FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! The Big Lebowski (1998) FIRST TIME REACTION!!

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  • @JamesVSCinema
    @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    “Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man...”
    Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema
    THE NICE GUYS FIRST TIME WATCHING will be uploaded tomorrow! Enjoy the day!

    • @stevetoth7136
      @stevetoth7136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cinema Rules had you on the TV during the intro for their Total Recall reaction. Some cross channel love!

    • @liamjoyce7774
      @liamjoyce7774 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey man, have you seen Hardboiled by John Woo? BEST action film of all time in my opinion. Insane filmmaking! Cheers!

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those are my brothas!!

    • @ultravisione9311
      @ultravisione9311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good reaction ! Classic movie!
      Godfather or rocky need a reaction

    • @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor
      @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bryanparker2925 unpopular opinion, but I liked Infernal Affairs - the movie The Departed was a remake of - more than The Departed.

  • @deadpolymers3416
    @deadpolymers3416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +939

    "It almost feels like a movie is trying to form around the Dude, but he's just so nonchalant, that it's just not able to." - That may be the best description of this movie I've ever heard. The Dude is basically a guy that wandered into a movie without knowing it, and somehow became the focus of it.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Happy to hear you agreed with that!!

    • @thrawn5k
      @thrawn5k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Donny, you're like a child who wonders in the middle of the movie

    • @richieclean
      @richieclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yeah in a way I think this movie should be celebrated because of it's refusal to adhere to cinema convention. The Dude has no character arc whatsoever. He starts out as The Dude, and he's still the same Dude at the end of it. He just...
      Abides.

    • @longleaf9943
      @longleaf9943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Honestly a bit mad that this idea never occurred to me...

    • @chrispittman8854
      @chrispittman8854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      "The Cowboy" IS the movie. THE God consciousness. He's amazed "The Dude" is just wandering through him. He even comes down from on high and sits at the bar with "The Dude" and "The Dude abides." Great work.

  • @brgreg8725
    @brgreg8725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Dude didn’t want a movie forming around him, dude just wanted his rug back

  • @grantterlecky1248
    @grantterlecky1248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Smokey this isn’t Nam, there are rules here.
    John Goodman really ties this movie together

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      He was hilariously insane

    • @grantterlecky1248
      @grantterlecky1248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JamesVSCinema right. What a wild performance

    • @flynyrdskynyrd1
      @flynyrdskynyrd1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      John Goodman said in an interview once that this is his favorite movie that he has been in.

    • @chaost4544
      @chaost4544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@flynyrdskynyrd1 the film must have been a lot of fun to work on for everyone involved.

    • @shawnac9289
      @shawnac9289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John Goodman is not preferred nomenclature, Asian American please

  • @heilmann18
    @heilmann18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    This film is like a noir detective mystery, but instead of the typical badass detective protagonist, we get the Dude not really caring about anything but his rug.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Lmfaooo all you ever need is a rug

    • @Astral0muffiN
      @Astral0muffiN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@JamesVSCinema To be honest though,
      it did really tie the room together.
      I totally get where he's coming from.
      Also the sheer amount of f-bombs in the dialogue is a work of art in itself.

    • @lauce3998
      @lauce3998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The convoluted plot of this film says it has a relationship with The Big Sleep (1946).

    • @denali_coug6955
      @denali_coug6955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Astral0muffiN All of the dialogue is a work of art. They didn't ad lib anything, it was all scripted. Those bros know how to write.

    • @johndoe6260
      @johndoe6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really tied the room together man

  • @buckleysdead
    @buckleysdead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    This film answers the question: how do you make a thriller (or any story for that matter) with an extremely lazy, unmotivated protagonist? Lebowski is the "wrong" character for this type of film. And the Coen's make it work so, so well.

    • @darkaero
      @darkaero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He's the wrong character for this film in the same way that he's the wrong Lebowski who was pulled into the whole story by accident.

  • @caskinfg
    @caskinfg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    That scene with the ashes has to be one of the funniest ever in cinema

  • @jayshiggs
    @jayshiggs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    One of the most quotable movies ever made. It's comedy genius.

