Post #3....our top 25 continues

After a couple of days off, I'm back to continue on with my personal top 25 films of all time.  Today we are at #24 and its the Coen Bros epic film about a guy who just.....abides. The Big Lebowski is the story of Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, who wears a mean bathrobe when he's not down at the bowling alley with his buddies Walter & Donnie.  The plot, what there is of it, involves a case of mistaken identity between The Dude and....well, The Big Lebowski of the movie's title.  There are many great things about this movie, which for the record scored an 8.2 on the IMDB site....which is pretty much right on the nose.  Funny, silly, bizarre....this movie really is all of those things.  There are dream sequences that are positively Alice in Wonderland-esque.  There are wonderful supporting performances by John Goodman, in his unquestioned greatest role ever....Julianne Moore, Tara Reid, David Huddleston, Steve Buscemi, the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman & John Turturro, as Jesus the bowler (no, really).  But bringing it all together, the way a nice carpet brings a room together....is Jeff Bridges as "The Dude".  How, truly in God's name, he was not nominated for this career defining role....is a mystery.  He defines what your parents used to describe as "a bum", but he's happy in his own skin a man that enjoys a good beverage.  You will walk away from this movie quoting the seemingly millions of great lines in this film.  This is a roller coaster ride thru some very weird and wonderful people.  Buckle yourself in and enjoy the ride.  Just don't spill the beverage man!