The Big Lebowski | Canadians First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review

[@martinbraun1211]

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

[@Womperschnitzel]

Also during the sequence where Lebowski gets drugged, the dancers pulled a prank on Jeff Bridges by stuffing various wigs in their underwear so that most of the hairs were spilling out. Bridges was obviously the only one who could see it and he had to act amazement while trying not to laugh.

[@fbksfrank4]

Fun fact two…they didn’t give the landlord a dance to do!

[@jonnym4670]

you got to try the drinking every time they use the f word you take a drink

[@benjaminleske8996]

And there is only one scene in which the dude isnt on the screen: When the german Nihilists order pancakes at the Diner.

[@dcmslife3772]

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman 😢 Such a terrific actor.

[@thegunslinger1363]

Smokey, this is not Nam. This is bowling, there are rules." 😂

[@donotevenbegintocare]

All the discussion about this movie's plot? This movie is like Pulp Fiction: It has no plot, what's interesting are the characters and conversations It's usually described as a movie where a plot keeps trying to happen to The Dude and he just isn't interested

[@thebigbop5866]

The story is ludicrous

[@JH-lo9ut]

After several re-watches of this film I have concluded that the fancy joint holder the Dude is using in the bath, is in fact the clip he uses to keep his hair out of his face while bowling.

[@johnmosley9376]

OMG you guys don't know Sam Elliott!? He's such a badass and he shows up in tons of movies! Smoothest, richest voice ever. The new 1883 show is amazing and he is a prominent character but he has done a ton of work. Watch Roadhouse, he and Patrick Swayze are going to have an effect on Simone guaranteed!

[@johnglue1744]

Raising Arizona is a great early Coen Brothers film I think you guys may enjoy. Buster Scruggs is a newer film of theirs that is also good. Actually I like all of their films lol.

[@SlickAstley_TV]

If you pause at 4:33, that's how I feel when new people discover the Big Lebowski

[@sean_mccadden]

The great thing about the scene where the Dude is flying under the girls dresses is all the girls decided to pull this prank by putting fake hair in their underwear and didn't tell Jeff. So when they were shooting the scene Jeff was trying to stay in character while seeing all those girls having "massive bushes"

[@hermunkulus]

The thumbnail really tied the video together.

[@chrispittman8854]

Smoke a bowl AFTER! No no no... during... "The Dude abides..."

[@ClifHaley]

Jeff Bridges should win every acting award ever for his performance.

[@VeggieGamer]

You individually portrayed the two emotions I feel when Donny's ashes blow into Lebowski's face so well. XD Really glad you liked this one! Great movie! Definitely recommend more Coen Brothers!! Oh Brother Where Art Thou is a great one!

[@namco003]

LMAO!! I just realized during the "WHAT'S THIS DAY OF REST SHIT!!" scene, you can see his partner starting to break, right as they 're about to walk away LMAO!!

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"You human Paraquat!" Paraquat is a weedkiller that, in the 80's and 90's, was commonly used for suicides: he's calling the man toxic.

[@Mr59Kenzo]

the intro was funny btw the cowboy is Sam Elliot Known for his voice and Mustache nice patron read off George I didn't thinkk this movie could be more enjoyable to watch till watching this reaction to it. Thanks for the good time.

[@webdrude]

Paraquat is a herbicide that is widely used by farmers to save arduous labor, protect against invasive weeds and produce agronomically important crops. Sooo.... he's a weed-killer? i like it.

[@webdrude]

the drude abides

[@YoureMrLebowski]

21:38 bowling is a natural, zesty enterprise

[@d.j.8059]

Simone is one of the only people I've ever seen pick up on the connection between Donny not rolling a strike and his subsequent death. Donny is shown taking three shots in the movie. The first two are strikes. The third is the nine he rolls before he dies.