    • @jackgrimaldi8685
      @jackgrimaldi8685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah? Well, you know . . .
      that's just like, your opinion man.

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "O, god-- Lodged *where?"*

    • @mrfreakmaster2256
      @mrfreakmaster2256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are not un your element

    • @irakopilow9223
      @irakopilow9223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      obviously, you're not a golfer

    • @shawnac9289
      @shawnac9289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes yes the little Lebowski urban achievers and proud we are of all of them

  • @josecuervo311
    @josecuervo311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    A movie that only get better after each viewing. Such a character driven comedy that evolves from dialogue and expressions rather than situations (although the situations The Dude finds himself in are often quite hilarious). One of my all time favorite movies. Glad you enjoyed it man!

    • @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor
      @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was a little lost the first time cuz there was so much going on and overlapping dialogue in some scenes. Definitely got better with multiple viewings.

    • @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor
      @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stobe187 never thought of that! But yes, that’s a good way to put it. 😁

  • @GustavoBatataeMoloco
    @GustavoBatataeMoloco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    John Goodman's performance in this movie is so freaking hilarious

  • @considerlizards
    @considerlizards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    10:20 "It almost feels like a movie is trying to form itself around the Dude" That's a great metaphor, dude.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks dude

    • @chops5853
      @chops5853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is a take on a film noir style where the dude is in every scene. He would play the P.I. and Bunny would be the Damsel in a distress. The Coen bros just took the genre and flipped it upside down by having the dude forced into the role and it’s just not who he is.

    • @hrossaman
      @hrossaman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I came to the comments to compliment this thought

  • @nh3028
    @nh3028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This was my dad's favorite movie. He died of Alzheimer's last year at only 60. I've seen this movie about 20 times, and you helped me understand a lot about why the movie was so important to him.

    • @deanlangworthy3311
      @deanlangworthy3311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This was also my dad's favorite movie! He died in 2016. But I got married in 2007 on Halloween. The reception was a costume party and my dad came as Walter and my best friend (his fav movie also) came as "the dude". They even stayed in character for a good majority! One of my best memories and I have always treasured this movie, A. Because it's just a fuckin amazing film I have watched so many times have lost track B. It will always remind me of my dad and his off the wall sense of humor!

  • @Yora21
    @Yora21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    It may be set in LA, but the film still feels like an isolated small town in the middle of nowhere.

    • @jackcouch8322
      @jackcouch8322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Well, it is from the perspective of a guy who only talks to like 3 people and doesn’t go anywhere normally except a bowling ally and a grocery store.

    • @chenstormstout9456
      @chenstormstout9456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jackcouch8322 damn, when did they make a movie about me?

  • @houndofchulainn76
    @houndofchulainn76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Favorite line... "He's a nihilist." "That must be exhausting."

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      " Are these guys gonna hurt us, Walter?"
      "No, Donny...these men are cowards."

    • @susanmaggiora4800
      @susanmaggiora4800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lunchbox138 As a fellow nihilist, it is...

    • @RESTITVTOR_TOTIVS_HISPANIAE
      @RESTITVTOR_TOTIVS_HISPANIAE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Abandon nihilism, embrace Rome bois

    • @mondegreen9709
      @mondegreen9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The whole movie is just full of favourite lines. It's one of those films where you can just quote any line at random, and the ones who are in on it will get it immediately and start passing random quotes back and forth. The very definition of a cult classic.

    • @Eirik_Bloodaxe
      @Eirik_Bloodaxe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus Nihilists? Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, at least it’s an ETHOS dude.

  • @mkultra8543
    @mkultra8543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    "This is why you don't find a stranger in the Alps!"

    • @circa81
      @circa81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wish James could know about that whole TV edit thing. It's hilarious.

    • @nofishinmydiet
      @nofishinmydiet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I could be wrong, but I could have sworn it was, "fly a stranger to the alps." It's been over a decade since I saw that tv version. I just remember that I had tears streaming down my face I was laughing so freakin' hard.

    • @brittyn
      @brittyn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      NefariousSmith I thought it was “this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps!”

    • @JoeFF85
      @JoeFF85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is what happens when you feed a soldier scrambled eggs!

