FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! The Big Lebowski (1998) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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3 жыл бұрынHope you enjoy my filmmaker reaction to The Big Lebowski. :D
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Original Movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)
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@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
“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 3 жыл бұрын
Cinema Rules had you on the TV during the intro for their Total Recall reaction. Some cross channel love!
@liamjoyce7774 3 жыл бұрын
Hey man, have you seen Hardboiled by John Woo? BEST action film of all time in my opinion. Insane filmmaking! Cheers!
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
Those are my brothas!!
@ultravisione9311 3 жыл бұрын
Good reaction ! Classic movie! Godfather or rocky need a reaction
@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor 3 жыл бұрын
@@bryanparker2925 unpopular opinion, but I liked Infernal Affairs - the movie The Departed was a remake of - more than The Departed.
@deadpolymers3416 3 жыл бұрын
"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 3 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear you agreed with that!!
@thrawn5k 3 жыл бұрын
Donny, you're like a child who wonders in the middle of the movie
@richieclean 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly a bit mad that this idea never occurred to me...
@chrispittman8854 3 жыл бұрын
"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 3 жыл бұрын
Dude didn’t want a movie forming around him, dude just wanted his rug back
@grantterlecky1248 3 жыл бұрын
Smokey this isn’t Nam, there are rules here. John Goodman really ties this movie together
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
He was hilariously insane
@grantterlecky1248 3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesVSCinema right. What a wild performance
@flynyrdskynyrd1 3 жыл бұрын
John Goodman said in an interview once that this is his favorite movie that he has been in.
@chaost4544 3 жыл бұрын
@@flynyrdskynyrd1 the film must have been a lot of fun to work on for everyone involved.
@shawnac9289 3 жыл бұрын
John Goodman is not preferred nomenclature, Asian American please
@heilmann18 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Lmfaooo all you ever need is a rug
@Astral0muffiN 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 3 жыл бұрын
The convoluted plot of this film says it has a relationship with The Big Sleep (1946).
@denali_coug6955 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 2 жыл бұрын
It really tied the room together man
@buckleysdead 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jayshiggs 3 жыл бұрын
One of the most quotable movies ever made. It's comedy genius.
@jackgrimaldi8685 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah? Well, you know . . . that's just like, your opinion man.
@jean-paulaudette9246 3 жыл бұрын
"O, god-- Lodged *where?"*
@mrfreakmaster2256 3 жыл бұрын
You are not un your element
@irakopilow9223 3 жыл бұрын
obviously, you're not a golfer
@shawnac9289 3 жыл бұрын
Yes yes the little Lebowski urban achievers and proud we are of all of them
@caskinfg 3 жыл бұрын
That scene with the ashes has to be one of the funniest ever in cinema
@acsone3546 7 ай бұрын
Hill 364
@considerlizards 3 жыл бұрын
10:20 "It almost feels like a movie is trying to form itself around the Dude" That's a great metaphor, dude.
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude
@chops5853 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@mkultra8543 3 жыл бұрын
"This is why you don't find a stranger in the Alps!"
@circa81 3 жыл бұрын
I wish James could know about that whole TV edit thing. It's hilarious.
@nofishinmydiet 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
NefariousSmith I thought it was “this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps!”
@JoeFF85 3 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you feed a soldier scrambled eggs!
@williamswiniuch7527 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was fight a stranger in the alps
@Yora21 3 жыл бұрын
It may be set in LA, but the film still feels like an isolated small town in the middle of nowhere.
@jackcouch8322 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@@jackcouch8322 damn, when did they make a movie about me?
@user-ug1hs3bh6y 3 жыл бұрын
The rug really tied the room together
@MrYellowClyde 3 жыл бұрын
Руслан Бекмамбет, did it not?
@mclovin8435 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrYellowClyde Shut the f up Donny
@GustavoBatataeMoloco 3 жыл бұрын
John Goodman's performance in this movie is so freaking hilarious
@nh3028 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@josecuervo311 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@@stobe187 never thought of that! But yes, that’s a good way to put it. 😁
@houndofchulainn76 3 жыл бұрын
Favorite line... "He's a nihilist." "That must be exhausting."
@jamesoblivion 3 жыл бұрын
" Are these guys gonna hurt us, Walter?" "No, Donny...these men are cowards."