[@gregthebaritone]

The whole point of Donnie being shut up and discluded all of the time was that in Steve Buscemi's last two Coen Brothers roles, in Fargo and Miller's Crossing, he portrayed fast talking characters who never shut up, so he would always have twice as many lines as all of the other characters.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

Randomly I will say to one of my best friends. 'You know...that rug really pulled the room together.' LOL.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

The Big Lebowski (David Huddleston) played Kevin's grandfather in a few episodes of The Wonder Years. Anyway, this movie is a classic. I didn't quite know what to make of it when it first came out but it's become a favorite over the years.

[@chrispittman8854]

The hemostat is REALLY old school. MY dad used a a hemostat for roaches. Good times... good times...

[@JAYAYE617]

One of the funniest movies ever. I pissed my pants when he pulls out the pistol in the bolling alley... 😂🤣

[@championskyeterrier]

The Big Lebowski is a classic film noir that happens to have The Dude plugged into the Sam Spade gumshoe role. I also think the White Russian drink should be renamed Lebowski.

[@Gammaskalle]

That rug really tied the room together.

[@lynchmob72]

Sam Elliot is awesome. A perfect narrator for this movie.

[@jindas4217]

Human paraquat, The Dude is calling him a buzz kill.

[@ronalddobis6782]

You never once see the Dude bowl in this movie. Every time Donnie rolls he rolls a strike until his last roll.

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

"No one is really listening, they're just waiting for their turn to speak."

[@crackasmilezenpyre7901]

I used to live down the street from John Goodman. He’s super cool.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

I love Maude. She's such an amazing character.

[@flyingardilla143]

CineBinge does anything Coen Brothers - Instant like

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Every time I see Sam Elliott, I have to recommend Tombstone - Kurt Russel, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn and Powers Booth ALL chewing the scenery in a western.

[@irakopilow9223]

What I think is the most interesting base is the contract to Fargo. In Fargo, Steve Buscemi's character did all the talking and his sidekick bareley spoke. In This movie, he is rarely allowed to speak. For many years, I thought Blazing Saddles was the best movie of all time. Lebowski now has that high honor. Though it did not do well at all in the box office, it has become a cult classic. There is even an annual celebration where devotees gather called Lebowski Fest. Fans gather for a two night party in a bowling alley. One night is for bowling and another might is for watching the movie. The biggtest challenge of putting on thiese events is to not run out of White Russians.

[@juanforrester2283]

Hilarious and so well written,great laughs always with El Duderrino!jajajaja

[@jrobwoo688]

A movie just sort happens around The Dude. I love it! Please check out 1994’s cult classic, Clerks. Written/Directed/Starring, Kevin Smith.

[@Paul_Waller]

Great reaction. The chair falling on the door that opens OUTWARDS!! One of the biggest laughs. The Dude abides. ;)

[@juanforrester2283]

Iconic movie gold for some,a just ok comedy for others,both true statements,but the depth of characters is just history in the making of legend film classics,the ones that capture an era but also never out of style.

[@moonlitegram]

17:12 that's one of my favorite lines/call backs in the whole film. When he first meets Maude she goes on her whole bit about the word vagina and how men love to refer to their member as various words like "johnson" (which also then gets repeated through the film). So when she calls it a beaver picture and The Dude says "you mean vagina?" I lose it every time.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Omigosh what a film, takes a dozen different directions of bizarre randomness & is one of my top 20 comedies! You guys had me laughing so hard...& George when The Dude's door security didn't work 😆!...& Simones adorable giggling throughout! There's a dude in all of us...(for another quirky comedy, y'all gotta check out the movie "Oscar" with Stallone & a terrific supporting cast of well-known actors!! Its an underrated gem!!)

[@HC_YT]

This is my favorite movie of all time.

[@HC_YT]

I like my own comment

[@jracee1]

This was one of if not *the* best TBL reactions I have ever seen.

[@thaddeus_maximus]

if you enjoyed this which you obviously did I'd recommend three more Coen Brothers comedies: Raising Arizona , O Brother, Where Art Thou?, & Fargo. Fargo is more of a crime film but definitely has dark comedic elements

[@mikeygreenbeans]

The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies and I love Queens Of The Stone Age!

