Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Oct 17 6:27

''A drug person can learn to cope with things like seeing their dead grandmother crawling up their leg with a knife in her teeth. But no one should be asked to handle this trip.'' An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychadelic escapades. Johnny Depp: Raoul Duke Saying that Terry Gilliam makes weird films is like making one of the biggest understatements of the year. This man has taunted us with weird offerings like Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Tideland, Brothers Grimm and now this Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas I've had the good fortune to experience on a random viewing on Sky Movies. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas results in a heightened crazed thrill ride that ultimately dazzles in a surreal way. Granted it's about some drug users ...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Oct 3 13:59

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is pure crack (quite literally) and that's why it's so brilliant! It's hard to predict what's going to happen but you can bet that it's most likely going to be something very strange and that, I think, is the beauty of the movie.

After seeing some interviews about the man he's portraying, I think Depp was simply fantastic. Hunter S. Thompson sure is an interesting character!

Remember kids, drugs are bad! ;D

Rating : 10/10