A grower

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2020)

I often say "I've ruined too many classics for myself by watching them as a dumbass 14 year old that couldn't follow a simple story." The Big Lebowski is a perfect example of that.
When I first watched this film at the age of 14, it enraged me. I watched it twice in one week and concluded for years to come that The Big Lebowski is the most overrated piece of motion picture trash to exist on this planet. Hell this film caused my unbalanced teenage self to have an inner war with himself, and I wish I was joking, just cause I wanted so desperately to fit in with the masses who worship this film (before developing the maturity to... actually listen to dialogue or follow simple story beats like a normal human being).
Four years down the line, after finally giving it a third spin, it was like a whole new experience. A thoroughly enjoyable one. I wish there was a way to wipe my mind of the 14 year old angst I poured into hating this movie and enjoy it with a fresh pair of eyes, cause it really is a unique, highly stylistic and memorable picture. There's so many genuinely funny concepts at play and unforgettable sequences.
Only issues that remain today? I'm not the biggest fan of the ending. And this is by no means the film's fault, but the people that overquote this movie are extremely annoying and played a huge role in almost ruining it for me. I swear to God if I hear "well that's just, like, your opinion, man" from some smug clown thinking he's quirky one more time I'm going to rip my hair out.
8.5/10