[@shadypelican]

As an ordained Dudeist Priest (yes, it's an actual thing) I welcome and congratulate you on your discovery. May your strikes be plentiful, and always remember to 'Just take it easy, man! Also, Fun fact: During the Dude's hallucination sequence ('Gutterballs'), the showgirls stuffed their underwear with hair as a prank on Jeff Bridges when he passes under their legs.

[@davidhutchinson7888]

You're an ordained dudeist priest...??

[@chickenonanapkin]

The short nihilist is Flea, the bass player for Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[@khaosandlightliberation1980]

OOO speaking of crazy abstract musical numbers: PLEASE react to A Clockwork Orange!!!!! So excited to see both your guy’s reactions!

[@patrick86806]

man Oh man! I saw this movie 3 times in theaters! still love it! any Coen movie is a must watch! mostly Fargo and Barton Fink! your reactions were priceless!

[@shotgunnerB]

The cowboy was the e ever present, Sam Elliott!!, what a way to tell a story!!!!!🙄😁😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣, p.d. people been quoting this movie since the day it came out!😚😚😚😚😎

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

‘ doesn’t it make you want to put on a show for your friends?’ ‘ no..’

[@andresilva8444]

My favourite film of all time. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@deadcatthinks6725]

Love the random cat offload 🙂

[@randalthor741]

This is a movie that literally gets better every time you watch it.

[@Bruce-Wayne79]

It was a joy watching Simone laugh at this. One of my favorite comedies. The dude abides. 😎

[@somemistakes6091]

The Narrator/Cowboy is the great Sam Elliott…you guys need to watch Tombstone ASAP…greatest modern western ever made

[@thetankgarage]

You watched Gladiator recently. Without going into a hole thing and if you know any philosophy you probably already know but the guy at the beginning that was murdered was a real person and what "his book" Meditations try to teach with Stoicism is almost exactly personified in The Dude. "The Dude abides"

[@thomasharris4942]

This movie plays with so many noire detective fiction tropes, you can enjoy a rewatch just trying to note them all and how a detective movie keeps almost happening around The Dude but he refuses to participate.

[@nodak81]

Love this movie so much! I had no idea what to expect when I decided to see it at the theater.

[@chrispruett81]

Can I watch you paint Simone? lol ;)

[@BillTheScribe]

The Cohen Brothers have a unique style. Most of their movies are similar to this in some way. Mainly the unusual side characters. Seriously, any other of their movies are worth a watch.

[@clairenevins9945]

Great reaction/review, I enjoyed it immensely! On behalf of my fellow Ordained Dudeist Priests, I thank you for taking the time to watch the film that started the religion 😊

[@MrLovegrove]

George laughing uncontrollably at the Dude's door security failing while Simone stared open mouthed with WTF written all over her face might be my favorite minute of any reaction I've seen from you guys yet. It's one of my favorite gags, and I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

In the theater I did the same as George. I was a carpenter at the time.

[@jculver1674]

When you think about how much time and energy the Dude put into blocking that door, only to screw up something as basic as which way it opens. That's such a classic stoner move.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

@@jculver1674 Yes, then to trip over the stop on the floor later. Two laughs for the price of one activity. Hilarious. Hilarious movie.

[@Ivy94F]

I laughed right along with him and I could tell for the next few min, he didn’t see jack shit on that screen. Lol!!! That’s how good jokes get me too.

[@RobwLPOC]

Same with the ashes blowing into the dude's face. He is in tears laughing, she it horrified

[@raydurz]

***Donny misses the strike*** Simone: "That's the worst thing that happened to him...in this movie" Well. Up to that point.

[@FriendlyCroock]

An important theme of this film that makes the story depressing I feel is "stupidity" Stupidity cost an innocent man's life.

[@GoldTopSlinger]

I cracked up hard when she said that. And in my best John Cleese voice I said "waaaait for iiiiiiit!!"

[@coulombedon]

That's the only ball in the game that isn't a strike. It's an omen. The look of confusion on Donnie's face, and then he dies in the next scene.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Well that's just like your opinion man 😀

[@117rebel]

After Donny doesn’t get a strike he goes to sit down behind Dude and Walter. If you watch him in the background you see Donny having pain or something in his left arm which is a early warning sign of a heart attack.

