Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Terry Gilliam
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Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Johnny Depp, Tobey MaguireDirector: Terry Gilliam
Brand: DEPP/DEL TORO/DIAZ
Writer: Terry Gilliam
Producer: Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
Producer: Harold Bronson
Writer: Alex Cox
Writer: Hunter S. Thompson
Writer: Tod Davies
Writer: Tony Grisoni
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-11-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie Review: A great movie! A must see even if you're not a "stoner"
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what prompted Jeff's review? If he knew anything at all about Hunter's book it seems he would have passed this movie over, if what he wrote is really how he feels. In other words if he read even some of the book, he would have had a pretty good idea what he was in for before committing to the movie.
Anyway, this movie is great and a must see if you appreciate, or just wish to look into a small part of Hunter S. Thompson's world.
You must have a sense of humor and be either aware, or wanting to be aware of Hunter's book to "get it" in my opinion. It's definitely a must see. Buy it if you like dark comedy and are not afraid to see some "real" things. A sense of humor and some intelligence of the subject is required.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: DEPP/DEL TORO/DIAZ
Title: FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
Street Release Date: 01/09/2007
Genre: COMEDY VIDEO
The original cowriter and director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was Alex Cox, whose earlier film Sid and Nancy suggests that Cox could have been a perfect match in filming Hunter?S. Thompson's psychotropic masterpiece of "gonzo" journalism. Unfortunately Cox departed due to the usual "creative differences," and this ill-fated adaptation was thrust upon Terry Gilliam, whose formidable gifts as a visionary filmmaker were squandered on the seemingly unfilmable elements of Thompson's ether-fogged narrative. The result is a one-joke movie without the joke--an endless series of repetitive scenes involving rampant substance abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that's run crazily out of control. Johnny Depp plays Thompson's alter ego, "gonzo" journalist Raoul Duke, and Benicio Del Toro is his sidekick and so-called lawyer Dr. Gonzo. During the course of a trip to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, they ingest a veritable chemistry set of drugs, and Gilliam does his best to show us the hallucinatory state of their zonked-out minds. This allows for some dazzling imagery and the rampant humor of stumbling buffoons, and the mumbling performances of Depp and Del Toro wholeheartedly embrace the tripped-out, paranoid lunacy of Thompson's celebrated book. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves--like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. So while Gilliam's film may achieve some modest cult status over the years, it's only because Fear and Loathing is best enjoyed by those who are just as stoned as the characters in the movie. --Jeff Shannon
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