Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (DVD) Reviews

Released: 13 November 1998 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Runtime: 118 mins Certificate: 18 Cast: Johnny Depp - Raoul Duke Benicio Del Toro - Dr Gonzo/ Oscar Z. Acosta Tobey Maguire - Hitchhiker Cameron Diaz - Blonde TV Reporter Christina Ricci - Lucy The ...

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas is a supposedly true story written and detailed by the late American journalist, Hunter S. Thompson who recently committed suicide. I guess the story has been somewhat exaggerated though, for the purpose of both the book and the film. This started off as a book and for those of you that have read it, you will ...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a film directed by Terry Gilliam and the screenplay was written by Terry Gilliam and Tony Grisoni. The film was based on the novel of the same name, written by Hunter S. Thompson. It was released in 1998. The film is about Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) who travel to Las ...

*Both the film in question & this review may contain references to drug uses that some readers may wish to shield their precious eyes from (because they might find them offensive, and not because the bats may hit you in the face!) "No point in mentioning these bats, I thought. Poor bastard will see them soon ...

WOW....Read the book first before you see this film. I know most people say the book is better than the film and usually that is true.....but once you read this book you will think to yourself " how in the world will they ever portray this book in film ". It seems impossible, hell you can barely make sense of much of the book. ( by the ...

Im a bit confused about this website. Do people actually read the reviews before going out to spend their hard earned cash? Do these reviews influence people? ill get to my review in aminute, but the reason i ask is this. I was just cruising in my white shark dell laptop around this site and i found a review for... wait for it.... ...

I included this film in my top ten but to just re-iterate how good it is, I’ve decided to write my opinion on it. If you like fantastically eccentric directing and a storyline that doesn’t really go anywhere when Fear And Loathing is the film to see. I don’t want people to see that lack of plot as a reason not to see ...

As my nickname suggests, this film had a big effect on me. It was so refreshing to see the effects of drugs on professional, intellectuals rather than the usual junkie depictions seen in the movies. Terry Gilliam's vision of how to turn Hunter S.Thompson's book into a film couldn't have been done better. Gilliam was the perfect ...

"we were half way through the desert when the drugs took hold" strange words to sart a film with some may say but not if the film includes a journalist and his attorney on the business TRIP of their lives. the word trip is emphasised as the movie takes place in the aftermath of the sixties whilst hallucnagenic drugs are still the passing ...

Possibly my favourite film, You would be right to assume that this is a film for twenty somethings really, it's fast and furious, in everything from camera angles to unforgettable lines, such as "Don't worry, he's just admiring the shape of your skull..." Basically, Raoul Duke, goes to Las vegas to cover a story, his ...

So far on my short stay on this planet i am aware that a few things will remain constant. The sun will rise and set, i will never set the time on my VCR and Terry Gillian movies will always make me feel good about myself, which fear and loathing certainly does. Ever since my father sat me in front of the TV and made me watch quest for the holy ...

Surrealist films were virtually unknown until the nineties, as film-makers usually stuck to action, comedy, and romance. The recent bizarre film releases have usually been so due to the books they have been based on. Fight Club, for instance was based on Chuck Palanhiuk’s fantastic novel by the same name, and the screen version is nowhere ...

The question was: what would my favourite director make of my favourite author's most famous book? Gilliam had the credentials - from his insane Monty Python animations, through the neo-nostalgic dystopia of Brazil, the calamitous, unruly genius of Baron Munchaussen...who else had the visual flair to translate Thompson's novel to the ...

There is avery fine line that separates audiences on this film. There are going to be many who really think it's a bad film. Then there's the rest who think it's pure genius. I'm one of these people. Fear and Loathing is a warped ride from beginning to end. It's also incredibly funny. The film follows Hunter S Thompson and his attorney on a ride ...

Ok, this is not going to be everybodys cup of tea. However............. Prepare yourself for a REALLY wierd journey into the world of bright lights, flashy people, and non-stop substance abuse. This movie covers both extremes - you'll either love it or hate it, and it won't allow you to stay anywhere near the middle. ...

From a director famous for his insane, and possibly drug influenced, animations for Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Fear and Loathing seems a very suitable film for Terry Gilliam. Coming after the success of Twelve Monkeys and The Fisher King, Fear and Lothing again features a character descending into madness. This time it's Johnny Depp, ...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a harrowing black comedy in which Depp and Del Toro go in search of the American dream. But armed with a suitcase full of every kind of drug you can get it goes a wincy bit haywire. They trash a hotel room have $2000 of room service unpaid and decide to move to a hotel a few blocks away. On the whole Fear and ...

It took nearly 30 years and a couple of directors before the first of Hunter S Thomson's books made it to screen. After settling with Terry Gilliam as director and Thomson as an adviser, a very close to the book film was produced detailing the story of Hunter S Thomson and his Attorney travling to Vegas to cover the Mint 100 motorcycle race ...