[@ckerbow7588]

“Is that the tumble weed that’s narrating?” Probably the best description of Sam Elliot I’ve ever heard.

[@shawnthompson2303]

I mean.... Yeah, kinda actually. lol

[@dnllrnt]

Simone: "Just pay him back for the fucking rug, man." *Dude Assimilation complete*

[@davidhutchinson7888]

Resistance is futile

[@scotthewitt258]

It really tied the whole room together!

[@pedroalencar6140]

This reaction really tied the channel together 🤣

[@auerstadt06]

XD

[@kelanth462]

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@implicitmintjulep]

Every line is quotable. The performances are perfect. There will never be another film like it.

[@majuli8420]

F**ing A.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

“Let’s not forget Dude, LET’S NOT FORGET DUDE, that umm, that keeping…you know…amphibious…within the city…that ain’t legal either…”

[@JohnnyZenith]

I cannot agree with something more than this.

[@ZeroKool7140]

This is not Vietnam. This is bowling. There are rules.

[@ZeroKool7140]

Do you see what happens, Larry?

[@TheTomt50]

"Human paraquat!" Paraquat was a herbicide the US government once used to spray Mexican marijuana fields. It would kill the crops...or sometimes poison users. In the Dude vernacular: "You're killing my buzz." 😆

[@PV1230]

there are commercials on the radio for a class action lawsuit for paraquat and I always think of this movie when I hear it. :D

[@izzonj]

Bridges adlibbed the "human paraquat" line. The Coen brothers usually don't want that in their movies, but they liked it and kept it in.

[@Toksyuryel]

@@izzonj Didn't Bridges pretty much ad lib the entire movie?

[@richieclean]

@@Toksyuryel No. As with most Coen Bros. films, the script is exactly as written. Most of the characters were written specifically for the actors that played them.

[@Hugmungus]

“Is this the first time Walter’s right?” The best thing is it’s actually the first time he’s wrong. All his crazy ramblings in the film are actually the things that happen

[@ericjohnson9623]

Nah, Walter is wrong a lot of the time. He's wrong about Bunny kidnapping herself, wrong about little Larry (admittedly so is the Dude), and wrong about if the Big Lebowski can walk. The only thing he is 100% right on is the toe thing, which he accurately described down to the correct details.

[@fakeyf2]

@@ericjohnson9623 "wrong about little Larry" Larry did steal the Dude's car and the briefcase but the briefcase didn't have any money in it.

[@hardybryan]

I choose to believe he's wrong about Smokey being over the line.

[@juanforrester2283]

Kinda 50-50 but truly loves his friends,is all good.

[@-Gorby-]

@@fakeyf2 Guessing he meant the part where Walter smashes up that Corvette?

[@embriggs1]

The chair/door scene and ashes scene always have the same effect on me that they had on George. And I was tearing up laughing along with George all over again. So funny!

[@slowerthinker]

George's reaction to the door was incredible.

[@Yora21]

It really is one of the greatest visual gags on film.

[@jboogie9469]

Yes, and also when he tries to figure out what Jackie treehorn wrote down. Any time the dude tries to do something proactive it turns to shit.

[@rickthestick6995]

Love the appreciation for Sam Elliots mustache. One of the best in Hollywood.

[@steriopticon2687]

I always think of Sam Elliott in Gettysburg.

[@allisterfiend_2112]

Someone might have mentioned this already, This movie gets better every time you re-watch it !!!!

[@MarcosElMalo2]

There’s a limit. It’s like drug tolerance. If you reach the tolerance stage, wait a year or so before watching it again. It sort of refreshens it if you forget about it for a while.

[@dmanimousprime3858]

This is absolutely true. Am I wrong?

[@DouglasJohnson.]