    • @williamswiniuch7527
      @williamswiniuch7527 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was fight a stranger in the alps

  • @РусланБекмамбет
    @РусланБекмамбет 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The rug really tied the room together

    • @MrYellowClyde
      @MrYellowClyde 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Руслан Бекмамбет, did it not?

    • @mclovin8435
      @mclovin8435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrYellowClyde Shut the f up Donny

  • @thrawn5k
    @thrawn5k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I know people say this all the time, but this might be my favorite movie all time. I love it! Still show it to everyone to this day

  • @Gumislove
    @Gumislove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    John Goodman's character chaotic energy stresses me out. I do love his quotes, they are great!

    • @danwest9900
      @danwest9900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Walter Sobchak is a frightening, chaotic character who seems completely different from the stoned, chilled out, character of The Dude. Yet, somehow, they are the best of friends.

  • @queelude9
    @queelude9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    This movie is almost designed to be watched while stoned.

    • @naldow8555
      @naldow8555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    • @Kon4Dence
      @Kon4Dence 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      if you dont watch this stoned you aint watching it right

    • @Obeefnik
      @Obeefnik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      almost?

    • @Frozen_Smoke1972
      @Frozen_Smoke1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't think "almost" is an apt descriptor here.

    • @slimdzl6275
      @slimdzl6275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@naldow8555 yeah that might require something a little stronger haha ;) great film wonder if James has seen it...

  • @kapteeniratto
    @kapteeniratto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "Its like he is breaking the fourth wall by his existence" That perfectly sums this movie! When I first saw this, I did not like at all cos its so random but seeing it a couple times more, it has become one of my favorite from the Coen brothers. The randomness and absurd things happening around a protagonist who is either clueless or simply does not care. As easy as it is to call the dude a loser or a bum, he is the real winner in the film and how he is just able to be himself no matter what crazy things are happening around him.

  • @angellopez3202
    @angellopez3202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Great cult classic! Love the chemistry between John Goodman, Steve Buscemi & Jeff Bridges in the bowling scenes, just hilarious!
    "This is what happens when you f*** a stranger in the ass!" while smashing the wrong car has to be my favorite scene lol

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmfaooo loved that

    • @Highbrowser
      @Highbrowser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And then there’s the bowlderized version for television X-D

  • @IDieHardForever
    @IDieHardForever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Never clicked on something so fast

  • @VacuumJockey
    @VacuumJockey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The Coen brothers just make good movies, period. "A Serious Man" is IMO one of their most overlooked movies.

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell yeah, A Serious Man is a masterpiece.

    • @thelocustgod9098
      @thelocustgod9098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A Serious Man was fantastic. My favorite is Inside Llewyn Davis though.

    • @JayPhonomancer
      @JayPhonomancer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I fucking love that movie. So funny and yet so sad. "Just look at the parking lot" 😂

  • @rjq9468
    @rjq9468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Another fantastic Coen Brothers movie is "O'Brother where out thou?".

  • @Flooding474
    @Flooding474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I like your take on how there's a movie trying to form around The Dude but his apathy allowing us to only pick up on the most basic elements of the story. He's the tumbleweed tumbling through a Hollywood tale.

  • @generic_sauce
    @generic_sauce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Jeff Bridges best role, ever. He's just perfectly cast as The Dude. 👌

  • @stevena.7022
    @stevena.7022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    James inspires me. Proving one can become a film maker without having previously seen any movies.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      All you have to have is the will to create. That’s all there is too it. Education of films can come at anytime during your journey! 🙏🏽

  • @keithjones5309
    @keithjones5309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" is probably my favorite Coen brothers film. I love their humor. The use of music in that film is so great. Another bit of audio excellence from them is "Inside Llewyn Davis" which doesn't get enough love.

    • @RraMakutsi
      @RraMakutsi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Inside Llewyn Davis" is a criminally underrated film... the cinematography is beautiful, Llewyn is so complex and painfully human, and the approach to recording all the music live and without cutting away is unusually fulfilling. Oscar Isaac is quite a talented musician...

  • @liamjoyce7774
    @liamjoyce7774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This film gets funnier each time you watch it. So much nuance. Thanks for the great reactions dude!

