A cult comedy NOT to be missed (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson)

Member Name: Izak

Product:	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
Date:	27/07/01 (91 review reads)
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Advantages: witty, acurately observation of drug culture, outragously hilarious

Disadvantages: not for the faint hearted, crude storyline

After reading the book 'fear and loathing in las vegas', by Hunter S Thompson, - a pure masterpiece in itself, i thought id have a look at the film, which i heard heard was also excellent. I was surprised to enjoy the film more than the book.

Starring Jonny Depp, as the main character, the journalist, and Benicio deltoro, as his attourney, the actors deliver a sperb performance, fitting their role like a glove, exactly as interpreted in the book. The story is about a journalist who gets a job writing several reviews for a magazine in Las Vegas. He and his attouney decide that they must find the heart of the "American Dream", and to spice up their trip, by buying some drugs to take, and "once u start a drug collection, its difficult to stop..." They end up with a suitcase full every amount of every drug u could imagine, and they find themselves getting into a lot of trouble with alot of people as a result of their hilarious drug trips. The messing around with their brains leads to their 'fear and loathing' which leads to various awkward situations. The film portrays the drug culture as acurately as the book, but the aid of actually seeing the drugged up characters in action makes it a lot funnier! I would certainly reccommend this film to anyone who likes drug humour, or even just comedy in general!

This well constructed movie is not one to be missed!

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