I find that to be very true. The first time I watched it, I enjoyed it but not as much as the second time I saw it, and on and on. I find that true of all of the Coen Brothers films as well.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

Is... is your user pic the castle from Dragon's Lair? :D

[@SadPeterPan1977]

George repeatedly losing it during this movie... so funny. 😀

[@JeremyHodges]

"He fixes the cable?" "Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey." I say these all the time.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"Oh, god--Lodged WHERE?!"

[@logankerlee]

Legit makes me so happy that you both watched and enjoyed this. 😀 This one is an experience and yeah, it's FILLED with common sayings. I'll watch the full reaction later on today. Y'all rock!

[@idhunepijl1404]

I thinks this might be John Goodmans best role. Also as a kid i never understood why my dad this movie was so hilarious but now I do. I think you have some people in life ‘pee on your rug’ to get it 😆

[@jksgameshelf3378]

He's great in pretty much everything he does, but I love him in 'Raising Arizona' and 'Barton Fink' if we're sticking with the Coen brothers films.

[@glenmcdonald375]

As far as Cohen movies, they have a tendency to stick with the same actors... U'll notice that Goodman, Turturro, Buscemi (as well as Holly Hunter) appear in multiple Cohen brothers movies

[@dernwine]

@@jksgameshelf3378 Have you seen his cameo in Rocky and Bullwinkel? FBI Agent: "But I really am Agent Sympathy!" Cop arresting her: "Yes Mam, and I'm really John Goodman."

[@jksgameshelf3378]

@@dernwine - Haha, I have not and not sure I'll make time to watch that film anytime soon. But, I trust your take on it. I've never seen him be anything but outstanding ... well, maybe in The Flinstones, but not his fault, really.

[@ksattesahn]

Have you seen all of Goodman’s movies? If not, you have no frame of reference.

[@TenTonNuke]

I think the best explanation I've ever heard for this movie is something like "The plot keeps trying to happen, with exposition and plot devices being presented to The Dude, but because of his, ahem, "relaxed" personality, he is unaffected by it so things just sort of happen around him." I'm butchering it, but something like that. The plot is trying and failing to engage the protagonist.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

A plot is trying to happen but the Dude is having none of that.

[@chiefaberach]

The dude just smokes weed & tumbles wherever the plot blows him.

[@markkringle9144]

The Dude abides. That is the theme.

[@paulleach3612]

Yet, if I remember correctly, the narrative device is that of the old gumshoe detective films - that the protagonist is usually in every scene driving the plot. As you mentioned, the Dude refuses to engage with the plot; a discrete discord is created because culturally we're used to this narrative frame of reference having a protagonist engaging heavily with the plot .

[@jco207]

On the one hand, it's a film noir from the point of view of a dude who doesn't actually care about the caper. On the other hand, it's a philosophy exposition. If you look at the Dude as Bhudda and Sam Elliott as god, we have Jesus, we have the nihilists (they believe in nothing), Donny is agnostic (he doesn't care and isn't affected by it all, but we are all affected by the circle of life), Walter is a moral absolutist (there are rules!). The "rich" Lebowski worships money and status while Bunny is a hedonist.

[@Gavrev]

The trio of Bridges, Goodman and Buscemi is the stuff of legend.. Up until I saw this film, of all the people though I never really thought that Jeff has such comedy chops. It was a true joy to share this reaction, and George I'm glad you reacted to the door trap the same way I did.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

This is literally Jeff “The Dude” Bridges’ most iconic role since it was pretty much written for him and he brought his own clothes for The Dude to wear haha.

[@Gavrev]

@@andrewburgemeister6684 That's commitment to character.. hehehe

[@BloodSportA2]

One of the most quotable movies of all time. It was a stroke of genius to take oldschool mystery/noir tropes and put them through the filter of modern-day California. All the twists the plot takes (Lebowski isn't actually rich, what happened to the briefcase, etc.) don't really matter because the mystery of what happened to Bunny was never important, and instead of a cast of suspicious characters it's just a bunch of weird California stereotypes.

