dear fans of "the big lebowski"

[rone]

What the fuck, over?  This movie is not funny, it is not memorable, and it is not enjoyable.  It's a story that reads like it was written by some pinhead with ADD who heavily self-medicates with marijuana; a ridiculous amount of random things happened for no damn discernible reason or even a more than tenuous connection between them.  I am a charter member of the Jeff Bridges Fan Club and the way he was wasted was nearly criminal, and the same goes for Steve Buscemi.  The movie needed a lot less John Goodman and a lot more John Turturro.  It feels like some film student decided to ape the Coen brothers.  If i hadn't rented this movie for free with a coupon, i would feel totally ripped off.  Something about the movie made me dodge it when it came out, and all the years since, but i finally decided to fill in a gap in my Coen brothers movie track, and now i'm sorry.  I blame all of you jerks.

Oh, by the way, since it seems that "watch it again another 10-40 times and you'll get it" is a really popular suggestion, i have two words for you: Stockholm syndrome.

Comments

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

In a business where an untalented asstard like Keanu Reeves can get cast as Klaatu in an ill-advised remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still," I can appreciate the fact that the Coens are at least trying to make films that break the mold.

That being said, I thought "Lebowski" was good for a few WTF laffs, and not much else.

tell me it isn't so....

[drieuxster.livejournal.com]

Tell me you made the traditional silly sciFi mistake and confused Klaatu with the Robot that protects his space ship... I think it would be a stunningly brilliant use of Keanu to have the role of the robot GORT!!!!

Yeah, that would soooo rock....