Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
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Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
The original novel by "Gonzo" Hunter S. Thompson's is unchallenged by the movie (if you never read the book but weird stuff on an acid trip and after that some more drugs sounds good to you - read).The adaption got such fine actors like Depp (before he was lost in his role as Captain You Know Who) and Benicio Del Toro - great cast, great acting, a good story and script, a fast paced movie driven by drugs and well wasted lives. And don't forget the Red Shark. Anyway, if you like to trip you gotta trip. Watch if you are a free spirited mind - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is of course no movie (or novel) for guys and gals who don't appreciate a good bite from a sweet and fat donut called madness.
A friend told me about this movie, and I just watch it yesterday, me and my girlfriend almost got sleep because Its in mayority boring, I feel sorry for the poor acting of jhonny deep and del toro.
This is one of the most hilarious films i have ever seen. It is also one of my top then favorite movies of all times. The book that it is based on is equally good. I have watched this movie many times, book in the hand, following the chapters in the book. And both movie and book are good each in their own right. The silver screen's favorite hearth rob, pretty boy Johnny Depp is totally unrecognizable as a bald, paranoid, out-of-it reporter. He is funny as hell. Benicio del Toro who plays second fiddle is not bad either in funny department.Basically, it is a road trip, story about a journalist who is trying to get to his assignment, to cover some sort of boring race, but is hell bent on drugs and gets into all sorts of sticky situations - a lot of them engineered by his equally irresponsible friend, played by del Toro. It is also a comedic cult movie about a certain era in American history. The script, the directing, acting, visuals, sense of humor - all supreme. A must see!
Although widely considered a cult classic, this movie is almost unwatchable for the average viewer. The depiction of the LSD experience and general visual approach of Terry Gilliam is interesting as always, but that's hardly enough to support an entire movie. Even the slightest sign of a plot would have helped enormously, but the film is just a stitching of scenes comprising of... pretty much nothing at all. The movie's subsequent cult success is probably due to the fact that people with drug experiences can identify with certain events of the movie, but definitely, experiencing an acid trip yourself must be much more enjoyable than living it through the eyes of a bald Johnny Depp.