The battle of "I'm feeling a little lightheaded, maybe you should drive." versus "8 year olds, Dude."
Tough one. Both have a lot of style. Ultimately, Lebowski's had more recent cultural impact and is the primary. FaLinLV had its impact in the 1970's (thought is may be one of the best novel to film translations ever). Lebowski's Chandlerian array of memorable side characters helps push this over the edge for me. Depp and del Toro were pretty amazing, though.
Name: pfarrell
Date: 2009-10-20
The battle of "I'm feeling a little lightheaded, maybe you should drive." versus "8 year olds, Dude." Tough one. Both have a lot of style. Ultimately, Lebowski's had more recent cultural impact and is the primary. FaLinLV had its impact in the 1970's (thought is may be one of the best novel to film translations ever). Lebowski's Chandlerian array of memorable side characters helps push this over the edge for me. Depp and del Toro were pretty amazing, though.