  • @buckleysdead
    @buckleysdead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Another great Coen Brothers film is Miller's Crossing. It's a great one where they flex their style muscles all over the place: the dialogue, the cinematography, the plot. I highly recommend.

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HE GAVE ME THE HIGH HAT!

    • @lewismaddox4132
      @lewismaddox4132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "If you can't trust a good fix, what can you trust?"

    • @adamp2029
      @adamp2029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s one of my favorites. But a difficult to talk during and still know what’s going on. Or even to not talk and know what’s going on!

    • @SatanDynastyKiller
      @SatanDynastyKiller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My favourite movie of all time.

    • @lewismaddox4132
      @lewismaddox4132 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SatanDynastyKiller, it really is so good. Just dissecting that esoterica.
      What is it, a mix of Chicago mob and Yiddish? I'm just guessing. The "Schmarter"?

  • @Philernator
    @Philernator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "He fixes the cable?"

    • @ItDoesntMatterReally
      @ItDoesntMatterReally 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.

    • @williamswiniuch7527
      @williamswiniuch7527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He’s a nihilist.
      Oh it must be exhausting

    • @darkaero
      @darkaero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm here to fix da kahbel

    • @mondegreen9709
      @mondegreen9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Mein Name ist Karl, ich bin expert."

  • @TommyB1905
    @TommyB1905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Honestly John Goodman in this film might be my favorite performance in a comedy ever. Every line he delivers is genius.

  • @4040bsc
    @4040bsc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Coen Brothers have a lot of must-see movies. For another comedy with John Goodman, I strongly recommend Raising Arizona. For something a bit more serious but still full of that signature Coen brothers flair, Miller's Crossing is excellent. And then there's O' Brother, Where Art Thou?, where they try their hand at musical comedy and absolutely nailed it.

    • @beerboybrews
      @beerboybrews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      O' Brother, Raising Arizona, and True Grit are the three I would suggest next. Blood Simple is a close 4th. You really can't go wrong with the CBs. Maybe The Ladykillers...but even that is ok.

    • @mondegreen9709
      @mondegreen9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@beerboybrews Not to mention Llewyn Davis. The only one I really didn't like was "Intolerable Cruelty", and I never bothered to watch Ladykillers, because all the reviews were mediocre at best and the bits I saw I didn't really find convincing.

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      " One Night at McCool's "

  • @jdrummerdd
    @jdrummerdd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    LETS GOOOOOOO. Been on a roll, the patreon been coming through with the picks so glad I am part of them!!!

  • @handsomestik
    @handsomestik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    It’s a lazy Stoner put into a Philip Marlowe mystery

    • @danwest9900
      @danwest9900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! He's like a bumbling detective tryin to solve the crime. Especially the second half of the film.

  • @ThomasSoles
    @ThomasSoles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This movie is so fun. I rented it shortly after it landed on video. It sat there for a couple days. On the day I had to return it, my roommate begged me to watch it. I was bored. I thought the movie was aimless and uninteresting. I was not really following.
    And then. The Gutterballs musical interlude happened.
    At that point, I am not sure what happened, but this Coen brother's movie just clicked for me. It became an instant legend. I have watched this hundreds of times at this point. I cannot imagine how this poetry ever felt boring.
    Such a phenomenal movie.

  • @67kingbee
    @67kingbee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The dude being shaggy grown up. Genius! Great take, run with that.

  • @NormalSizedPhantom
    @NormalSizedPhantom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Please do not F up how you throw these ashes..."
    *Walter immediately F's up while throwing the ashes*
    Perfect timing.

  • @228mjl
    @228mjl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I swear, John Goodman is always at his best in Coen Brothers movies. Hope you watch Barton Fink at some point!

  • @danielsinnott2343
    @danielsinnott2343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    An infinitely quotable movie that gets better every time you watch it. Your take once through this is astounding. I think you picked up on the meta theme almost immediately. Great reaction as always! You are definitely the best reactor out there.

  • @wayneclayton5426
    @wayneclayton5426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Would be interested to see you delve into classic British films. Try out three Michael Caine films from the 70's . The Italian Job, Get Carter and Zulu?

