The Big Lebowski

Kinda a classic, made in 1998 establishing Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" :P
It starts off with Jeffrey Lebowski, who's Jeff Bridges' character, having his home broken into and being kinda verbally and physically abused by some random gangsters looking for money from him. He has no idea what they're talking about and eventually they leave...but not without violating his carpet, by urinating on it. Well, way to piss of the Dude right?
So, the Dude tries to hunt down the other Jeffrey Lebowski, whom the gangsters were looking for in the first place. I think it would be noteworthy to mention that "The Dude" Lebowski is pretty much a pathetic slacker while the other Lebowski is a millionaire. Upon finding the millionaire Lebowski he winds up involved with large sums of money and a task to find a kidnapped wife. From there on, it takes a feel similar to Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...in the sense that you have no idea what the fuck is really going on. Money goes from hand to hand and people get pissed at each other but there's always an obvious presence of the easy going, carefree life that the Dude and his bowling buddies are dedicated too.
I really enjoyed watching this movie, a fantastic laugh that actually gave my brain a break...
I love the Coen brothers, and they continue to impress me with this one. I'm also a huge Jeff Bridges fan and this is officially my favourite movie and character he's done.
I've only seen the movie once, yet I feel like it's the kind of movie that only gets better the more times you watch it.
I'm actually now kind of having a hard time deciding whether I like it better than Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels now...initially it was no, then it was yes! However now, I'm thinking it may fall a bit short, I'm afraid.
They have very similar messes as plots. All over the place involving money, drugs, and guns...but where I have trouble is the cast. I like the Coen brothers directing better than I do with Guy Ritchie, and I'm a bigger fan of Jeff Bridges than I am for any of the actors in Lock Stock...however, Jeff Bridges, aside from the small role of Steve Buscemi, is pretty much the only character I found very very intriguing..and with Lock Stock, there was a good five British actors that just blew it out of the water.
Anyway, toss up as of now...so, it's getting...

8.6/10