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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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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...
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How do you make a Hunter S. Thompson book into a movie?
It is a challenge that I think few directors other than Terry Gilliam would even try to tackle, but he goes for it, head on.
Plot? Incomprehensibly wonderul and Thompson-esque.
From reading Thompson, this movie really does capture his wild spirit and Johnny Depp...
(complete Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Movie Review by River (7/15/2006) |
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This is far from your everyday movie, and only for those with a deep appreciation for the diversity of film-making, or fans of Hunter S. Thompson. This does not mean those mentioned will enjoy it, although definitely respect the attempt. I personally found it fascinating. To portray a permanently drug induced state to the...
(complete Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas review by River)
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