    • @crose7412
      @crose7412 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Wayne Clayton Only 'Get Carter' was from the 1970s, the other two were from the previous decade and not really worth watching (in my opinion).

    • @56music64
      @56music64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can't leave out Alfie. A film way ahead of it's

    • @Kon4Dence
      @Kon4Dence 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Zulu is great remember watching it with my grandpa

    • @crose7412
      @crose7412 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@56music64 Not necessarily worthy of analysis by a budding filmmaker though.

    • @wayneclayton5426
      @wayneclayton5426 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crose7412 Ones an fine example of an epic film production and one could argue that the Italian Job paved the way for films like Snatch.

  • @EGGTESTTUBE
    @EGGTESTTUBE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love watching my favorite films broken down by an outside film maker ..Always a great job showcasing aspects of a movie I may not have considered. It makes me appreciate the movies I love even more than before. Thank you.

  • @bomamba9402
    @bomamba9402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Burn After Reading is a good follow up, thematically speaking, from the Cohen Bros and definitely worth a watch/reaction

  • @pritch533
    @pritch533 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude I love your page, I work 12hr night shifts and on my breaks I chill and watch these. Keep up the awesome work.

  • @StartPlayFinish
    @StartPlayFinish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The whole cast in Lebowski is just pure talent. They dont make em like this no more.

  • @apollo4657
    @apollo4657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “This is why you don’t put yourself in crazy” 😂😂😂

  • @JoaquoGameplay
    @JoaquoGameplay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    In my opinion the best Coen brothers movie and one of the greatest comedys ever made. Question: have you watched "Dr. Strangelove"? if i can recomend a comedy it has to be that one

    • @blazesawyer7662
      @blazesawyer7662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@izzonj I don’t know I think the right person can still get meaning out of it . I’m only eighteen and it’s one of my favorite movies of all time.

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@izzonj I don't think you need to have lived through that era to appreciate the movie. A minimal knowledge about the Cold War is more than enough.

    • @lauce3998
      @lauce3998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Strangelove is my favorite of Kubrick.

  • @jaives
    @jaives 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the 3 movies that made an impact on me in film school.
    12 angry men - you don't need multiple settings
    memento - you don't need a standard chronology
    this movie - you don't need a plot
    this has to be my go-to movie of all time.

  • @philiplarsson6085
    @philiplarsson6085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This movie really gets better every time you watch it. Small details just pop up every time.

    • @philiplarsson6085
      @philiplarsson6085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can also understand its lukewarm reception when it came out, because it really doesn't make much sense. The story moves without the Dude, as you say. It's the strength of the script and the characters that really seals it as a cult classic, I think.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I completely agree!

  • @AdamtheGrey02
    @AdamtheGrey02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sam Elliott, the narrator, played Virgil Earp from a very entertaining Western film starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp called 'Tombstone' back in '93.

    • @daveb947
      @daveb947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great movie.

  • @BiblicallyAccurateToaster
    @BiblicallyAccurateToaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Another classic. Check out "Kids" & its documentary style film making. It's about teens in NYC during that time. Don't want to spoil too much but it's raw, gritty & a classic

    • @richardrobbin2225
      @richardrobbin2225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't look at "Gummo" though, it's too much.

    • @BiblicallyAccurateToaster
      @BiblicallyAccurateToaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True, "cult classic" is a better descriptor. And yeah, "Gummo"... dear God😨 That's one of those movies I recommend seeing once when in the mindset to handle something gritty, avent garde, disturbing & raw.
      "Bully" is another one by the "Kids" director Larry Clark. Based on a real incident it takes place in Florida. Another slice of life film that's all too realistic & disturbing. Not nearly as disturbing as "Gummo" imo but damn... hits home even more being a true story.

    • @pomaimoikeha829
      @pomaimoikeha829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow kids what a film

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn, I dreamt about the movie Kids last night and decided to re-watch it today after more than a decade since I watched it the first time. Interesting to see a TH-cam comment about it in this very same day.

