The Big Lebowski (2008)

It seems like at least once every other month I encounter someone start off a sentence with: "Remember that part in The Big Lebowski when..." and then I say, "Well, I've never actually seen it..." They they say, "WHAT? You've NEVER seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI!" Jaws end up all over the floor, I get chastised, the conversation dies, and I leave feeling like less of a man.

So, to combat this, I finally watched The Big Lebowski.

I was expecting something very different, something I wasn't really going to enjoy that much filled with the kind of broad humor I don't really get behind very easily. All the gifs and clips and quotes I've seen online have made me think this was some silly sort of comedy you'd expect to find playing on a loop at frat houses across America.

Turns out... Okay... Well, yeah, it is totally the sort of movie you'd expect to find playing on an endless loop in frat houses... But, it is also much more than that and nothing like I expected. I found it to be a fairly intelligent film, and quite a bit of good silly fun.

From now on I can just say, "Yeah, of course we remember that part!" and the conversation can continue. I feel like much has been accomplished this week.