larry and the car never fails to make me laugh hysterically.

[@gery2849]

I love this movie!! You really made my day 😂😂❤❤

[@ayeshaakhtar4727]

Great video! ❤❤

[@neuvocastezero1838]

For me, the abundance of characters and intertwining story lines is one of the things that make this such a successful, rewatchable film. "Blood Simple" was the Cohen's big debut, a very fine film.

[@reed5369]

ypur analysis at the end was great. you speculated things i hadn't thought about before in regards to this classic

[@silentknight.95]

In the “You see what happens Larry” scene, for the TV version he says, “You see what happens Larry when you find a stranger in the Alps!” & “This is what happens when you feed a stoner scrambled eggs!”. Hilarious.