  • @DAMIENDMILLS
    @DAMIENDMILLS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That fireplace scene where the Big Lebowski asked the Dude to find his wife...I remember it was parodied in Powerpuff Girls where the Mayor sat by a fireplace just like that, and asked the girls to find Ms. Bellum. A Cartoon Network show made a reference to an R rated movie

    • @humphreybrogart8392
      @humphreybrogart8392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And this movie references The Big Sleep (1946)

  • @jamestreanor4361
    @jamestreanor4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Now, you need to watch Raising Arizona. Also a cult classic. Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman. 1987.

    • @susanmaggiora4800
      @susanmaggiora4800 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Treanor Fantastic movie!

    • @jamestreanor4361
      @jamestreanor4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@susanmaggiora4800 It would be a great double feature. Like Aliens and The Thing.

    • @SOAD4ever47
      @SOAD4ever47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Barton Fink, coen's most underrated movie

    • @jamestreanor4361
      @jamestreanor4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SOAD4ever47 Fucking Masterpiece!

    • @corrob
      @corrob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      THIS!

  • @edwardfischer3944
    @edwardfischer3944 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At 25:18 . . . product placement, this movie even has
    a plug for Folgers coffee. 🤔🤨😆☕

  • @letmadora28
    @letmadora28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Everytime a Coen movie ends, I'm like "what the hell was that?". " It's good but... Man, really, what the hell"
    Mostly because the first movie I saw from them was Barton Fink and then A Serious Man.

    • @mondegreen9709
      @mondegreen9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Asking yourself wtf it's all about is pretty much what their movies are all about. They really take ambiguity to its logical limit.

  • @dondavenport7077
    @dondavenport7077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that the formula for this movie's plot follows the path of the classic film noir pictures, with the Dude taking the role of the classic gumshoe role. But instead of being set in the 30s or 40s, it's set in 90s LA with the kind of characters he'd run into at the time. Also, my favorite shot is the quick cut to the three guys in the car after the 'f a stranger in the a' scene. The Dude is driving his winshield-less car, not saying a word while Donny and Walter happily eat their In and Out burgers. Meaning that after all that happened that night, the guys still insisted that the Dude take them to get burgers after his car got further destroyed.

  • @Divine_R
    @Divine_R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Burn After Reading is the next Coen Bros comedy you must see. It's a darker comedy but it's hilarious

    • @Pbarwik
      @Pbarwik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It underrated IMHO. It's madness on coke, but still Brad Pitt makes my die of laughter in it.

    • @cluster_f1575
      @cluster_f1575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pitt & JK Simmons were arguably the best parts from that film

    • @arturcirilo7601
      @arturcirilo7601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pbarwik That dance man, that dance... hahahaha it's one of the best things of the film ^^

    • @micaelaperkins6517
      @micaelaperkins6517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed! It’s so underrated, one of my favorites.

  • @LocustDay
    @LocustDay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The album cover is adopted from the german electro pioniers Kraftwerk. It's a mix between the cover of "Menschmaschine" and "Autobahn". It perfectly fits into the style Kraftwerk created.

  • @jamesoblivion
    @jamesoblivion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Autobahn, including the album cover, is a nod to German techno-industrial band Kraftwerk.

  • @der4815162342
    @der4815162342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the dude nailing down the chair the wrong way
    and the dude wrecking his car because of the cigarette
    are two of the funniest scenes ever recorded

  • @The90slim90
    @The90slim90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I definitely remember the meme of the baby being baptized you were talking about.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahaha happy you caught it

  • @darrenmacdonald1499
    @darrenmacdonald1499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Over the past four years I have found myself quoting Walter a lot. Particularly his "Shut the fvck up, Donnie!" line every time trump opens his mouth. And I guess you missed the fact that the short nihilist was played by Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Such a great movie. Glad you enjoyed it. And I know you can't do much on here with the soundtrack, but it really is an important part of the film. Thanx again, and keep it up.

  • @donii4492
    @donii4492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    this movie is like a good wine. It gets funnier everytime I watch it.
    BTW i know Blade Runner 2049 is ur favourite. It's mine too. VKunia follower too hahaha.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahaha yes Vkunia is awesome!

