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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (The Criterion Collection) DVD

R (Restricted) :: Criterion :: Released: 2003-02-18

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (The Criterion Collection) Summary Synopsis: 0
item Type: dvd Movie
item Rating: nr
street Date: 02/18/03
wide Screen: yes
director Cut: no
special Edition: no
languageenglish
foreign Film: no
subtitlesno
dubbed: no
full Frame: no
re-release: no
packaging: sleeve Please Note: This Supplier Will Be Closed On 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 For The Holidays. The Shipping Cut Off Is 12/10 To Try And Have The Products Delivered By Christmas.

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 abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that's run crazily out of control. Johnny Depp plays Thompson's alter ego, "gonzo" journalist Raoul Duke, and Benicio Del Toro is his sidekick and so-called lawyer Dr. Gonzo. During the course of a trip to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, they ingest a veritable chemistry set of drugs, and Gilliam does his best to show us the hallucinatory state of their zonked-out minds. This allows for some dazzling imagery and the rampant humor of stumbling buffoons, and the mumbling performances of Depp and Del Toro wholeheartedly embrace the tripped-out, paranoid lunacy of Thompson's celebrated book. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves--like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. So while Gilliam's film may achieve some modest cult status over the years, it's only because Fear and Loathing is best enjoyed by those who are just as stoned as the characters in the movie. --Jeff Shannon

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [2... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Johnny Depp, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey
Director: Terry Gilliam
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 118 mins
UPC: 715515013222
Binding: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 2003-02-18
Region Code: 1
Specs: Anamorphic, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),

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