[@glawnow1959]

Actually, Robert Altman took the old school mystery/noir tropes and put them through the filter of (then) modern-day California in the 1973 film "The Long Goodbye" with Elliot Gould, a major inspiration for this movie. Highly recommended!

[@markkringle9144]

The Mcguffin is the million dollars, and it turns out all of them want it, and no one has it.

[@Nevyn515]

That’s just, like, your opinion man.

[@stonerviking4079]

"Hey this is a private residence, man." Is such a great thing to say when a random dude breaks into your home and starts smashing shit 🤣

[@gregharker1600]

Coen's brother's films are amazing. Fargo is fantastic (as is the series). Raising Arizona makes this movie look normal and is also an awesome film.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

I would LOVE to see them react to "Raising Arizona." To this day, decades later, I can still throw out quotes from that film and my friends and I will instantly devolve into laughter. I love "The Big Lebowski" and "Fargo" is great but "Raising Arizona" has permanent residence in my top movies list.

[@ChristopheJunke]

@@johnplaysgames3120 The Hudsucker Proxy too, an underrated movie

[@patrickbrcr]

@@johnplaysgames3120 Raising Arizona was the first Coen Bros. film I saw - it was my favorite as a kid and is still as good as it ever was.

[@brewdaly1873]

I love the Corn bros. This and No Country For Old Men are my favorites, but I genuinely think Barton Fink is underrated. John Goodman is fucking amazing.

[@patrickbrcr]

@@brewdaly1873 Barton Fink and Miller's Crossing are for sure underrated.

[@generic_sauce]

0:12 Funny story, back in college I took a Gangster/Detective film class one summer, basically we watched and evaluated the different aspects of different films in the genre. The final film we watched that semester was The Big Lebowski! Apparently it can be classified as a detective film 😂

[@iantellam9970]

Well the plot is inspired by The Big Sleep, a classic detective novel. So you could consider it a parody of the genre.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

@@iantellam9970 it’s one big nihilistic satire of the genre, my favourite bit had to be The Dude trying to see what Jackie Treehorn sketched only to see it’s a dude with a big boner, literally the only “detective” work he does in the film when the rest of the movie he isn’t doing anything but gets bounced around from one bizarre situation to the next.

[@nathanpapp432]

@@iantellam9970 Its more of a deconstructionist take on film noir than a parody.

[@iantellam9970]

@@nathanpapp432 Yes. That’s a better description. ‘Parody’ didn’t seem quite right. :)

[@bomamba9402]

@@iantellam9970The Big Sleep is great

[@jontastic]

The spreading of ashes episode happened to my sisters ashes. It was on a windy mountain ridge. We were all covered in our sister. Disturbing and funny at the same time.

[@JTidiotboy]

This is my depression movie. If I'm feeling like shit mentally, I'll just put this on in the background while I work and most of the time it really helps. Great reaction.

[@Billinois78]

A friend and I were just wandering around, bored one summer afternoon in '98, and decided to go see a couple of movies that we knew nothing about. Ones that had little to no tv promotion. One was The Big Lebowski. The other was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Both became instant favorites for years to come. Both really strange but funny and engaging. I hope you get to see Fear and Loathing at some point. I'd love to get your reactions to it. Really great job on this one.

[@the_last_centurion]

Fear and loathing and Blow. Two Johnny Depp movies that have been an all time favourite. I would love to see them react to both at some point.

[@rogermooretibbetts5310]

Coen Bros and Terry Gilliam. Now THAT'S a combination. Superb.

[@Uncle_T]

One of my all time favourite movies. You gotta love the Dude! And the pouring out of Donny's ashes is a moment of cinematic brilliance!

[@richieclean]

This is easily the best reaction I've seen of this film. Kudos to Simone for picking up on Donny's last roll on first viewing. In a film jam packed with quotable lines, so I'll mention one that doesn't get nearly enough attention: Dude: "Smokey has emotional problems, man" Walter: "You mean, beyond Pacifism?"

