Saw the Coen Bros.' Burn After Reading this weekend. Twas good, uneven and hilarious at times, with some great performances. Lots of people are comparing it to The Big Lebowski, another goofy and uneven Coen Bros. I'm sure most of you know the film The Big Lebowski. If you haven't seen it, and you know who you are, please give it a try. It's a classic that just gets better upon repeated viewings.
Some people are offended by the "F-bombs" in such films - I understand the aversions to foul language, and this one has lots. Which brings me to the wonderful alternate film version - the version you can see on broadcast television. The version without the swearwords. Although trying to edit the swearwords in a movie like Lebowski is like shaving the sideburns off of Neil Diamond. There would be an obvious lack of...something.
Below is a clip from the television edit of The Big Lebowski. If you haven't seen the original film, the John Goodman character, Walter, is yelling "you see what happens when you f**k a stranger in the a**! From what I understand, the ever smartass Coen Brothers actually approved, perhaps even wrote, the alternate tv edit dialogue in this scene. Check it out:
4 comments:
The F bomb doesn't bother me. I hear it all the time from Eric's mouth. Yes, mine too. In fact Sage couldn't say Truck when he first started talking. He would just say f*** f*** Mommy! It was really embarrassing.
Leave it to you Rudy to put a smile on my face! The types that are going to be offended by the F-bombs sprinkled throughout this film are not going to appreciate the ... finer points, shall we say?... of this film to begin with anyway. The verbal hubris is lost on them!
That Lebowski clip is seriously hilarious, remind me not to feed a stranger in the alps!
It's true what John says about those strangers in the Alps. My poor coche hasn't been the same. By the way, does anybody have any leads?
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