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Summary: best movie in the world
Review: This movie has great twists and turns throughout the entire thing. Johnny Depp is an amazing actor and his talent really shines in this movie. You can really tell that he did extensive research to become the character that he did.
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Summary: Huh?
Review: ... Talent was wasted here. Watching something like this is guaranteed to make you dumber. And worse than that--bored. I started this movie with four people in the room. After the first 10 minutes there were only 3. After 30...2--another and myself. I wanted to leave but I decided to give it a chance (it being a Terry Gilliam film and all). Pretty soon it was only myself. Being a movie-lover, I felt I had to finish the movie. But I couldn't. An utter waste of time, talent, and intelligence. The only good thing is that it's one of those bad movies that you forget about afterwards. Please don't see Fear and Loathing. And if you do, don't try to understand it. Pure trash. ...I did laugh at the bat comment though.
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Summary: Near-perfect adaptation of a masterpiece
Review: I was mystified by the mainstream critical response to this movie...The book likewise consists of a series of drug-addled scenes of mischief and mayhem, though fueled by the furious intellect, precision, and humor of the Good Doctor's prose.I will grant that to the uninitiated this movie is probably intimidating and hard to like. The themes that Thompson so brilliantly examines are not so readily apparent in the movie. To which my resonse would be, why the hell didn't you read the book first? Much like The Fellowship of the Ring, this movie was clearly made by and for fans of the book who wanted to see all that gonzo imagery brought to life on the big screen. In that, I believe Terry Gilliam succeeded admirably. And Depp and Del Toro are spectacular--Depp basically BECOMES Dr. Gonzo. If you see this movie and don't get it, read the book! It should be required reading for anyone who believes in the perfection of the American Dream, the myth of the late 60's as a hippie utopia, or any number of other sacred cows.
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Summary: Hidden Trailors
Review: At the end of Gilliam's biography you will find links to trailers for his films "12 Monkeys" and "Brazil".
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Summary: This movie rocked so hard.
Review: I've really got nothing to say, but I just want to make sure my 5-Star vote gets in to give a little bit of credit to a great freaking movie.
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Summary: The movie contains the same intense brilliance of the novel.
Review: Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was an intelligent look at the drug generation by looking at 2 of the most demented souls wandering the most depraved city in the western United States (er, outside of Hollywood, which is in the somewhat prologue of the story). Director Gilliam and stars Depp and Del-Torro capture that essence finitely from first drug to last. Truth be told, not everyone will like this movie; the first time I saw it 3 years ago I didn't know what the hell was going on most of the time, as I'm sure many of the critics who saw this movie must've felt. But, truth be told again, it grows on you in a very surreal and good fashion. Only minor complaint- the absense of Sympathy for the Devil in the beginning.
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Summary: "Just sick enough to be totally confident...."
Review: Those are the final words of Hunter S. Thompson's masterpiece non-fiction/fiction novel which blew minds when it first hit the presses in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, and continues to do so to this very day. The film version does NOT end with those words, but I feel that those words sum it up quite well. This film is an amazing adaptation of that indispensable piece of American literature...quite possibly the best book-to-film adaptation I have ever seen. The events depicted in the film, though sometimes scrambled about for the sake of fluidity (if it can be called that), were all taken directly from the book (except for the CHP trooper asking Thompson for a kiss...that wasn't in the book), and most of the voice-over monologues and character dialogue are taken verbatim. Of course, several elements from the book were left out, but what can you expect in a two-hour film? This is a lavish, utterly faithful adaptation of Thompson's book with incredible performances. Johnny Depp's performance is dead-on to the point of being absolutely frightening. True, he's a bit too short, but who cares? In appearance, mannerism, expression, voice, and charisma, Johnny Depp may as well BE Hunter Thompson (or Raoul Duke, if you will). Depp had met Hunter and spent a night at his ranch prior to being contracted to play the part. In fact, it was Thompson who suggested that he do the film. He spent four months at Thompson's ranch, eventually leaving with Hunter's car and his clothes (many of which hadn't been washed in 30 years)...and apparently, he also left with Hunter's mind...or, at least, enough of it to virtually BECOME him onscreen. Benicio del Toro is also fantastic in this film, having gained some 45 pounds in 10 weeks in order to play Thompson's Chicano lawyer friend, Oscar Acosta. These two play their parts for everything they're worth and the end result is astounding. It is my theory that anyone who has seen this film and didn't like it has never read the book. Why? Because if you've read the book and loved it, you will love this movie. And if you've read the book and hated it, you wouldn't bother WATCHING this movie in the first place...would you? So the bottom line is that if you've read Hunter Thompson's seminal masterwork and adored it, as I did, you will not be disappointed by this film adaptation...it delivers the goods in a way that very few film adaptations can. Truly, it seems inconceivable that a work like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" could translate so well to the screen...but somehow, it does. If you haven't read Thompson's book, you might still get something from this film (a few laughs, at the very least), but if you feel lost at the end, you might want to give the book a read and then come back to the film...it will make more sense once you get the full story. Of course, it will never make complete sense. I mean, good God, man...what does?
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Summary: a bad trip never tasted so good
Review: When I say this films CRAzY CRAzY CRAZY, I mean it in good way. More films should be made this way, and it's further proof that ex-Monty Python cohort Terry Gilliam is one of my favorite directors in addition to David Lynch, DAvid Cronenburg, and Atom Egoyan. From beginiing to end, it's a non-stop drug-induced completely insane and mind boggling array of dream imagery...and even dreams aren't even this wild, it's as if the characters in your dream got hit by a swift surge of brain vein or something and are spiralling utterly out of control... As Johnny Depp's character says at the end speaking of Benincio Del Toro's character: "...He was too weird to live." I'll let you interpret that one for yourself. Anyway, this is one bad trip of a circus ride where it's hard to pick out any scenes: some include: taking massive doses of ether to the point where walking and all depth perception is dismantled, then going to a circus (which Depp describes as "What the THird Reich would have done every Saturday night if they had won the war."); an insane nearly 10 minute situation where Del Toro is in a bathtub and Depp tries to throw a radio in it and...it was too confusing to explain...Infact, the whole movie is completely mad which is why it rocks so much. Like a good Burroguhs novel or something, too ineffable to pick out anything just go along for the ride and enjoy yourself. That's all I can really say about this strange, classic, beautiful film...and, oh yeah, WATCH OUT FOR THE BATS!
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Summary: a little on the rough side
Review: This movie is a great accomplishment for Depp and Thomson both. A great and detailed overview of the corrupt and heavy lifestyle of two drug abusers during the late sixties, this movie articulates what it's like to be a fiend. With such a dark comedic viewpoint, this movie has higher meanings and hidden messages that still boggle my mind. Though some people may be confused and bewildered by such a torrent of madness, this movie stands as one of a kind. I personally have read the book before the movie came out and I feel that the movie leaves out many crucial moments. This may be the reason for some confusion in certain scenes. I would recommend that anyone who is interested in watching this read up on Thomson and the real book of Fear and Loathing. With such an astounding and awesome view of politics and socialization, Thomson really knows how to create a world without the outside opinion of a christian optimist! Let's be frank.....this movie isn't for light-hearted people who love their jobs. This movie is for those who ask the question...Why?
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Summary: Crazy stuff
Review: A film that lives up to the infamous novel. Depp is ideal as the Hunter we think we know from countless rolling Stone and other writings. Benedico plays his part FLAWLESSLY! Don't take a first date to this movie though, unless she's into ether.
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