[@RonJomero]

The Coen Brothers are known for making odd, but great, films. My personal favorite is "O Brother Where Art Thou" and it wasn't one I was interested in until I learned it was a modern-ish (1930s) take on Homer's "The Odyssey." Very glad I gave it a chance.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

I didn't fully click with 'O Brother ...' but maybe I need to rewatch it. Great performances and soundtrack, but not sure what I didn't vibe with. I'll give it another go soon-ish.

[@MegaTranRunnr73]

Raising Arizona get slept on a lot. But that movie us what made me fans of the Cohens. So Fargo was great as well.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

"Raising Arizona" was my introduction to the Coen Brothers and is still one of my favorite movies. The first time I watched "The Big Lebowski," I was expecting something closer to "Raising Arizona" so I was kind of meh on it. But, for some reason, I kept wanting to watch it again. The second time I saw it, it clicked hard and also became a favorite. I really enjoyed "O Brother..." but it's not one I go back to. I may have to give it another chance as well now that a few years have passed since I saw it. The Coens very rarely (if ever) go wrong. Sometimes their movies just have to grow on me a little.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

@@jksgameshelf3378 Cohen brothers films have that effect. Most of their films dont become fully appreciated until they been out for a few years. This film included. They seem to require a certain perspective from the audience to fully grasp their tone and meaning.

[@barnettwilliams6481]

I Brother Where Art Thou...next please.

[@glennthompson1173]

Raising Arizona is the best comedy from the Coen Bro's. IMO. The Big Lebowski is great too.

[@Scott_Forsell]

It would be hard for me to call this or Raising Arizona as better than the other. They are equally great.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

thank God we don't have to choose, right?

[@Yora21]

I think a similarly amazing weird movie is The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson. I think it's even closer to this eccentricity than other Cohen films.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

That one was surprising, all across the board. I'll second the reccomendation.

[@billysturgeon8616]

The mustached man is legendary actor Sam Ellott. The mustache is his trademark. In the movie Mask, he wore a t-shirt that said Free Mustache Rides so Cher took one.

[@scotthewitt258]

He had a spare t-shirt in her size?

[@Xenotric]

One of Mr Goodmans best roles :) This is a good channel! And Thorough!

[@TheNeonRabbit]

And Thorough

[@Salta0monte]

I think the movie title is a play on "The Big Sleep". Edit: if you think John Goodman is menacing in this, you should watch the Coen Brothers classic Barton Fink!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

Went to a Lebowskifest once. People dressed as their favorite character.... a guy wearing prison stripes with a LP necklace (a felon with a record) and a guy dressed as the earth holding an aspirin bottle with a 🚫 across it (a world of pain) were favorites.

[@Patriiiiick]

Also, I realised how much this film had become a cult classic after seeing VW trailers shown before films at the cinema covering people attending festivals and gatherings centered around Jeff Bridge's character. Even my local bar started showing the film once a year and everyone would attend in dressing gowns and drinking white russians.

[@Justin_Leone]

There are bars and restaurants around the world that are entirely themed around The Big Lebowski. I went to one in Reykjavík in March.

[@jp3813]

Given their reactions to Sam Elliott, they need to watch Tombstone.

[@waterbeauty85]

"The mustache guy." I suddenly have a powerful need for them to watch "Tombstone", "Gettysburg". and "We Were Soldiers."

[@jksgameshelf3378]

Since I left a long rambling comment on Patreon, I won't fully repeat it here, other than to say I really hope you watch more Coen brothers films. I think you would especially love 'Fargo' and 'Raising Arizona' (John Goodman is so good in that one and his first of many appearances in their films). Also, their film 'No Country for Old Men' is my favorite film of all time (well, for now) and it's a master class in every aspect of filmmaking. Definitely NOT a comedy, though, but so suspenseful. My ex-wife (well, the second one) and I had our birthday party at the bowling alley where they shot this film before they sadly - and stupidly - tore it down. They gave us a bowling pin for all the guest to sign that I still have.

[@glenmcdonald375]

O Brother Where Art Thou.... let's not forget that one. Proby my personal Cohen favorite

[@basildon5263]

Coen bros second film 'Raising Arizona' is well worth considering.