  • @thelittleorangefriend393
    @thelittleorangefriend393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can quote this movie almost anywhere I am. I was at Home Depot last night and walked past some rugs and said to my friend “I bet those would really tie the room together”. I’m glad I got to see this at an older age (15 when I saw it) cause I can appreciate it more than I would have before that

  • @2old4gamez
    @2old4gamez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Raising Arizona has to be in with a chance now. My favourite Cohen brothers movie.

    • @adamp2029
      @adamp2029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      James should like Raising Arizona. It is their most showy movie, from a filmmaker perspective.

    • @amoscaul3264
      @amoscaul3264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Okay then".

    • @DevilsM4rk
      @DevilsM4rk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Raising Arizona is my favourite Nic Cage movie 😆 it's like a Saturday morning cartoon.

    • @babajeezus
      @babajeezus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'There's a name for people like you, HI - that name is recidivism.'

  • @chops5853
    @chops5853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dialogue in this film is unbelievable. It sounds so natural but it’s all in the script...every uh and um and interruptions/talking over each other. Just brilliant

  • @bexc348
    @bexc348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “That’s why you don’t put yourself in crazy” - truer words have never been spoken.

  • @LittleCthulhuOne
    @LittleCthulhuOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah the "a movie is trying to form around him and he doesn't care" is the best description of how weird and unique the feeling of the movie is.

  • @GeorgeEugeneBarrett
    @GeorgeEugeneBarrett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Be sure to check out the first Coen brothers movie, “Blood Simple.” It’s a great neo-noir crime film.

    • @susanmaggiora4800
      @susanmaggiora4800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      George Barrett That was my introduction to them. Went in sight unseen. Saw it as a double feature with ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy.’
      Very interesting day😏

  • @sfodd1979
    @sfodd1979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your thoughts sound spot on to me, it was definitely a comedy. The Cohen brothers have made a few comedies. This, Burn After Reading, and The Hudsucker Proxy are all great comedies. Your channel is awesome, great flicks and insights.

  • @Valp85
    @Valp85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Man, this movie is endlessly quotable.

    • @thecollector427
      @thecollector427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "I'm not endlessly quotable, you're endlessly quotable. I'm the Movie. So that's what you're gonna call me."

  • @traceyreid4585
    @traceyreid4585 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kind, calm & informative... your analysis of movies that I like is always on point! Thank you

  • @collapsing_star
    @collapsing_star 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Related recommendations: check out A Serious Man and Miller’s Crossing- two other Coen bros. movies that are less talked about from them but are 🔥. Also, check out The Fischer King- another movie with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams that is excellent.

  • @tenitri5023
    @tenitri5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey man, this is my favorite comedy of al time. I've seen it a dozen times and absolutely love your take on the Dude's character and the narrative the surrounds him

  • @thesyndrome43
    @thesyndrome43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I tried a White Russian because of this movie, and I definitely recommend it, very smooth and creamy taste

  • @MsLittlellama
    @MsLittlellama 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lmao. At the beginning I was thinking, "man, this is that priest dunking the baby audio." and RIGHT as I was thinking that you brought it up. I love that.

  • @heilmann18
    @heilmann18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I recommend The Man Who Wasn't There, very underrated Coen's movie. Has a great noir asthetic with many turns and a great Billy Bob Thornton performance.

  • @circa81
    @circa81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your analysis of the film I think is perfect. I always worded it to myself that there's all these crazy things that happen to the Dude that are in theory supposed to add up to something, but that's the gag of the movie, it never amounts to anything with the Dude and he doesn't even care or notice. I think that's why this movie works so well.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed! It through me off guard at first but once I realized that I started to really enjoy the film more than I already did!

  • @omargalal9004
    @omargalal9004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You gotta watch Hannibal man Top notch plot, cast, cinematography, camera work and acting.

  • @zatharigo7815
    @zatharigo7815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You asked, why the bowling theme. I'm not sure about this, but my take is that bowling is a sport / activity which is done in an extremely controlled environment and you basically do the same series of movements over and over again.
    Its played in a closed pitch, no environmental / weather factors, no other players who you interact with (at least not when you roll), and there are not many surprises and dependencies just in general.
    This fits the Dude very well because he just wants to be chilled, lay back and enjoy life without any extremities and within the boundaries of his usual routine.