@susanmaggiora4800 3 жыл бұрын
Lunchbox138 As a fellow nihilist, it is...
@RESTITVTOR_TOTIVS_HISPANIAE 3 жыл бұрын
Abandon nihilism, embrace Rome bois
@mondegreen9709 3 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Jesus Nihilists? Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, at least it’s an ETHOS dude.
@queelude9 3 жыл бұрын
This movie is almost designed to be watched while stoned.
@naldow8555 3 жыл бұрын
Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
@Kon4Dence 3 жыл бұрын
if you dont watch this stoned you aint watching it right
@Obeefnik 3 жыл бұрын
almost?
@Frozen_Smoke1972 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think "almost" is an apt descriptor here.
@slimdzl6275 3 жыл бұрын
@@naldow8555 yeah that might require something a little stronger haha ;) great film wonder if James has seen it...
@Gumislove 3 жыл бұрын
John Goodman's character chaotic energy stresses me out. I do love his quotes, they are great!
@danwest9900 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Philernator 3 жыл бұрын
"He fixes the cable?"
@ItDoesntMatterReally 3 жыл бұрын
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
@williamswiniuch7527 3 жыл бұрын
He’s a nihilist. Oh it must be exhausting
@darkaero 3 жыл бұрын
I'm here to fix da kahbel
@mondegreen9709 3 жыл бұрын
"Mein Name ist Karl, ich bin expert."
@kapteeniratto 3 жыл бұрын
"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.
@thrawn5k 3 жыл бұрын
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
@HextimusDuex 3 жыл бұрын
Never clicked on something so fast
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks dude
@generic_sauce 3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Bridges best role, ever. He's just perfectly cast as The Dude. 👌
@VacuumJockey 3 жыл бұрын
The Coen brothers just make good movies, period. "A Serious Man" is IMO one of their most overlooked movies.
@krautgazer 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, A Serious Man is a masterpiece.
@thelocustgod9098 3 жыл бұрын
A Serious Man was fantastic. My favorite is Inside Llewyn Davis though.
@JayPhonomancer 3 жыл бұрын
I fucking love that movie. So funny and yet so sad. "Just look at the parking lot" 😂
@rjq9468 3 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic Coen Brothers movie is "O'Brother where out thou?".
@350125GOW 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah and the rest.
@adammichener987 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites ever
@gravelingfred 3 жыл бұрын
Arizona junior!!
@NoNameForThisGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Bona fide
@Flooding474 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@handsomestik 3 жыл бұрын
It’s a lazy Stoner put into a Philip Marlowe mystery
@danwest9900 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! He's like a bumbling detective tryin to solve the crime. Especially the second half of the film.
@stevena.7022 3 жыл бұрын
James inspires me. Proving one can become a film maker without having previously seen any movies.
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
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! 🙏🏽
@buckleysdead 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
HE GAVE ME THE HIGH HAT!
@lewismaddox4132 3 жыл бұрын
"If you can't trust a good fix, what can you trust?"
@adamp2029 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
My favourite movie of all time.
@lewismaddox4132 3 жыл бұрын
@@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"?
@angellopez3202 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Lmfaooo loved that
@Highbrowser 3 жыл бұрын
And then there’s the bowlderized version for television X-D
@liamjoyce7774 3 жыл бұрын
This film gets funnier each time you watch it. So much nuance. Thanks for the great reactions dude!
@keithjones5309 3 жыл бұрын
"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 3 жыл бұрын
"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...
@TommyB1905 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly John Goodman in this film might be my favorite performance in a comedy ever. Every line he delivers is genius.
@4040bsc 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 2 жыл бұрын
" One Night at McCool's "
@67kingbee 3 жыл бұрын
The dude being shaggy grown up. Genius! Great take, run with that.
@ThomasSoles 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@228mjl 3 жыл бұрын
I swear, John Goodman is always at his best in Coen Brothers movies. Hope you watch Barton Fink at some point!
@jdrummerdd 3 жыл бұрын
LETS GOOOOOOO. Been on a roll, the patreon been coming through with the picks so glad I am part of them!!!
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
They are killing it!!
@Marco-xs9sw 3 жыл бұрын
"Please do not F up how you throw these ashes..." *Walter immediately F's up while throwing the ashes* Perfect timing.
