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Summary: I'm amazed this film is getting good reviews
Review: This had to be one of the worst films I've ever seen. For the most part, I'm a big fan of Terry Gilliam. I thought Brazil and 12 monkeys were two of the greatest films. This movie, however, is for blind diehards. It was just one visual of drug use after another. It was not funny, nor was it interesting in the least bit. I actually watched it a second time hoping to find some saving grace for the film, but sadly I could not. If you are considering buying this film, I urge you to rent it first otherwise you will be disappointed...
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Summary: This movie is funny...
Review: ...for the first half-hour. After that, everything that Depp and Del Toro do is just dumb. You want the movie to go in some direction but it doesn't. Instead you are forced to watch Depp fall down, again, and again, and again. The short movie seems like hours, mostly because it takes the two so long to accomplish simple tasks. If you still really want to see Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, then at least use it in small doses.
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Summary: FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: When I first saw this movie I couldn't stop laughing. It is hilarious. It gives such a humorous approach to drug use. Plus Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro give excellent performances. This is definitely one movie you have got to see!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: This is a first class interpretation of Thompson's book. Pure Gonzo Journalism set to film. Johnny and Benicio's portrayal of Duke and Gonzo are seamless. It's a real tribute to them that they BECAME Hunter Thompson and Oscar Ocosta. There is no doubt that the chaos is real.
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Summary: Faithful adaptation of a hilarious book
Review: This film is incredibly true to the book on which it's based. The strange thing is that what happens in the book isn't necessarily funny but Thompson's DESCRIPTION of it is absolutely hilarious. To actually see the things Thompson describes being portrayed in the film is not nearly as funny as imagining it from his brilliantly-written descriptions. Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro are incredible here and Gilliam is courageously faithful to his source, but they can't really make the film funny for me. Watching this admirable but somewhat depressing film made me all the more appreciative of Thompson's genius with words.
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Summary: Great adaptation.
Review: I didn't expect to like this, because I'm such a fan of the book and movies of your favourite books never live up to your expectations, right?Well, Gilliam's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is pretty much as perfect an adaptation as you are ever going to see. He barely deviates from the text, and where he does there are important reasons for doing so. Johnny Depp leads a fantastic cast on an absolutely insane journey into the heart of the American dream. I read a newspaper interview with Hunter S. Thompson. The female, and initially very scared journalist, had, she said, wondered on seeing this film why Depp had adopted that ludicrous voice. On meeting the man himself, she discovered that Thompson sounds exactly like that. Depp was spot on. This film is pretty much spot on. And Christina Ricci's brief appearance as Lucy, the Barbara Streisand worshipping teenage artist, is perfectly pitched. Hilarious, hallucinatory, and a wonderful document of early-70's excess. Don't drink anything fizzy while you're watching. It'll come through your nose, you'll be laughing so much... And it hurts, believe me.
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Summary: ACID TRIP
Review: this movie is insane , its about to drug users, who decide go on a trip to cover a story on a motor bike race in the desert, with ether,cocane,pot,and a whole suitcase of drugs ,they take drugs like chain smokers, the movie is about tripping out what happens to mind is pure fun and sillyness. lots of paranoid acting and tripping out on acid and lsd .
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Summary: great adaptation of H.S.T.'s american literary classic
Review: I can understand why people dislike this film--If you haven't read the book you may tend to lose the theme of the story. I would not reccomend this film to the average narrow-minded fool. (you know who you are) Most of the ignorant, idiotic professional critics out there who bashed this film probably don't even know what the whole American idea of "Gonzo" journalism is. Thus, they are lost in the whole theme of the film. Only the highly intelligent film go-ers or those who are familiar with Hunter S. Thompson will get the idea. the acting by Depp and Del Toro is EXCELLENT, superb if you will. The Cinematography is PHENOMENAL. I haven't seen camera work this amazing since "2001:A Space Odyssey", or "A Clockwork Orange". If you like great acting, genuine humor, rampant drug use, and exquisite cinematography in a film, then by all means buy this DVD. Otherwise, stick to titles like "The Matrix" or "Titanic" for your mindless and predictable Hollywood cinema.
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Summary: The critics were wrong again
Review: I find it sad that much of the country bases it's movie selections on the opinions of hacks like Leonard Maltin. I can see why this wasn't a mainstream success due to it's waaaaaay out in left field mentality, but because of all the negativity this great film remains unseen by many. As people come around to the acting genius of both Johnny Depp and Benecio Del Toro (and they will), they will inevitably want to see their earlier works and then, finally, they will see what all the hype wasn't about. Terry Gilliam absolutely NAILED Hunter's book. The visuals are incredible and alarming. The angles, strange and enticing. I heard that they filmed this movie without a script, just the book in hand. After reading the book, I believe trying to write a script for it could have severly dampened the impact. Now for the drug use... If you are the type of person who realized that Fight Club wasn't really about the fighting, then you will also realize that Fear & Loathing isn't really about the drug use. According to the big dog movie critics only a stoner will appreciate this movie, which leads me to believe that only idiots become professional movie reviewers. If you appreciate ground-breaking cinema, truly innovative directing, first-rate acting and are looking for something different... the ramblings of a gonzo journalist could be just the thing.
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Summary: Attention-grabbing becomes attention-deficit
Review: First off, I am not familiar with any of the writings that gave birth to this movie, so I can't write a review based on how well the film adapted from its roots. I can comment from the perspective of someone who had no idea what to expect when I sat down to watch the film. The film wastes absolutely no time in starting the mind-bending narcotic adventure that is rampant throughout the rest of the film. A lot of the humor and interaction that occurs between the characters in the movie has to be separated in a sense between what is drug-based honesty and introspect to what is drug-based sillyness and misadventure. The first half of the movie is enjoyable on the lighter side, with the beginning of the binge of binges drawing out some rather interesting behaviors and antics from the two main characters, played to intruiging perfection by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. As the movie progresses, however, the mood becomes very dark, the trip less enjoyable, and at some points it was hard to keep my attention to the movie. It was just that hard to watch. In a sense, though, I think that it may have been intentionally captured in a subtle and unique fashion by the film makers...the essence of the drug rampage that starts with euphoria and petty irresponsibility works more and more in a maddening and destructive way as the marathon continues. The moodiness, the inability to concentrate, and the post-"peak high" aftermath are everywhere in the second half of the film, which is very sobering in one sense, but extremely unentertaining to watch for the most part. But, as noted before, maybe that was by design.
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