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I'm gonna say something now that is not gonna go over all that well with TT: I didn't like The Big Lebowski all that much. (nm)

Posted by musubi Aug 3 '09, 14:58

there, I said it.

It wasn't bad, I just expected to like it a lot, and I was just....I dunno. Someday I'll give it another chance.

To be fair, this was kinda the reaction I had to Raising Arizona, the first time I saw it. I loved RA on later re-watchers.

Responses:

I just watched Barton Fink, what a nice surprise! Awesome movie -- nm - Guigue Aug 3, 15:52
It does the usual Coen Brothers Growing On you thing... - Mel Profit Aug 3, 15:37
1 star - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 15:30
yeah, it was so-so. and burn after reading was *awful*. not 1 funny moment. painful. {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 15:02 27
- Frak. I just picked up Burn After Reading on DVD. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 15:03 16
  - Even I think that is too much -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 15:06 1
    - i liked it enough to buy it used -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:08
  - I was hugely disappointed. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 15:05 1
    - Dammit. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 16:04
  - Quick! Return it before removing the shrink wrap! My tastes are...different. Others have enjoyed it. ymmv, I am sure {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 15:05 11
    - I wouldn't have bought burn after reading, I know that much. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 3, 15:07 10
      - Hear that, 'bubes? This is a dude who watches Air Wolf without irony, and he hated it. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 15:10 8
        
        I didn't buy Airwolf, either. And even then, I only zipped the ones with the original cast -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 3, 15:15 1
        
        "That was only twice, and I had it coming." -- nm - Max Aug 3, 15:20
        
        is it just that you all hate Brad Pitt? - Guy Aug 3, 15:14 5
        
        I like Pitt a lot, but he tried way too hard in this. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 15:17 2
        
        I concur. The more I see of Inglorious Basterds the more I think he's hamming it up there too, unfortunately. - Max Aug 3, 15:19 1
        
        He looks dreadfully miscast. Related: I think Clooney's voice is totally distracting in the Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 15:24
        
        I liked the cast, and JK Simmons obvie rules. The story just seemed clunky and blah. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 3, 15:17 1
        
        you people and your need for succinct plots - Guy Aug 3, 15:21
      - (shhh, I'm trying to make him feel better for throwing away $10;) {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 15:09
- note to self: don't take movie advice from Banzai -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:02 9
  - There I think I just friended you. Check my profile and see if your theory holds true :) {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 15:03 3
    - i like about 10 of your 17 favorites -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:10 2
      - So you've got a little better than a 50/50 shot on following my movie picks, except... - Banzai! Aug 3, 15:12 1
        
        yeah, you have to figure with anyone's favorites that a good chunk of them will be more or less universally loved -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:14
  - He sounds on the money to me. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 15:03 4
    - BAF wasn't my favorite Coen movie, but how could you not laugh once? -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:04 3
      - should be BAR -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:06
      - There wasn't anything funny in it. Complete p.o.s. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 15:06 1
        
        Everything JK Simmons does is funny! -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 15:12
"Vhat is this?" "Clearly you're not a golfer." -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 15:01
I had the same experience as you with both films. And I list the Coen Bros. as among my favorite filmmakres -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 15:01
I'm with 'bubes. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 15:00 3
- pubes? -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 15:01
- bewbs? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 15:00 1
  - Dignan thinks those are overated. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 15:02
I've never seen it, and I'm not compelled to bump it up my queue. -- nm - Max Aug 3, 14:59
Coen films have the unique ability to have *COMPLETELY* different target demographics from film to film. - Beryllium Aug 3, 14:59
I hate the Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 14:58 4
- hate? I could see not liking it (well, I can't really see that, but I suppose it's somehow possible), but hate? -- nm - dogbert183 Aug 3, 15:01 1
  - yes. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 15:03
- You are truly the devil's handmaiden. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 15:00
- Neither of those movies has the TT-love that Lebowski has. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 14:59

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