@DAMIENDMILLS 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
And this movie references The Big Sleep (1946)
@jaives 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@wayneclayton5426 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@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 3 жыл бұрын
You can't leave out Alfie. A film way ahead of it's
@Kon4Dence 3 жыл бұрын
Zulu is great remember watching it with my grandpa
@crose7412 3 жыл бұрын
@@56music64 Not necessarily worthy of analysis by a budding filmmaker though.
@wayneclayton5426 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@StartPlayFinish 3 жыл бұрын
The whole cast in Lebowski is just pure talent. They dont make em like this no more.
@bomamba9402 3 жыл бұрын
Burn After Reading is a good follow up, thematically speaking, from the Cohen Bros and definitely worth a watch/reaction
@der4815162342 3 жыл бұрын
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
@JoaquoGameplay 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 3 жыл бұрын
Strangelove is my favorite of Kubrick.
@danielsinnott2343 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dondavenport7077 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jamesoblivion 3 жыл бұрын
Autobahn, including the album cover, is a nod to German techno-industrial band Kraftwerk.
@philiplarsson6085 3 жыл бұрын
This movie really gets better every time you watch it. Small details just pop up every time.
@philiplarsson6085 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree!
@rafaelfmolina 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bexc348 3 жыл бұрын
“That’s why you don’t put yourself in crazy” - truer words have never been spoken.
@Valp85 3 жыл бұрын
Man, this movie is endlessly quotable.
@thecollector427 3 жыл бұрын
"I'm not endlessly quotable, you're endlessly quotable. I'm the Movie. So that's what you're gonna call me."
@jamestreanor4361 3 жыл бұрын
Now, you need to watch Raising Arizona. Also a cult classic. Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman. 1987.
@susanmaggiora4800 3 жыл бұрын
James Treanor Fantastic movie!
@jamestreanor4361 3 жыл бұрын
@@susanmaggiora4800 It would be a great double feature. Like Aliens and The Thing.
@SOAD4ever47 3 жыл бұрын
Barton Fink, coen's most underrated movie
@jamestreanor4361 3 жыл бұрын
@@SOAD4ever47 Fucking Masterpiece!
@corrob 3 жыл бұрын
THIS!
@EGGTESTTUBE 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@FreedomAtRisk 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this over a hundred times. Thanks for letting us share this first viewing
@The90slim90 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely remember the meme of the baby being baptized you were talking about.
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha happy you caught it
@2old4gamez 3 жыл бұрын
Raising Arizona has to be in with a chance now. My favourite Cohen brothers movie.
@adamp2029 3 жыл бұрын
James should like Raising Arizona. It is their most showy movie, from a filmmaker perspective.
@amoscaul3264 3 жыл бұрын
"Okay then".
@DevilsM4rk 3 жыл бұрын
Raising Arizona is my favourite Nic Cage movie 😆 it's like a Saturday morning cartoon.
@babajeezus 3 жыл бұрын
'There's a name for people like you, HI - that name is recidivism.'
@thelittleorangefriend393 3 жыл бұрын
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
@apollo4657 3 жыл бұрын
“This is why you don’t put yourself in crazy” 😂😂😂
@letmadora28 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Asking yourself wtf it's all about is pretty much what their movies are all about. They really take ambiguity to its logical limit.
@GeorgeEugeneBarrett 3 жыл бұрын
Be sure to check out the first Coen brothers movie, “Blood Simple.” It’s a great neo-noir crime film.
@susanmaggiora4800 3 жыл бұрын
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😏
@pritch533 3 жыл бұрын
Dude I love your page, I work 12hr night shifts and on my breaks I chill and watch these. Keep up the awesome work.
@chops5853 3 жыл бұрын
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
@looklookerlooking 3 жыл бұрын
Yep this is a "I watch it every time it comes on"film, Just like " Fear and LoatHing in Las Vegas".
@Dang3rMouSe 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Don't look at "Gummo" though, it's too much.
@Dang3rMouSe 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Wow kids what a film
@krautgazer 3 жыл бұрын
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 KZfaq comment about it in this very same day.
@TimothyBakerWriterGuy 3 жыл бұрын
"A movie is trying to form itself around the Dude...but is not able to." Best comment I've ever heard on the movie. You nailed it, dude, and opened up another level to it for me. Tank ye.
