Originally Posted by 71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat
It's still brilliant as is Withnail (the filum not the awimber) but I've never really understood the fuss about Lebowski. Watched it years ago and didn't think much of it, saw it again on a flight fairly recently and my opinion has not changed What am I missing, C?
It's just the absuridty of the character, really. And Bridges does it so well.
Consider yer man Jesus with his bowling ball polishing schtick. That scene alone is worth the entrance money, surely?
Oh yes - I did appreciate that bit. Of course, it was good to see it in it's original form rather than in social media memes. What a world we live in today.
When I was young and full of rage
I hated Tottenham to the core
But now I've reached a gentler age
I hate the fùckers even more.
It's just the absuridty of the character, really. And Bridges does it so well.
Mind you, Goodman is also a bit special.
Goodman is the best thing in it. That and the nihilists. I remember hearing someone who watched it first in Germany with a German audience and saying they didn't even crack a smile at the nihilists.