  • @caseyrogers573
    @caseyrogers573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s more like the fourth wall is breaking him, or trying to

  • @dukegoodrev2465
    @dukegoodrev2465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For me, the Cohen brothers' movies are more about the journey and NOT the destination. This movie, in particular (Fargo fits too), is one of those that is good on first watch and the subtleties get better and better every watch after.
    Side note: I had a film major as a roommate in college (a number of years ago that I don't even want to mention) and your videos give me a sense of nostalgia. Also, his views helped add an extra angle to how I watch anything. So, kudos to you good sir.

  • @dhf030475
    @dhf030475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Try Barton Fink, another Cohen bros movie. I think you’d love the cinematography and the acting is also great.

  • @mindcrome
    @mindcrome 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The bowling shots are filmed with a kinda of love. It reflects how The Dude, Walter, and Donny feel about bowling. You are stepping into a very small world that is it's own thing when they are in the bowling alley.

  • @eliteguard05
    @eliteguard05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Watch "Being John Malkovich" go!

    • @mondegreen9709
      @mondegreen9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely. There's not a single reaction to that one up here yet.

  • @117rebel
    @117rebel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that little shuffle Walter does at 20:27 when he smashes the headlights. It cracks me up every time lol!

  • @tigqc
    @tigqc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Dude abides.

    • @wasgreg
      @wasgreg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that is the point of the movie.

  • @FantasticBabblings
    @FantasticBabblings ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By my count Deakins shot at least nine of the Coens’ films. He convinced them to make No Country For Old Men. Six of Deakins’ Oscar nominations are for Coen films.

  • @clkgtr12
    @clkgtr12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ur out of ur element james

  • @jarvas2681
    @jarvas2681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved watching you bring your perspective to this film. You are helping me better understand what it is that the Coen Brothers do so different from the normal, and why it's so appealing to someone like myself. Your simply explaining how the movie tries to occur around a character who really is just along for the ride. Gave me an ahha moment

  • @transformersrevenge9
    @transformersrevenge9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's interesting how Coen Brothers were most known for their more whacky semi-serious/semi comedical films, and the boom, they made a 180 turn and did ''No country for old men", a 100% serious, dark and deep movie. It really shows your talent, when you can break away from the style you are so familiar with, and still turn out an absolute masterpiece.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right!? Love that they are able to do that

    • @The_FactoidVoid
      @The_FactoidVoid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never seen Blood Simple?

    • @transformersrevenge9
      @transformersrevenge9 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@The_FactoidVoid I have, but even it was a bit on the darkly ironic side (at least from what I remember). It basically still has their offbeat vibe to it, while No Country is just raw, gritty, grounded and totally different from the usual.

  • @jamestreanor4361
    @jamestreanor4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guy at the bar about the sarsaparilla is the Stranger played by Sam Elliot (Roadhouse,Tombstone.) He is also the narrator.

  • @geddyleesquire
    @geddyleesquire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "8 year olds dude..."

  • @jkorr
    @jkorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a movie that gets better and better... Funnier and funnier... the more you watch it.

  • @bongzilla4172
    @bongzilla4172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A movie I would love for you to watch is Clerks, if you haven't seen it.

  • @courtneyvaldez7903
    @courtneyvaldez7903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John Goodman gave one of the best supporting performances in history, right up there with Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Couldn't even grab himself an Oscar nod.... He's legit one of the most underappreciated actors of the past thirty years.

  • @badmansteve9175
    @badmansteve9175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should do Dead Mans Shoes by Shane Meadows next.

  • @kellygilbert621
    @kellygilbert621 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite movies to watch while I'm high 😂
    Loving your channel, James! Thoroughly enjoying your take on these classic movies! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ParenteFan
    @ParenteFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Watch "You Were Never Really Here"!!! It's an amazing movie!!!

  • @michele6550
    @michele6550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a really good critique! I think the bowling represents the Dude's zen-style attitude.
    One of the nihilists was played by Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Maude's question "do you like sex? The physical act of live? Coitus- do you like it? It's a male myth about feminists that we hate sex..." is featured (in French) on Beyonce's "Partition"