@circa81 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@eliteguard05 3 жыл бұрын
Watch "Being John Malkovich" go!
@mondegreen9709 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. There's not a single reaction to that one up here yet.
@thesyndrome43 3 жыл бұрын
I tried a White Russian because of this movie, and I definitely recommend it, very smooth and creamy taste
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
It looked delicious!
@suncore598 3 жыл бұрын
The Dude approves this film choice. Interesting observation on how the Dude's environment becomes movie-like, throwing him into dramatic situations, while the Dude remains the mundane element. I like that little moment when the Dude is telling Walter how Lebowski tricked him and Lebowski looks up when putting together the fake briefcase of money like he's wondering what's the deal with the lighting and thunder. Moments like that and the others you've mentioned give the sense of the movie being aware of itself.
@courtneyvaldez7903 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Divine_R 3 жыл бұрын
Burn After Reading is the next Coen Bros comedy you must see. It's a darker comedy but it's hilarious
@Pbarwik 3 жыл бұрын
It underrated IMHO. It's madness on coke, but still Brad Pitt makes my die of laughter in it.
@cluster_f1575 3 жыл бұрын
Pitt & JK Simmons were arguably the best parts from that film
@arturcirilo7601 3 жыл бұрын
@@Pbarwik That dance man, that dance... hahahaha it's one of the best things of the film ^^
@micaelaperkins6517 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! It’s so underrated, one of my favorites.
@donii4492 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes Vkunia is awesome!
@traceyreid4585 3 жыл бұрын
Kind, calm & informative... your analysis of movies that I like is always on point! Thank you
@FantasticBabblings 9 ай бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Ur out of ur element james
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
Dude
@tigqc 3 жыл бұрын
The Dude abides.
@wasgreg 3 жыл бұрын
And that is the point of the movie.
@mindcrome 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@joelwoods7149 3 жыл бұрын
My mom took me to see this when it came out. I've loved this film since I was a kid.
@omargalal9004 3 жыл бұрын
You gotta watch Hannibal man Top notch plot, cast, cinematography, camera work and acting.
@caseyrogers573 3 жыл бұрын
It’s more like the fourth wall is breaking him, or trying to
@tenitri5023 3 жыл бұрын
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
@jessecoombs 2 жыл бұрын
Your description of a movie trying to form itself around "the Dude" is the most accurate thing I've heard about this movie.
@heilmann18 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@alonsorojas7885 3 жыл бұрын
"8 year olds dude..."
@Righteous_Judas Жыл бұрын
“Do you see what happens Larry”😂Walter is my absolute favorite character and one of John Goodmans best roles
@PrivateCustard 3 жыл бұрын
Another great example of a film that just 'happens', Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an absolute classic!
@collapsing_star 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dhf030475 3 жыл бұрын
Try Barton Fink, another Cohen bros movie. I think you’d love the cinematography and the acting is also great.
@pottboy3544 3 жыл бұрын
He is still, whilst the world rages around him, hence the Dude.
@mondegreen9709 3 жыл бұрын
The Dude abides.
@zatharigo7815 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@transformersrevenge9 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
Right!? Love that they are able to do that
@DanVillainFilms 3 жыл бұрын
Never seen Blood Simple?
@transformersrevenge9 3 жыл бұрын
@@DanVillainFilms 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.
@badmansteve9175 3 жыл бұрын
You should do Dead Mans Shoes by Shane Meadows next.
@kellygilbert621 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies to watch while I'm high 😂 Loving your channel, James! Thoroughly enjoying your take on these classic movies! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@flynyrdskynyrd1 3 жыл бұрын
The Dude abides. This is my favorite movie. And if I was rich enough to not have a job I would aspire to live like the dude.
@bongzilla4172 3 жыл бұрын
A movie I would love for you to watch is Clerks, if you haven't seen it.
@williamswiniuch7527 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not even supposed to be here today!
@ParenteFan 3 жыл бұрын
Watch "You Were Never Really Here"!!! It's an amazing movie!!!
@JamesVSCinema 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll add it!
@117rebel 3 жыл бұрын
I love that little shuffle Walter does at 20:27 when he smashes the headlights. It cracks me up every time lol!
@jarvas2681 2 жыл бұрын
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
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