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Originally Posted by Coppertop
Gilda,
You mean to tell me that when The Dude is driving home and rocking out to "Looking Out My Back Door" by Credence after getting the anal exam, you didn't find that funny?
That entire movie is a glimpse into the mind of comic genius.
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Nope. Not a single laugh. I think I was so numb by then that even "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" couldn't have made me laugh.
The Big Lebowski is one of those movies that I've been told requires multiple viewings to really get it. I've been told the same thing about
Showgirls, that it's really a work of genius that has to be seen many times before it clicks exactly what's going on and one can really appreciate it.
I grant that as a possibility, and I have a movie or two on my list of personal favorites that work on that level, such as
Last Year at Marienbad and
Gates of Heaven. The difference between those and
Lebowski or
Showgirls is that I saw something in them the first time through that invited me back to find out what it is. I saw something that said the investment of time and effort would pay off. I don't see that in
Lebowski, though I do certainly appreciate the idea of movies that require more investment than a single viewing.
Gilda